isiphuzi
Zulu
Etymology
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ísipʰúːzi/
Noun
ísiphúzi class 7 (plural íziphúzi class 8)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isiphuzi | iziphuzi | ||
| simple form | siphuzi | ziphuzi | ||
| locative | esiphuzini | eziphuzini | ||
| copulative | yisiphuzi | yiziphuzi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesiphuzi | owesiphuzi | weziphuzi | oweziphuzi |
| class 2 | besiphuzi | abesiphuzi | beziphuzi | abeziphuzi |
| class 3 | wesiphuzi | owesiphuzi | weziphuzi | oweziphuzi |
| class 4 | yesiphuzi | eyesiphuzi | yeziphuzi | eyeziphuzi |
| class 5 | lesiphuzi | elesiphuzi | leziphuzi | eleziphuzi |
| class 6 | esiphuzi | awesiphuzi | eziphuzi | aweziphuzi |
| class 7 | sesiphuzi | esesiphuzi | seziphuzi | eseziphuzi |
| class 8 | zesiphuzi | ezesiphuzi | zeziphuzi | ezeziphuzi |
| class 9 | yesiphuzi | eyesiphuzi | yeziphuzi | eyeziphuzi |
| class 10 | zesiphuzi | ezesiphuzi | zeziphuzi | ezeziphuzi |
| class 11 | lwesiphuzi | olwesiphuzi | lweziphuzi | olweziphuzi |
| class 14 | besiphuzi | obesiphuzi | beziphuzi | obeziphuzi |
| class 15 | kwesiphuzi | okwesiphuzi | kweziphuzi | okweziphuzi |
| class 17 | kwesiphuzi | okwesiphuzi | kweziphuzi | okweziphuzi |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phuzi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phuzi (2.6.3.9)”