umu-
Northern Ndebele edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix edit
umu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Usage notes edit
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix edit
umu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Usage notes edit
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Rwanda-Rundi edit
Prefix edit
umu- (plural aba-)
- Class 1 noun prefix.
umu- (plural imi-)
- Class 3 noun prefix.
See also edit
Southern Ndebele edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix edit
umu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Usage notes edit
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix edit
umu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Usage notes edit
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Swazi edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix edit
umu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Usage notes edit
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix edit
umu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Usage notes edit
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Zulu edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.
Prefix edit
úmu-
- Class 1 noun prefix.
Usage notes edit
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.
Prefix edit
úmu-
- Class 3 noun prefix.
Usage notes edit
The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “umu-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “umu-”