inkawu

Northern Ndebele

Noun

ínkâwu class 9 (plural ízínkâwu class 10)

1. monkey

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Noun

ínkâwu class 9 (plural tínkâwu class 10)

1. monkey

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵑkâːwu]

Noun

ínkâwu class 9 (plural íinkâwu class 10)

1. monkey

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínkâːwu/

Noun

ínkâwu class 9 (plural ízinkâwu class 10)

1. monkey, ape

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inkawu	izinkawu
Locative	enkawini	ezinkawini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inkawu		izinkawu
Simple form	nkawu		zinkawu
Locative	enkawini		ezinkawini
Copulative	yinkawu		yizinkawu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenkawu	owenkawu	wezinkawu	owezinkawu
Class 2	benkawu	abenkawu	bezinkawu	abezinkawu
Class 3	wenkawu	owenkawu	wezinkawu	owezinkawu
Class 4	yenkawu	eyenkawu	yezinkawu	eyezinkawu
Class 5	lenkawu	elenkawu	lezinkawu	elezinkawu
Class 6	enkawu	awenkawu	ezinkawu	awezinkawu
Class 7	senkawu	esenkawu	sezinkawu	esezinkawu
Class 8	zenkawu	ezenkawu	zezinkawu	ezezinkawu
Class 9	yenkawu	eyenkawu	yezinkawu	eyezinkawu
Class 10	zenkawu	ezenkawu	zezinkawu	ezezinkawu
Class 11	lwenkawu	olwenkawu	lwezinkawu	olwezinkawu
Class 14	benkawu	obenkawu	bezinkawu	obezinkawu
Class 15	kwenkawu	okwenkawu	kwezinkawu	okwezinkawu
Class 17	kwenkawu	okwenkawu	kwezinkawu	okwezinkawu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nkawu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nkawu (2.3-8.9)”