inkosana

Xhosa

Etymology

From inkosi +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵑkósâːna]

Noun

ínkósâna class 9 (plural ámákhósâna class 6)

1. prince

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From inkosi +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínkosâːna/

Noun

ínkosâna class 9 (plural ámakhosâna class 6)

1. eldest son
2. unmarried young man
3. prince

Inflection

Class 9/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inkosana	amakhosana
Locative	enkosaneni	emakhosaneni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inkosana		amakhosana
Simple form	nkosana		makhosana
Locative	enkosaneni		emakhosaneni
Copulative	yinkosana		ngamakhosana
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenkosana	owenkosana	wamakhosana	owamakhosana
Class 2	benkosana	abenkosana	bamakhosana	abamakhosana
Class 3	wenkosana	owenkosana	wamakhosana	owamakhosana
Class 4	yenkosana	eyenkosana	yamakhosana	eyamakhosana
Class 5	lenkosana	elenkosana	lamakhosana	elamakhosana
Class 6	enkosana	awenkosana	amakhosana	awamakhosana
Class 7	senkosana	esenkosana	samakhosana	esamakhosana
Class 8	zenkosana	ezenkosana	zamakhosana	ezamakhosana
Class 9	yenkosana	eyenkosana	yamakhosana	eyamakhosana
Class 10	zenkosana	ezenkosana	zamakhosana	ezamakhosana
Class 11	lwenkosana	olwenkosana	lwamakhosana	olwamakhosana
Class 14	benkosana	obenkosana	bamakhosana	obamakhosana
Class 15	kwenkosana	okwenkosana	kwamakhosana	okwamakhosana
Class 17	kwenkosana	okwenkosana	kwamakhosana	okwamakhosana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khosana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khosana (2.4.3-8.9)”