woman - umama

Word information

Part of speech	noun
Plurality	singular
Noun class	u/oo
Note	Although "umama" means "mother" it is frequently used to refer to any "woman" and is more respectful than "umfazi".

Example sentences

• English

  This woman wants to talk to you.

  IsiXhosa

  Lo mama ufuna ukuthetha nawe.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Singular or plural form	women - oomama (⁨plural⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨u/oo⁩⁩⁩)
Alternate Use	mother - umama (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨u/oo⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	woman - umfazi (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨um/aba⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	women - abafazi (⁨plural⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨um/aba⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	old woman - ixhegokazi (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨i(li)/ama⁩⁩⁩)