Xhosa edit

Etymology edit

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Noun edit

inkaba? class 9 (plural iinkaba class 10)

  1. navel

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Zulu edit

Noun edit

inkaba? class 9 (plural izinkaba class 10)

  1. heart (centre or core)
    Synonym: umnyombo

Inflection edit

Class 9/10
Singular Plural
Full form inkaba izinkaba
Locative enkabeni ezinkabeni
Singular Plural
Full form inkaba izinkaba
Simple form nkaba zinkaba
Locative enkabeni ezinkabeni
Copulative yinkaba yizinkaba
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wenkaba owenkaba wezinkaba owezinkaba
Class 2 benkaba abenkaba bezinkaba abezinkaba
Class 3 wenkaba owenkaba wezinkaba owezinkaba
Class 4 yenkaba eyenkaba yezinkaba eyezinkaba
Class 5 lenkaba elenkaba lezinkaba elezinkaba
Class 6 enkaba awenkaba ezinkaba awezinkaba
Class 7 senkaba esenkaba sezinkaba esezinkaba
Class 8 zenkaba ezenkaba zezinkaba ezezinkaba
Class 9 yenkaba eyenkaba yezinkaba eyezinkaba
Class 10 zenkaba ezenkaba zezinkaba ezezinkaba
Class 11 lwenkaba olwenkaba lwezinkaba olwezinkaba
Class 14 benkaba obenkaba bezinkaba obezinkaba
Class 15 kwenkaba okwenkaba kwezinkaba okwezinkaba
Class 17 kwenkaba okwenkaba kwezinkaba okwezinkaba