ibumba

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìbʊ́mbà.

Noun

ibǔmba class 5 (plural amabǔmba class 6)

1. pottery clay

Related terms

• -bumba

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìbʊ́mbà. Equivalent to i- +‎ -bumba +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːɓûːmba/

Noun

îbûmba class 5 (plural ámabûmba class 6)

1. pottery clay

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ebumbeni)

	singular		plural
full form	ibumba		amabumba
simple form	libumba		mabumba
locative	ebumbeni		emabumbeni
copulative	yibumba		ngamabumba
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	webumba	owebumba	wamabumba	owamabumba
class 2	bebumba	abebumba	bamabumba	abamabumba
class 3	webumba	owebumba	wamabumba	owamabumba
class 4	yebumba	eyebumba	yamabumba	eyamabumba
class 5	lebumba	elebumba	lamabumba	elamabumba
class 6	ebumba	awebumba	amabumba	awamabumba
class 7	sebumba	esebumba	samabumba	esamabumba
class 8	zebumba	ezebumba	zamabumba	ezamabumba
class 9	yebumba	eyebumba	yamabumba	eyamabumba
class 10	zebumba	ezebumba	zamabumba	ezamabumba
class 11	lwebumba	olwebumba	lwamabumba	olwamabumba
class 14	bebumba	obebumba	bamabumba	obamabumba
class 15	kwebumba	okwebumba	kwamabumba	okwamabumba
class 17	kwebumba	okwebumba	kwamabumba	okwamabumba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓumba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓumba (2.4.3-8.9)”