ubuthi
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Xhosa [Term?].
Noun[edit]
ubuthi (uncountable)
- witchcraft (among the Xhosa people)
Zulu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
úbuthí class 14
- poison (from a bush or tree)
Inflection[edit]
| Class 14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubuthi | — | ||
| Locative | ebuthini | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubuthi | — | ||
| Simple form | buthi | — | ||
| Locative | ebuthini | — | ||
| Copulative | ngubuthi | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wobuthi | owobuthi | — | — |
| Class 2 | bobuthi | abobuthi | — | — |
| Class 3 | wobuthi | owobuthi | — | — |
| Class 4 | yobuthi | eyobuthi | — | — |
| Class 5 | lobuthi | elobuthi | — | — |
| Class 6 | obuthi | awobuthi | — | — |
| Class 7 | sobuthi | esobuthi | — | — |
| Class 8 | zobuthi | ezobuthi | — | — |
| Class 9 | yobuthi | eyobuthi | — | — |
| Class 10 | zobuthi | ezobuthi | — | — |
| Class 11 | lobuthi | olobuthi | — | — |
| Class 14 | bobuthi | obobuthi | — | — |
| Class 15 | kobuthi | okobuthi | — | — |
| Class 17 | kobuthi | okobuthi | — | — |
References[edit]
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thi (2.3-5.4)”