"umalume" meaning in Xhosa

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Noun

IPA: [úmálûːme] Forms: úmálûme [canonical, class-1a], óomálûme [class-2a, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *máádʊ́mè (“maternal uncle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*máádʊ́mè|t=maternal uncle}} Proto-Bantu *máádʊ́mè (“maternal uncle”) Head templates: {{xh-noun|úmálûme|1a|2a|óomálûme}} úmálûme class 1a (plural óomálûme class 2a)
  1. maternal uncle

Download JSON data for umalume meaning in Xhosa (1.2kB)

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      },
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  ],
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