imamba

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbámbà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ímâːᵐb̥a̤]

Noun

ímâmba class 9 (plural íimâmba class 10)

1. mamba

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbámbà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ímâːmba/

Noun

ímâmba class 9 (plural ízimâmba class 10)

1. mamba

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative emambeni)

	singular		plural
full form	imamba		izimamba
simple form	mamba		zimamba
locative	emambeni		ezimambeni
copulative	yimamba		yizimamba
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wemamba	owemamba	wezimamba	owezimamba
class 2	bemamba	abemamba	bezimamba	abezimamba
class 3	wemamba	owemamba	wezimamba	owezimamba
class 4	yemamba	eyemamba	yezimamba	eyezimamba
class 5	lemamba	elemamba	lezimamba	elezimamba
class 6	emamba	awemamba	ezimamba	awezimamba
class 7	semamba	esemamba	sezimamba	esezimamba
class 8	zemamba	ezemamba	zezimamba	ezezimamba
class 9	yemamba	eyemamba	yezimamba	eyezimamba
class 10	zemamba	ezemamba	zezimamba	ezezimamba
class 11	lwemamba	olwemamba	lwezimamba	olwezimamba
class 14	bemamba	obemamba	bezimamba	obezimamba
class 15	kwemamba	okwemamba	kwezimamba	okwezimamba
class 17	kwemamba	okwemamba	kwezimamba	okwezimamba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mamba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mamba (2.3-8.9)”