umlamu

Swazi

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́.

Noun

úḿlâmu class 1 (plural bálâmu class 2)

1. brother-in-law, sister-in-law

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩lâːmu/

Noun

úmlâmu class 1 (plural ábalâmu class 2)

1. brother-in-law, sister-in-law

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umlamu	abalamu
Locative	kumlamu	kubalamu
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umlamu		abalamu
Simple form	mlamu		balamu
Locative	kumlamu		kubalamu
Copulative	ngumlamu		ngabalamu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womlamu	owomlamu	wabalamu	owabalamu
Class 2	bomlamu	abomlamu	babalamu	ababalamu
Class 3	womlamu	owomlamu	wabalamu	owabalamu
Class 4	yomlamu	eyomlamu	yabalamu	eyabalamu
Class 5	lomlamu	elomlamu	labalamu	elabalamu
Class 6	omlamu	awomlamu	abalamu	awabalamu
Class 7	somlamu	esomlamu	sabalamu	esabalamu
Class 8	zomlamu	ezomlamu	zabalamu	ezabalamu
Class 9	yomlamu	eyomlamu	yabalamu	eyabalamu
Class 10	zomlamu	ezomlamu	zabalamu	ezabalamu
Class 11	lomlamu	olomlamu	lwabalamu	olwabalamu
Class 14	bomlamu	obomlamu	babalamu	obabalamu
Class 15	komlamu	okomlamu	kwabalamu	okwabalamu
Class 17	komlamu	okomlamu	kwabalamu	okwabalamu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-lamu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lamu (2.6.3-8.9)”