impofu

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵐpôːfu]

Noun

ímpôfu class 9 (plural íimpôfu class 10)

1. eland (antelope)

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ímpôːfu/

Noun

ímpôfu class 9 (plural ízimpôfu class 10)

1. eland (antelope)

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	impofu	izimpofu
Locative	empofini	ezimpofini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	impofu		izimpofu
Simple form	mpofu		zimpofu
Locative	empofini		ezimpofini
Copulative	yimpofu		yizimpofu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wempofu	owempofu	wezimpofu	owezimpofu
Class 2	bempofu	abempofu	bezimpofu	abezimpofu
Class 3	wempofu	owempofu	wezimpofu	owezimpofu
Class 4	yempofu	eyempofu	yezimpofu	eyezimpofu
Class 5	lempofu	elempofu	lezimpofu	elezimpofu
Class 6	empofu	awempofu	ezimpofu	awezimpofu
Class 7	sempofu	esempofu	sezimpofu	esezimpofu
Class 8	zempofu	ezempofu	zezimpofu	ezezimpofu
Class 9	yempofu	eyempofu	yezimpofu	eyezimpofu
Class 10	zempofu	ezempofu	zezimpofu	ezezimpofu
Class 11	lwempofu	olwempofu	lwezimpofu	olwezimpofu
Class 14	bempofu	obempofu	bezimpofu	obezimpofu
Class 15	kwempofu	okwempofu	kwezimpofu	okwezimpofu
Class 17	kwempofu	okwempofu	kwezimpofu	okwezimpofu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phofu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phofu (2.3-8.9)”