umbane

Swazi

Noun

úḿbane class 3 (plural ímíbane class 4)

1. lightning

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩ɓaːne]

Noun

úḿbane class 3 (plural ímíbane class 4)

1. electricity
2. lightning

Inflection

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Zulu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩ɓaːne/

Noun

uḿbane class 3 (plural imíbane class 4)

1. Cloud to ground lightning; as opposed to unyazi, which is cloud to cloud or intra-cloud lightning.

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umbane	imibane
Locative	embaneni	emibaneni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umbane		imibane
Simple form	mbane		mibane
Locative	embaneni		emibaneni
Copulative	ngumbane		yimibane
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wombane	owombane	wemibane	owemibane
Class 2	bombane	abombane	bemibane	abemibane
Class 3	wombane	owombane	wemibane	owemibane
Class 4	yombane	eyombane	yemibane	eyemibane
Class 5	lombane	elombane	lemibane	elemibane
Class 6	ombane	awombane	emibane	awemibane
Class 7	sombane	esombane	semibane	esemibane
Class 8	zombane	ezombane	zemibane	ezemibane
Class 9	yombane	eyombane	yemibane	eyemibane
Class 10	zombane	ezombane	zemibane	ezemibane
Class 11	lombane	olombane	lwemibane	olwemibane
Class 14	bombane	obombane	bemibane	obemibane
Class 15	kombane	okombane	kwemibane	okwemibane
Class 17	kombane	okombane	kwemibane	okwemibane

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓane (3.2.5.9)”