mbumbulu

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Relative

-mbumbulu^?

1. round

Inflection

Relative concord
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	endimbumbulu	endingembumbulu	ndimbumbulu	andimbumbulu
2nd singular	ombumbulu	ongembumbulu	umbumbulu	awumbumbulu
1st plural	esimbumbulu	esingembumbulu	simbumbulu	asimbumbulu
2nd plural	enimbumbulu	eningembumbulu	nimbumbulu	animbumbulu
Class 1	ombumbulu	ongembumbulu	umbumbulu	akambumbulu
Class 2	abambumbulu	abangembumbulu	bambumbulu	abambumbulu
Class 3	ombumbulu	ongembumbulu	umbumbulu	awumbumbulu
Class 4	embumbulu	engembumbulu	imbumbulu	ayimbumbulu
Class 5	elimbumbulu	elingembumbulu	limbumbulu	alimbumbulu
Class 6	ambumbulu	angembumbulu	ambumbulu	awambumbulu
Class 7	esimbumbulu	esingembumbulu	simbumbulu	asimbumbulu
Class 8	ezimbumbulu	ezingembumbulu	zimbumbulu	azimbumbulu
Class 9	embumbulu	engembumbulu	imbumbulu	ayimbumbulu
Class 10	ezimbumbulu	ezingembumbulu	zimbumbulu	azimbumbulu
Class 11	olumbumbulu	olungembumbulu	lumbumbulu	alumbumbulu
Class 14	obumbumbulu	obungembumbulu	bumbumbulu	abumbumbulu
Class 15	okumbumbulu	okungembumbulu	kumbumbulu	akumbumbulu
Class 17	okumbumbulu	okungembumbulu	kumbumbulu	akumbumbulu

Zulu

Etymology

From imbumbulu.

Relative

-mbumbulu^?

1. artificial, counterfeit, fake

Inflection

Relative concord
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engimbumbulu	engingembumbulu	ngimbumbulu	angimbumbulu
2nd singular	ombumbulu	ongembumbulu	umbumbulu	awumbumbulu
1st plural	esimbumbulu	esingembumbulu	simbumbulu	asimbumbulu
2nd plural	enimbumbulu	eningembumbulu	nimbumbulu	animbumbulu
Class 1	ombumbulu	ongembumbulu	umbumbulu	akambumbulu
Class 2	abambumbulu	abangembumbulu	bambumbulu	abambumbulu
Class 3	ombumbulu	ongembumbulu	umbumbulu	awumbumbulu
Class 4	embumbulu	engembumbulu	imbumbulu	ayimbumbulu
Class 5	elimbumbulu	elingembumbulu	limbumbulu	alimbumbulu
Class 6	ambumbulu	angembumbulu	ambumbulu	awambumbulu
Class 7	esimbumbulu	esingembumbulu	simbumbulu	asimbumbulu
Class 8	ezimbumbulu	ezingembumbulu	zimbumbulu	azimbumbulu
Class 9	embumbulu	engembumbulu	imbumbulu	ayimbumbulu
Class 10	ezimbumbulu	ezingembumbulu	zimbumbulu	azimbumbulu
Class 11	olumbumbulu	olungembumbulu	lumbumbulu	alumbumbulu
Class 14	obumbumbulu	obungembumbulu	bumbumbulu	abumbumbulu
Class 15	okumbumbulu	okungembumbulu	kumbumbulu	akumbumbulu
Class 17	okumbumbulu	okungembumbulu	kumbumbulu	akumbumbulu

References

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