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omu-

omu-

See also: omu

Zulu

Prefix

omu- ‎(adjective concord)

Second-person singular adjective concord.
Class 1 and 3 adjective concord.

Usage notes

The form omu- is used with stems that have only one syllable, such as -de. With stems of more than one syllable, it is shortened to om-.

See also

2nd person singular concords^[edit]

Full noun prefix:	–
Basic noun prefix:	–
Subject concord:	u-, -wu-
Object concord:	-ku-
Possessive concord:	–
Adjective concord:	omu-², om-
Relative concord:	o-
Pronoun:	wena, -we, -kho¹
¹ With possessive concords. ² With single-syllable adjectives.
See Appendix:Zulu concords for a full table.

Class 1 concords^[edit]

Full noun prefix:	umu-², um-, u-³
Basic noun prefix:	mu-², m-, -³
Subject concord:	u-, -ka-
Object concord:	-mu-², -m-
Possessive concord:	wa-
Adjective concord:	omu-¹, om-
Relative concord:	o-
Pronoun:	yena, -ye, -khe¹
¹ With possessive concords. ² With single-syllable stems. ³ With class 1a nouns.
See Appendix:Zulu concords for a full table.

Class 3 concords^[edit]

Full noun prefix:	umu-¹, um-
Basic noun prefix:	mu-¹, m-
Subject concord:	u-, -wu-
Object concord:	-wu-
Possessive concord:	wa-
Adjective concord:	omu-¹, om-
Relative concord:	o-
Pronoun:	wona, -wo
¹ With single-syllable nouns.
See Appendix:Zulu concords for a full table.