umoya
Northern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”).
Noun edit
úmôya class 3
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Southern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”).
Noun edit
úmôya class 3
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”).
Noun edit
úmôya class 3
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
úmôya class 3
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
úmôya class 3
Inflection edit
Class 3 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umoya | — | ||
Locative | emoyeni | — | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umoya | — | ||
Simple form | moya | — | ||
Locative | emoyeni | — | ||
Copulative | ngumoya | — | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | womoya | owomoya | — | — |
Class 2 | bomoya | abomoya | — | — |
Class 3 | womoya | owomoya | — | — |
Class 4 | yomoya | eyomoya | — | — |
Class 5 | lomoya | elomoya | — | — |
Class 6 | omoya | awomoya | — | — |
Class 7 | somoya | esomoya | — | — |
Class 8 | zomoya | ezomoya | — | — |
Class 9 | yomoya | eyomoya | — | — |
Class 10 | zomoya | ezomoya | — | — |
Class 11 | lomoya | olomoya | — | — |
Class 14 | bomoya | obomoya | — | — |
Class 15 | komoya | okomoya | — | — |
Class 17 | komoya | okomoya | — | — |
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-oya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-oya (2.3-8.9)”