insizwa
See also: Insizwa
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínsíːzwa/
Noun
ínsízwa class 9 (plural ízinsízwa class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | insizwa | izinsizwa | ||
| simple form | nsizwa | zinsizwa | ||
| locative | ensizweni | ezinsizweni | ||
| copulative | yinsizwa | yizinsizwa | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wensizwa | owensizwa | wezinsizwa | owezinsizwa |
| class 2 | bensizwa | abensizwa | bezinsizwa | abezinsizwa |
| class 3 | wensizwa | owensizwa | wezinsizwa | owezinsizwa |
| class 4 | yensizwa | eyensizwa | yezinsizwa | eyezinsizwa |
| class 5 | lensizwa | elensizwa | lezinsizwa | elezinsizwa |
| class 6 | ensizwa | awensizwa | ezinsizwa | awezinsizwa |
| class 7 | sensizwa | esensizwa | sezinsizwa | esezinsizwa |
| class 8 | zensizwa | ezensizwa | zezinsizwa | ezezinsizwa |
| class 9 | yensizwa | eyensizwa | yezinsizwa | eyezinsizwa |
| class 10 | zensizwa | ezensizwa | zezinsizwa | ezezinsizwa |
| class 11 | lwensizwa | olwensizwa | lwezinsizwa | olwezinsizwa |
| class 14 | bensizwa | obensizwa | bezinsizwa | obezinsizwa |
| class 15 | kwensizwa | okwensizwa | kwezinsizwa | okwezinsizwa |
| class 17 | kwensizwa | okwensizwa | kwezinsizwa | okwezinsizwa |
Derived terms
- insizwakazi
- insizwana
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nsizwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nsizwa (2.4.9)”