leliya

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leːlijâː/

Pronoun

leliya

1. that over there, yonder; class 5 remote demonstrative.

Inflection

Stem -lēliyâ
Full form	lēliyâ
Locative	kuleliya
Full form	lēliyâ
Locative	kuleliya
Copulative	yileliya
Possessive forms
	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	waleliya	owaleliya
Class 2	baleliya	abaleliya
Class 3	waleliya	owaleliya
Class 4	yaleliya	eyaleliya
Class 5	laleliya	elaleliya
Class 6	aleliya	awaleliya
Class 7	saleliya	esaleliya
Class 8	zaleliya	ezaleliya
Class 9	yaleliya	eyaleliya
Class 10	zaleliya	ezaleliya
Class 11	lwaleliya	olwaleliya
Class 14	baleliya	obaleliya
Class 15	kwaleliya	okwaleliya
Class 17	kwaleliya	okwaleliya

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “leliyá”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “leliyá (6.6.3)”
• Khumalo, J. S. M. (1981). Zulu tonology. African Studies, 40(2), 53–130. doi:10.1080/00020188108707573. eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/00020188108707573
• Khumalo, J. S. M. (1982). Zulu tonology. African Studies, 41(1), 3–125. doi:10.1080/00020188208707579. eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/00020188208707579