umumbi

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -mba +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umúːmbi/

Noun

umúmbi class 1 (plural abémbi class 2)

1. digger (one who digs)

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umumbi	abembi
Locative	kumumbi	kubembi
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umumbi		abembi
Simple form	mumbi		bembi
Locative	kumumbi		kubembi
Copulative	ngumumbi		ngabembi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womumbi	owomumbi	wabembi	owabembi
Class 2	bomumbi	abomumbi	babembi	ababembi
Class 3	womumbi	owomumbi	wabembi	owabembi
Class 4	yomumbi	eyomumbi	yabembi	eyabembi
Class 5	lomumbi	elomumbi	labembi	elabembi
Class 6	omumbi	awomumbi	abembi	awabembi
Class 7	somumbi	esomumbi	sabembi	esabembi
Class 8	zomumbi	ezomumbi	zabembi	ezabembi
Class 9	yomumbi	eyomumbi	yabembi	eyabembi
Class 10	zomumbi	ezomumbi	zabembi	ezabembi
Class 11	lomumbi	olomumbi	lwabembi	olwabembi
Class 14	bomumbi	obomumbi	babembi	obabembi
Class 15	komumbi	okomumbi	kwabembi	okwabembi
Class 17	komumbi	okomumbi	kwabembi	okwabembi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mbi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mbi (3.2.9)”