umfundi

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -funda +‎ -i.

Noun

úḿfúndi class 1 (plural ábáfúndi class 2)

1. student
2. pupil
3. scholar

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From um- +‎ -funda +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩fúːⁿd̥i̤]

Noun

úḿfúndi class 1 (plural ábáfúndi class 2)

1. student
2. pupil

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From um- +‎ funda +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úm̩fúːndi/

Noun

úmfúndi class 1 (plural ábafúndi class 2)

1. student, learner, pupil, scholar

   Abafundi babhala isivivinyo.

   The students are writing an exam.

2. disciple

Inflection

Class 1/2
	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

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