umvubu

Zulu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩vuːɓú/

Noun

uḿvubú class 3 (plural imívubú class 4)

1. swamp fig, hippo fig

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umvubu	imivubu
Locative	emvutshini	emivutshini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umvubu		imivubu
Simple form	mvubu		mivubu
Locative	emvutshini		emivutshini
Copulative	ngumvubu		yimivubu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womvubu	owomvubu	wemivubu	owemivubu
Class 2	bomvubu	abomvubu	bemivubu	abemivubu
Class 3	womvubu	owomvubu	wemivubu	owemivubu
Class 4	yomvubu	eyomvubu	yemivubu	eyemivubu
Class 5	lomvubu	elomvubu	lemivubu	elemivubu
Class 6	omvubu	awomvubu	emivubu	awemivubu
Class 7	somvubu	esomvubu	semivubu	esemivubu
Class 8	zomvubu	ezomvubu	zemivubu	ezemivubu
Class 9	yomvubu	eyomvubu	yemivubu	eyemivubu
Class 10	zomvubu	ezomvubu	zemivubu	ezemivubu
Class 11	lomvubu	olomvubu	lwemivubu	olwemivubu
Class 14	bomvubu	obomvubu	bemivubu	obemivubu
Class 15	komvubu	okomvubu	kwemivubu	okwemivubu
Class 17	komvubu	okomvubu	kwemivubu	okwemivubu

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-vuɓu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-vuɓu (3.2.6.3)”