umyeni

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì.

Noun

úḿyeni class 1 (plural ábáyeni class 2)

1. husband
2. groom

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì.

Noun

úḿyeni class 1 (plural báyeni class 2)

1. husband
2. groom

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩jeːni]

Noun

úḿyeni class 1 (plural ábáyeni class 2)

1. husband

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩jeːni/

Noun

uḿyeni class 1 (plural abáyeni class 2)

1. bridegroom
2. husband

   Synonym: indoda

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umyeni	abayeni
Locative	kumyeni	kubayeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umyeni		abayeni
Simple form	myeni		bayeni
Locative	kumyeni		kubayeni
Copulative	ngumyeni		ngabayeni
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womyeni	owomyeni	wabayeni	owabayeni
Class 2	bomyeni	abomyeni	babayeni	ababayeni
Class 3	womyeni	owomyeni	wabayeni	owabayeni
Class 4	yomyeni	eyomyeni	yabayeni	eyabayeni
Class 5	lomyeni	elomyeni	labayeni	elabayeni
Class 6	omyeni	awomyeni	abayeni	awabayeni
Class 7	somyeni	esomyeni	sabayeni	esabayeni
Class 8	zomyeni	ezomyeni	zabayeni	ezabayeni
Class 9	yomyeni	eyomyeni	yabayeni	eyabayeni
Class 10	zomyeni	ezomyeni	zabayeni	ezabayeni
Class 11	lomyeni	olomyeni	lwabayeni	olwabayeni
Class 14	bomyeni	obomyeni	babayeni	obabayeni
Class 15	komyeni	okomyeni	kwabayeni	okwabayeni
Class 17	komyeni	okomyeni	kwabayeni	okwabayeni

See also

• inkosikazi
• umka

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-yeni”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-yeni (3.2.9.9)”