ukhuni
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀kʊ́nì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ûːkʰûːni/
Noun
ûkhûni class 11 (plural ízinkûni class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ukhuni | izinkuni | ||
| simple form | lukhuni | zinkuni | ||
| locative | okhunini | ezinkunini | ||
| copulative | wukhuni | yizinkuni | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wokhuni | owokhuni | wezinkuni | owezinkuni |
| class 2 | bokhuni | abokhuni | bezinkuni | abezinkuni |
| class 3 | wokhuni | owokhuni | wezinkuni | owezinkuni |
| class 4 | yokhuni | eyokhuni | yezinkuni | eyezinkuni |
| class 5 | lokhuni | elokhuni | lezinkuni | elezinkuni |
| class 6 | okhuni | awokhuni | ezinkuni | awezinkuni |
| class 7 | sokhuni | esokhuni | sezinkuni | esezinkuni |
| class 8 | zokhuni | ezokhuni | zezinkuni | ezezinkuni |
| class 9 | yokhuni | eyokhuni | yezinkuni | eyezinkuni |
| class 10 | zokhuni | ezokhuni | zezinkuni | ezezinkuni |
| class 11 | lokhuni | olokhuni | lwezinkuni | olwezinkuni |
| class 14 | bokhuni | obokhuni | bezinkuni | obezinkuni |
| class 15 | kokhuni | okokhuni | kwezinkuni | okwezinkuni |
| class 17 | kokhuni | okokhuni | kwezinkuni | okwezinkuni |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khuni”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khuni (2.6.3-8.9)”