ubusuku
Northern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.
Noun edit
úbúsûku class 14
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Southern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.
Noun edit
úbúsûku class 14
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
úbúsûku class 14
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
úbusûku class 14
Inflection edit
| Class 14, short locative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubusuku | — | ||
| Locative | ebusuku | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubusuku | — | ||
| Simple form | busuku | — | ||
| Locative | ebusuku | — | ||
| Copulative | ngubusuku | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wobusuku | owobusuku | — | — |
| Class 2 | bobusuku | abobusuku | — | — |
| Class 3 | wobusuku | owobusuku | — | — |
| Class 4 | yobusuku | eyobusuku | — | — |
| Class 5 | lobusuku | elobusuku | — | — |
| Class 6 | obusuku | awobusuku | — | — |
| Class 7 | sobusuku | esobusuku | — | — |
| Class 8 | zobusuku | ezobusuku | — | — |
| Class 9 | yobusuku | eyobusuku | — | — |
| Class 10 | zobusuku | ezobusuku | — | — |
| Class 11 | lobusuku | olobusuku | — | — |
| Class 14 | bobusuku | obobusuku | — | — |
| Class 15 | kobusuku | okobusuku | — | — |
| Class 17 | kobusuku | okobusuku | — | — |
Related terms edit
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-suku”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-suku (2.4.3-8.9)”