khona
Southern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Nguni [Term?].
Pronoun edit
khoná
- it; class 15 absolute pronoun.
Zulu edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Nguni [Term?].
Pronoun edit
khoná
- it; class 15 absolute pronoun.
Inflection edit
Stem -kho, poss. stem -khó | ||
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Full form | khoná | |
Locative | kúkho | |
Full form | khoná | |
Locative | kúkho | |
Copulative | yíkho | |
Possessive forms | ||
Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wâkho | ówâkho |
Class 2 | bâkho | ábâkho |
Class 3 | wâkho | ówâkho |
Class 4 | yâkho | éyâkho |
Class 5 | lâkho | élâkho |
Class 6 | âkho | áwâkho |
Class 7 | sâkho | ésâkho |
Class 8 | zâkho | ézâkho |
Class 9 | yâkho | éyâkho |
Class 10 | zâkho | ézâkho |
Class 11 | lwâkho | ólwâkho |
Class 14 | bâkho | óbâkho |
Class 15 | kwâkho | ókwâkho |
Class 17 | kwâkho | ókwâkho |
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Nguni [Term?].
Pronoun edit
khoná
- it; class 17 absolute pronoun.
Usage notes edit
Class 17 is a default or non-specific class. It is used when referring to an object of an unknown class.
Inflection edit
Stem -kho, poss. stem -khó | ||
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Full form | khoná | |
Locative | kúkho | |
Full form | khoná | |
Locative | kúkho | |
Copulative | yíkho | |
Possessive forms | ||
Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wâkho | ówâkho |
Class 2 | bâkho | ábâkho |
Class 3 | wâkho | ówâkho |
Class 4 | yâkho | éyâkho |
Class 5 | lâkho | élâkho |
Class 6 | âkho | áwâkho |
Class 7 | sâkho | ésâkho |
Class 8 | zâkho | ézâkho |
Class 9 | yâkho | éyâkho |
Class 10 | zâkho | ézâkho |
Class 11 | lwâkho | ólwâkho |
Class 14 | bâkho | óbâkho |
Class 15 | kwâkho | ókwâkho |
Class 17 | kwâkho | ókwâkho |
Adverb edit
khoná
Usage notes edit
When used negatively, the shorter form kho is used.
Conjunction edit
khoná
- so that, in order that [+participial]
- although, notwithstanding that [+participial]
- when [+participial]
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “khona”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “khona (6.3)”