umfanyana

Zulu

Etymology

From umfana +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /úm̩fáɲaːna/

Noun

úmfányana class 1 (plural ábafányana class 2)

  1. small boy

Inflection

Class 1/2 (locative kumfanyana)
singular plural
full form umfanyana abafanyana
simple form mfanyana bafanyana
locative kumfanyana kubafanyana
copulative ngumfanyana ngabafanyana
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 womfanyana owomfanyana wabafanyana owabafanyana
class 2 bomfanyana abomfanyana babafanyana ababafanyana
class 3 womfanyana owomfanyana wabafanyana owabafanyana
class 4 yomfanyana eyomfanyana yabafanyana eyabafanyana
class 5 lomfanyana elomfanyana labafanyana elabafanyana
class 6 omfanyana awomfanyana abafanyana awabafanyana
class 7 somfanyana esomfanyana sabafanyana esabafanyana
class 8 zomfanyana ezomfanyana zabafanyana ezabafanyana
class 9 yomfanyana eyomfanyana yabafanyana eyabafanyana
class 10 zomfanyana ezomfanyana zabafanyana ezabafanyana
class 11 lomfanyana olomfanyana lwabafanyana olwabafanyana
class 14 bomfanyana obomfanyana babafanyana obabafanyana
class 15 komfanyana okomfanyana kwabafanyana okwabafanyana
class 17 komfanyana okomfanyana kwabafanyana okwabafanyana

References

  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fanyana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fanyana (umfʼanyana, 2.4.3.9.9)”
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