umbono

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -bona +‎ -o.

Noun

úḿbôno class 3 (plural ímíbôno class 4)

1. idea

Inflection

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Swazi

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -bona +‎ -o.

Noun

úḿbôno class 3 (plural ímíbôno class 4)

1. vision
2. opinion

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From um- +‎ -bona +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩ɓôːno]

Noun

úḿbôno class 3 (plural ímíbôno class 4)

1. view

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -bona +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩ɓôːno/

Noun

úmbôno class 3 (plural ímibôno class 4)

1. opinion, point of view
2. idea, suggestion

Inflection

Class 3/4 (locative embonweni)

	singular		plural
full form	umbono		imibono
simple form	mbono		mibono
locative	embonweni		emibonweni
copulative	ngumbono		yimibono
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wombono	owombono	wemibono	owemibono
class 2	bombono	abombono	bemibono	abemibono
class 3	wombono	owombono	wemibono	owemibono
class 4	yombono	eyombono	yemibono	eyemibono
class 5	lombono	elombono	lemibono	elemibono
class 6	ombono	awombono	emibono	awemibono
class 7	sombono	esombono	semibono	esemibono
class 8	zombono	ezombono	zemibono	ezemibono
class 9	yombono	eyombono	yemibono	eyemibono
class 10	zombono	ezombono	zemibono	ezemibono
class 11	lombono	olombono	lwemibono	olwemibono
class 14	bombono	obombono	bemibono	obemibono
class 15	kombono	okombono	kwemibono	okwemibono
class 17	kombono	okombono	kwemibono	okwemibono

References

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