umu-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "umu"

Northern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Rwanda-Rundi

Prefix

umu- (plural aba-)

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

umu- (plural imi-)

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

See also

• mu-

Southern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

úmu-

1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

úmu-

1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

References

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