ufu
Appearance
Swahili
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]ufu class XI (no plural)
- death (the state of being dead)
See also
[edit]- kifo (“death (cessation of life)”)
Zulu
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ū́fu class 11 (plural izímfu class 10)
Inflection
[edit]Class 11/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ufu | izimfu | ||
Locative | ofini | ezimfini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ufu | izimfu | ||
Simple form | lufu | zimfu | ||
Locative | ofini | ezimfini | ||
Copulative | wufu | yizimfu | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wofu | owofu | wezimfu | owezimfu |
Class 2 | bofu | abofu | bezimfu | abezimfu |
Class 3 | wofu | owofu | wezimfu | owezimfu |
Class 4 | yofu | eyofu | yezimfu | eyezimfu |
Class 5 | lofu | elofu | lezimfu | elezimfu |
Class 6 | ofu | awofu | ezimfu | awezimfu |
Class 7 | sofu | esofu | sezimfu | esezimfu |
Class 8 | zofu | ezofu | zezimfu | ezezimfu |
Class 9 | yofu | eyofu | yezimfu | eyezimfu |
Class 10 | zofu | ezofu | zezimfu | ezezimfu |
Class 11 | lofu | olofu | lwezimfu | olwezimfu |
Class 14 | bofu | obofu | bezimfu | obezimfu |
Class 15 | kofu | okofu | kwezimfu | okwezimfu |
Class 17 | kofu | okofu | kwezimfu | okwezimfu |
References
[edit]- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fu (3.2.9)”