bomvu
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *-bomvú.
Relative
-bomvú
- red
Inflection
This relative needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *-bomvú.
Relative
-bomvú
- red
Inflection
This relative needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *-bomvú, from ibomvu (“red ochre”).
Relative
-bomvú
- red
Inflection
| Relative concord, tone class LH | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modifier | Copulative | |||
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| 1st singular | engibomvu | engingebomvu | ngibomvu | angibomvu |
| 2nd singular | obomvu | ongebomvu | ubomvu | awubomvu |
| 1st plural | esibomvu | esingebomvu | sibomvu | asibomvu |
| 2nd plural | enibomvu | eningebomvu | nibomvu | anibomvu |
| Class 1 | obomvu | ongebomvu | ubomvu | akabomvu |
| Class 2 | ababomvu | abangebomvu | babomvu | ababomvu |
| Class 3 | obomvu | ongebomvu | ubomvu | awubomvu |
| Class 4 | ebomvu | engebomvu | ibomvu | ayibomvu |
| Class 5 | elibomvu | elingebomvu | libomvu | alibomvu |
| Class 6 | abomvu | angebomvu | abomvu | awabomvu |
| Class 7 | esibomvu | esingebomvu | sibomvu | asibomvu |
| Class 8 | ezibomvu | ezingebomvu | zibomvu | azibomvu |
| Class 9 | ebomvu | engebomvu | ibomvu | ayibomvu |
| Class 10 | ezibomvu | ezingebomvu | zibomvu | azibomvu |
| Class 11 | olubomvu | olungebomvu | lubomvu | alubomvu |
| Class 14 | obubomvu | obungebomvu | bubomvu | abubomvu |
| Class 15 | okubomvu | okungebomvu | kubomvu | akubomvu |
| Class 17 | okubomvu | okungebomvu | kubomvu | akubomvu |
Derived terms
- isibomvu
- ubomvu
- ububomvu