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 | |||
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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)”