mpofu

Xhosa

Etymology

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Relative

-mpôfu

1. tawny

Inflection

Relative concord, tone HH

	modifier		copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	endimpofu	endingempofu	ndimpofu	andimpofu
2nd singular	ompofu	ongempofu	umpofu	awumpofu
1st plural	esimpofu	esingempofu	simpofu	asimpofu
2nd plural	enimpofu	eningempofu	nimpofu	animpofu
class 1	ompofu	ongempofu	umpofu	akampofu
class 2	abampofu	abangempofu	bampofu	abampofu
class 3	ompofu	ongempofu	umpofu	awumpofu
class 4	empofu	engempofu	impofu	ayimpofu
class 5	elimpofu	elingempofu	limpofu	alimpofu
class 6	ampofu	angempofu	ampofu	awampofu
class 7	esimpofu	esingempofu	simpofu	asimpofu
class 8	ezimpofu	ezingempofu	zimpofu	azimpofu
class 9	empofu	engempofu	impofu	ayimpofu
class 10	ezimpofu	ezingempofu	zimpofu	azimpofu
class 11	olumpofu	olungempofu	lumpofu	alumpofu
class 14	obumpofu	obungempofu	bumpofu	abumpofu
class 15	okumpofu	okungempofu	kumpofu	akumpofu
class 17	okumpofu	okungempofu	kumpofu	akumpofu

Zulu

Relative

-mpôfu

1. dun, tan, tawny, greyish-brown, yellowish-brown
2. indigent, poor

Inflection

Relative concord, tone HH

	modifier		copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engimpofu	engingempofu	ngimpofu	angimpofu
2nd singular	ompofu	ongempofu	umpofu	awumpofu
1st plural	esimpofu	esingempofu	simpofu	asimpofu
2nd plural	enimpofu	eningempofu	nimpofu	animpofu
class 1	ompofu	ongempofu	umpofu	akampofu
class 2	abampofu	abangempofu	bampofu	abampofu
class 3	ompofu	ongempofu	umpofu	awumpofu
class 4	empofu	engempofu	impofu	ayimpofu
class 5	elimpofu	elingempofu	limpofu	alimpofu
class 6	ampofu	angempofu	ampofu	awampofu
class 7	esimpofu	esingempofu	simpofu	asimpofu
class 8	ezimpofu	ezingempofu	zimpofu	azimpofu
class 9	empofu	engempofu	impofu	ayimpofu
class 10	ezimpofu	ezingempofu	zimpofu	azimpofu
class 11	olumpofu	olungempofu	lumpofu	alumpofu
class 14	obumpofu	obungempofu	bumpofu	abumpofu
class 15	okumpofu	okungempofu	kumpofu	akumpofu
class 17	okumpofu	okungempofu	kumpofu	akumpofu

References

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