iphela

Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

iphela^? class 5 (plural amaphela class 6)

1. cockroach

Inflection

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Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːpʰeːla/

Noun

ī́phela class 5 (plural amáphela class 6)

1. cockroach

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	iphela	amaphela
Locative	epheleni	emapheleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	iphela		amaphela
Simple form	liphela		maphela
Locative	epheleni		emapheleni
Copulative	yiphela		ngamaphela
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wephela	owephela	wamaphela	owamaphela
Class 2	bephela	abephela	bamaphela	abamaphela
Class 3	wephela	owephela	wamaphela	owamaphela
Class 4	yephela	eyephela	yamaphela	eyamaphela
Class 5	lephela	elephela	lamaphela	elamaphela
Class 6	ephela	awephela	amaphela	awamaphela
Class 7	sephela	esephela	samaphela	esamaphela
Class 8	zephela	ezephela	zamaphela	ezamaphela
Class 9	yephela	eyephela	yamaphela	eyamaphela
Class 10	zephela	ezephela	zamaphela	ezamaphela
Class 11	lwephela	olwephela	lwamaphela	olwamaphela
Class 14	bephela	obephela	bamaphela	obamaphela
Class 15	kwephela	okwephela	kwamaphela	okwamaphela
Class 17	kwephela	okwephela	kwamaphela	okwamaphela

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phela (3.2.9.9)”