umThembu

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

úmthêmbu class 1 (plural ábaThêmbu class 2)

  1. Thembu person

Inflection

Class 1/2
Singular Plural
Full form umThembu abaThembu
Locative kumThembu kubaThembu
Singular Plural
Full form umThembu abaThembu
Simple form mThembu baThembu
Locative kumThembu kubaThembu
Copulative ngumThembu ngabaThembu
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womThembu owomThembu wabaThembu owabaThembu
Class 2 bomThembu abomThembu babaThembu ababaThembu
Class 3 womThembu owomThembu wabaThembu owabaThembu
Class 4 yomThembu eyomThembu yabaThembu eyabaThembu
Class 5 lomThembu elomThembu labaThembu elabaThembu
Class 6 omThembu awomThembu abaThembu awabaThembu
Class 7 somThembu esomThembu sabaThembu esabaThembu
Class 8 zomThembu ezomThembu zabaThembu ezabaThembu
Class 9 yomThembu eyomThembu yabaThembu eyabaThembu
Class 10 zomThembu ezomThembu zabaThembu ezabaThembu
Class 11 lomThembu olomThembu lwabaThembu olwabaThembu
Class 14 bomThembu obomThembu babaThembu obabaThembu
Class 15 komThembu okomThembu kwabaThembu okwabaThembu
Class 17 komThembu okomThembu kwabaThembu okwabaThembu

References

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