refu
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Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dàìpú.
Adjective
-refú
Inflection
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | murefú | Class 2 | varefú | ||
| Class 3 | murefú | Class 4 | mirefú | ||
| Class 5 | refú | Class 6 | marefú | ||
| Class 7 | chirefú | Class 8 | zvirefú | ||
| Class 9 | ndefú | Class 10 | ndefú | ||
| Class 11 | rurefú | ||||
| Class 12 | karefú | Class 13 | turefú | ||
| Class 14 | urefú | ||||
| Class 15 | kurefú | ||||
| Locative classes | |||||
| Class 16 | parefú | Class 17 | kurefú | Class 18 | murefú |
Inflected forms of -refú
Note: Karanga and some Manyika dialects have refú in classes 9 and 10.
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dàìpú.
Pronunciation
Adjective
-refu (declinable)
Declension
| Noun class | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| m-wa class(I/II) | mrefu | warefu |
| m-mi class(III/IV) | mrefu | mirefu |
| ji-ma class(V/VI) | refu | marefu |
| ki-vi class(VII/VIII) | kirefu | virefu |
| n class(IX/X) | ndefu | ndefu |
| u class(XI) | mrefu | see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
| pa class(XVI) | parefu | |
| ku class(XVII) | kurefu | |
| mu class(XVIII) | murefu |
Inflected forms of -refu
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