ibomvu
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ílíbomvú.
Noun
ibomvu? class 5 (plural amabomvu class 6)
- red ochre
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ílíbomvú.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːɓoːmvú/
Noun
ī́bomvú class 5 (plural amábomvú class 6)
- red ochre
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ibomvu | amabomvu | ||
| Locative | ebomvini | emabomvini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ibomvu | amabomvu | ||
| Simple form | libomvu | mabomvu | ||
| Locative | ebomvini | emabomvini | ||
| Copulative | yibomvu | ngamabomvu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | webomvu | owebomvu | wamabomvu | owamabomvu |
| Class 2 | bebomvu | abebomvu | bamabomvu | abamabomvu |
| Class 3 | webomvu | owebomvu | wamabomvu | owamabomvu |
| Class 4 | yebomvu | eyebomvu | yamabomvu | eyamabomvu |
| Class 5 | lebomvu | elebomvu | lamabomvu | elamabomvu |
| Class 6 | ebomvu | awebomvu | amabomvu | awamabomvu |
| Class 7 | sebomvu | esebomvu | samabomvu | esamabomvu |
| Class 8 | zebomvu | ezebomvu | zamabomvu | ezamabomvu |
| Class 9 | yebomvu | eyebomvu | yamabomvu | eyamabomvu |
| Class 10 | zebomvu | ezebomvu | zamabomvu | ezamabomvu |
| Class 11 | lwebomvu | olwebomvu | lwamabomvu | olwamabomvu |
| Class 14 | bebomvu | obebomvu | bamabomvu | obamabomvu |
| Class 15 | kwebomvu | okwebomvu | kwamabomvu | okwamabomvu |
| Class 17 | kwebomvu | okwebomvu | kwamabomvu | okwamabomvu |
Derived terms
- -bomvu