umalume

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Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *máádʊ́mè (“maternal uncle”).

Noun

úmálûme class 1a (plural ómálûme class 2a)

  1. maternal uncle

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *máádʊ́mè (“maternal uncle”).

Noun

úmálûme class 1a (plural ábómálûme class 2a)

  1. maternal uncle

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *máádʊ́mè (“maternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

úmálûme class 1a (plural óomálûme class 2a)

  1. maternal uncle

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *máádʊ́mè (“maternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /úmalûːme/

Noun

úmalûme class 1a (plural ṓmalûme class 2a)

  1. maternal uncle

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
Singular Plural
Full form umalume omalume
Locative kumalume komalume
Singular Plural
Full form umalume omalume
Simple form malume bomalume
Locative kumalume komalume
Copulative ngumalume ngomalume
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 kamalume okamalume womalume owomalume
Class 2 bakamalume abakamalume bomalume abomalume
Class 3 kamalume okamalume womalume owomalume
Class 4 kamalume ekamalume yomalume eyomalume
Class 5 likamalume elikamalume lomalume elomalume
Class 6 kamalume akamalume omalume awomalume
Class 7 sikamalume esikamalume somalume esomalume
Class 8 zikamalume ezikamalume zomalume ezomalume
Class 9 kamalume ekamalume yomalume eyomalume
Class 10 zikamalume ezikamalume zomalume ezomalume
Class 11 lukamalume olukamalume lomalume olomalume
Class 14 bukamalume obukamalume bomalume obomalume
Class 15 kukamalume okukamalume komalume okomalume
Class 17 kukamalume okukamalume komalume okomalume

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-malume”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-malume (2.6.3-8.9)”

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