isele
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀kédé.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ísêːle]
Noun
ísêle class 5 (plural ámasêle class 6)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀kédé.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːseːle/
Noun
ī́sele class 5 (plural amásele class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isele | amasele | ||
| simple form | lisele | masele | ||
| locative | eseleni | emaseleni | ||
| copulative | yisele | ngamasele | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesele | owesele | wamasele | owamasele |
| class 2 | besele | abesele | bamasele | abamasele |
| class 3 | wesele | owesele | wamasele | owamasele |
| class 4 | yesele | eyesele | yamasele | eyamasele |
| class 5 | lesele | elesele | lamasele | elamasele |
| class 6 | esele | awesele | amasele | awamasele |
| class 7 | sesele | esesele | samasele | esamasele |
| class 8 | zesele | ezesele | zamasele | ezamasele |
| class 9 | yesele | eyesele | yamasele | eyamasele |
| class 10 | zesele | ezesele | zamasele | ezamasele |
| class 11 | lwesele | olwesele | lwamasele | olwamasele |
| class 14 | besele | obesele | bamasele | obamasele |
| class 15 | kwesele | okwesele | kwamasele | okwamasele |
| class 17 | kwesele | okwesele | kwamasele | okwamasele |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-sele”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-sele (3.2.9.9)”