Zulu

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Etymology

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From Afrikaans rok.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /îːlóːɠwe/

Noun

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îlókwe class 5 (plural ámalókwe class 6)

  1. dress

Inflection

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Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form ilokwe amalokwe
Locative elokweni emalokweni
Singular Plural
Full form ilokwe amalokwe
Simple form lilokwe malokwe
Locative elokweni emalokweni
Copulative yilokwe ngamalokwe
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 welokwe owelokwe wamalokwe owamalokwe
Class 2 belokwe abelokwe bamalokwe abamalokwe
Class 3 welokwe owelokwe wamalokwe owamalokwe
Class 4 yelokwe eyelokwe yamalokwe eyamalokwe
Class 5 lelokwe elelokwe lamalokwe elamalokwe
Class 6 elokwe awelokwe amalokwe awamalokwe
Class 7 selokwe eselokwe samalokwe esamalokwe
Class 8 zelokwe ezelokwe zamalokwe ezamalokwe
Class 9 yelokwe eyelokwe yamalokwe eyamalokwe
Class 10 zelokwe ezelokwe zamalokwe ezamalokwe
Class 11 lwelokwe olwelokwe lwamalokwe olwamalokwe
Class 14 belokwe obelokwe bamalokwe obamalokwe
Class 15 kwelokwe okwelokwe kwamalokwe okwamalokwe
Class 17 kwelokwe okwelokwe kwamalokwe okwamalokwe

References

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C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-lokwe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN:-lokwe (2.6.6-3.9)