Zulu

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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uḿvithi class 3 (plural imívithi class 4)

  1. tough lovegrass
  2. motlopi

Inflection

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Class 3/4
Singular Plural
Full form umvithi imivithi
Locative emvithini emivithini
Singular Plural
Full form umvithi imivithi
Simple form mvithi mivithi
Locative emvithini emivithini
Copulative ngumvithi yimivithi
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womvithi owomvithi wemivithi owemivithi
Class 2 bomvithi abomvithi bemivithi abemivithi
Class 3 womvithi owomvithi wemivithi owemivithi
Class 4 yomvithi eyomvithi yemivithi eyemivithi
Class 5 lomvithi elomvithi lemivithi elemivithi
Class 6 omvithi awomvithi emivithi awemivithi
Class 7 somvithi esomvithi semivithi esemivithi
Class 8 zomvithi ezomvithi zemivithi ezemivithi
Class 9 yomvithi eyomvithi yemivithi eyemivithi
Class 10 zomvithi ezomvithi zemivithi ezemivithi
Class 11 lomvithi olomvithi lwemivithi olwemivithi
Class 14 bomvithi obomvithi bemivithi obemivithi
Class 15 komvithi okomvithi kwemivithi okwemivithi
Class 17 komvithi okomvithi kwemivithi okwemivithi

References

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