umoya

== Northern Ndebele == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”). === Noun === úmôya class 3 air, wind ==== Inflection ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. == Southern Ndebele == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”). === Noun === úmôya class 3 air, wind ==== Inflection ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. == Swazi == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”). === Noun === úmôya class 3 air wind spirit ==== Inflection ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. == Xhosa == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [úmôːja] === Noun === úmôya class 3 air wind spirit ==== Inflection ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. == Zulu == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /úmôːja/ === Noun === úmôya class 3 air wind spirit, soul ==== Inflection ==== === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-oya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-oya (2.3-8.9)”