umfana
التعريفات والمعاني
== Northern Ndebele ==
=== Noun ===
úḿfána class 1 (plural ábáfána class 2)
boy
young man
==== Inflection ====
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
== Swazi ==
=== Etymology ===
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=== Noun ===
úḿfána class 1 (plural báfána class 2)
boy
==== Inflection ====
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
== Xhosa ==
=== Etymology ===
From umfo + -ana.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [úḿ̩fáːna]
=== Noun ===
úḿfána class 1 (plural ábáfána class 2)
boy
young man
==== Inflection ====
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
== Zulu ==
=== Etymology ===
From umufo + -ana.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /úm̩fáːna/
=== Noun ===
úmfána class 1 (plural ábafána class 2)
boy
young man
==== Inflection ====
==== Derived terms ====
umfanyana
=== References ===
C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-fana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fana (umfʼana, 2.4.3.9 or 3.2.4.9)”