ulimi
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úlulímí, from Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì.
Noun
ulimi? class 11 (plural izindimi class 10)
- tongue (organ)
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì.
Noun
ulimi (u class, plural ndimi)
- tongue (organ)
See also
- lugha
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úlulímí, from Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ûːlîːmi/
Noun
ûlîmi class 11 (plural ízilîmi class 10 or ízindîmi class 10)
- tongue
- language
Inflection
| Class 11/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ulimi | izilimi | ||
| Locative | olimini | ezilimini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ulimi | izilimi | ||
| Simple form | lulimi | zilimi | ||
| Locative | olimini | ezilimini | ||
| Copulative | wulimi | yizilimi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wolimi | owolimi | wezilimi | owezilimi |
| Class 2 | bolimi | abolimi | bezilimi | abezilimi |
| Class 3 | wolimi | owolimi | wezilimi | owezilimi |
| Class 4 | yolimi | eyolimi | yezilimi | eyezilimi |
| Class 5 | lolimi | elolimi | lezilimi | elezilimi |
| Class 6 | olimi | awolimi | ezilimi | awezilimi |
| Class 7 | solimi | esolimi | sezilimi | esezilimi |
| Class 8 | zolimi | ezolimi | zezilimi | ezezilimi |
| Class 9 | yolimi | eyolimi | yezilimi | eyezilimi |
| Class 10 | zolimi | ezolimi | zezilimi | ezezilimi |
| Class 11 | lolimi | ololimi | lwezilimi | olwezilimi |
| Class 14 | bolimi | obolimi | bezilimi | obezilimi |
| Class 15 | kolimi | okolimi | kwezilimi | okwezilimi |
| Class 17 | kolimi | okolimi | kwezilimi | okwezilimi |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-limi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-limi (2.4.3-8.9)”