umu-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "umu"

Bemba

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

References

• Reverend E. Hoch (1998), Bemba - English/English - Bemba‎^[1], Hippocrene Books, page 212

Lala-Bisa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

References

• Arthur Cornwallis Madan (1908), Lala-Lamba Handbook: A Short Introduction to the South-Western Division of the Wisa-Lala Dialect of Northern Rhodesia with Stories and Vocabulary‎^[2], Oxford Clarendon Press, page 10

Lambya

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Northern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Nyamwanga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu- (plural aba-)

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu- (plural imi-)

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

See also

• mu-

Southern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

úmu-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

úmu-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

References

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