ijuba

Zulu

Etymology

Cognate with Swahili njiwa, Chichewa njiwa, Shona njiva, and Sotho leeba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːdʒuːɓa/

Noun

ī́juba class 5 (plural amájuba class 6)

1. dove, pigeon

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ijuba	amajuba
Locative	ejubeni	emajubeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ijuba		amajuba
Simple form	lijuba		majuba
Locative	ejubeni		emajubeni
Copulative	yijuba		ngamajuba
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wejuba	owejuba	wamajuba	owamajuba
Class 2	bejuba	abejuba	bamajuba	abamajuba
Class 3	wejuba	owejuba	wamajuba	owamajuba
Class 4	yejuba	eyejuba	yamajuba	eyamajuba
Class 5	lejuba	elejuba	lamajuba	elamajuba
Class 6	ejuba	awejuba	amajuba	awamajuba
Class 7	sejuba	esejuba	samajuba	esamajuba
Class 8	zejuba	ezejuba	zamajuba	ezamajuba
Class 9	yejuba	eyejuba	yamajuba	eyamajuba
Class 10	zejuba	ezejuba	zamajuba	ezamajuba
Class 11	lwejuba	olwejuba	lwamajuba	olwamajuba
Class 14	bejuba	obejuba	bamajuba	obamajuba
Class 15	kwejuba	okwejuba	kwamajuba	okwamajuba
Class 17	kwejuba	okwejuba	kwamajuba	okwamajuba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-juɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-juɓa (3.2.9.9)”