SUBSTANTIVO CL. VII e VIII
Rule §13
Class VII takes prefix tu— in the singular and matu— in the plural, and is very rare; many words that begin with tu— instead have that syllable as part of the root and belong to class IX (e.g. tulu 'chest', pl. jitulu).
A cl. VII tem no sing. o pref. tu—, e no pl. matu—. São rarissimos os nomes d'esta classe. Em muitos nomes que começam por tu—, esta syllaba faz parte do radical. e esses nomes pertencem à cl. IX. Ex.: tulu, peito, pl. jitulu.
Rule §14
Class VIII takes prefix ku— in the singular and maku— in the plural, and consists almost entirely of infinitives (verbal nouns) that only take a plural when usage gives them a concrete meaning; classes IV-VIII all share the same plural prefix ma—, which replaces the singular prefix in class IV but is placed in front of it in classes V-VIII.
A cl. VIII tem no sing. o pref. ku— e no pl. maku—. Quasi todos os nomes d'esta cl. são infinitivos, nomes verbaes. Só admittem o plur., quando o uso lhes dá uma significação concreta. As cl. IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, têem o mesmo pref. pl. ma—; porém na cl. IV este pref. pl. substitue o pref. sing., emquanto que nas cl. V, VI, VII, VIII lhe fica anteposto.
The pattern
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| tu— | matu— |
| tubiafire | matubiafires |
| tujolascissors | matujolascissors |
| ku— | maku— |
| kuriafood | makuriakinds of food |
| kunuadrink | makunuadrinks |
| kufuadeath | makufuadeaths |
| kutunganeedle-work | makutunganeedle-works |
Words for this lesson
Exercises
Translate each sentence, using the pattern and the words above.
Now meet the words
Browse every dictionary entry in the class this lesson explains.
Héli Chatelain, Grammatica Elementar do Kimbundu ou Lingua de Angola (1888-1889), printed page 6. 4 transcription notes.