ifu

See also: IFU

Japanese

Romanization

ifu

Rōmaji transcription of いふ

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ílífu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːfu/

Noun

ī́fu class 5 (plural amáfu class 6)

cloud
Synonym: iyezi
(in the plural) sky
Synonyms: isibhakabhaka, izulu

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ifu	amafu
Locative	efini	emafini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ifu		amafu
Simple form	lifu		mafu
Locative	efini		emafini
Copulative	yifu		ngamafu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wefu	owefu	wamafu	owamafu
Class 2	befu	abefu	bamafu	abamafu
Class 3	wefu	owefu	wamafu	owamafu
Class 4	yefu	eyefu	yamafu	eyamafu
Class 5	lefu	elefu	lamafu	elamafu
Class 6	efu	awefu	amafu	awamafu
Class 7	sefu	esefu	samafu	esamafu
Class 8	zefu	ezefu	zamafu	ezamafu
Class 9	yefu	eyefu	yamafu	eyamafu
Class 10	zefu	ezefu	zamafu	ezamafu
Class 11	lwefu	olwefu	lwamafu	olwamafu
Class 14	befu	obefu	bamafu	obamafu
Class 15	kwefu	okwefu	kwamafu	okwamafu
Class 17	kwefu	okwefu	kwamafu	okwamafu

References

C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-fu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fu (3.2.9)”

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