ubhanana
Zulu
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úbanáːna/
Noun
úbhanána class 1a (plural obhanana class 2a)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ubhanana | obhanana | ||
| simple form | bhanana | bobhanana | ||
| locative | kubhanana | kobhanana | ||
| copulative | ngubhanana | ngobhanana | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | kabhanana | okabhanana | wobhanana | owobhanana |
| class 2 | bakabhanana | abakabhanana | bobhanana | abobhanana |
| class 3 | kabhanana | okabhanana | wobhanana | owobhanana |
| class 4 | kabhanana | ekabhanana | yobhanana | eyobhanana |
| class 5 | likabhanana | elikabhanana | lobhanana | elobhanana |
| class 6 | kabhanana | akabhanana | obhanana | awobhanana |
| class 7 | sikabhanana | esikabhanana | sobhanana | esobhanana |
| class 8 | zikabhanana | ezikabhanana | zobhanana | ezobhanana |
| class 9 | kabhanana | ekabhanana | yobhanana | eyobhanana |
| class 10 | zikabhanana | ezikabhanana | zobhanana | ezobhanana |
| class 11 | lukabhanana | olukabhanana | lobhanana | olobhanana |
| class 14 | bukabhanana | obukabhanana | bobhanana | obobhanana |
| class 15 | kukabhanana | okukabhanana | kobhanana | okobhanana |
| class 17 | kukabhanana | okukabhanana | kobhanana | okobhanana |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-banana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-banana (2.3.2.9)”