umvuzi

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Zulu

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Etymology

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From umu- +‎ -vuza +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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uḿvuzi class 3 (plural imívuzi class 4)

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

Inflection

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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

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