umumba

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úmuːmbá/

Noun

úmumbá class 3 (plural ímimbá class 4)

dowry animal

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umumba	imimba
Locative	emumbeni	emimbeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umumba		imimba
Simple form	mumba		mimba
Locative	emumbeni		emimbeni
Copulative	ngumumba		yimimba
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womumba	owomumba	wemimba	owemimba
Class 2	bomumba	abomumba	bemimba	abemimba
Class 3	womumba	owomumba	wemimba	owemimba
Class 4	yomumba	eyomumba	yemimba	eyemimba
Class 5	lomumba	elomumba	lemimba	elemimba
Class 6	omumba	awomumba	emimba	awemimba
Class 7	somumba	esomumba	semimba	esemimba
Class 8	zomumba	ezomumba	zemimba	ezemimba
Class 9	yomumba	eyomumba	yemimba	eyemimba
Class 10	zomumba	ezomumba	zemimba	ezemimba
Class 11	lomumba	olomumba	lwemimba	olwemimba
Class 14	bomumba	obomumba	bemimba	obemimba
Class 15	komumba	okomumba	kwemimba	okwemimba
Class 17	komumba	okomumba	kwemimba	okwemimba

See also

ilobolo

References

C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-mba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mba (2.3-8.8-3)”

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