ubuso

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cìó, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cʊ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úɓuːsó]

Noun

úbusó class 14

1. face

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cìó, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cʊ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɓuːsó/

Noun

úbusó class 14

1. face
2. front

Inflection

Class 14 (locative ebusweni)

	singular		plural
full form	ubuso		—
simple form	buso		—
locative	ebusweni		—
copulative	ngubuso		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wobuso	owobuso	—	—
class 2	bobuso	abobuso	—	—
class 3	wobuso	owobuso	—	—
class 4	yobuso	eyobuso	—	—
class 5	lobuso	elobuso	—	—
class 6	obuso	awobuso	—	—
class 7	sobuso	esobuso	—	—
class 8	zobuso	ezobuso	—	—
class 9	yobuso	eyobuso	—	—
class 10	zobuso	ezobuso	—	—
class 11	lobuso	olobuso	—	—
class 14	bobuso	obobuso	—	—
class 15	kobuso	okobuso	—	—
class 17	kobuso	okobuso	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-so”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-so (2.3-5.4)”