umfula
Northern Ndebele
Noun
úḿfula class 3 (plural ímífula class 4)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
úḿfula class 3 (plural ímífula class 4)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [úḿ̩fuːla]
Noun
úḿfula class 3 (plural ímífula class 4)
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
Cognate with Sotho phula (“valley”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uḿ̩fuːla/
Noun
uḿfula class 3 (plural imífula class 4)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umfula | imifula | ||
| simple form | mfula | mifula | ||
| locative | emfuleni | emifuleni | ||
| copulative | ngumfula | yimifula | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womfula | owomfula | wemifula | owemifula |
| class 2 | bomfula | abomfula | bemifula | abemifula |
| class 3 | womfula | owomfula | wemifula | owemifula |
| class 4 | yomfula | eyomfula | yemifula | eyemifula |
| class 5 | lomfula | elomfula | lemifula | elemifula |
| class 6 | omfula | awomfula | emifula | awemifula |
| class 7 | somfula | esomfula | semifula | esemifula |
| class 8 | zomfula | ezomfula | zemifula | ezemifula |
| class 9 | yomfula | eyomfula | yemifula | eyemifula |
| class 10 | zomfula | ezomfula | zemifula | ezemifula |
| class 11 | lomfula | olomfula | lwemifula | olwemifula |
| class 14 | bomfula | obomfula | bemifula | obemifula |
| class 15 | komfula | okomfula | kwemifula | okwemifula |
| class 17 | komfula | okomfula | kwemifula | okwemifula |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fula”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fula (umfʼula, 3.2.9.9)”