mbuti

See also: Mbuti

Finnish

Etymology

From English Mbuti, from Lese [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmbuti/, [ˈmbut̪i]
• Rhymes: -uti
• Syllabification^(key): mbu‧ti

Noun

mbuti

1. (in the plural) the Mbuti (pygmy people living in the Northeast Congo)
2. Mbuti (member of that people)
3. Mbuti (language of that people)

Declension

Inflection of mbuti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		mbuti	mbutit
genitive		mbutin	mbutien
partitive		mbutia	mbuteja
illative		mbutiin	mbuteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mbuti	mbutit
accusative	nom.	mbuti	mbutit
	gen.	mbutin
genitive		mbutin	mbutien
partitive		mbutia	mbuteja
inessive		mbutissa	mbuteissa
elative		mbutista	mbuteista
illative		mbutiin	mbuteihin
adessive		mbutilla	mbuteilla
ablative		mbutilta	mbuteilta
allative		mbutille	mbuteille
essive		mbutina	mbuteina
translative		mbutiksi	mbuteiksi
abessive		mbutitta	mbuteitta
instructive		—	mbutein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mbuti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mbutini mbutini accusative nom. mbutini mbutini gen. mbutini genitive mbutini mbutieni partitive mbutiani mbutejani inessive mbutissani mbuteissani elative mbutistani mbuteistani illative mbutiini mbuteihini adessive mbutillani mbuteillani ablative mbutiltani mbuteiltani allative mbutilleni mbuteilleni essive mbutinani mbuteinani translative mbutikseni mbuteikseni abessive mbutittani mbuteittani instructive — — comitative — mbuteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mbutisi mbutisi accusative nom. mbutisi mbutisi gen. mbutisi genitive mbutisi mbutiesi partitive mbutiasi mbutejasi inessive mbutissasi mbuteissasi elative mbutistasi mbuteistasi illative mbutiisi mbuteihisi adessive mbutillasi mbuteillasi ablative mbutiltasi mbuteiltasi allative mbutillesi mbuteillesi essive mbutinasi mbuteinasi translative mbutiksesi mbuteiksesi abessive mbutittasi mbuteittasi instructive — — comitative — mbuteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mbutimme mbutimme accusative nom. mbutimme mbutimme gen. mbutimme genitive mbutimme mbutiemme partitive mbutiamme mbutejamme inessive mbutissamme mbuteissamme elative mbutistamme mbuteistamme illative mbutiimme mbuteihimme adessive mbutillamme mbuteillamme ablative mbutiltamme mbuteiltamme allative mbutillemme mbuteillemme essive mbutinamme mbuteinamme translative mbutiksemme mbuteiksemme abessive mbutittamme mbuteittamme instructive — — comitative — mbuteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mbutinne mbutinne accusative nom. mbutinne mbutinne gen. mbutinne genitive mbutinne mbutienne partitive mbutianne mbutejanne inessive mbutissanne mbuteissanne elative mbutistanne mbuteistanne illative mbutiinne mbuteihinne adessive mbutillanne mbuteillanne ablative mbutiltanne mbuteiltanne allative mbutillenne mbuteillenne essive mbutinanne mbuteinanne translative mbutiksenne mbuteiksenne abessive mbutittanne mbuteittanne instructive — — comitative — mbuteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mbutinsa mbutinsa accusative nom. mbutinsa mbutinsa gen. mbutinsa genitive mbutinsa mbutiensa partitive mbutiaan mbutiansa mbutejaan mbutejansa inessive mbutissaan mbutissansa mbuteissaan mbuteissansa elative mbutistaan mbutistansa mbuteistaan mbuteistansa illative mbutiinsa mbuteihinsa adessive mbutillaan mbutillansa mbuteillaan mbuteillansa ablative mbutiltaan mbutiltansa mbuteiltaan mbuteiltansa allative mbutilleen mbutillensa mbuteilleen mbuteillensa essive mbutinaan mbutinansa mbuteinaan mbuteinansa translative mbutikseen mbutiksensa mbuteikseen mbuteiksensa abessive mbutittaan mbutittansa mbuteittaan mbuteittansa instructive — — comitative — mbuteineen mbuteinensa

Synonyms

• bambuti

Hypernyms

• pygmi (“pygmy”)

Tsonga

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́dì.

Noun

mbuti class 9 (plural timbuti class 10)

1. goat