ummbila

Swazi

Etymology

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Noun

úḿmbîla class 3 (plural ímímbîla class 4)

1. maize

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩mbíːla/

Noun

úmmbíla class 3 (plural ímimbíla class 4)

1. maize, mealies

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ummbila	imimbila
Locative	emmbileni	emimbileni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ummbila		imimbila
Simple form	mmbila		mimbila
Locative	emmbileni		emimbileni
Copulative	ngummbila		yimimbila
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wommbila	owommbila	wemimbila	owemimbila
Class 2	bommbila	abommbila	bemimbila	abemimbila
Class 3	wommbila	owommbila	wemimbila	owemimbila
Class 4	yommbila	eyommbila	yemimbila	eyemimbila
Class 5	lommbila	elommbila	lemimbila	elemimbila
Class 6	ommbila	awommbila	emimbila	awemimbila
Class 7	sommbila	esommbila	semimbila	esemimbila
Class 8	zommbila	ezommbila	zemimbila	ezemimbila
Class 9	yommbila	eyommbila	yemimbila	eyemimbila
Class 10	zommbila	ezommbila	zemimbila	ezemimbila
Class 11	lommbila	olommbila	lwemimbila	olwemimbila
Class 14	bommbila	obommbila	bemimbila	obemimbila
Class 15	kommbila	okommbila	kwemimbila	okwemimbila
Class 17	kommbila	okommbila	kwemimbila	okwemimbila

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mbila”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mbila (3.3-4.6-3.9)”