umuvi

Zulu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umúːvi/

Noun

umúvi class 3 (plural imívi class 4)

1. wasp, hornet

Inflection

Class 3/4 (locative emuvini)

	singular		plural
full form	umuvi		imivi
simple form	muvi		mivi
locative	emuvini		emivini
copulative	ngumuvi		yimivi
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womuvi	owomuvi	wemivi	owemivi
class 2	bomuvi	abomuvi	bemivi	abemivi
class 3	womuvi	owomuvi	wemivi	owemivi
class 4	yomuvi	eyomuvi	yemivi	eyemivi
class 5	lomuvi	elomuvi	lemivi	elemivi
class 6	omuvi	awomuvi	emivi	awemivi
class 7	somuvi	esomuvi	semivi	esemivi
class 8	zomuvi	ezomuvi	zemivi	ezemivi
class 9	yomuvi	eyomuvi	yemivi	eyemivi
class 10	zomuvi	ezomuvi	zemivi	ezemivi
class 11	lomuvi	olomuvi	lwemivi	olwemivi
class 14	bomuvi	obomuvi	bemivi	obemivi
class 15	komuvi	okomuvi	kwemivi	okwemivi
class 17	komuvi	okomuvi	kwemivi	okwemivi

References

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