umufo

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úmuːfó/

Noun

úmufó class 1 (plural ábafó class 2)

1. fellow
2. stranger
3. enemy, opponent
4. (obsolete) man

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umufo	abafo
Locative	kumufo	kubafo
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umufo		abafo
Simple form	mufo		bafo
Locative	kumufo		kubafo
Copulative	ngumufo		ngabafo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womufo	owomufo	wabafo	owabafo
Class 2	bomufo	abomufo	babafo	ababafo
Class 3	womufo	owomufo	wabafo	owabafo
Class 4	yomufo	eyomufo	yabafo	eyabafo
Class 5	lomufo	elomufo	labafo	elabafo
Class 6	omufo	awomufo	abafo	awabafo
Class 7	somufo	esomufo	sabafo	esabafo
Class 8	zomufo	ezomufo	zabafo	ezabafo
Class 9	yomufo	eyomufo	yabafo	eyabafo
Class 10	zomufo	ezomufo	zabafo	ezabafo
Class 11	lomufo	olomufo	lwabafo	olwabafo
Class 14	bomufo	obomufo	babafo	obabafo
Class 15	komufo	okomufo	kwabafo	okwabafo
Class 17	komufo	okomufo	kwabafo	okwabafo

Derived terms

• umfana
• umfokazi

References

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