umuva

Swazi

Noun

úmuvá class 3 (plural ímivá class 4)

1. back

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úmuːvá/

Noun

úmuvá class 3 (plural ímivá class 4)

1. back, rear, hind part
2. home
3. last-born of twins, weakling

Inflection

Class 3/4, short locative (locative emuva)

	singular		plural
full form	umuva		imiva
simple form	muva		miva
locative	emuva		emiva
copulative	ngumuva		yimiva
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womuva	owomuva	wemiva	owemiva
class 2	bomuva	abomuva	bemiva	abemiva
class 3	womuva	owomuva	wemiva	owemiva
class 4	yomuva	eyomuva	yemiva	eyemiva
class 5	lomuva	elomuva	lemiva	elemiva
class 6	omuva	awomuva	emiva	awemiva
class 7	somuva	esomuva	semiva	esemiva
class 8	zomuva	ezomuva	zemiva	ezemiva
class 9	yomuva	eyomuva	yemiva	eyemiva
class 10	zomuva	ezomuva	zemiva	ezemiva
class 11	lomuva	olomuva	lwemiva	olwemiva
class 14	bomuva	obomuva	bemiva	obemiva
class 15	komuva	okomuva	kwemiva	okwemiva
class 17	komuva	okomuva	kwemiva	okwemiva

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-va”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-va (2.3-8.8-3)”