isala
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gàdà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ísaːla/
Noun
ísala class 7 (plural ízala class 8)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isala | izala | ||
| simple form | sala | zala | ||
| locative | esaleni | ezaleni | ||
| copulative | yisala | yizala | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesala | owesala | wezala | owezala |
| class 2 | besala | abesala | bezala | abezala |
| class 3 | wesala | owesala | wezala | owezala |
| class 4 | yesala | eyesala | yezala | eyezala |
| class 5 | lesala | elesala | lezala | elezala |
| class 6 | esala | awesala | ezala | awezala |
| class 7 | sesala | esesala | sezala | esezala |
| class 8 | zesala | ezesala | zezala | ezezala |
| class 9 | yesala | eyesala | yezala | eyezala |
| class 10 | zesala | ezesala | zezala | ezezala |
| class 11 | lwesala | olwesala | lwezala | olwezala |
| class 14 | besala | obesala | bezala | obezala |
| class 15 | kwesala | okwesala | kwezala | okwezala |
| class 17 | kwesala | okwesala | kwezala | okwezala |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ala (2.9.9)”