umphefumulo

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Zulu

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Etymology

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From umu- +‎ -phefumula +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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umphefúmulo class 3 (plural imiphefúmulo class 4)

  1. breath
  2. life
  3. soul

Inflection

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Class 3/4
Singular Plural
Full form umphefumulo imiphefumulo
Locative emphefumulweni emiphefumulweni
Singular Plural
Full form umphefumulo imiphefumulo
Simple form mphefumulo miphefumulo
Locative emphefumulweni emiphefumulweni
Copulative ngumphefumulo yimiphefumulo
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womphefumulo owomphefumulo wemiphefumulo owemiphefumulo
Class 2 bomphefumulo abomphefumulo bemiphefumulo abemiphefumulo
Class 3 womphefumulo owomphefumulo wemiphefumulo owemiphefumulo
Class 4 yomphefumulo eyomphefumulo yemiphefumulo eyemiphefumulo
Class 5 lomphefumulo elomphefumulo lemiphefumulo elemiphefumulo
Class 6 omphefumulo awomphefumulo emiphefumulo awemiphefumulo
Class 7 somphefumulo esomphefumulo semiphefumulo esemiphefumulo
Class 8 zomphefumulo ezomphefumulo zemiphefumulo ezemiphefumulo
Class 9 yomphefumulo eyomphefumulo yemiphefumulo eyemiphefumulo
Class 10 zomphefumulo ezomphefumulo zemiphefumulo ezemiphefumulo
Class 11 lomphefumulo olomphefumulo lwemiphefumulo olwemiphefumulo
Class 14 bomphefumulo obomphefumulo bemiphefumulo obemiphefumulo
Class 15 komphefumulo okomphefumulo kwemiphefumulo okwemiphefumulo
Class 17 komphefumulo okomphefumulo kwemiphefumulo okwemiphefumulo

References

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