uxamu

Zulu

Etymology

From a Khoe language. Cognate with Xhosa uxam.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úǁâːmu/

Noun

úxâmu class 1a (plural ôxâmu class 2a)

1. iguana, monitor lizard

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	uxamu	oxamu
Locative	kuxamu	koxamu
	Singular		Plural
Full form	uxamu		oxamu
Simple form	xamu		boxamu
Locative	kuxamu		koxamu
Copulative	nguxamu		ngoxamu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kaxamu	okaxamu	woxamu	owoxamu
Class 2	bakaxamu	abakaxamu	boxamu	aboxamu
Class 3	kaxamu	okaxamu	woxamu	owoxamu
Class 4	kaxamu	ekaxamu	yoxamu	eyoxamu
Class 5	likaxamu	elikaxamu	loxamu	eloxamu
Class 6	kaxamu	akaxamu	oxamu	awoxamu
Class 7	sikaxamu	esikaxamu	soxamu	esoxamu
Class 8	zikaxamu	ezikaxamu	zoxamu	ezoxamu
Class 9	kaxamu	ekaxamu	yoxamu	eyoxamu
Class 10	zikaxamu	ezikaxamu	zoxamu	ezoxamu
Class 11	lukaxamu	olukaxamu	loxamu	oloxamu
Class 14	bukaxamu	obukaxamu	boxamu	oboxamu
Class 15	kukaxamu	okukaxamu	koxamu	okoxamu
Class 17	kukaxamu	okukaxamu	koxamu	okoxamu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-xamu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-xamu (2.3-8.9)”