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Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìpàpʊ́ (“lung”).
Noun
íphaphú class 5 (plural ámáphaphú class 6)
- lung
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìpàpʊ́ (“lung”).
Noun
íphaphú class 5 (plural ámáphaphú class 6)
- lung
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Noun
iphaphu? class 5 (plural amaphaphu class 6)
- lung
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìpàpʊ́ (“lung”). Equivalent to i- + -phapha + -u.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /íːpʰaːpʰú/
Noun
ī́phaphú class 5 (plural amáphaphú class 6)
- lung
Inflection
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