Xhosa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Nguni *ílíbomvú.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [íɓoːᶬb̪̊vṳ̌]

Noun edit

íbomvú class 5 (plural ámábomvú class 6)

  1. red ochre

Inflection edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Nguni *ílíbomvú.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ī́bomvú class 5 (plural amábomvú class 6)

  1. red ochre

Inflection edit

Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form ibomvu amabomvu
Locative ebomvini emabomvini
Singular Plural
Full form ibomvu amabomvu
Simple form libomvu mabomvu
Locative ebomvini emabomvini
Copulative yibomvu ngamabomvu
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 webomvu owebomvu wamabomvu owamabomvu
Class 2 bebomvu abebomvu bamabomvu abamabomvu
Class 3 webomvu owebomvu wamabomvu owamabomvu
Class 4 yebomvu eyebomvu yamabomvu eyamabomvu
Class 5 lebomvu elebomvu lamabomvu elamabomvu
Class 6 ebomvu awebomvu amabomvu awamabomvu
Class 7 sebomvu esebomvu samabomvu esamabomvu
Class 8 zebomvu ezebomvu zamabomvu ezamabomvu
Class 9 yebomvu eyebomvu yamabomvu eyamabomvu
Class 10 zebomvu ezebomvu zamabomvu ezamabomvu
Class 11 lwebomvu olwebomvu lwamabomvu olwamabomvu
Class 14 bebomvu obebomvu bamabomvu obamabomvu
Class 15 kwebomvu okwebomvu kwamabomvu okwamabomvu
Class 17 kwebomvu okwebomvu kwamabomvu okwamabomvu

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