inhlwathi

Zulu

Etymology

From the ideophone hlwathi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínɬwaːtʰi/

Noun

ínhlwathi class 9 (plural izinhlwâthi class 10)

1. Natal python

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inhlwathi	izinhlwathi
Locative	enhlwathini	ezinhlwathini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inhlwathi		izinhlwathi
Simple form	nhlwathi		zinhlwathi
Locative	enhlwathini		ezinhlwathini
Copulative	yinhlwathi		yizinhlwathi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenhlwathi	owenhlwathi	wezinhlwathi	owezinhlwathi
Class 2	benhlwathi	abenhlwathi	bezinhlwathi	abezinhlwathi
Class 3	wenhlwathi	owenhlwathi	wezinhlwathi	owezinhlwathi
Class 4	yenhlwathi	eyenhlwathi	yezinhlwathi	eyezinhlwathi
Class 5	lenhlwathi	elenhlwathi	lezinhlwathi	elezinhlwathi
Class 6	enhlwathi	awenhlwathi	ezinhlwathi	awezinhlwathi
Class 7	senhlwathi	esenhlwathi	sezinhlwathi	esezinhlwathi
Class 8	zenhlwathi	ezenhlwathi	zezinhlwathi	ezezinhlwathi
Class 9	yenhlwathi	eyenhlwathi	yezinhlwathi	eyezinhlwathi
Class 10	zenhlwathi	ezenhlwathi	zezinhlwathi	ezezinhlwathi
Class 11	lwenhlwathi	olwenhlwathi	lwezinhlwathi	olwezinhlwathi
Class 14	benhlwathi	obenhlwathi	bezinhlwathi	obezinhlwathi
Class 15	kwenhlwathi	okwenhlwathi	kwezinhlwathi	okwezinhlwathi
Class 17	kwenhlwathi	okwenhlwathi	kwezinhlwathi	okwezinhlwathi

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlwathi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlwathi (2.9.9)”