ibumba
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *ìbʊ́mbà. Equivalent to i- + -bumba + -a.
Pronunciation
Noun
îbûmba class 5 (plural ámabûmba class 6)
Inflection
Class 5/6 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ibumba | amabumba | ||
Locative | ebumbeni | emabumbeni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ibumba | amabumba | ||
Simple form | libumba | mabumba | ||
Locative | ebumbeni | emabumbeni | ||
Copulative | yibumba | ngamabumba | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | webumba | owebumba | wamabumba | owamabumba |
Class 2 | bebumba | abebumba | bamabumba | abamabumba |
Class 3 | webumba | owebumba | wamabumba | owamabumba |
Class 4 | yebumba | eyebumba | yamabumba | eyamabumba |
Class 5 | lebumba | elebumba | lamabumba | elamabumba |
Class 6 | ebumba | awebumba | amabumba | awamabumba |
Class 7 | sebumba | esebumba | samabumba | esamabumba |
Class 8 | zebumba | ezebumba | zamabumba | ezamabumba |
Class 9 | yebumba | eyebumba | yamabumba | eyamabumba |
Class 10 | zebumba | ezebumba | zamabumba | ezamabumba |
Class 11 | lwebumba | olwebumba | lwamabumba | olwamabumba |
Class 14 | bebumba | obebumba | bamabumba | obamabumba |
Class 15 | kwebumba | okwebumba | kwamabumba | okwamabumba |
Class 17 | kwebumba | okwebumba | kwamabumba | okwamabumba |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓumba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓumba (2.4.3-8.9)”