umndeni

Swazi

Etymology

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Noun

úḿndeni class 3 (plural ímíndeni class 4)

1. family

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩ⁿd̥e̤ːni]

Noun

úḿndeni class 3 (plural ímíndeni class 4)

1. family

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): /uḿ̩ndeːni/

Noun

uḿndeni class 3 (plural imíndeni class 4)

1. family

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umndeni	imindeni
Locative	emndenini	emindenini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umndeni		imindeni
Simple form	mndeni		mindeni
Locative	emndenini		emindenini
Copulative	ngumndeni		yimindeni
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womndeni	owomndeni	wemindeni	owemindeni
Class 2	bomndeni	abomndeni	bemindeni	abemindeni
Class 3	womndeni	owomndeni	wemindeni	owemindeni
Class 4	yomndeni	eyomndeni	yemindeni	eyemindeni
Class 5	lomndeni	elomndeni	lemindeni	elemindeni
Class 6	omndeni	awomndeni	emindeni	awemindeni
Class 7	somndeni	esomndeni	semindeni	esemindeni
Class 8	zomndeni	ezomndeni	zemindeni	ezemindeni
Class 9	yomndeni	eyomndeni	yemindeni	eyemindeni
Class 10	zomndeni	ezomndeni	zemindeni	ezemindeni
Class 11	lomndeni	olomndeni	lwemindeni	olwemindeni
Class 14	bomndeni	obomndeni	bemindeni	obemindeni
Class 15	komndeni	okomndeni	kwemindeni	okwemindeni
Class 17	komndeni	okomndeni	kwemindeni	okwemindeni

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ndeni”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ndeni (3.2.9.9)”