Southern Ndebele

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-tátʊ̀.

Adjective

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-thâthu

  1. three

Inflection

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This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-tátʊ̀.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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-thâthu

  1. three

Inflection

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Adjective concord, tone HH
Modifier Copulative
positive negative positive negative
1st singular endimthathu endingemthathu ndimthathu andimthathu
2nd singular omthathu ongemthathu umthathu awumthathu
1st plural esibathathu esingebathathu sibathathu asibathathu
2nd plural enibathathu eningebathathu nibathathu anibathathu
Class 1 omthathu ongemthathu mthathu akamthathu
Class 2 abathathu abangebathathu bathathu ababathathu
Class 3 omthathu ongemthathu mthathu awumthathu
Class 4 emithathu engemithathu mithathu ayimithathu
Class 5 elithathu elingelithathu lithathu alilithathu
Class 6 amathathu angemathathu mathathu awamathathu
Class 7 esithathu esingesithathu sithathu asisithathu
Class 8 ezintathu ezingezintathu zintathu azizintathu
Class 9 entathu engentathu intathu ayiyintathu
Class 10 ezintathu ezingezintathu zintathu azizintathu
Class 11 oluthathu olungeluthathu luthathu aluluthathu
Class 14 obuthathu obungebuthathu buthathu abubuthathu
Class 15 okuthathu okungekuthathu kuthathu akukuthathu
Class 17 okuthathu okungekuthathu kuthathu akukuthathu

Zulu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-tátʊ̀.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /tʰâːtʰu/

Adjective

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-thâthu

  1. three

Inflection

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Adjective concord, tone HH
Modifier Copulative
positive negative positive negative
1st singular engimthathu engingemthathu ngimthathu angimthathu
2nd singular omthathu ongemthathu umthathu awumthathu
1st plural esibathathu esingebathathu sibathathu asibathathu
2nd plural enibathathu eningebathathu nibathathu anibathathu
Class 1 omthathu ongemthathu mthathu akamthathu
Class 2 abathathu abangebathathu bathathu ababathathu
Class 3 omthathu ongemthathu mthathu awumthathu
Class 4 emithathu engemithathu mithathu ayimithathu
Class 5 elithathu elingelithathu lithathu alilithathu
Class 6 amathathu angemathathu mathathu awamathathu
Class 7 esithathu esingesithathu sithathu asisithathu
Class 8 ezintathu ezingezintathu zintathu azizintathu
Class 9 entathu engentathu, engeyintathu intathu, yintathu ayiyintathu
Class 10 ezintathu ezingezintathu zintathu azizintathu
Class 11 oluthathu olungeluthathu luthathu aluluthathu
Class 14 obuthathu obungebuthathu buthathu abubuthathu
Class 15 okuthathu okungekuthathu kuthathu akukuthathu
Class 17 okuthathu okungekuthathu kuthathu akukuthathu

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