mnyama

Northern Ndebele

Relative

-mnyama^?

1. black

Inflection

Relative concord
	Modifier	Copulative
1st singular	engimnyama	ngimnyama
2nd singular	omnyama	umnyama
1st plural	esimnyama	simnyama
2nd plural	elimnyama	limnyama
Class 1	omnyama	umnyama
Class 2	abamnyama	bamnyama
Class 3	omnyama	umnyama
Class 4	emnyama	imnyama
Class 5	elimnyama	limnyama
Class 6	amnyama	amnyama
Class 7	esimnyama	simnyama
Class 8	ezimnyama	zimnyama
Class 9	emnyama	imnyama
Class 10	ezimnyama	zimnyama
Class 11	olumnyama	lumnyama
Class 14	obumnyama	bumnyama
Class 15	okumnyama	kumnyama
Class 17	okumnyama	kumnyama

Swahili

Etymology

Originally a reassignment of nyama (“meat”) to an animate class.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mnyama (m-wa class, plural wanyama)

1. animal (organism)

Related terms

• nyama (“meat”)

Swazi

Relative

-mnyáma

1. black

Inflection

Relative concord
	Modifier	Copulative
1st singular	lengimnyama	ngimnyama
2nd singular	lomnyama	umnyama
1st plural	lesimnyama	simnyama
2nd plural	lenimnyama	nimnyama
Class 1	lomnyama	umnyama
Class 2	labamnyama	bamnyama
Class 3	lomnyama	umnyama
Class 4	lemnyama	imnyama
Class 5	lelimnyama	limnyama
Class 6	lamnyama	amnyama
Class 7	lesimnyama	simnyama
Class 8	letimnyama	timnyama
Class 9	lemnyama	imnyama
Class 10	letimnyama	timnyama
Class 11	lolumnyama	lumnyama
Class 14	lobumnyama	bumnyama
Class 15	lokumnyama	kumnyama
Class 17	lokumnyama	kumnyama

See also

Colors in Swazi · imibala (layout · text)

-mhlophe		-mnyama
-bovu	-nsundvu	-mtfubi
	-luhlata
		-luhlata

Xhosa

Relative

-mnyáma

1. black

Inflection

Relative concord
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	endimnyama	endingemnyama	ndimnyama	andimnyama
2nd singular	omnyama	ongemnyama	umnyama	awumnyama
1st plural	esimnyama	esingemnyama	simnyama	asimnyama
2nd plural	enimnyama	eningemnyama	nimnyama	animnyama
Class 1	omnyama	ongemnyama	umnyama	akamnyama
Class 2	abamnyama	abangemnyama	bamnyama	abamnyama
Class 3	omnyama	ongemnyama	umnyama	awumnyama
Class 4	emnyama	engemnyama	imnyama	ayimnyama
Class 5	elimnyama	elingemnyama	limnyama	alimnyama
Class 6	amnyama	angemnyama	amnyama	awamnyama
Class 7	esimnyama	esingemnyama	simnyama	asimnyama
Class 8	ezimnyama	ezingemnyama	zimnyama	azimnyama
Class 9	emnyama	engemnyama	imnyama	ayimnyama
Class 10	ezimnyama	ezingemnyama	zimnyama	azimnyama
Class 11	olumnyama	olungemnyama	lumnyama	alumnyama
Class 14	obumnyama	obungemnyama	bumnyama	abumnyama
Class 15	okumnyama	okungemnyama	kumnyama	akumnyama
Class 17	okumnyama	okungemnyama	kumnyama	akumnyama

See also

Colors in Xhosa · imibala (layout · text)

-mhlophe	-ngwevu	-mnyama
-bomvu	-orenji; -ntsundu	-lubhelu; -mthubi; -tyheli
	-luhlaza
		-luhlaza; -blowu
	-mfusa	-pinki

Zulu

Etymology

From umnyama.

Relative

-mnyama^?

1. black
2. dark
3. deep
4. profound

Inflection

Relative concord
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engimnyama	engingemnyama	ngimnyama	angimnyama
2nd singular	omnyama	ongemnyama	umnyama	awumnyama
1st plural	esimnyama	esingemnyama	simnyama	asimnyama
2nd plural	enimnyama	eningemnyama	nimnyama	animnyama
Class 1	omnyama	ongemnyama	umnyama	akamnyama
Class 2	abamnyama	abangemnyama	bamnyama	abamnyama
Class 3	omnyama	ongemnyama	umnyama	awumnyama
Class 4	emnyama	engemnyama	imnyama	ayimnyama
Class 5	elimnyama	elingemnyama	limnyama	alimnyama
Class 6	amnyama	angemnyama	amnyama	awamnyama
Class 7	esimnyama	esingemnyama	simnyama	asimnyama
Class 8	ezimnyama	ezingemnyama	zimnyama	azimnyama
Class 9	emnyama	engemnyama	imnyama	ayimnyama
Class 10	ezimnyama	ezingemnyama	zimnyama	azimnyama
Class 11	olumnyama	olungemnyama	lumnyama	alumnyama
Class 14	obumnyama	obungemnyama	bumnyama	abumnyama
Class 15	okumnyama	okungemnyama	kumnyama	akumnyama
Class 17	okumnyama	okungemnyama	kumnyama	akumnyama

Derived terms

• ubumnyama

See also

Colors in Zulu · imibala (layout · text)

-mhlophe	-mpunga; -ngwevu	-mnyama
-bomvu	-nsundu	-liphuzi; -ncombo
	-luhlaza
		-luhlaza
	-nsomi

References

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