umlisa

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /úm̩líːsa/

Noun

úmlísa class 1 (plural ábalísa class 2)

  1. man, male
    Synonym: indoda

Inflection
Class 1/2
Singular Plural
Full form umlisa abalisa
Locative kumlisa kubalisa
Singular Plural
Full form umlisa abalisa
Simple form mlisa balisa
Locative kumlisa kubalisa
Copulative ngumlisa ngabalisa
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womlisa owomlisa wabalisa owabalisa
Class 2 bomlisa abomlisa babalisa ababalisa
Class 3 womlisa owomlisa wabalisa owabalisa
Class 4 yomlisa eyomlisa yabalisa eyabalisa
Class 5 lomlisa elomlisa labalisa elabalisa
Class 6 omlisa awomlisa abalisa awabalisa
Class 7 somlisa esomlisa sabalisa esabalisa
Class 8 zomlisa ezomlisa zabalisa ezabalisa
Class 9 yomlisa eyomlisa yabalisa eyabalisa
Class 10 zomlisa ezomlisa zabalisa ezabalisa
Class 11 lomlisa olomlisa lwabalisa olwabalisa
Class 14 bomlisa obomlisa babalisa obabalisa
Class 15 komlisa okomlisa kwabalisa okwabalisa
Class 17 komlisa okomlisa kwabalisa okwabalisa

Derived terms

References
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