umese

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Zulu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Afrikaans mes.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /úmʱeːse/

Noun

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úm̤ese class 1a (plural omese class 2a)

  1. knife

Inflection

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Class 1a/2a
Singular Plural
Full form umese omese
Locative kumese komese
Singular Plural
Full form umese omese
Simple form mese bomese
Locative kumese komese
Copulative ngumese ngomese
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 kamese okamese womese owomese
Class 2 bakamese abakamese bomese abomese
Class 3 kamese okamese womese owomese
Class 4 kamese ekamese yomese eyomese
Class 5 likamese elikamese lomese elomese
Class 6 kamese akamese omese awomese
Class 7 sikamese esikamese somese esomese
Class 8 zikamese ezikamese zomese ezomese
Class 9 kamese ekamese yomese eyomese
Class 10 zikamese ezikamese zomese ezomese
Class 11 lukamese olukamese lomese olomese
Class 14 bukamese obukamese bomese obomese
Class 15 kukamese okukamese komese okomese
Class 17 kukamese okukamese komese okomese

References

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