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umjaho

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Zulu

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Etymology

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From umu- +‎ -jaha +‎ -o. Cognate with Xhosa umdyarho.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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uḿjaho class 3 (plural imíjaho class 4)

  1. race

Inflection

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Class 3/4
Singular Plural
Full form umjaho imijaho
Locative emjahweni emijahweni
Singular Plural
Full form umjaho imijaho
Simple form mjaho mijaho
Locative emjahweni emijahweni
Copulative ngumjaho yimijaho
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womjaho owomjaho wemijaho owemijaho
Class 2 bomjaho abomjaho bemijaho abemijaho
Class 3 womjaho owomjaho wemijaho owemijaho
Class 4 yomjaho eyomjaho yemijaho eyemijaho
Class 5 lomjaho elomjaho lemijaho elemijaho
Class 6 omjaho awomjaho emijaho awemijaho
Class 7 somjaho esomjaho semijaho esemijaho
Class 8 zomjaho ezomjaho zemijaho ezemijaho
Class 9 yomjaho eyomjaho yemijaho eyemijaho
Class 10 zomjaho ezomjaho zemijaho ezemijaho
Class 11 lomjaho olomjaho lwemijaho olwemijaho
Class 14 bomjaho obomjaho bemijaho obemijaho
Class 15 komjaho okomjaho kwemijaho okwemijaho
Class 17 komjaho okomjaho kwemijaho okwemijaho

References

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