insundu
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *nkʊ́ndʊ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínsûːndu/
Noun
ínsûndu class 9 (plural ízinsûndu class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | insundu | izinsundu | ||
| simple form | nsundu | zinsundu | ||
| locative | ensundwini | ezinsundwini | ||
| copulative | yinsundu | yizinsundu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wensundu | owensundu | wezinsundu | owezinsundu |
| class 2 | bensundu | abensundu | bezinsundu | abezinsundu |
| class 3 | wensundu | owensundu | wezinsundu | owezinsundu |
| class 4 | yensundu | eyensundu | yezinsundu | eyezinsundu |
| class 5 | lensundu | elensundu | lezinsundu | elezinsundu |
| class 6 | ensundu | awensundu | ezinsundu | awezinsundu |
| class 7 | sensundu | esensundu | sezinsundu | esezinsundu |
| class 8 | zensundu | ezensundu | zezinsundu | ezezinsundu |
| class 9 | yensundu | eyensundu | yezinsundu | eyezinsundu |
| class 10 | zensundu | ezensundu | zezinsundu | ezezinsundu |
| class 11 | lwensundu | olwensundu | lwezinsundu | olwezinsundu |
| class 14 | bensundu | obensundu | bezinsundu | obezinsundu |
| class 15 | kwensundu | okwensundu | kwezinsundu | okwezinsundu |
| class 17 | kwensundu | okwensundu | kwezinsundu | okwezinsundu |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nsundu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nsundu (2.3-8.9)”