umThembu
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úm̩tʰêːmbu/
Noun
úmthêmbu class 1 (plural ábaThêmbu class 2)
- Thembu person
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umThembu | abaThembu | ||
| simple form | mThembu | baThembu | ||
| locative | kumThembu | kubaThembu | ||
| copulative | ngumThembu | ngabaThembu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womThembu | owomThembu | wabaThembu | owabaThembu |
| class 2 | bomThembu | abomThembu | babaThembu | ababaThembu |
| class 3 | womThembu | owomThembu | wabaThembu | owabaThembu |
| class 4 | yomThembu | eyomThembu | yabaThembu | eyabaThembu |
| class 5 | lomThembu | elomThembu | labaThembu | elabaThembu |
| class 6 | omThembu | awomThembu | abaThembu | awabaThembu |
| class 7 | somThembu | esomThembu | sabaThembu | esabaThembu |
| class 8 | zomThembu | ezomThembu | zabaThembu | ezabaThembu |
| class 9 | yomThembu | eyomThembu | yabaThembu | eyabaThembu |
| class 10 | zomThembu | ezomThembu | zabaThembu | ezabaThembu |
| class 11 | lomThembu | olomThembu | lwabaThembu | olwabaThembu |
| class 14 | bomThembu | obomThembu | babaThembu | obabaThembu |
| class 15 | komThembu | okomThembu | kwabaThembu | okwabaThembu |
| class 17 | komThembu | okomThembu | kwabaThembu | okwabaThembu |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-Thembu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-Thembu (2.6.3-8.9)”