umufo
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úmuːfó/
Noun
úmufó class 1 (plural ábafó class 2)
- fellow
- stranger
- enemy, opponent
- (obsolete) man
Inflection
| Class 1/2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umufo | abafo | ||
| Locative | kumufo | kubafo | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umufo | abafo | ||
| Simple form | mufo | bafo | ||
| Locative | kumufo | kubafo | ||
| Copulative | ngumufo | ngabafo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | womufo | owomufo | wabafo | owabafo |
| Class 2 | bomufo | abomufo | babafo | ababafo |
| Class 3 | womufo | owomufo | wabafo | owabafo |
| Class 4 | yomufo | eyomufo | yabafo | eyabafo |
| Class 5 | lomufo | elomufo | labafo | elabafo |
| Class 6 | omufo | awomufo | abafo | awabafo |
| Class 7 | somufo | esomufo | sabafo | esabafo |
| Class 8 | zomufo | ezomufo | zabafo | ezabafo |
| Class 9 | yomufo | eyomufo | yabafo | eyabafo |
| Class 10 | zomufo | ezomufo | zabafo | ezabafo |
| Class 11 | lomufo | olomufo | lwabafo | olwabafo |
| Class 14 | bomufo | obomufo | babafo | obabafo |
| Class 15 | komufo | okomufo | kwabafo | okwabafo |
| Class 17 | komufo | okomufo | kwabafo | okwabafo |
Derived terms
- umfana
- umfokazi
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-fo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fo (umufʼo, 2.6.3)”