umphefumulo

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -phefumula +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /um̩pʰefúmuːlo/

Noun

umphefúmulo class 3 (plural imiphefúmulo class 4)

1. breath
2. life
3. soul

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umphefumulo	imiphefumulo
Locative	emphefumulweni	emiphefumulweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umphefumulo		imiphefumulo
Simple form	mphefumulo		miphefumulo
Locative	emphefumulweni		emiphefumulweni
Copulative	ngumphefumulo		yimiphefumulo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womphefumulo	owomphefumulo	wemiphefumulo	owemiphefumulo
Class 2	bomphefumulo	abomphefumulo	bemiphefumulo	abemiphefumulo
Class 3	womphefumulo	owomphefumulo	wemiphefumulo	owemiphefumulo
Class 4	yomphefumulo	eyomphefumulo	yemiphefumulo	eyemiphefumulo
Class 5	lomphefumulo	elomphefumulo	lemiphefumulo	elemiphefumulo
Class 6	omphefumulo	awomphefumulo	emiphefumulo	awemiphefumulo
Class 7	somphefumulo	esomphefumulo	semiphefumulo	esemiphefumulo
Class 8	zomphefumulo	ezomphefumulo	zemiphefumulo	ezemiphefumulo
Class 9	yomphefumulo	eyomphefumulo	yemiphefumulo	eyemiphefumulo
Class 10	zomphefumulo	ezomphefumulo	zemiphefumulo	ezemiphefumulo
Class 11	lomphefumulo	olomphefumulo	lwemiphefumulo	olwemiphefumulo
Class 14	bomphefumulo	obomphefumulo	bemiphefumulo	obemiphefumulo
Class 15	komphefumulo	okomphefumulo	kwemiphefumulo	okwemiphefumulo
Class 17	komphefumulo	okomphefumulo	kwemiphefumulo	okwemiphefumulo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phefumulo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phefumulo (6.6.6.3.9.9)”