isikebhe

Zulu

Etymology

From Afrikaans skip. Compare Xhosa isikhephe, Tsonga xikepe, and Shona chikepe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ísikéːbe/

Noun

ísikébhe class 7 (plural ízikébhe class 8)

1. boat

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isikebhe	izikebhe
Locative	esikebheni	ezikebheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isikebhe		izikebhe
Simple form	sikebhe		zikebhe
Locative	esikebheni		ezikebheni
Copulative	yisikebhe		yizikebhe
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesikebhe	owesikebhe	wezikebhe	owezikebhe
Class 2	besikebhe	abesikebhe	bezikebhe	abezikebhe
Class 3	wesikebhe	owesikebhe	wezikebhe	owezikebhe
Class 4	yesikebhe	eyesikebhe	yezikebhe	eyezikebhe
Class 5	lesikebhe	elesikebhe	lezikebhe	elezikebhe
Class 6	esikebhe	awesikebhe	ezikebhe	awezikebhe
Class 7	sesikebhe	esesikebhe	sezikebhe	esezikebhe
Class 8	zesikebhe	ezesikebhe	zezikebhe	ezezikebhe
Class 9	yesikebhe	eyesikebhe	yezikebhe	eyezikebhe
Class 10	zesikebhe	ezesikebhe	zezikebhe	ezezikebhe
Class 11	lwesikebhe	olwesikebhe	lwezikebhe	olwezikebhe
Class 14	besikebhe	obesikebhe	bezikebhe	obezikebhe
Class 15	kwesikebhe	okwesikebhe	kwezikebhe	okwezikebhe
Class 17	kwesikebhe	okwesikebhe	kwezikebhe	okwezikebhe

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-kebe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-kebe (2.6.3.9)”