imbuzi

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́dì.

Noun

ímbuzí class 9 (plural íimbuzí class 10)

1. goat

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́dì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵐb̥ṳːz̥ǐ̤]

Noun

ímbuzí class 9 (plural íimbuzí class 10)

1. goat, ram

   Synonym: ibhokhwe

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́dì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ímbûːzi/

Noun

ímbûzi class 9 (plural ízimbûzi class 10)

1. goat

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	imbuzi	izimbuzi
Locative	embuzini	ezimbuzini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	imbuzi		izimbuzi
Simple form	mbuzi		zimbuzi
Locative	embuzini		ezimbuzini
Copulative	yimbuzi		yizimbuzi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wembuzi	owembuzi	wezimbuzi	owezimbuzi
Class 2	bembuzi	abembuzi	bezimbuzi	abezimbuzi
Class 3	wembuzi	owembuzi	wezimbuzi	owezimbuzi
Class 4	yembuzi	eyembuzi	yezimbuzi	eyezimbuzi
Class 5	lembuzi	elembuzi	lezimbuzi	elezimbuzi
Class 6	embuzi	awembuzi	ezimbuzi	awezimbuzi
Class 7	sembuzi	esembuzi	sezimbuzi	esezimbuzi
Class 8	zembuzi	ezembuzi	zezimbuzi	ezezimbuzi
Class 9	yembuzi	eyembuzi	yezimbuzi	eyezimbuzi
Class 10	zembuzi	ezembuzi	zezimbuzi	ezezimbuzi
Class 11	lwembuzi	olwembuzi	lwezimbuzi	olwezimbuzi
Class 14	bembuzi	obembuzi	bezimbuzi	obezimbuzi
Class 15	kwembuzi	okwembuzi	kwezimbuzi	okwezimbuzi
Class 17	kwembuzi	okwembuzi	kwezimbuzi	okwezimbuzi

Derived terms

• imbuzana
• imbuzikazi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-buzi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-buzi (3.8-3-8.9)”
• Daniel Silverman (1996). Tone Displacement in Zulu, and the Maintenance of Contrasts. San Diego, CA.