umoya

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Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (life, spirit).

Noun

úmôya class 3

  1. air, wind

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (life, spirit).

Noun

úmôya class 3

  1. air, wind

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (life, spirit).

Noun

úmôya class 3

  1. air
  2. wind
  3. spirit

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (life, spirit).

Pronunciation

Noun

úmôya class 3

  1. air
  2. wind
  3. spirit

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (life, spirit).

Pronunciation

Noun

úmôya class 3

  1. air
  2. wind
  3. spirit, soul

Inflection

Class 3
Singular Plural
Full form umoya
Locative emoyeni
Singular Plural
Full form umoya
Simple form moya
Locative emoyeni
Copulative ngumoya
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womoya owomoya
Class 2 bomoya abomoya
Class 3 womoya owomoya
Class 4 yomoya eyomoya
Class 5 lomoya elomoya
Class 6 omoya awomoya
Class 7 somoya esomoya
Class 8 zomoya ezomoya
Class 9 yomoya eyomoya
Class 10 zomoya ezomoya
Class 11 lomoya olomoya
Class 14 bomoya obomoya
Class 15 komoya okomoya
Class 17 komoya okomoya

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