Zulu

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Etymology

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From i- +‎ -shinga +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /íːʃiːnɡa/

Noun

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ī́shinga class 5 (plural amáshinga class 6)

  1. mischievous person
  2. rogue

Inflection

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Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form ishinga amashinga
Locative eshingeni emashingeni
Singular Plural
Full form ishinga amashinga
Simple form lishinga mashinga
Locative eshingeni emashingeni
Copulative yishinga ngamashinga
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 weshinga oweshinga wamashinga owamashinga
Class 2 beshinga abeshinga bamashinga abamashinga
Class 3 weshinga oweshinga wamashinga owamashinga
Class 4 yeshinga eyeshinga yamashinga eyamashinga
Class 5 leshinga eleshinga lamashinga elamashinga
Class 6 eshinga aweshinga amashinga awamashinga
Class 7 seshinga eseshinga samashinga esamashinga
Class 8 zeshinga ezeshinga zamashinga ezamashinga
Class 9 yeshinga eyeshinga yamashinga eyamashinga
Class 10 zeshinga ezeshinga zamashinga ezamashinga
Class 11 lweshinga olweshinga lwamashinga olwamashinga
Class 14 beshinga obeshinga bamashinga obamashinga
Class 15 kweshinga okweshinga kwamashinga okwamashinga
Class 17 kweshinga okweshinga kwamashinga okwamashinga

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