ishumi
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ílishúmí, from Proto-Bantu *ìkʊ́mì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íʃûːmi]
Noun
íshûmi class 5 (plural ámáshûmi class 6)
- ten
- the tenth one
- (in the possessive) tenth
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ílishúmí, from Proto-Bantu *ìkʊ́mì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːʃûːmi/
Noun
îshûmi class 5 (plural ámashûmi class 6)
- ten
- the tenth one
- (in the possessive) tenth
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ishumi | amashumi | ||
| Locative | eshumini | emashumini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ishumi | amashumi | ||
| Simple form | lishumi | mashumi | ||
| Locative | eshumini | emashumini | ||
| Copulative | yishumi | ngamashumi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | weshumi | oweshumi | wamashumi | owamashumi |
| Class 2 | beshumi | abeshumi | bamashumi | abamashumi |
| Class 3 | weshumi | oweshumi | wamashumi | owamashumi |
| Class 4 | yeshumi | eyeshumi | yamashumi | eyamashumi |
| Class 5 | leshumi | eleshumi | lamashumi | elamashumi |
| Class 6 | eshumi | aweshumi | amashumi | awamashumi |
| Class 7 | seshumi | eseshumi | samashumi | esamashumi |
| Class 8 | zeshumi | ezeshumi | zamashumi | ezamashumi |
| Class 9 | yeshumi | eyeshumi | yamashumi | eyamashumi |
| Class 10 | zeshumi | ezeshumi | zamashumi | ezamashumi |
| Class 11 | lweshumi | olweshumi | lwamashumi | olwamashumi |
| Class 14 | beshumi | obeshumi | bamashumi | obamashumi |
| Class 15 | kweshumi | okweshumi | kwamashumi | okwamashumi |
| Class 17 | kweshumi | okweshumi | kwamashumi | okwamashumi |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-shumi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-shumi (2.4.3-8.9)”