Zulu

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Etymology

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From ubu- +‎ njani.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /uɓúɲdʒaːní/

Noun

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ubúnjaní class 14

  1. condition, state

Inflection

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Class 14
Singular Plural
Full form ubunjani
Locative ebunjanini
Singular Plural
Full form ubunjani
Simple form bunjani
Locative ebunjanini
Copulative ngubunjani
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wobunjani owobunjani
Class 2 bobunjani abobunjani
Class 3 wobunjani owobunjani
Class 4 yobunjani eyobunjani
Class 5 lobunjani elobunjani
Class 6 obunjani awobunjani
Class 7 sobunjani esobunjani
Class 8 zobunjani ezobunjani
Class 9 yobunjani eyobunjani
Class 10 zobunjani ezobunjani
Class 11 lobunjani olobunjani
Class 14 bobunjani obobunjani
Class 15 kobunjani okobunjani
Class 17 kobunjani okobunjani

References

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C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “uɓunjani”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN:uɓunjani (3.2.8.3)