khona

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?].

Pronoun

khoná

  1. it; class 15 absolute pronoun.

Zulu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰoːná/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni [Term?].

Pronoun

khoná

  1. it; class 15 absolute pronoun.
Inflection
Stem -kho, poss. stem -khó (locative kúkho)
full form khoná
locative kúkho
copulative yíkho
Possessive forms
modifier substantive
class 1 wâkho ówâkho
class 2 bâkho ábâkho
class 3 wâkho ówâkho
class 4 yâkho éyâkho
class 5 lâkho élâkho
class 6 âkho áwâkho
class 7 sâkho ésâkho
class 8 zâkho ézâkho
class 9 yâkho éyâkho
class 10 zâkho ézâkho
class 11 lwâkho ólwâkho
class 14 bâkho óbâkho
class 15 kwâkho ókwâkho
class 17 kwâkho ókwâkho

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni [Term?].

Pronoun

khoná

  1. it; class 17 absolute pronoun.
Usage notes

Class 17 is a default or non-specific class. It is used when referring to an object of an unknown class.

Inflection
Stem -kho, poss. stem -khó (locative kúkho)
full form khoná
locative kúkho
copulative yíkho
Possessive forms
modifier substantive
class 1 wâkho ówâkho
class 2 bâkho ábâkho
class 3 wâkho ówâkho
class 4 yâkho éyâkho
class 5 lâkho élâkho
class 6 âkho áwâkho
class 7 sâkho ésâkho
class 8 zâkho ézâkho
class 9 yâkho éyâkho
class 10 zâkho ézâkho
class 11 lwâkho ólwâkho
class 14 bâkho óbâkho
class 15 kwâkho ókwâkho
class 17 kwâkho ókwâkho

Adverb

khoná

  1. there, present (unspecific, non-deictic)
  2. (with an adverb of place or time) right, just
Usage notes

When used negatively, the shorter form kho is used.

Conjunction

khoná

  1. so that, in order that [with participial]
  2. although, notwithstanding that [with participial]
  3. when [with participial]

References

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