# bomvu
## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bomvú.

### Relative

-bomvú
* red

#### Inflection

Relative concord, tone LH :
| | Modifier | Copulative |
| 1st singular | engibomvu | ngibomvu |
| 2nd singular | obomvu | ubomvu |
| 1st plural | esibomvu | sibomvu |
| 2nd plural | elibomvu | libomvu |
| Class 1 | obomvu | ubomvu |
| Class 2 | ababomvu | babomvu |
| Class 3 | obomvu | ubomvu |
| Class 4 | ebomvu | ibomvu |
| Class 5 | elibomvu | libomvu |
| Class 6 | abomvu | abomvu |
| Class 7 | esibomvu | sibomvu |
| Class 8 | ezibomvu | zibomvu |
| Class 9 | ebomvu | ibomvu |
| Class 10 | ezibomvu | zibomvu |
| Class 11 | olubomvu | lubomvu |
| Class 14 | obubomvu | bubomvu |
| Class 15 | okubomvu | kubomvu |
| Class 17 | okubomvu | kubomvu |

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bomvú.

### Relative

-bomvú
* red

#### Inflection

Relative concord, tone LH :
| | Modifier | Copulative |
| 1st singular | engibomvu | ngibomvu |
| 2nd singular | obomvu | ubomvu |
| 1st plural | esibomvu | sibomvu |
| 2nd plural | enibomvu | nibomvu |
| Class 1 | obomvu | ubomvu |
| Class 2 | ababomvu | babomvu |
| Class 3 | obomvu | ubomvu |
| Class 4 | ebomvu | ibomvu |
| Class 5 | elibomvu | libomvu |
| Class 6 | abomvu | abomvu |
| Class 7 | esibomvu | sibomvu |
| Class 8 | ezibomvu | zibomvu |
| Class 9 | ebomvu | ibomvu |
| Class 10 | ezibomvu | zibomvu |
| Class 14 | obubomvu | bubomvu |
| Class 15 | okubomvu | kubomvu |
| Class 17 | okubomvu | kubomvu |

### See also

Colors in Southern Ndebele · imibala (layout · text) :
| -mhlophe | -tshetlha | -nzima |
| -bomvu | -orentji; -nzotho | -tjheli |
| | -hlaza | |
| | | -hlaza |
| | -phephuli | -pinki |

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bomvú.

### Relative

-bomvú
* red

#### Inflection

Relative concord, tone LH :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | endibomvu | endingebomvu | ndibomvu | andibomvu |
| 2nd singular | obomvu | ongebomvu | ubomvu | awubomvu |
| 1st plural | esibomvu | esingebomvu | sibomvu | asibomvu |
| 2nd plural | enibomvu | eningebomvu | nibomvu | anibomvu |
| Class 1 | obomvu | ongebomvu | ubomvu | akabomvu |
| Class 2 | ababomvu | abangebomvu | babomvu | ababomvu |
| Class 3 | obomvu | ongebomvu | ubomvu | awubomvu |
| Class 4 | ebomvu | engebomvu | ibomvu | ayibomvu |
| Class 5 | elibomvu | elingebomvu | libomvu | alibomvu |
| Class 6 | abomvu | angebomvu | abomvu | awabomvu |
| Class 7 | esibomvu | esingebomvu | sibomvu | asibomvu |
| Class 8 | ezibomvu | ezingebomvu | zibomvu | azibomvu |
| Class 9 | ebomvu | engebomvu | ibomvu | ayibomvu |
| Class 10 | ezibomvu | ezingebomvu | zibomvu | azibomvu |
| Class 11 | olubomvu | olungebomvu | lubomvu | alubomvu |
| Class 14 | obubomvu | obungebomvu | bubomvu | abubomvu |
| Class 15 | okubomvu | okungebomvu | kubomvu | akubomvu |
| Class 17 | okubomvu | okungebomvu | kubomvu | akubomvu |

### See also

Colors in Xhosa · imibala (layout · text) :
| -mhlophe | -ngwevu | -mnyama |
| -bomvu | -orenji; -ntsundu | -lubhelu; -mthubi; -tyheli |
| | -luhlaza | |
| | | -luhlaza; -blowu |
| | -mfusa | -pinki |

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bomvú, from ibomvu (“red ochre”).

### Relative

-bomvú
* red

#### Inflection

Relative concord, tone LH :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | engibomvu | engingebomvu | ngibomvu | angibomvu |
| 2nd singular | obomvu | ongebomvu | ubomvu | awubomvu |
| 1st plural | esibomvu | esingebomvu | sibomvu | asibomvu |
| 2nd plural | enibomvu | eningebomvu | nibomvu | anibomvu |
| Class 1 | obomvu | ongebomvu | ubomvu | akabomvu |
| Class 2 | ababomvu | abangebomvu | babomvu | ababomvu |
| Class 3 | obomvu | ongebomvu | ubomvu | awubomvu |
| Class 4 | ebomvu | engebomvu | ibomvu | ayibomvu |
| Class 5 | elibomvu | elingebomvu | libomvu | alibomvu |
| Class 6 | abomvu | angebomvu | abomvu | awabomvu |
| Class 7 | esibomvu | esingebomvu | sibomvu | asibomvu |
| Class 8 | ezibomvu | ezingebomvu | zibomvu | azibomvu |
| Class 9 | ebomvu | engebomvu | ibomvu | ayibomvu |
| Class 10 | ezibomvu | ezingebomvu | zibomvu | azibomvu |
| Class 11 | olubomvu | olungebomvu | lubomvu | alubomvu |
| Class 14 | obubomvu | obungebomvu | bubomvu | abubomvu |
| Class 15 | okubomvu | okungebomvu | kubomvu | akubomvu |
| Class 17 | okubomvu | okungebomvu | kubomvu | akubomvu |

#### Derived terms

* isibomvu
* ubomvu
* ububomvu