umba

== Chichewa == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈu.ᵐba/ === Verb === -umba (infinitive kuúmba) to mould pottery == Shona == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba. === Verb === -úmbá (infinitive kuúmbá) to mould, shape (clay or a similar substance) == Swahili == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba. === Pronunciation === === Verb === -umba (infinitive kuumba) to create to fashion to make pottery ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Applicative: -umbia Causative: -umbisha Passive: -umbwa Stative: -umbika Nominal derivations: Muumba (“creator, God”) kiumbe (“creature”) muumbaji (“creator”) umbo (“form”) uumbaji (“creation”) == Xhosa == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === umba? class 3 (plural imiba class 4) topic ==== Inflection ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template.