ishumi

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìkʊ́mì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íʃûːmi]

Noun

íshûmi class 5 (plural ámáshûmi class 6)

1. ten
2. the tenth one
3. (in the possessive) tenth

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìkʊ́mì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːʃûːmi/

Noun

îshûmi class 5 (plural ámashûmi class 6)

1. ten
2. the tenth one
3. (in the possessive) tenth

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ishumi	amashumi
Locative	eshumini	emashumini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ishumi		amashumi
Simple form	lishumi		mashumi
Locative	eshumini		emashumini
Copulative	yishumi		ngamashumi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	weshumi	oweshumi	wamashumi	owamashumi
Class 2	beshumi	abeshumi	bamashumi	abamashumi
Class 3	weshumi	oweshumi	wamashumi	owamashumi
Class 4	yeshumi	eyeshumi	yamashumi	eyamashumi
Class 5	leshumi	eleshumi	lamashumi	elamashumi
Class 6	eshumi	aweshumi	amashumi	awamashumi
Class 7	seshumi	eseshumi	samashumi	esamashumi
Class 8	zeshumi	ezeshumi	zamashumi	ezamashumi
Class 9	yeshumi	eyeshumi	yamashumi	eyamashumi
Class 10	zeshumi	ezeshumi	zamashumi	ezamashumi
Class 11	lweshumi	olweshumi	lwamashumi	olwamashumi
Class 14	beshumi	obeshumi	bamashumi	obamashumi
Class 15	kweshumi	okweshumi	kwamashumi	okwamashumi
Class 17	kweshumi	okweshumi	kwamashumi	okwamashumi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-shumi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-shumi (2.4.3-8.9)”