ibumba
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *ìbʊ́mbà. Equivalent to i- + -bumba + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːɓûːmba/
Noun
îbûmba class 5 (plural ámabûmba class 6)
- pottery clay
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ibumba | amabumba | ||
| Locative | ebumbeni | emabumbeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ibumba | amabumba | ||
| Simple form | libumba | mabumba | ||
| Locative | ebumbeni | emabumbeni | ||
| Copulative | yibumba | ngamabumba | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | webumba | owebumba | wamabumba | owamabumba |
| Class 2 | bebumba | abebumba | bamabumba | abamabumba |
| Class 3 | webumba | owebumba | wamabumba | owamabumba |
| Class 4 | yebumba | eyebumba | yamabumba | eyamabumba |
| Class 5 | lebumba | elebumba | lamabumba | elamabumba |
| Class 6 | ebumba | awebumba | amabumba | awamabumba |
| Class 7 | sebumba | esebumba | samabumba | esamabumba |
| Class 8 | zebumba | ezebumba | zamabumba | ezamabumba |
| Class 9 | yebumba | eyebumba | yamabumba | eyamabumba |
| Class 10 | zebumba | ezebumba | zamabumba | ezamabumba |
| Class 11 | lwebumba | olwebumba | lwamabumba | olwamabumba |
| Class 14 | bebumba | obebumba | bamabumba | obamabumba |
| Class 15 | kwebumba | okwebumba | kwamabumba | okwamabumba |
| Class 17 | kwebumba | okwebumba | kwamabumba | okwamabumba |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ɓumba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓumba (2.4.3-8.9)”