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umzuzu? class 3 (plural imizuzu class 4)

  1. second

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Noun edit

uḿzuzú class 3 (plural imízuzú class 4)

  1. moment, short period of time
  2. respite
  3. minute (unit)
    Synonym: iminithi

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Class 3/4
SingularPlural
Full formumzuzuimizuzu
Locativeemzuzwiniemizuzwini
SingularPlural
Full formumzuzuimizuzu
Simple formmzuzumizuzu
Locativeemzuzwiniemizuzwini
Copulativengumzuzuyimizuzu
Possessive forms
SingularPlural
ModifierSubstantiveModifierSubstantive
Class 1womzuzuowomzuzuwemizuzuowemizuzu
Class 2bomzuzuabomzuzubemizuzuabemizuzu
Class 3womzuzuowomzuzuwemizuzuowemizuzu
Class 4yomzuzueyomzuzuyemizuzueyemizuzu
Class 5lomzuzuelomzuzulemizuzuelemizuzu
Class 6omzuzuawomzuzuemizuzuawemizuzu
Class 7somzuzuesomzuzusemizuzuesemizuzu
Class 8zomzuzuezomzuzuzemizuzuezemizuzu
Class 9yomzuzueyomzuzuyemizuzueyemizuzu
Class 10zomzuzuezomzuzuzemizuzuezemizuzu
Class 11lomzuzuolomzuzulwemizuzuolwemizuzu
Class 14bomzuzuobomzuzubemizuzuobemizuzu
Class 15komzuzuokomzuzukwemizuzuokwemizuzu
Class 17komzuzuokomzuzukwemizuzuokwemizuzu

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