inkosazana

Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵑkósáz̥a̤ːna]

Noun

ínkósázana class 9 (plural ámákhósázana class 6)

1. unmarried woman
2. princess

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínkosázaːna/

Noun

ínkosázana class 9 (plural ámakhosázana class 6)

1. eldest daughter of the chief
2. unmarried woman

Inflection

Class 9/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inkosazana	amakhosazana
Locative	enkosazaneni	emakhosazaneni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inkosazana		amakhosazana
Simple form	nkosazana		makhosazana
Locative	enkosazaneni		emakhosazaneni
Copulative	yinkosazana		ngamakhosazana
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenkosazana	owenkosazana	wamakhosazana	owamakhosazana
Class 2	benkosazana	abenkosazana	bamakhosazana	abamakhosazana
Class 3	wenkosazana	owenkosazana	wamakhosazana	owamakhosazana
Class 4	yenkosazana	eyenkosazana	yamakhosazana	eyamakhosazana
Class 5	lenkosazana	elenkosazana	lamakhosazana	elamakhosazana
Class 6	enkosazana	awenkosazana	amakhosazana	awamakhosazana
Class 7	senkosazana	esenkosazana	samakhosazana	esamakhosazana
Class 8	zenkosazana	ezenkosazana	zamakhosazana	ezamakhosazana
Class 9	yenkosazana	eyenkosazana	yamakhosazana	eyamakhosazana
Class 10	zenkosazana	ezenkosazana	zamakhosazana	ezamakhosazana
Class 11	lwenkosazana	olwenkosazana	lwamakhosazana	olwamakhosazana
Class 14	benkosazana	obenkosazana	bamakhosazana	obamakhosazana
Class 15	kwenkosazana	okwenkosazana	kwamakhosazana	okwamakhosazana
Class 17	kwenkosazana	okwenkosazana	kwamakhosazana	okwamakhosazana

Derived terms

• ubukhosazana

See also

• inkosikazi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khosazana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khosazana (2.6.3.9.9)”