umelusi
Appearance
Swazi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]úmélusi class 1 (plural bélusi class 2)
Inflection
[edit]This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From umu- + -elusa (“to herd”) + -i.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]umélusi class 1 (plural abélusi class 2)
Inflection
[edit]Class 1/2 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umelusi | abelusi | ||
Locative | kumelusi | kubelusi | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umelusi | abelusi | ||
Simple form | melusi | belusi | ||
Locative | kumelusi | kubelusi | ||
Copulative | ngumelusi | ngabelusi | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | womelusi | owomelusi | wabelusi | owabelusi |
Class 2 | bomelusi | abomelusi | babelusi | ababelusi |
Class 3 | womelusi | owomelusi | wabelusi | owabelusi |
Class 4 | yomelusi | eyomelusi | yabelusi | eyabelusi |
Class 5 | lomelusi | elomelusi | labelusi | elabelusi |
Class 6 | omelusi | awomelusi | abelusi | awabelusi |
Class 7 | somelusi | esomelusi | sabelusi | esabelusi |
Class 8 | zomelusi | ezomelusi | zabelusi | ezabelusi |
Class 9 | yomelusi | eyomelusi | yabelusi | eyabelusi |
Class 10 | zomelusi | ezomelusi | zabelusi | ezabelusi |
Class 11 | lomelusi | olomelusi | lwabelusi | olwabelusi |
Class 14 | bomelusi | obomelusi | babelusi | obabelusi |
Class 15 | komelusi | okomelusi | kwabelusi | okwabelusi |
Class 17 | komelusi | okomelusi | kwabelusi | okwabelusi |
References
[edit]- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-elusi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-elusi (3.2.9.9)”