umvithi

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩viːtʰi/

Noun

uḿvithi class 3 (plural imívithi class 4)

1. tough lovegrass
2. motlopi

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umvithi	imivithi
Locative	emvithini	emivithini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umvithi		imivithi
Simple form	mvithi		mivithi
Locative	emvithini		emivithini
Copulative	ngumvithi		yimivithi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womvithi	owomvithi	wemivithi	owemivithi
Class 2	bomvithi	abomvithi	bemivithi	abemivithi
Class 3	womvithi	owomvithi	wemivithi	owemivithi
Class 4	yomvithi	eyomvithi	yemivithi	eyemivithi
Class 5	lomvithi	elomvithi	lemivithi	elemivithi
Class 6	omvithi	awomvithi	emivithi	awemivithi
Class 7	somvithi	esomvithi	semivithi	esemivithi
Class 8	zomvithi	ezomvithi	zemivithi	ezemivithi
Class 9	yomvithi	eyomvithi	yemivithi	eyemivithi
Class 10	zomvithi	ezomvithi	zemivithi	ezemivithi
Class 11	lomvithi	olomvithi	lwemivithi	olwemivithi
Class 14	bomvithi	obomvithi	bemivithi	obemivithi
Class 15	komvithi	okomvithi	kwemivithi	okwemivithi
Class 17	komvithi	okomvithi	kwemivithi	okwemivithi

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-vithi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-vithi (3.2.9.9)”