Zulu edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From English parliament or Afrikaans parlement. More likely from English due to the initial aspirated stop. Cognate with Xhosa ipalamente.

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /íːpʰalaméːnde/

Noun edit

ī́phalaménde class 5 (plural amáphalaménde class 6)

  1. parliament

Inflection edit

Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form iphalamende amaphalamende
Locative ephalamendeni emaphalamendeni
Singular Plural
Full form iphalamende amaphalamende
Simple form liphalamende maphalamende
Locative ephalamendeni emaphalamendeni
Copulative yiphalamende ngamaphalamende
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wephalamende owephalamende wamaphalamende owamaphalamende
Class 2 bephalamende abephalamende bamaphalamende abamaphalamende
Class 3 wephalamende owephalamende wamaphalamende owamaphalamende
Class 4 yephalamende eyephalamende yamaphalamende eyamaphalamende
Class 5 lephalamende elephalamende lamaphalamende elamaphalamende
Class 6 ephalamende awephalamende amaphalamende awamaphalamende
Class 7 sephalamende esephalamende samaphalamende esamaphalamende
Class 8 zephalamende ezephalamende zamaphalamende ezamaphalamende
Class 9 yephalamende eyephalamende yamaphalamende eyamaphalamende
Class 10 zephalamende ezephalamende zamaphalamende ezamaphalamende
Class 11 lwephalamende olwephalamende lwamaphalamende olwamaphalamende
Class 14 bephalamende obephalamende bamaphalamende obamaphalamende
Class 15 kwephalamende okwephalamende kwamaphalamende okwamaphalamende
Class 17 kwephalamende okwephalamende kwamaphalamende okwamaphalamende

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