umata

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English mat.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úmáːta/

Noun

úmáta class 1a (plural ômáta class 2a)

mat

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umata	omata
Locative	kumata	komata
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umata		omata
Simple form	mata		bomata
Locative	kumata		komata
Copulative	ngumata		ngomata
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kamata	okamata	womata	owomata
Class 2	bakamata	abakamata	bomata	abomata
Class 3	kamata	okamata	womata	owomata
Class 4	kamata	ekamata	yomata	eyomata
Class 5	likamata	elikamata	lomata	elomata
Class 6	kamata	akamata	omata	awomata
Class 7	sikamata	esikamata	somata	esomata
Class 8	zikamata	ezikamata	zomata	ezomata
Class 9	kamata	ekamata	yomata	eyomata
Class 10	zikamata	ezikamata	zomata	ezomata
Class 11	lukamata	olukamata	lomata	olomata
Class 14	bukamata	obukamata	bomata	obomata
Class 15	kukamata	okukamata	komata	okomata
Class 17	kukamata	okukamata	komata	okomata

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mata”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mata (2.4.9)”

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