isifazane

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ umfazi +‎ -ane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísifazáːne/

Noun

ísifazáne class 7

1. female people, womenfolk
2. (with a possessive concord) female

Inflection

Class 7
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isifazane	—
Locative	esifazaneni	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isifazane		—
Simple form	sifazane		—
Locative	esifazaneni		—
Copulative	yisifazane		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesifazane	owesifazane	—	—
Class 2	besifazane	abesifazane	—	—
Class 3	wesifazane	owesifazane	—	—
Class 4	yesifazane	eyesifazane	—	—
Class 5	lesifazane	elesifazane	—	—
Class 6	esifazane	awesifazane	—	—
Class 7	sesifazane	esesifazane	—	—
Class 8	zesifazane	ezesifazane	—	—
Class 9	yesifazane	eyesifazane	—	—
Class 10	zesifazane	ezesifazane	—	—
Class 11	lwesifazane	olwesifazane	—	—
Class 14	besifazane	obesifazane	—	—
Class 15	kwesifazane	okwesifazane	—	—
Class 17	kwesifazane	okwesifazane	—	—

Alternative forms

• isifazana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fazane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fazane (2.4.6.3.9)”