umlambo

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

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

Noun

úḿlambo class 3 (plural ímílambo 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.)

Noun

úḿlambo class 3 (plural ímílambo class 4)

1. river

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩laːmbo/

Noun

uḿlambo class 3 (plural imílambo class 4)

1. (rare) river

   Synonym: umfula

Inflection

Class 3/4 (locative emlanjeni)

	singular		plural
full form	umlambo		imilambo
simple form	mlambo		milambo
locative	emlanjeni		emilanjeni
copulative	ngumlambo		yimilambo
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womlambo	owomlambo	wemilambo	owemilambo
class 2	bomlambo	abomlambo	bemilambo	abemilambo
class 3	womlambo	owomlambo	wemilambo	owemilambo
class 4	yomlambo	eyomlambo	yemilambo	eyemilambo
class 5	lomlambo	elomlambo	lemilambo	elemilambo
class 6	omlambo	awomlambo	emilambo	awemilambo
class 7	somlambo	esomlambo	semilambo	esemilambo
class 8	zomlambo	ezomlambo	zemilambo	ezemilambo
class 9	yomlambo	eyomlambo	yemilambo	eyemilambo
class 10	zomlambo	ezomlambo	zemilambo	ezemilambo
class 11	lomlambo	olomlambo	lwemilambo	olwemilambo
class 14	bomlambo	obomlambo	bemilambo	obemilambo
class 15	komlambo	okomlambo	kwemilambo	okwemilambo
class 17	komlambo	okomlambo	kwemilambo	okwemilambo

References

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