umunwe
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀nʊ̀è.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /umúːnwe/
Noun
umúnwe class 3 (plural imínwe class 4)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umunwe | iminwe | ||
| simple form | munwe | minwe | ||
| locative | emunweni | eminweni | ||
| copulative | ngumunwe | yiminwe | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womunwe | owomunwe | weminwe | oweminwe |
| class 2 | bomunwe | abomunwe | beminwe | abeminwe |
| class 3 | womunwe | owomunwe | weminwe | oweminwe |
| class 4 | yomunwe | eyomunwe | yeminwe | eyeminwe |
| class 5 | lomunwe | elomunwe | leminwe | eleminwe |
| class 6 | omunwe | awomunwe | eminwe | aweminwe |
| class 7 | somunwe | esomunwe | seminwe | eseminwe |
| class 8 | zomunwe | ezomunwe | zeminwe | ezeminwe |
| class 9 | yomunwe | eyomunwe | yeminwe | eyeminwe |
| class 10 | zomunwe | ezomunwe | zeminwe | ezeminwe |
| class 11 | lomunwe | olomunwe | lweminwe | olweminwe |
| class 14 | bomunwe | obomunwe | beminwe | obeminwe |
| class 15 | komunwe | okomunwe | kweminwe | okweminwe |
| class 17 | komunwe | okomunwe | kweminwe | okweminwe |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nwe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nwe (3.2.9)”