inyumba

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngʊ̀mbà.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /íɲuːmba/

Noun

ínyumba class 9 (plural izinyûmba class 10)

  1. barren woman, barren female animal

Inflection

Class 9/10
Singular Plural
Full form inyumba izinyumba
Locative enyumbeni ezinyumbeni
Singular Plural
Full form inyumba izinyumba
Simple form nyumba zinyumba
Locative enyumbeni ezinyumbeni
Copulative yinyumba yizinyumba
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wenyumba owenyumba wezinyumba owezinyumba
Class 2 benyumba abenyumba bezinyumba abezinyumba
Class 3 wenyumba owenyumba wezinyumba owezinyumba
Class 4 yenyumba eyenyumba yezinyumba eyezinyumba
Class 5 lenyumba elenyumba lezinyumba elezinyumba
Class 6 enyumba awenyumba ezinyumba awezinyumba
Class 7 senyumba esenyumba sezinyumba esezinyumba
Class 8 zenyumba ezenyumba zezinyumba ezezinyumba
Class 9 yenyumba eyenyumba yezinyumba eyezinyumba
Class 10 zenyumba ezenyumba zezinyumba ezezinyumba
Class 11 lwenyumba olwenyumba lwezinyumba olwezinyumba
Class 14 benyumba obenyumba bezinyumba obezinyumba
Class 15 kwenyumba okwenyumba kwezinyumba okwezinyumba
Class 17 kwenyumba okwenyumba kwezinyumba okwezinyumba

References

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