idwala

Northern Ndebele

Noun

ídwalá class 5 (plural ámádwalá class 6)

1. rock

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Noun

ídwalá class 5 (plural ámádwalá class 6)

1. rock

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From i- +‎ -dwala +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːdwaːlá/

Noun

ī́dwalá class 5 (plural amádwalá class 6)

1. rock

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	idwala	amadwala
Locative	edwaleni	emadwaleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	idwala		amadwala
Simple form	lidwala		madwala
Locative	edwaleni		emadwaleni
Copulative	yidwala		ngamadwala
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wedwala	owedwala	wamadwala	owamadwala
Class 2	bedwala	abedwala	bamadwala	abamadwala
Class 3	wedwala	owedwala	wamadwala	owamadwala
Class 4	yedwala	eyedwala	yamadwala	eyamadwala
Class 5	ledwala	eledwala	lamadwala	elamadwala
Class 6	edwala	awedwala	amadwala	awamadwala
Class 7	sedwala	esedwala	samadwala	esamadwala
Class 8	zedwala	ezedwala	zamadwala	ezamadwala
Class 9	yedwala	eyedwala	yamadwala	eyamadwala
Class 10	zedwala	ezedwala	zamadwala	ezamadwala
Class 11	lwedwala	olwedwala	lwamadwala	olwamadwala
Class 14	bedwala	obedwala	bamadwala	obamadwala
Class 15	kwedwala	okwedwala	kwamadwala	okwamadwala
Class 17	kwedwala	okwedwala	kwamadwala	okwamadwala

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dwala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dwala (3.2.6.3)”