umumbi
Zulu
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /umúːmbi/
Noun
umúmbi class 1 (plural abémbi class 2)
- digger (one who digs)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umumbi | abembi | ||
| simple form | mumbi | bembi | ||
| locative | kumumbi | kubembi | ||
| copulative | ngumumbi | ngabembi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womumbi | owomumbi | wabembi | owabembi |
| class 2 | bomumbi | abomumbi | babembi | ababembi |
| class 3 | womumbi | owomumbi | wabembi | owabembi |
| class 4 | yomumbi | eyomumbi | yabembi | eyabembi |
| class 5 | lomumbi | elomumbi | labembi | elabembi |
| class 6 | omumbi | awomumbi | abembi | awabembi |
| class 7 | somumbi | esomumbi | sabembi | esabembi |
| class 8 | zomumbi | ezomumbi | zabembi | ezabembi |
| class 9 | yomumbi | eyomumbi | yabembi | eyabembi |
| class 10 | zomumbi | ezomumbi | zabembi | ezabembi |
| class 11 | lomumbi | olomumbi | lwabembi | olwabembi |
| class 14 | bomumbi | obomumbi | babembi | obabembi |
| class 15 | komumbi | okomumbi | kwabembi | okwabembi |
| class 17 | komumbi | okomumbi | kwabembi | okwabembi |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mbi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mbi (3.2.9)”