ubumpofu

Zulu

Etymology

From ubu- +‎ -mpofu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úɓumpôːfu/

Noun

úbumpôfu class 14

1. dun colour, tan colour, tawny colour
2. indigence, poverty

Inflection

Class 14
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubumpofu	—
Locative	ebumpofini	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubumpofu		—
Simple form	bumpofu		—
Locative	ebumpofini		—
Copulative	ngubumpofu		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wobumpofu	owobumpofu	—	—
Class 2	bobumpofu	abobumpofu	—	—
Class 3	wobumpofu	owobumpofu	—	—
Class 4	yobumpofu	eyobumpofu	—	—
Class 5	lobumpofu	elobumpofu	—	—
Class 6	obumpofu	awobumpofu	—	—
Class 7	sobumpofu	esobumpofu	—	—
Class 8	zobumpofu	ezobumpofu	—	—
Class 9	yobumpofu	eyobumpofu	—	—
Class 10	zobumpofu	ezobumpofu	—	—
Class 11	lobumpofu	olobumpofu	—	—
Class 14	bobumpofu	obobumpofu	—	—
Class 15	kobumpofu	okobumpofu	—	—
Class 17	kobumpofu	okobumpofu	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mpofu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mpofu (2.4.3-8.9)”