iphakathi

Zulu

Etymology

From i- +‎ phakathi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îːpʰáɠaːtʰí/

Noun

îphákathí class 5 (plural ámaphákathí class 6)

1. centre

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	iphakathi	amaphakathi
Locative	ephakathini	emaphakathini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	iphakathi		amaphakathi
Simple form	liphakathi		maphakathi
Locative	ephakathini		emaphakathini
Copulative	yiphakathi		ngamaphakathi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wephakathi	owephakathi	wamaphakathi	owamaphakathi
Class 2	bephakathi	abephakathi	bamaphakathi	abamaphakathi
Class 3	wephakathi	owephakathi	wamaphakathi	owamaphakathi
Class 4	yephakathi	eyephakathi	yamaphakathi	eyamaphakathi
Class 5	lephakathi	elephakathi	lamaphakathi	elamaphakathi
Class 6	ephakathi	awephakathi	amaphakathi	awamaphakathi
Class 7	sephakathi	esephakathi	samaphakathi	esamaphakathi
Class 8	zephakathi	ezephakathi	zamaphakathi	ezamaphakathi
Class 9	yephakathi	eyephakathi	yamaphakathi	eyamaphakathi
Class 10	zephakathi	ezephakathi	zamaphakathi	ezamaphakathi
Class 11	lwephakathi	olwephakathi	lwamaphakathi	olwamaphakathi
Class 14	bephakathi	obephakathi	bamaphakathi	obamaphakathi
Class 15	kwephakathi	okwephakathi	kwamaphakathi	okwamaphakathi
Class 17	kwephakathi	okwephakathi	kwamaphakathi	okwamaphakathi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phakathi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phakathi (2.4.3.3-5.4)”