umu-

See also: umu and Umu

Northern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

Class 1 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

Class 3 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

Class 1 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

Class 3 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

Class 1 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *úmu-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-mʊ̀-.

Prefix

umu-

Class 3 noun prefix.

Usage notes

The variant form um- is used before stems of more than one syllable.

References

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

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