ibumba
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìbʊ́mbà.
Noun
ibǔmba class 5 (plural amabǔmba class 6)
Related terms
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìbʊ́mbà. Equivalent to i- + -bumba + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːɓûːmba/
Noun
îbûmba class 5 (plural ámabûmba class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ibumba | amabumba | ||
| simple form | libumba | mabumba | ||
| locative | ebumbeni | emabumbeni | ||
| copulative | yibumba | ngamabumba | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | webumba | owebumba | wamabumba | owamabumba |
| class 2 | bebumba | abebumba | bamabumba | abamabumba |
| class 3 | webumba | owebumba | wamabumba | owamabumba |
| class 4 | yebumba | eyebumba | yamabumba | eyamabumba |
| class 5 | lebumba | elebumba | lamabumba | elamabumba |
| class 6 | ebumba | awebumba | amabumba | awamabumba |
| class 7 | sebumba | esebumba | samabumba | esamabumba |
| class 8 | zebumba | ezebumba | zamabumba | ezamabumba |
| class 9 | yebumba | eyebumba | yamabumba | eyamabumba |
| class 10 | zebumba | ezebumba | zamabumba | ezamabumba |
| class 11 | lwebumba | olwebumba | lwamabumba | olwamabumba |
| class 14 | bebumba | obebumba | bamabumba | obamabumba |
| class 15 | kwebumba | okwebumba | kwamabumba | okwamabumba |
| class 17 | kwebumba | okwebumba | kwamabumba | okwamabumba |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓumba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓumba (2.4.3-8.9)”