umba

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ᵐba/

-umba (infinitive kuúmba)

1. to mould pottery

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

-úmbá (infinitive kuúmbá)

1. to mould, shape (clay or a similar substance)

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

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-umba (infinitive kuumba)

1. to create
2. to fashion
3. to make pottery

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• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -umbia
  • Causative: -umbisha
  • Passive: -umbwa
  • Stative: -umbika

• Nominal derivations:
  • Muumba (“creator, God”)
  • kiumbe (“creature”)
  • muumbaji (“creator”)
  • umbo (“form”)
  • uumbaji (“creation”)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

umba^? class 3 (plural imiba class 4)

1. topic

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