ikheji

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English cage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːkʰéːdʒi/

Noun

îkhéji class 5 (plural ámakhéji class 6)

1. cage

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ikheji	amakheji
Locative	ekhejini	emakhejini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ikheji		amakheji
Simple form	likheji		makheji
Locative	ekhejini		emakhejini
Copulative	yikheji		ngamakheji
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wekheji	owekheji	wamakheji	owamakheji
Class 2	bekheji	abekheji	bamakheji	abamakheji
Class 3	wekheji	owekheji	wamakheji	owamakheji
Class 4	yekheji	eyekheji	yamakheji	eyamakheji
Class 5	lekheji	elekheji	lamakheji	elamakheji
Class 6	ekheji	awekheji	amakheji	awamakheji
Class 7	sekheji	esekheji	samakheji	esamakheji
Class 8	zekheji	ezekheji	zamakheji	ezamakheji
Class 9	yekheji	eyekheji	yamakheji	eyamakheji
Class 10	zekheji	ezekheji	zamakheji	ezamakheji
Class 11	lwekheji	olwekheji	lwamakheji	olwamakheji
Class 14	bekheji	obekheji	bamakheji	obamakheji
Class 15	kwekheji	okwekheji	kwamakheji	okwamakheji
Class 17	kwekheji	okwekheji	kwamakheji	okwamakheji

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-kheji”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-kheji (2.6.3.9)”