Northern Ndebele edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Nguni *ílídada.

Noun edit

ídada class 5 (plural ámádada class 6)

  1. duck

Inflection edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Nguni *ílídada.

Noun edit

ídada class 5 (plural ámádada class 6)

  1. duck

Inflection edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Nguni *ílídada.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ídada class 5 (plural ámádada class 6)

  1. duck

Inflection edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Nguni *ílídada.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ī́dada class 5 (plural amádada class 6)

  1. duck

Inflection edit

Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form idada amadada
Locative edadeni emadadeni
Singular Plural
Full form idada amadada
Simple form lidada madada
Locative edadeni emadadeni
Copulative yidada ngamadada
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wedada owedada wamadada owamadada
Class 2 bedada abedada bamadada abamadada
Class 3 wedada owedada wamadada owamadada
Class 4 yedada eyedada yamadada eyamadada
Class 5 ledada eledada lamadada elamadada
Class 6 edada awedada amadada awamadada
Class 7 sedada esedada samadada esamadada
Class 8 zedada ezedada zamadada ezamadada
Class 9 yedada eyedada yamadada eyamadada
Class 10 zedada ezedada zamadada ezamadada
Class 11 lwedada olwedada lwamadada olwamadada
Class 14 bedada obedada bamadada obamadada
Class 15 kwedada okwedada kwamadada okwamadada
Class 17 kwedada okwedada kwamadada okwamadada

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