ufudu
Northern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *nkúdù, with a change of noun class.
Noun edit
úfûdu class 1a (plural ófûdu class 2a)
Inflection edit
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Zulu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *nkúdù, with a change of noun class. The word has /d/ instead of the expected reflex /v/.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ûfûdu class 11 (plural ízimfûdu class 10)
Inflection edit
Class 11/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ufudu | izimfudu | ||
Locative | ofudwini | ezimfudwini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ufudu | izimfudu | ||
Simple form | lufudu | zimfudu | ||
Locative | ofudwini | ezimfudwini | ||
Copulative | wufudu | yizimfudu | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wofudu | owofudu | wezimfudu | owezimfudu |
Class 2 | bofudu | abofudu | bezimfudu | abezimfudu |
Class 3 | wofudu | owofudu | wezimfudu | owezimfudu |
Class 4 | yofudu | eyofudu | yezimfudu | eyezimfudu |
Class 5 | lofudu | elofudu | lezimfudu | elezimfudu |
Class 6 | ofudu | awofudu | ezimfudu | awezimfudu |
Class 7 | sofudu | esofudu | sezimfudu | esezimfudu |
Class 8 | zofudu | ezofudu | zezimfudu | ezezimfudu |
Class 9 | yofudu | eyofudu | yezimfudu | eyezimfudu |
Class 10 | zofudu | ezofudu | zezimfudu | ezezimfudu |
Class 11 | lofudu | olofudu | lwezimfudu | olwezimfudu |
Class 14 | bofudu | obofudu | bezimfudu | obezimfudu |
Class 15 | kofudu | okofudu | kwezimfudu | okwezimfudu |
Class 17 | kofudu | okofudu | kwezimfudu | okwezimfudu |
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fudu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fudu (2.4.3-8.9)”