umphako

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -phaka +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩pʰâːɠo/

Noun

úmphâko class 3 (plural ímiphâko class 4)

1. provisions, food for the journey

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umphako	imiphako
Locative	emphakweni	emiphakweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umphako		imiphako
Simple form	mphako		miphako
Locative	emphakweni		emiphakweni
Copulative	ngumphako		yimiphako
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womphako	owomphako	wemiphako	owemiphako
Class 2	bomphako	abomphako	bemiphako	abemiphako
Class 3	womphako	owomphako	wemiphako	owemiphako
Class 4	yomphako	eyomphako	yemiphako	eyemiphako
Class 5	lomphako	elomphako	lemiphako	elemiphako
Class 6	omphako	awomphako	emiphako	awemiphako
Class 7	somphako	esomphako	semiphako	esemiphako
Class 8	zomphako	ezomphako	zemiphako	ezemiphako
Class 9	yomphako	eyomphako	yemiphako	eyemiphako
Class 10	zomphako	ezomphako	zemiphako	ezemiphako
Class 11	lomphako	olomphako	lwemiphako	olwemiphako
Class 14	bomphako	obomphako	bemiphako	obemiphako
Class 15	komphako	okomphako	kwemiphako	okwemiphako
Class 17	komphako	okomphako	kwemiphako	okwemiphako

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phako”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phako (2.4.3-8.9)”