umswakama

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -swakama.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úm̩swáɠaːmá/

Noun

úmswákamá class 3

1. moisture, dampness

Inflection

Class 3
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umswakama	—
Locative	emswakameni	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umswakama		—
Simple form	mswakama		—
Locative	emswakameni		—
Copulative	ngumswakama		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womswakama	owomswakama	—	—
Class 2	bomswakama	abomswakama	—	—
Class 3	womswakama	owomswakama	—	—
Class 4	yomswakama	eyomswakama	—	—
Class 5	lomswakama	elomswakama	—	—
Class 6	omswakama	awomswakama	—	—
Class 7	somswakama	esomswakama	—	—
Class 8	zomswakama	ezomswakama	—	—
Class 9	yomswakama	eyomswakama	—	—
Class 10	zomswakama	ezomswakama	—	—
Class 11	lomswakama	olomswakama	—	—
Class 14	bomswakama	obomswakama	—	—
Class 15	komswakama	okomswakama	—	—
Class 17	komswakama	okomswakama	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-swakama”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-swakama (2.4.3.3-5.4)”