umu-
Northern Ndebele[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
umu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
umu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Rwanda-Rundi[edit]
Prefix[edit]
umu- (plural aba-)
- Class 1 noun prefix.
umu- (plural imi-)
- Class 3 noun prefix.
See also[edit]
Southern Ndebele[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
umu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
umu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Swazi[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
umu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
umu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Zulu[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
úmu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix[edit]
úmu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Usage notes[edit]
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
References[edit]
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “umu-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “umu-”
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele lemmas
- Northern Ndebele prefixes
- Northern Ndebele noun prefixes
- Rwanda-Rundi lemmas
- Rwanda-Rundi prefixes
- Southern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele lemmas
- Southern Ndebele prefixes
- Southern Ndebele noun prefixes
- Swazi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Swazi terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Swazi lemmas
- Swazi prefixes
- Swazi noun prefixes
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu prefixes
- Zulu noun prefixes