unwele
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀júédé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀júɪ́dɪ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [únʷéːle]
Noun
únwéle class 11 (plural íinwéle class 10)
- a hair
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀júédé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀júɪ́dɪ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ûːnwéːle/
Noun
ûnwéle class 11 (plural ízinwéle class 10)
- a hair
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | unwele | izinwele | ||
| simple form | lunwele | zinwele | ||
| locative | onweleni | ezinweleni | ||
| copulative | wunwele | yizinwele | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wonwele | owonwele | wezinwele | owezinwele |
| class 2 | bonwele | abonwele | bezinwele | abezinwele |
| class 3 | wonwele | owonwele | wezinwele | owezinwele |
| class 4 | yonwele | eyonwele | yezinwele | eyezinwele |
| class 5 | lonwele | elonwele | lezinwele | elezinwele |
| class 6 | onwele | awonwele | ezinwele | awezinwele |
| class 7 | sonwele | esonwele | sezinwele | esezinwele |
| class 8 | zonwele | ezonwele | zezinwele | ezezinwele |
| class 9 | yonwele | eyonwele | yezinwele | eyezinwele |
| class 10 | zonwele | ezonwele | zezinwele | ezezinwele |
| class 11 | lonwele | olonwele | lwezinwele | olwezinwele |
| class 14 | bonwele | obonwele | bezinwele | obezinwele |
| class 15 | konwele | okonwele | kwezinwele | okwezinwele |
| class 17 | konwele | okonwele | kwezinwele | okwezinwele |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nwele”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nwele (2.4.3.9)”