umama
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Northern Ndebele[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *mààmá.
Noun[edit]
úmáma class 1a (plural ómáma class 2a)
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
umama (u class, no plural)
Coordinate terms[edit]
Xhosa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *mààmá.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
úmamá class 1a (plural óomamá class 2a)
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *mààmá.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
úm̤áma class 1a (plural omama class 2a)
Inflection[edit]
Class 1a/2a | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umama | omama | ||
Locative | kumama | komama | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umama | omama | ||
Simple form | mama | bomama | ||
Locative | kumama | komama | ||
Copulative | ngumama | ngomama | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | kamama | okamama | womama | owomama |
Class 2 | bakamama | abakamama | bomama | abomama |
Class 3 | kamama | okamama | womama | owomama |
Class 4 | kamama | ekamama | yomama | eyomama |
Class 5 | likamama | elikamama | lomama | elomama |
Class 6 | kamama | akamama | omama | awomama |
Class 7 | sikamama | esikamama | somama | esomama |
Class 8 | zikamama | ezikamama | zomama | ezomama |
Class 9 | kamama | ekamama | yomama | eyomama |
Class 10 | zikamama | ezikamama | zomama | ezomama |
Class 11 | lukamama | olukamama | lomama | olomama |
Class 14 | bukamama | obukamama | bomama | obomama |
Class 15 | kukamama | okukamama | komama | okomama |
Class 17 | kukamama | okukamama | komama | okomama |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mama”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mama (2.8-3.9)”
Categories:
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele lemmas
- Northern Ndebele nouns
- Northern Ndebele class 1a nouns
- Swahili terms prefixed with u-
- Swahili terms with audio links
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili nouns
- Swahili u class nouns
- Swahili uncountable nouns
- Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa terms with IPA pronunciation
- Xhosa lemmas
- Xhosa nouns
- Xhosa class 1a nouns
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu nouns
- Zulu class 1a nouns
- Zulu nouns with tone HL
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