isilwi
Zulu
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isíːlwi/
Noun
isílwi class 7 (plural izílwi class 8)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isilwi | izilwi | ||
| simple form | silwi | zilwi | ||
| locative | esilwini | ezilwini | ||
| copulative | yisilwi | yizilwi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesilwi | owesilwi | wezilwi | owezilwi |
| class 2 | besilwi | abesilwi | bezilwi | abezilwi |
| class 3 | wesilwi | owesilwi | wezilwi | owezilwi |
| class 4 | yesilwi | eyesilwi | yezilwi | eyezilwi |
| class 5 | lesilwi | elesilwi | lezilwi | elezilwi |
| class 6 | esilwi | awesilwi | ezilwi | awezilwi |
| class 7 | sesilwi | esesilwi | sezilwi | esezilwi |
| class 8 | zesilwi | ezesilwi | zezilwi | ezezilwi |
| class 9 | yesilwi | eyesilwi | yezilwi | eyezilwi |
| class 10 | zesilwi | ezesilwi | zezilwi | ezezilwi |
| class 11 | lwesilwi | olwesilwi | lwezilwi | olwezilwi |
| class 14 | besilwi | obesilwi | bezilwi | obezilwi |
| class 15 | kwesilwi | okwesilwi | kwezilwi | okwezilwi |
| class 17 | kwesilwi | okwesilwi | kwezilwi | okwezilwi |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-lwi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lwi (3.2.9)”