isitambu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísitáːmbu/

Noun

ísitámbu class 7 (plural ízitámbu class 8)

1. samp

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isitambu	izitambu
Locative	esitanjini	ezitanjini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isitambu		izitambu
Simple form	sitambu		zitambu
Locative	esitanjini		ezitanjini
Copulative	yisitambu		yizitambu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesitambu	owesitambu	wezitambu	owezitambu
Class 2	besitambu	abesitambu	bezitambu	abezitambu
Class 3	wesitambu	owesitambu	wezitambu	owezitambu
Class 4	yesitambu	eyesitambu	yezitambu	eyezitambu
Class 5	lesitambu	elesitambu	lezitambu	elezitambu
Class 6	esitambu	awesitambu	ezitambu	awezitambu
Class 7	sesitambu	esesitambu	sezitambu	esezitambu
Class 8	zesitambu	ezesitambu	zezitambu	ezezitambu
Class 9	yesitambu	eyesitambu	yezitambu	eyezitambu
Class 10	zesitambu	ezesitambu	zezitambu	ezezitambu
Class 11	lwesitambu	olwesitambu	lwezitambu	olwezitambu
Class 14	besitambu	obesitambu	bezitambu	obezitambu
Class 15	kwesitambu	okwesitambu	kwezitambu	okwezitambu
Class 17	kwesitambu	okwesitambu	kwezitambu	okwezitambu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-tambu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-tambu (2.4.3.9)”