ihhofu

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English wharf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːɦóːfu/

Noun

îhhófu class 5 (plural ámahhófu class 6)

1. wharf, quay

Inflection

Class 5/6, short locative
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ihhofu	amahhofu
Locative	ehhofu	emahhofu
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ihhofu		amahhofu
Simple form	lihhofu		mahhofu
Locative	ehhofu		emahhofu
Copulative	yihhofu		ngamahhofu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wehhofu	owehhofu	wamahhofu	owamahhofu
Class 2	behhofu	abehhofu	bamahhofu	abamahhofu
Class 3	wehhofu	owehhofu	wamahhofu	owamahhofu
Class 4	yehhofu	eyehhofu	yamahhofu	eyamahhofu
Class 5	lehhofu	elehhofu	lamahhofu	elamahhofu
Class 6	ehhofu	awehhofu	amahhofu	awamahhofu
Class 7	sehhofu	esehhofu	samahhofu	esamahhofu
Class 8	zehhofu	ezehhofu	zamahhofu	ezamahhofu
Class 9	yehhofu	eyehhofu	yamahhofu	eyamahhofu
Class 10	zehhofu	ezehhofu	zamahhofu	ezamahhofu
Class 11	lwehhofu	olwehhofu	lwamahhofu	olwamahhofu
Class 14	behhofu	obehhofu	bamahhofu	obamahhofu
Class 15	kwehhofu	okwehhofu	kwamahhofu	okwamahhofu
Class 17	kwehhofu	okwehhofu	kwamahhofu	okwamahhofu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hhofu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hhofu (2.6.8-3.9)”