imfene

Swazi

Noun

ímfene class 9 (plural tímfene class 10)

1. baboon

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᶬp̪feːne]

Noun

ímfene class 9 (plural iímfene class 10)

1. baboon

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ímfeːne/

Noun

ímfene class 9 (plural izimfêne class 10)

1. baboon

   Synonym: unohha

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative emfeneni)

	singular		plural
full form	imfene		izimfene
simple form	mfene		zimfene
locative	emfeneni		ezimfeneni
copulative	yimfene		yizimfene
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wemfene	owemfene	wezimfene	owezimfene
class 2	bemfene	abemfene	bezimfene	abezimfene
class 3	wemfene	owemfene	wezimfene	owezimfene
class 4	yemfene	eyemfene	yezimfene	eyezimfene
class 5	lemfene	elemfene	lezimfene	elezimfene
class 6	emfene	awemfene	ezimfene	awezimfene
class 7	semfene	esemfene	sezimfene	esezimfene
class 8	zemfene	ezemfene	zezimfene	ezezimfene
class 9	yemfene	eyemfene	yezimfene	eyezimfene
class 10	zemfene	ezemfene	zezimfene	ezezimfene
class 11	lwemfene	olwemfene	lwezimfene	olwezimfene
class 14	bemfene	obemfene	bezimfene	obezimfene
class 15	kwemfene	okwemfene	kwezimfene	okwezimfene
class 17	kwemfene	okwemfene	kwezimfene	okwezimfene

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-fene”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fene (2.6.9)”