ufu
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
ufu (u class, no plural)
- death (the state of being dead)
See also edit
- kifo (“death (cessation of life)”)
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ū́fu class 11 (plural izímfu class 10)
Inflection edit
Class 11/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ufu | izimfu | ||
Locative | ofini | ezimfini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ufu | izimfu | ||
Simple form | lufu | zimfu | ||
Locative | ofini | ezimfini | ||
Copulative | wufu | yizimfu | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wofu | owofu | wezimfu | owezimfu |
Class 2 | bofu | abofu | bezimfu | abezimfu |
Class 3 | wofu | owofu | wezimfu | owezimfu |
Class 4 | yofu | eyofu | yezimfu | eyezimfu |
Class 5 | lofu | elofu | lezimfu | elezimfu |
Class 6 | ofu | awofu | ezimfu | awezimfu |
Class 7 | sofu | esofu | sezimfu | esezimfu |
Class 8 | zofu | ezofu | zezimfu | ezezimfu |
Class 9 | yofu | eyofu | yezimfu | eyezimfu |
Class 10 | zofu | ezofu | zezimfu | ezezimfu |
Class 11 | lofu | olofu | lwezimfu | olwezimfu |
Class 14 | bofu | obofu | bezimfu | obezimfu |
Class 15 | kofu | okofu | kwezimfu | okwezimfu |
Class 17 | kofu | okofu | kwezimfu | okwezimfu |
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fu (3.2.9)”