ulimi
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì.
Noun
úlîmi class 11 (plural ízíndîmi class 10)
- tongue (organ)
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
ulimi class XI (plural ndimi class X)
- tongue (organ)
See also
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ûːlîːmi/
Noun
ûlîmi class 11 (plural ízilîmi class 10 or ízindîmi class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ulimi | izilimi | ||
| simple form | lulimi | zilimi | ||
| locative | olimini | ezilimini | ||
| copulative | wulimi | yizilimi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wolimi | owolimi | wezilimi | owezilimi |
| class 2 | bolimi | abolimi | bezilimi | abezilimi |
| class 3 | wolimi | owolimi | wezilimi | owezilimi |
| class 4 | yolimi | eyolimi | yezilimi | eyezilimi |
| class 5 | lolimi | elolimi | lezilimi | elezilimi |
| class 6 | olimi | awolimi | ezilimi | awezilimi |
| class 7 | solimi | esolimi | sezilimi | esezilimi |
| class 8 | zolimi | ezolimi | zezilimi | ezezilimi |
| class 9 | yolimi | eyolimi | yezilimi | eyezilimi |
| class 10 | zolimi | ezolimi | zezilimi | ezezilimi |
| class 11 | lolimi | ololimi | lwezilimi | olwezilimi |
| class 14 | bolimi | obolimi | bezilimi | obezilimi |
| class 15 | kolimi | okolimi | kwezilimi | okwezilimi |
| class 17 | kolimi | okolimi | kwezilimi | okwezilimi |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-limi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-limi (2.4.3-8.9)”