ubhavu
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]úbhávu class 1a (plural obhavu class 2a)
Inflection
[edit]Class 1a/2a | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ubhavu | obhavu | ||
Locative | kubhavu | kobhavu | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ubhavu | obhavu | ||
Simple form | bhavu | bobhavu | ||
Locative | kubhavu | kobhavu | ||
Copulative | ngubhavu | ngobhavu | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | kabhavu | okabhavu | wobhavu | owobhavu |
Class 2 | bakabhavu | abakabhavu | bobhavu | abobhavu |
Class 3 | kabhavu | okabhavu | wobhavu | owobhavu |
Class 4 | kabhavu | ekabhavu | yobhavu | eyobhavu |
Class 5 | likabhavu | elikabhavu | lobhavu | elobhavu |
Class 6 | kabhavu | akabhavu | obhavu | awobhavu |
Class 7 | sikabhavu | esikabhavu | sobhavu | esobhavu |
Class 8 | zikabhavu | ezikabhavu | zobhavu | ezobhavu |
Class 9 | kabhavu | ekabhavu | yobhavu | eyobhavu |
Class 10 | zikabhavu | ezikabhavu | zobhavu | ezobhavu |
Class 11 | lukabhavu | olukabhavu | lobhavu | olobhavu |
Class 14 | bukabhavu | obukabhavu | bobhavu | obobhavu |
Class 15 | kukabhavu | okukabhavu | kobhavu | okobhavu |
Class 17 | kukabhavu | okukabhavu | kobhavu | okobhavu |
References
[edit]- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-bavu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-bavu (3.7.9)”