fuphi
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-kúpɪ́.
Adjective
-fúphi
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | legimufuphi | gimufuphi |
| 2nd singular | lomufuphi | umufuphi |
| 1st plural | lesibafuphi | sibafuphi |
| 2nd plural | lelibafuphi | libafuphi |
| class 1 | lamufuphi | mhufuphi |
| class 2 | labafuphi | bhafuphi |
| class 3 | lomufuphi | mhufuphi |
| class 4 | lemifuphi | mhifuphi |
| class 5 | lelifuphi | lhifuphi |
| class 6 | lamafuphi | mhafuphi |
| class 7 | lesifuphi | ssifuphi |
| class 8 | letifuphi | ttifuphi |
| class 9 | lefuphi | yhifuphi |
| class 10 | letifuphi | ttifuphi |
| class 14 | lobufuphi | bhufuphi |
| class 15 | lokufuphi | kkufuphi |
| class 17 | lokufuphi | kkufuphi |
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-kúpɪ́.
Adjective
-fûphi
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| 1st singular | engimfuphi | engingemfuphi | ngimfuphi | angimfuphi |
| 2nd singular | omfuphi | ongemfuphi | umfuphi | awumfuphi |
| 1st plural | esibafuphi | esingebafuphi | sibafuphi | asibafuphi |
| 2nd plural | enibafuphi | eningebafuphi | nibafuphi | anibafuphi |
| class 1 | omfuphi | ongemfuphi | mfuphi | akamfuphi |
| class 2 | abafuphi | abangebafuphi | bafuphi | ababafuphi |
| class 3 | omfuphi | ongemfuphi | mfuphi | awumfuphi |
| class 4 | emifuphi | engemifuphi | mifuphi | ayimifuphi |
| class 5 | elifuphi | elingelifuphi | lifuphi | alilifuphi |
| class 6 | amafuphi | angemafuphi | mafuphi | awamafuphi |
| class 7 | esifuphi | esingesifuphi | sifuphi | asisifuphi |
| class 8 | ezimfuphi | ezingezimfuphi | zimfuphi | azizimfuphi |
| class 9 | emfuphi | engemfuphi, engeyimfuphi | imfuphi, yimfuphi | ayiyimfuphi |
| class 10 | ezimfuphi | ezingezimfuphi | zimfuphi | azizimfuphi |
| class 11 | olufuphi | olungelufuphi | lufuphi | alulufuphi |
| class 14 | obufuphi | obungebufuphi | bufuphi | abubufuphi |
| class 15 | okufuphi | okungekufuphi | kufuphi | akukufuphi |
| class 17 | okufuphi | okungekufuphi | kufuphi | akukufuphi |
Synonyms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fuphi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fuphi”