umculi

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -cula +‎ -i.

Noun

úḿculi class 1 (plural ábáculi class 2)

1. singer

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From um- +‎ -cula +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩kǀuːli]

Noun

úḿculi class 1 (plural ábáculi class 2)

1. singer

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -cula +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩ǀuːli/

Noun

uḿculi class 1 (plural abáculi class 2)

1. singer

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umculi	abaculi
Locative	kumculi	kubaculi
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umculi		abaculi
Simple form	mculi		baculi
Locative	kumculi		kubaculi
Copulative	ngumculi		ngabaculi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womculi	owomculi	wabaculi	owabaculi
Class 2	bomculi	abomculi	babaculi	ababaculi
Class 3	womculi	owomculi	wabaculi	owabaculi
Class 4	yomculi	eyomculi	yabaculi	eyabaculi
Class 5	lomculi	elomculi	labaculi	elabaculi
Class 6	omculi	awomculi	abaculi	awabaculi
Class 7	somculi	esomculi	sabaculi	esabaculi
Class 8	zomculi	ezomculi	zabaculi	ezabaculi
Class 9	yomculi	eyomculi	yabaculi	eyabaculi
Class 10	zomculi	ezomculi	zabaculi	ezabaculi
Class 11	lomculi	olomculi	lwabaculi	olwabaculi
Class 14	bomculi	obomculi	babaculi	obabaculi
Class 15	komculi	okomculi	kwabaculi	okwabaculi
Class 17	komculi	okomculi	kwabaculi	okwabaculi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-culi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-culi (3.2.9.9)”