umunwe

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀nʊ̀è.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umúːnwe/

Noun

umúnwe class 3 (plural imínwe class 4)

1. finger

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umunwe	iminwe
Locative	emunweni	eminweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umunwe		iminwe
Simple form	munwe		minwe
Locative	emunweni		eminweni
Copulative	ngumunwe		yiminwe
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womunwe	owomunwe	weminwe	oweminwe
Class 2	bomunwe	abomunwe	beminwe	abeminwe
Class 3	womunwe	owomunwe	weminwe	oweminwe
Class 4	yomunwe	eyomunwe	yeminwe	eyeminwe
Class 5	lomunwe	elomunwe	leminwe	eleminwe
Class 6	omunwe	awomunwe	eminwe	aweminwe
Class 7	somunwe	esomunwe	seminwe	eseminwe
Class 8	zomunwe	ezomunwe	zeminwe	ezeminwe
Class 9	yomunwe	eyomunwe	yeminwe	eyeminwe
Class 10	zomunwe	ezomunwe	zeminwe	ezeminwe
Class 11	lomunwe	olomunwe	lweminwe	olweminwe
Class 14	bomunwe	obomunwe	beminwe	obeminwe
Class 15	komunwe	okomunwe	kweminwe	okweminwe
Class 17	komunwe	okomunwe	kweminwe	okweminwe

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nwe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nwe (3.2.9)”