ufudu

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nkúdù, with a change of noun class.

Noun

úfûdu class 1a (plural ófûdu class 2a)

1. tortoise

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nkúdù, with a change of noun class. The word has /d/ instead of the expected reflex /v/.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ûːfûːdu/

Noun

ûfûdu class 11 (plural ízimfûdu class 10)

1. tortoise

Inflection

Class 11/10 (locative ofudwini)

	singular		plural
full form	ufudu		izimfudu
simple form	lufudu		zimfudu
locative	ofudwini		ezimfudwini
copulative	wufudu		yizimfudu
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wofudu	owofudu	wezimfudu	owezimfudu
class 2	bofudu	abofudu	bezimfudu	abezimfudu
class 3	wofudu	owofudu	wezimfudu	owezimfudu
class 4	yofudu	eyofudu	yezimfudu	eyezimfudu
class 5	lofudu	elofudu	lezimfudu	elezimfudu
class 6	ofudu	awofudu	ezimfudu	awezimfudu
class 7	sofudu	esofudu	sezimfudu	esezimfudu
class 8	zofudu	ezofudu	zezimfudu	ezezimfudu
class 9	yofudu	eyofudu	yezimfudu	eyezimfudu
class 10	zofudu	ezofudu	zezimfudu	ezezimfudu
class 11	lofudu	olofudu	lwezimfudu	olwezimfudu
class 14	bofudu	obofudu	bezimfudu	obezimfudu
class 15	kofudu	okofudu	kwezimfudu	okwezimfudu
class 17	kofudu	okofudu	kwezimfudu	okwezimfudu

References

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