Xhosa

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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idlozi? class 5 (plural amadlozi class 6)

  1. ancestor

Inflection

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Zulu

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Etymology

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From i- +‎ -dloza +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /íːɮoːzi/

Noun

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ī́dlozi class 5 (plural amádlozi class 6)

  1. ancestor, ancestral spirit

Inflection

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Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form idlozi amadlozi
Locative edlozini emadlozini
Singular Plural
Full form idlozi amadlozi
Simple form lidlozi madlozi
Locative edlozini emadlozini
Copulative yidlozi ngamadlozi
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wedlozi owedlozi wamadlozi owamadlozi
Class 2 bedlozi abedlozi bamadlozi abamadlozi
Class 3 wedlozi owedlozi wamadlozi owamadlozi
Class 4 yedlozi eyedlozi yamadlozi eyamadlozi
Class 5 ledlozi eledlozi lamadlozi elamadlozi
Class 6 edlozi awedlozi amadlozi awamadlozi
Class 7 sedlozi esedlozi samadlozi esamadlozi
Class 8 zedlozi ezedlozi zamadlozi ezamadlozi
Class 9 yedlozi eyedlozi yamadlozi eyamadlozi
Class 10 zedlozi ezedlozi zamadlozi ezamadlozi
Class 11 lwedlozi olwedlozi lwamadlozi olwamadlozi
Class 14 bedlozi obedlozi bamadlozi obamadlozi
Class 15 kwedlozi okwedlozi kwamadlozi okwamadlozi
Class 17 kwedlozi okwedlozi kwamadlozi okwamadlozi

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