impempe

Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵐpéːᵐpe]

Noun

ímpémpe class 9 (plural îimpémpe class 10)

1. whistle

Inflection

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Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ímpéːmpe/

Noun

ímpémpe class 9 (plural ízimpémpe class 10)

1. whistle

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	impempe	izimpempe
Locative	empempeni	ezimpempeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	impempe		izimpempe
Simple form	mpempe		zimpempe
Locative	empempeni		ezimpempeni
Copulative	yimpempe		yizimpempe
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wempempe	owempempe	wezimpempe	owezimpempe
Class 2	bempempe	abempempe	bezimpempe	abezimpempe
Class 3	wempempe	owempempe	wezimpempe	owezimpempe
Class 4	yempempe	eyempempe	yezimpempe	eyezimpempe
Class 5	lempempe	elempempe	lezimpempe	elezimpempe
Class 6	empempe	awempempe	ezimpempe	awezimpempe
Class 7	sempempe	esempempe	sezimpempe	esezimpempe
Class 8	zempempe	ezempempe	zezimpempe	ezezimpempe
Class 9	yempempe	eyempempe	yezimpempe	eyezimpempe
Class 10	zempempe	ezempempe	zezimpempe	ezezimpempe
Class 11	lwempempe	olwempempe	lwezimpempe	olwezimpempe
Class 14	bempempe	obempempe	bezimpempe	obezimpempe
Class 15	kwempempe	okwempempe	kwezimpempe	okwezimpempe
Class 17	kwempempe	okwempempe	kwezimpempe	okwezimpempe

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mpempe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mpempe (2.6-3.9)”