ifu
See also: IFU
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ílífu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːfu/
Noun
ī́fu class 5 (plural amáfu class 6)
- cloud
- Synonym: iyezi
- (in the plural) sky
- Synonyms: isibhakabhaka, izulu
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ifu | amafu | ||
| Locative | efini | emafini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ifu | amafu | ||
| Simple form | lifu | mafu | ||
| Locative | efini | emafini | ||
| Copulative | yifu | ngamafu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wefu | owefu | wamafu | owamafu |
| Class 2 | befu | abefu | bamafu | abamafu |
| Class 3 | wefu | owefu | wamafu | owamafu |
| Class 4 | yefu | eyefu | yamafu | eyamafu |
| Class 5 | lefu | elefu | lamafu | elamafu |
| Class 6 | efu | awefu | amafu | awamafu |
| Class 7 | sefu | esefu | samafu | esamafu |
| Class 8 | zefu | ezefu | zamafu | ezamafu |
| Class 9 | yefu | eyefu | yamafu | eyamafu |
| Class 10 | zefu | ezefu | zamafu | ezamafu |
| Class 11 | lwefu | olwefu | lwamafu | olwamafu |
| Class 14 | befu | obefu | bamafu | obamafu |
| Class 15 | kwefu | okwefu | kwamafu | okwamafu |
| Class 17 | kwefu | okwefu | kwamafu | okwamafu |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-fu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fu (3.2.9)”
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