ubusuku

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ZuluEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /úɓusûːɠu/

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Nguni *úbusúkú.

NounEdit

ubusûku class 14

1. night

InflectionEdit

Class 14, short locative
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubusuku	—
Locative	ebusuku	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubusuku		—
Simple form	busuku		—
Locative	ebusuku		—
Copulative	ngubusuku		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wobusuku	owobusuku	—	—
Class 2	bobusuku	abobusuku	—	—
Class 3	wobusuku	owobusuku	—	—
Class 4	yobusuku	eyobusuku	—	—
Class 5	lobusuku	elobusuku	—	—
Class 6	obusuku	awobusuku	—	—
Class 7	sobusuku	esobusuku	—	—
Class 8	zobusuku	ezobusuku	—	—
Class 9	yobusuku	eyobusuku	—	—
Class 10	zobusuku	ezobusuku	—	—
Class 11	lwobusuku	olwobusuku	—	—
Class 14	bobusuku	obobusuku	—	—
Class 15	kwobusuku	okwobusuku	—	—
Class 17	kwobusuku	okwobusuku	—	—

Related termsEdit

• usuku

ReferencesEdit

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-suku”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ISBN 0 85494 027 8: “-suku (2.4.3-8.9)”