umka
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
umka? class 1a (plural omka class 2a)
- wife of
Usage notes
Used in combination with a noun in the simple form, or with a possessive suffix.
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umka | omka | ||
| simple form | mka | bomka | ||
| locative | kumka | komka | ||
| copulative | ngumka | ngomka | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | kamka | okamka | womka | owomka |
| class 2 | bakamka | abakamka | bomka | abomka |
| class 3 | kamka | okamka | womka | owomka |
| class 4 | kamka | ekamka | yomka | eyomka |
| class 5 | likamka | elikamka | lomka | elomka |
| class 6 | kamka | akamka | omka | awomka |
| class 7 | sikamka | esikamka | somka | esomka |
| class 8 | zikamka | ezikamka | zomka | ezomka |
| class 9 | kamka | ekamka | yomka | eyomka |
| class 10 | zikamka | ezikamka | zomka | ezomka |
| class 11 | lukamka | olukamka | lomka | olomka |
| class 14 | bukamka | obukamka | bomka | obomka |
| class 15 | kukamka | okukamka | komka | okomka |
| class 17 | kukamka | okukamka | komka | okomka |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mka-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mka-”