ithambo

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

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Noun

íthâmbo 5 (plural ámáthâmbo 6)

1. bone

Inflection

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology

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Noun

íthâmbo 5 (plural ámáthâmbo 6)

1. bone

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ítʰâːᵐb̥o̤]

Noun

íthâmbo 5 (plural ámáthâmbo 6)

1. bone

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): /îːtʰâːmbo/

Noun

îthâmbo 5 (plural ámathâmbo 6)

1. bone

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ithambo	amathambo
Locative	ethanjeni	emathanjeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ithambo		amathambo
Simple form	lithambo		mathambo
Locative	ethanjeni		emathanjeni
Copulative	yithambo		ngamathambo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wethambo	owethambo	wamathambo	owamathambo
Class 2	bethambo	abethambo	bamathambo	abamathambo
Class 3	wethambo	owethambo	wamathambo	owamathambo
Class 4	yethambo	eyethambo	yamathambo	eyamathambo
Class 5	lethambo	elethambo	lamathambo	elamathambo
Class 6	ethambo	awethambo	amathambo	awamathambo
Class 7	sethambo	esethambo	samathambo	esamathambo
Class 8	zethambo	ezethambo	zamathambo	ezamathambo
Class 9	yethambo	eyethambo	yamathambo	eyamathambo
Class 10	zethambo	ezethambo	zamathambo	ezamathambo
Class 11	lwethambo	olwethambo	lwamathambo	olwamathambo
Class 14	bethambo	obethambo	bamathambo	obamathambo
Class 15	kwethambo	okwethambo	kwamathambo	okwamathambo
Class 17	kwethambo	okwethambo	kwamathambo	okwamathambo

References

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