phuma
Root: -phúma
Present
Present
| Sg.1 | ndiphuma |
| Sg.2 | uphuma |
| Sg.3 | uphuma |
| Pl.1 | siphuma |
| Pl.2 | niphuma |
| Pl.3 | baphuma |
Present Long
| Sg.1 | ndiyaphuma |
| Sg.2 | uyaphuma |
| Sg.3 | uyaphuma |
| Pl.1 | siyaphuma |
| Pl.2 | niyaphuma |
| Pl.3 | bayaphuma |
Past
Recent Past
| Sg.1 | ndiphume |
| Sg.2 | uphume |
| Sg.3 | uphume |
| Pl.1 | siphume |
| Pl.2 | niphume |
| Pl.3 | baphume |
Recent Past Long
| Sg.1 | ndiphumile |
| Sg.2 | uphumile |
| Sg.3 | uphumile |
| Pl.1 | siphumile |
| Pl.2 | niphumile |
| Pl.3 | baphumile |
Remote Past
| Sg.1 | ndaphuma |
| Sg.2 | waphuma |
| Sg.3 | waphuma |
| Pl.1 | saphuma |
| Pl.2 | naphuma |
| Pl.3 | baphuma |
Future
Near Future
| Sg.1 | ndiza phuma |
| Sg.2 | uza phuma |
| Sg.3 | uza phuma |
| Pl.1 | siza phuma |
| Pl.2 | niza phuma |
| Pl.3 | baza phuma |
Verbs conjugated like phuma
sasaza,
sayina,
sabela,
shwaqa,
shenxa,
xukuxa,
xobula,
xhutha,
xhwila,
xhapha,
xhabha,
xhamla,
xelela,
xakeka,
xabisa,
xabela,
xabana,
cwangcisa,
enzakalisa,
yolisa, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Sample Sentences
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-púma.