refu

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dàìpú.

Adjective

-refú

1. long, tall

   Antonym: -pfupi

Inflection

Inflected forms of -refú

singular		plural
class 1	murefú	class 2	varefú
class 3	murefú	class 4	mirefú
class 5	refú	class 6	marefú
class 7	chirefú	class 8	zvirefú
class 9	ndefú	class 10	ndefú
class 11	rurefú
class 12	karefú	class 13	turefú
class 14	urefú
class 15	kurefú
locative classes
class 16	class 17	class 18
parefú	kurefú	murefú

Note: Karanga and some Manyika dialects have refú in classes 9 and 10.

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dàìpú.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

-refu (declinable)

1. long, tall; high

   Antonym: -fupi

2. deep

Declension

Inflected forms of -refu

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	mrefu	warefu
m-mi class(III/IV)	mrefu	mirefu
ji-ma class(V/VI)	refu	marefu
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	kirefu	virefu
n class(IX/X)	ndefu	ndefu
u class(XI)	mrefu	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	parefu
ku class(XVII)	kurefu
mu class(XVIII)	mrefu

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -refusha (“to lengthen, elongate”)
  • Stative: -refuka