iSwazi
Zulu
Etymology
After the name of an early chief, Mswati, cognate to Swazi liSwati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːswaːzi/
Noun
ī́swazi class 5 (plural amáSwazi class 6)
- Swazi person
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | iSwazi | amaSwazi | ||
| simple form | liSwazi | maSwazi | ||
| locative | eSwazini | emaSwazini | ||
| copulative | yiSwazi | ngamaSwazi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | weSwazi | oweSwazi | wamaSwazi | owamaSwazi |
| class 2 | beSwazi | abeSwazi | bamaSwazi | abamaSwazi |
| class 3 | weSwazi | oweSwazi | wamaSwazi | owamaSwazi |
| class 4 | yeSwazi | eyeSwazi | yamaSwazi | eyamaSwazi |
| class 5 | leSwazi | eleSwazi | lamaSwazi | elamaSwazi |
| class 6 | eSwazi | aweSwazi | amaSwazi | awamaSwazi |
| class 7 | seSwazi | eseSwazi | samaSwazi | esamaSwazi |
| class 8 | zeSwazi | ezeSwazi | zamaSwazi | ezamaSwazi |
| class 9 | yeSwazi | eyeSwazi | yamaSwazi | eyamaSwazi |
| class 10 | zeSwazi | ezeSwazi | zamaSwazi | ezamaSwazi |
| class 11 | lweSwazi | olweSwazi | lwamaSwazi | olwamaSwazi |
| class 14 | beSwazi | obeSwazi | bamaSwazi | obamaSwazi |
| class 15 | kweSwazi | okweSwazi | kwamaSwazi | okwamaSwazi |
| class 17 | kweSwazi | okweSwazi | kwamaSwazi | okwamaSwazi |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-swazi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-swazi (3.2.9.9)”