inkala

See also: Inkala

Zulu

Alternative forms

• inkalankala
• unonkala

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nkádá.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ínkaːla/

Noun

ínkala class 9 (plural izinkâla class 10)

1. crab

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inkala	izinkala
Locative	enkaleni	ezinkaleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inkala		izinkala
Simple form	nkala		zinkala
Locative	enkaleni		ezinkaleni
Copulative	yinkala		yizinkala
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenkala	owenkala	wezinkala	owezinkala
Class 2	benkala	abenkala	bezinkala	abezinkala
Class 3	wenkala	owenkala	wezinkala	owezinkala
Class 4	yenkala	eyenkala	yezinkala	eyezinkala
Class 5	lenkala	elenkala	lezinkala	elezinkala
Class 6	enkala	awenkala	ezinkala	awezinkala
Class 7	senkala	esenkala	sezinkala	esezinkala
Class 8	zenkala	ezenkala	zezinkala	ezezinkala
Class 9	yenkala	eyenkala	yezinkala	eyezinkala
Class 10	zenkala	ezenkala	zezinkala	ezezinkala
Class 11	lwenkala	olwenkala	lwezinkala	olwezinkala
Class 14	benkala	obenkala	bezinkala	obezinkala
Class 15	kwenkala	okwenkala	kwezinkala	okwezinkala
Class 17	kwenkala	okwenkala	kwezinkala	okwezinkala

References

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