imvu

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ɪ̀ngú. Cognate with Ndonga onzi and Sotho nku.

Noun

ímvú class 9 (plural ízimvú class 10)

1. sheep

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ɪ̀ngú. Cognate with Ndonga onzi and Sotho nku.

Noun

îmvú class 9 (plural tîmvú class 10)

1. sheep

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ɪ̀ngú. Cognate with Ndonga onzi and Sotho nku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íːᶬb̪̊vṳ̌]

Noun

ímvú class 9 (plural ízimvú class 10)

1. sheep

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ɪ̀ngú. Cognate with Ndonga onzi and Sotho nku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːmvú/

Noun

îmvú class 9 (plural ízimvú class 10)

1. sheep

Declension

Class 9/10 (locative emvini)

	singular		plural
full form	imvu		izimvu
simple form	mvu		zimvu
locative	emvini		ezimvini
copulative	yimvu		yizimvu
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wemvu	owemvu	wezimvu	owezimvu
class 2	bemvu	abemvu	bezimvu	abezimvu
class 3	wemvu	owemvu	wezimvu	owezimvu
class 4	yemvu	eyemvu	yezimvu	eyezimvu
class 5	lemvu	elemvu	lezimvu	elezimvu
class 6	emvu	awemvu	ezimvu	awezimvu
class 7	semvu	esemvu	sezimvu	esezimvu
class 8	zemvu	ezemvu	zezimvu	ezezimvu
class 9	yemvu	eyemvu	yezimvu	eyezimvu
class 10	zemvu	ezemvu	zezimvu	ezezimvu
class 11	lwemvu	olwemvu	lwezimvu	olwezimvu
class 14	bemvu	obemvu	bezimvu	obezimvu
class 15	kwemvu	okwemvu	kwezimvu	okwezimvu
class 17	kwemvu	okwemvu	kwezimvu	okwezimvu

Derived terms

• imvukazi

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-vu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-vu (3-8.8-3)”