imvu
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ímvú, from a Khoe language. Compare Nama gū-i.
Noun
ímvú class 9 (plural ízimvú class 10)
- sheep
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ímvú, from a Khoe language. Compare Nama gū-i.
Noun
îmvú class 9 (plural tîmvú class 10)
- sheep
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ímvú, from a Khoe language. Compare Nama gū-i.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íːᶬb̪̊vṳ̌]
Noun
ímvú class 9 (plural íimvú class 10)
- sheep
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ímvú, from a Khoe language. Compare Nama gū-i.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːmvú/
Noun
îmvú class 9 (plural ízimvú class 10)
- sheep
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imvu | izimvu | ||
| Locative | emvini | ezimvini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imvu | izimvu | ||
| Simple form | mvu | zimvu | ||
| Locative | emvini | ezimvini | ||
| Copulative | yimvu | yizimvu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wemvu | owemvu | wezimvu | owezimvu |
| Class 2 | bemvu | abemvu | bezimvu | abezimvu |
| Class 3 | wemvu | owemvu | wezimvu | owezimvu |
| Class 4 | yemvu | eyemvu | yezimvu | eyezimvu |
| Class 5 | lemvu | elemvu | lezimvu | elezimvu |
| Class 6 | emvu | awemvu | ezimvu | awezimvu |
| Class 7 | semvu | esemvu | sezimvu | esezimvu |
| Class 8 | zemvu | ezemvu | zezimvu | ezezimvu |
| Class 9 | yemvu | eyemvu | yezimvu | eyezimvu |
| Class 10 | zemvu | ezemvu | zezimvu | ezezimvu |
| Class 11 | lwemvu | olwemvu | lwezimvu | olwezimvu |
| Class 14 | bemvu | obemvu | bezimvu | obezimvu |
| Class 15 | kwemvu | okwemvu | kwezimvu | okwezimvu |
| Class 17 | kwemvu | okwemvu | kwezimvu | okwezimvu |
Derived terms
- imvukazi
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-vu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-vu (3-8.8-3)”