insundu

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nkʊ́ndʊ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínsûːndu/

Noun

ínsûndu class 9 (plural ízinsûndu class 10)

1. dark-brown beast

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	insundu	izinsundu
Locative	ensundwini	ezinsundwini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	insundu		izinsundu
Simple form	nsundu		zinsundu
Locative	ensundwini		ezinsundwini
Copulative	yinsundu		yizinsundu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wensundu	owensundu	wezinsundu	owezinsundu
Class 2	bensundu	abensundu	bezinsundu	abezinsundu
Class 3	wensundu	owensundu	wezinsundu	owezinsundu
Class 4	yensundu	eyensundu	yezinsundu	eyezinsundu
Class 5	lensundu	elensundu	lezinsundu	elezinsundu
Class 6	ensundu	awensundu	ezinsundu	awezinsundu
Class 7	sensundu	esensundu	sezinsundu	esezinsundu
Class 8	zensundu	ezensundu	zezinsundu	ezezinsundu
Class 9	yensundu	eyensundu	yezinsundu	eyezinsundu
Class 10	zensundu	ezensundu	zezinsundu	ezezinsundu
Class 11	lwensundu	olwensundu	lwezinsundu	olwezinsundu
Class 14	bensundu	obensundu	bezinsundu	obezinsundu
Class 15	kwensundu	okwensundu	kwezinsundu	okwezinsundu
Class 17	kwensundu	okwensundu	kwezinsundu	okwezinsundu

Derived terms

• -nsundu

References

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