isinkwa
Northern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Xhosa isonka, Chichewa chingwa, and Shona chingwa.
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Noun edit
ísínkwa class 7 (plural ízínkwa class 8)
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Xhosa isonka, Chichewa chingwa, and Shona chingwa.
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
isínkwa class 7 (plural izínkwa class 8)
Inflection edit
Class 7/8 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | isinkwa | izinkwa | ||
Locative | esinkweni | ezinkweni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | isinkwa | izinkwa | ||
Simple form | sinkwa | zinkwa | ||
Locative | esinkweni | ezinkweni | ||
Copulative | yisinkwa | yizinkwa | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wesinkwa | owesinkwa | wezinkwa | owezinkwa |
Class 2 | besinkwa | abesinkwa | bezinkwa | abezinkwa |
Class 3 | wesinkwa | owesinkwa | wezinkwa | owezinkwa |
Class 4 | yesinkwa | eyesinkwa | yezinkwa | eyezinkwa |
Class 5 | lesinkwa | elesinkwa | lezinkwa | elezinkwa |
Class 6 | esinkwa | awesinkwa | ezinkwa | awezinkwa |
Class 7 | sesinkwa | esesinkwa | sezinkwa | esezinkwa |
Class 8 | zesinkwa | ezesinkwa | zezinkwa | ezezinkwa |
Class 9 | yesinkwa | eyesinkwa | yezinkwa | eyezinkwa |
Class 10 | zesinkwa | ezesinkwa | zezinkwa | ezezinkwa |
Class 11 | lwesinkwa | olwesinkwa | lwezinkwa | olwezinkwa |
Class 14 | besinkwa | obesinkwa | bezinkwa | obezinkwa |
Class 15 | kwesinkwa | okwesinkwa | kwezinkwa | okwezinkwa |
Class 17 | kwesinkwa | okwesinkwa | kwezinkwa | okwezinkwa |
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nkwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nkwa (6.3.9)”