inyama
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.
Noun
ínyama class 9 (plural ízínyâma class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.
Noun
ínyama class 9 (plural tínyama class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.
Noun
inyama class 9 (plural inyama class 10)
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.
Noun
ínyama class 9 (plural iínyama class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.
Noun
ínyama class 9 (plural tínyama class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íɲaːma]
Noun
ínyama class 9 (plural íinyama class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íɲaːma/
Noun
ínyama class 9 (plural izinyâma class 10)
Inflection
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
full form | inyama | inyama | ||
simple form | nyama | nyama | ||
locative | enyameni | enyameni | ||
copulative | yinyama | yinyama | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
singular | plural | |||
modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
class 1 | wenyama | owenyama | wenyama | owenyama |
class 2 | benyama | abenyama | benyama | abenyama |
class 3 | wenyama | owenyama | wenyama | owenyama |
class 4 | yenyama | eyenyama | yenyama | eyenyama |
class 5 | lenyama | elenyama | lenyama | elenyama |
class 6 | enyama | awenyama | enyama | awenyama |
class 7 | senyama | esenyama | senyama | esenyama |
class 8 | zenyama | ezenyama | zenyama | ezenyama |
class 9 | yenyama | eyenyama | yenyama | eyenyama |
class 10 | zenyama | ezenyama | zenyama | ezenyama |
class 11 | lwenyama | olwenyama | lwenyama | olwenyama |
class 14 | benyama | obenyama | benyama | obenyama |
class 15 | kwenyama | okwenyama | kwenyama | okwenyama |
class 17 | kwenyama | okwenyama | kwenyama | okwenyama |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nyama”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nyama (2.9.9)”