imamba
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *m̀bámbà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ímâːᵐb̥a̤]
Noun
ímâmba class 9 (plural íimâmba class 10)
- mamba
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *m̀bámbà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ímâːmba/
Noun
ímâmba class 9 (plural ízimâmba class 10)
- mamba
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imamba | izimamba | ||
| Locative | emambeni | ezimambeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imamba | izimamba | ||
| Simple form | mamba | zimamba | ||
| Locative | emambeni | ezimambeni | ||
| Copulative | yimamba | yizimamba | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wemamba | owemamba | wezimamba | owezimamba |
| Class 2 | bemamba | abemamba | bezimamba | abezimamba |
| Class 3 | wemamba | owemamba | wezimamba | owezimamba |
| Class 4 | yemamba | eyemamba | yezimamba | eyezimamba |
| Class 5 | lemamba | elemamba | lezimamba | elezimamba |
| Class 6 | emamba | awemamba | ezimamba | awezimamba |
| Class 7 | semamba | esemamba | sezimamba | esezimamba |
| Class 8 | zemamba | ezemamba | zezimamba | ezezimamba |
| Class 9 | yemamba | eyemamba | yezimamba | eyezimamba |
| Class 10 | zemamba | ezemamba | zezimamba | ezezimamba |
| Class 11 | lwemamba | olwemamba | lwezimamba | olwezimamba |
| Class 14 | bemamba | obemamba | bezimamba | obezimamba |
| Class 15 | kwemamba | okwemamba | kwezimamba | okwezimamba |
| Class 17 | kwemamba | okwemamba | kwezimamba | okwezimamba |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-mamba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mamba (2.3-8.9)”