umalume

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *máádʊ́mè (“maternal uncle”).

Noun

úmálûme class 1a (plural ómálûme class 2a)

1. maternal uncle

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *máádʊ́mè (“maternal uncle”).

Noun

úmálûme class 1a (plural ábómálûme class 2a)

1. maternal uncle

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *máádʊ́mè (“maternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úmálûːme]

Noun

úmálûme class 1a (plural óomálûme class 2a)

1. maternal uncle

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *máádʊ́mè (“maternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úmalûːme/

Noun

úmalûme class 1a (plural ṓmalûme class 2a)

1. maternal uncle

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umalume	omalume
Locative	kumalume	komalume
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umalume		omalume
Simple form	malume		bomalume
Locative	kumalume		komalume
Copulative	ngumalume		ngomalume
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kamalume	okamalume	womalume	owomalume
Class 2	bakamalume	abakamalume	bomalume	abomalume
Class 3	kamalume	okamalume	womalume	owomalume
Class 4	kamalume	ekamalume	yomalume	eyomalume
Class 5	likamalume	elikamalume	lomalume	elomalume
Class 6	kamalume	akamalume	omalume	awomalume
Class 7	sikamalume	esikamalume	somalume	esomalume
Class 8	zikamalume	ezikamalume	zomalume	ezomalume
Class 9	kamalume	ekamalume	yomalume	eyomalume
Class 10	zikamalume	ezikamalume	zomalume	ezomalume
Class 11	lukamalume	olukamalume	lomalume	olomalume
Class 14	bukamalume	obukamalume	bomalume	obomalume
Class 15	kukamalume	okukamalume	komalume	okomalume
Class 17	kukamalume	okukamalume	komalume	okomalume

Related terms

• uninalume
• unyokolume

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-malume”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-malume (2.6.3-8.9)”