iMelika

Xhosa

Etymology

Borrowed from English America.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íméliːka]

Noun

íMélika class 5

1. America (a country in North America)

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English America.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːméliːɠa/

Noun

īMélika class 5

1. America (a continent)
2. America (a country in North America)

Inflection

Class 5, short locative
	Singular	Plural
Full form	iMelika	—
Locative	eMelika	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	iMelika		—
Simple form	liMelika		—
Locative	eMelika		—
Copulative	yiMelika		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	weMelika	oweMelika	—	—
Class 2	beMelika	abeMelika	—	—
Class 3	weMelika	oweMelika	—	—
Class 4	yeMelika	eyeMelika	—	—
Class 5	leMelika	eleMelika	—	—
Class 6	eMelika	aweMelika	—	—
Class 7	seMelika	eseMelika	—	—
Class 8	zeMelika	ezeMelika	—	—
Class 9	yeMelika	eyeMelika	—	—
Class 10	zeMelika	ezeMelika	—	—
Class 11	lweMelika	olweMelika	—	—
Class 14	beMelika	obeMelika	—	—
Class 15	kweMelika	okweMelika	—	—
Class 17	kweMelika	okweMelika	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-Melika”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-Melika (6.6.3.9.9)”