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The noun-class course

Learn every Bantu noun class as a machine — its augment + prefix, its pairing, and the concord it forces. Build and decompose any noun. First 4 classes open · full course licensed

CLASS 1 · Singular · PBC1/PBC2

Class 1 — prefix umu-

AUG + PREFIX + STEM → umu- + STEM e.g. umuntu (a person)

Examples: umuntu (a person), umwana (a child), umwaice (a young child)

Concord — sm · · om -mu- · adj mu · poss · · num mu-

CLASS 2 · Plural · PBC1/PBC2

Class 2 — prefix aba-

AUG + PREFIX + STEM → aba- + STEM e.g. abantu (people)

Examples: abantu (people), abana (children), abaice (young children)

Concord — sm · · om -ba- · adj ba · poss · · num ba-

CLASS 3 · Singular · PBC3/PBC4

Class 3 — prefix umu-

AUG + PREFIX + STEM → umu- + STEM e.g. umuti (Baseline Class 3)

Examples: umuti (Baseline Class 3), umupando (Standard object), umunani (Essential food item)

Concord — sm · · om -u- · adj u · poss · · num mu-

CLASS 4 · Plural · PBC3/PBC4

Class 4 — prefix imi-

AUG + PREFIX + STEM → imi- + STEM e.g. imiti (Baseline Class 4)

Examples: imiti (Baseline Class 4), imipando (Plural inanimate object), iminani (helpings of food)

Concord — sm · · om -i- · adj i · poss · · num i-

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