umkhumbi
Swazi
Noun
úḿkhûmbi class 3 (plural ímíkhûmbi class 4)
Inflection
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Xhosa
Etymology
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Noun
umkhumbi? class 3 (plural imikhumbi class 4)
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úm̩kʰûːmbi/
Noun
úmkhûmbi class 3 (plural ímikhûmbi class 4)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umkhumbi | imikhumbi | ||
| simple form | mkhumbi | mikhumbi | ||
| locative | emkhumbini | emikhumbini | ||
| copulative | ngumkhumbi | yimikhumbi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womkhumbi | owomkhumbi | wemikhumbi | owemikhumbi |
| class 2 | bomkhumbi | abomkhumbi | bemikhumbi | abemikhumbi |
| class 3 | womkhumbi | owomkhumbi | wemikhumbi | owemikhumbi |
| class 4 | yomkhumbi | eyomkhumbi | yemikhumbi | eyemikhumbi |
| class 5 | lomkhumbi | elomkhumbi | lemikhumbi | elemikhumbi |
| class 6 | omkhumbi | awomkhumbi | emikhumbi | awemikhumbi |
| class 7 | somkhumbi | esomkhumbi | semikhumbi | esemikhumbi |
| class 8 | zomkhumbi | ezomkhumbi | zemikhumbi | ezemikhumbi |
| class 9 | yomkhumbi | eyomkhumbi | yemikhumbi | eyemikhumbi |
| class 10 | zomkhumbi | ezomkhumbi | zemikhumbi | ezemikhumbi |
| class 11 | lomkhumbi | olomkhumbi | lwemikhumbi | olwemikhumbi |
| class 14 | bomkhumbi | obomkhumbi | bemikhumbi | obemikhumbi |
| class 15 | komkhumbi | okomkhumbi | kwemikhumbi | okwemikhumbi |
| class 17 | komkhumbi | okomkhumbi | kwemikhumbi | okwemikhumbi |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khumbi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khumbi (2.6.3-8.9)”