umfundi
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Southern Ndebele
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]úḿfúndi class 1 (plural ábáfúndi class 2)
Inflection
[edit]This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]úḿfúndi class 1 (plural ábáfúndi class 2)
Inflection
[edit]This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]úmfúndi class 1 (plural ábafúndi class 2)
- student, learner, pupil, scholar
- Abafundi babhala isivivinyo.
- The students are writing an exam.
- disciple
Inflection
[edit]Class 1/2 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umfundi | abafundi | ||
Locative | kumfundi | kubafundi | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umfundi | abafundi | ||
Simple form | mfundi | bafundi | ||
Locative | kumfundi | kubafundi | ||
Copulative | ngumfundi | ngabafundi | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | womfundi | owomfundi | wabafundi | owabafundi |
Class 2 | bomfundi | abomfundi | babafundi | ababafundi |
Class 3 | womfundi | owomfundi | wabafundi | owabafundi |
Class 4 | yomfundi | eyomfundi | yabafundi | eyabafundi |
Class 5 | lomfundi | elomfundi | labafundi | elabafundi |
Class 6 | omfundi | awomfundi | abafundi | awabafundi |
Class 7 | somfundi | esomfundi | sabafundi | esabafundi |
Class 8 | zomfundi | ezomfundi | zabafundi | ezabafundi |
Class 9 | yomfundi | eyomfundi | yabafundi | eyabafundi |
Class 10 | zomfundi | ezomfundi | zabafundi | ezabafundi |
Class 11 | lomfundi | olomfundi | lwabafundi | olwabafundi |
Class 14 | bomfundi | obomfundi | babafundi | obabafundi |
Class 15 | komfundi | okomfundi | kwabafundi | okwabafundi |
Class 17 | komfundi | okomfundi | kwabafundi | okwabafundi |
References
[edit]C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fundi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fundi (2.4.3.9)”
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- Southern Ndebele terms suffixed with -i
- Southern Ndebele lemmas
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