izipho

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːziːpʰo/

Noun

ī́zipho class 5 (plural amázipho class 6)

1. claw

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	izipho	amazipho
Locative	ezisheni	emazisheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	izipho		amazipho
Simple form	lizipho		mazipho
Locative	ezisheni		emazisheni
Copulative	yizipho		ngamazipho
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wezipho	owezipho	wamazipho	owamazipho
Class 2	bezipho	abezipho	bamazipho	abamazipho
Class 3	wezipho	owezipho	wamazipho	owamazipho
Class 4	yezipho	eyezipho	yamazipho	eyamazipho
Class 5	lezipho	elezipho	lamazipho	elamazipho
Class 6	ezipho	awezipho	amazipho	awamazipho
Class 7	sezipho	esezipho	samazipho	esamazipho
Class 8	zezipho	ezezipho	zamazipho	ezamazipho
Class 9	yezipho	eyezipho	yamazipho	eyamazipho
Class 10	zezipho	ezezipho	zamazipho	ezamazipho
Class 11	lwezipho	olwezipho	lwamazipho	olwamazipho
Class 14	bezipho	obezipho	bamazipho	obamazipho
Class 15	kwezipho	okwezipho	kwamazipho	okwamazipho
Class 17	kwezipho	okwezipho	kwamazipho	okwamazipho

Related terms

• uzipho

References

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