Zulu

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Etymology

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From umu- +‎ -shumayela +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /uḿ̩ʃumájeːli/

Noun

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uḿshumáyeli class 1 (plural abáshumáyeli class 2)

  1. preacher

Inflection

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Class 1/2
Singular Plural
Full form umshumayeli abashumayeli
Locative kumshumayeli kubashumayeli
Singular Plural
Full form umshumayeli abashumayeli
Simple form mshumayeli bashumayeli
Locative kumshumayeli kubashumayeli
Copulative ngumshumayeli ngabashumayeli
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womshumayeli owomshumayeli wabashumayeli owabashumayeli
Class 2 bomshumayeli abomshumayeli babashumayeli ababashumayeli
Class 3 womshumayeli owomshumayeli wabashumayeli owabashumayeli
Class 4 yomshumayeli eyomshumayeli yabashumayeli eyabashumayeli
Class 5 lomshumayeli elomshumayeli labashumayeli elabashumayeli
Class 6 omshumayeli awomshumayeli abashumayeli awabashumayeli
Class 7 somshumayeli esomshumayeli sabashumayeli esabashumayeli
Class 8 zomshumayeli ezomshumayeli zabashumayeli ezabashumayeli
Class 9 yomshumayeli eyomshumayeli yabashumayeli eyabashumayeli
Class 10 zomshumayeli ezomshumayeli zabashumayeli ezabashumayeli
Class 11 lomshumayeli olomshumayeli lwabashumayeli olwabashumayeli
Class 14 bomshumayeli obomshumayeli babashumayeli obabashumayeli
Class 15 komshumayeli okomshumayeli kwabashumayeli okwabashumayeli
Class 17 komshumayeli okomshumayeli kwabashumayeli okwabashumayeli

References

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