umfana

Northern Ndebele

Noun

úḿfána class 1 (plural ábáfána class 2)

1. boy
2. young man

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

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Noun

úḿfána class 1 (plural báfána class 2)

1. boy

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From umfo +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩fáːna]

Noun

úḿfána class 1 (plural ábáfána class 2)

1. boy
2. young man

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From umufo +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩fáːna/

Noun

úmfána class 1 (plural ábafána class 2)

1. boy
2. young man

Inflection

Class 1/2 (locative kumfana)

	singular		plural
full form	umfana		abafana
simple form	mfana		bafana
locative	kumfana		kubafana
copulative	ngumfana		ngabafana
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womfana	owomfana	wabafana	owabafana
class 2	bomfana	abomfana	babafana	ababafana
class 3	womfana	owomfana	wabafana	owabafana
class 4	yomfana	eyomfana	yabafana	eyabafana
class 5	lomfana	elomfana	labafana	elabafana
class 6	omfana	awomfana	abafana	awabafana
class 7	somfana	esomfana	sabafana	esabafana
class 8	zomfana	ezomfana	zabafana	ezabafana
class 9	yomfana	eyomfana	yabafana	eyabafana
class 10	zomfana	ezomfana	zabafana	ezabafana
class 11	lomfana	olomfana	lwabafana	olwabafana
class 14	bomfana	obomfana	babafana	obabafana
class 15	komfana	okomfana	kwabafana	okwabafana
class 17	komfana	okomfana	kwabafana	okwabafana

Derived terms

• umfanyana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fana (umfʼana, 2.4.3.9 or 3.2.4.9)”