umfula

Northern Ndebele

Noun

úḿfula class 3 (plural ímífula class 4)

1. river

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

úḿfula class 3 (plural ímífula class 4)

1. river

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩fuːla]

Noun

úḿfula class 3 (plural ímífula class 4)

1. river, stream
2. valley

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

Cognate with Sotho phula (“valley”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩fuːla/

Noun

uḿfula class 3 (plural imífula class 4)

1. river

   Synonym: umlambo

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umfula	imifula
Locative	emfuleni	emifuleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umfula		imifula
Simple form	mfula		mifula
Locative	emfuleni		emifuleni
Copulative	ngumfula		yimifula
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womfula	owomfula	wemifula	owemifula
Class 2	bomfula	abomfula	bemifula	abemifula
Class 3	womfula	owomfula	wemifula	owemifula
Class 4	yomfula	eyomfula	yemifula	eyemifula
Class 5	lomfula	elomfula	lemifula	elemifula
Class 6	omfula	awomfula	emifula	awemifula
Class 7	somfula	esomfula	semifula	esemifula
Class 8	zomfula	ezomfula	zemifula	ezemifula
Class 9	yomfula	eyomfula	yemifula	eyemifula
Class 10	zomfula	ezomfula	zemifula	ezemifula
Class 11	lomfula	olomfula	lwemifula	olwemifula
Class 14	bomfula	obomfula	bemifula	obemifula
Class 15	komfula	okomfula	kwemifula	okwemifula
Class 17	komfula	okomfula	kwemifula	okwemifula

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fula”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fula (umfʼula, 3.2.9.9)”