This noun is of the umu/imi class so the singular ('tree') is umuthi and the plural ('trees') is imithi. Since the pronunciation of the initial vowel of this class is unstressed, the singular is sometimes pronounced muthi. The word is rendered as muti by the historical effects of the British colonial spelling.
This noun is of the umu/imi class so the singular ('tree') is umuthi and the plural ('trees') is imithi Since the pronunciation of the initial vowel of this class is unstressed the singular is sometimes pronounced muthi The word is rendered as muti by the historical effects of the British colonial spelling