umuThwa

umuThwa

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́à.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úmuːtʰwá/

Noun

úmuthwá class 1 (plural ábaThwá class 2)

1. a Bushman, San, Basarwa

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umuThwa	abaThwa
Locative	kumuThwa	kubaThwa
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umuThwa		abaThwa
Simple form	muThwa		baThwa
Locative	kumuThwa		kubaThwa
Copulative	ngumuThwa		ngabaThwa
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womuThwa	owomuThwa	wabaThwa	owabaThwa
Class 2	bomuThwa	abomuThwa	babaThwa	ababaThwa
Class 3	womuThwa	owomuThwa	wabaThwa	owabaThwa
Class 4	yomuThwa	eyomuThwa	yabaThwa	eyabaThwa
Class 5	lomuThwa	elomuThwa	labaThwa	elabaThwa
Class 6	omuThwa	awomuThwa	abaThwa	awabaThwa
Class 7	somuThwa	esomuThwa	sabaThwa	esabaThwa
Class 8	zomuThwa	ezomuThwa	zabaThwa	ezabaThwa
Class 9	yomuThwa	eyomuThwa	yabaThwa	eyabaThwa
Class 10	zomuThwa	ezomuThwa	zabaThwa	ezabaThwa
Class 11	lomuThwa	olomuThwa	lwabaThwa	olwabaThwa
Class 14	bomuThwa	obomuThwa	babaThwa	obabaThwa
Class 15	komuThwa	okomuThwa	kwabaThwa	okwabaThwa
Class 17	komuThwa	okomuThwa	kwabaThwa	okwabaThwa

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-thwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thwa (2.6.3)”