umvuzi

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -vuza +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩vuːzi/

Noun

uḿvuzi class 3 (plural imívuzi class 4)

1. marsh mongoose, water mongoose, swamp mongoose (Atilax psuldinosus)

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umvuzi	imivuzi
Locative	emvuzini	emivuzini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umvuzi		imivuzi
Simple form	mvuzi		mivuzi
Locative	emvuzini		emivuzini
Copulative	ngumvuzi		yimivuzi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womvuzi	owomvuzi	wemivuzi	owemivuzi
Class 2	bomvuzi	abomvuzi	bemivuzi	abemivuzi
Class 3	womvuzi	owomvuzi	wemivuzi	owemivuzi
Class 4	yomvuzi	eyomvuzi	yemivuzi	eyemivuzi
Class 5	lomvuzi	elomvuzi	lemivuzi	elemivuzi
Class 6	omvuzi	awomvuzi	emivuzi	awemivuzi
Class 7	somvuzi	esomvuzi	semivuzi	esemivuzi
Class 8	zomvuzi	ezomvuzi	zemivuzi	ezemivuzi
Class 9	yomvuzi	eyomvuzi	yemivuzi	eyemivuzi
Class 10	zomvuzi	ezomvuzi	zemivuzi	ezemivuzi
Class 11	lomvuzi	olomvuzi	lwemivuzi	olwemivuzi
Class 14	bomvuzi	obomvuzi	bemivuzi	obemivuzi
Class 15	komvuzi	okomvuzi	kwemivuzi	okwemivuzi
Class 17	komvuzi	okomvuzi	kwemivuzi	okwemivuzi

References

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