umThembu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩tʰêːmbu/

Noun

úmthêmbu class 1 (plural ábaThêmbu class 2)

1. Thembu person

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umThembu	abaThembu
Locative	kumThembu	kubaThembu
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umThembu		abaThembu
Simple form	mThembu		baThembu
Locative	kumThembu		kubaThembu
Copulative	ngumThembu		ngabaThembu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womThembu	owomThembu	wabaThembu	owabaThembu
Class 2	bomThembu	abomThembu	babaThembu	ababaThembu
Class 3	womThembu	owomThembu	wabaThembu	owabaThembu
Class 4	yomThembu	eyomThembu	yabaThembu	eyabaThembu
Class 5	lomThembu	elomThembu	labaThembu	elabaThembu
Class 6	omThembu	awomThembu	abaThembu	awabaThembu
Class 7	somThembu	esomThembu	sabaThembu	esabaThembu
Class 8	zomThembu	ezomThembu	zabaThembu	ezabaThembu
Class 9	yomThembu	eyomThembu	yabaThembu	eyabaThembu
Class 10	zomThembu	ezomThembu	zabaThembu	ezabaThembu
Class 11	lomThembu	olomThembu	lwabaThembu	olwabaThembu
Class 14	bomThembu	obomThembu	babaThembu	obabaThembu
Class 15	komThembu	okomThembu	kwabaThembu	okwabaThembu
Class 17	komThembu	okomThembu	kwabaThembu	okwabaThembu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-Thembu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-Thembu (2.6.3-8.9)”