ishiya
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìkígà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀kígè.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /îːʃîːja/
Noun
îshîya class 5 (plural ámashîya class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ishiya | amashiya | ||
| simple form | lishiya | mashiya | ||
| locative | eshiyeni | emashiyeni | ||
| copulative | yishiya | ngamashiya | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | weshiya | oweshiya | wamashiya | owamashiya |
| class 2 | beshiya | abeshiya | bamashiya | abamashiya |
| class 3 | weshiya | oweshiya | wamashiya | owamashiya |
| class 4 | yeshiya | eyeshiya | yamashiya | eyamashiya |
| class 5 | leshiya | eleshiya | lamashiya | elamashiya |
| class 6 | eshiya | aweshiya | amashiya | awamashiya |
| class 7 | seshiya | eseshiya | samashiya | esamashiya |
| class 8 | zeshiya | ezeshiya | zamashiya | ezamashiya |
| class 9 | yeshiya | eyeshiya | yamashiya | eyamashiya |
| class 10 | zeshiya | ezeshiya | zamashiya | ezamashiya |
| class 11 | lweshiya | olweshiya | lwamashiya | olwamashiya |
| class 14 | beshiya | obeshiya | bamashiya | obamashiya |
| class 15 | kweshiya | okweshiya | kwamashiya | okwamashiya |
| class 17 | kweshiya | okweshiya | kwamashiya | okwamashiya |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-shiya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-shiya (3.2.2-8.9)”