umfanyana

Zulu

Etymology

From umfana +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩fáɲaːna/

Noun

úmfányana class 1 (plural ábafányana class 2)

1. small boy

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umfanyana	abafanyana
Locative	kumfanyana	kubafanyana
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umfanyana		abafanyana
Simple form	mfanyana		bafanyana
Locative	kumfanyana		kubafanyana
Copulative	ngumfanyana		ngabafanyana
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womfanyana	owomfanyana	wabafanyana	owabafanyana
Class 2	bomfanyana	abomfanyana	babafanyana	ababafanyana
Class 3	womfanyana	owomfanyana	wabafanyana	owabafanyana
Class 4	yomfanyana	eyomfanyana	yabafanyana	eyabafanyana
Class 5	lomfanyana	elomfanyana	labafanyana	elabafanyana
Class 6	omfanyana	awomfanyana	abafanyana	awabafanyana
Class 7	somfanyana	esomfanyana	sabafanyana	esabafanyana
Class 8	zomfanyana	ezomfanyana	zabafanyana	ezabafanyana
Class 9	yomfanyana	eyomfanyana	yabafanyana	eyabafanyana
Class 10	zomfanyana	ezomfanyana	zabafanyana	ezabafanyana
Class 11	lomfanyana	olomfanyana	lwabafanyana	olwabafanyana
Class 14	bomfanyana	obomfanyana	babafanyana	obabafanyana
Class 15	komfanyana	okomfanyana	kwabafanyana	okwabafanyana
Class 17	komfanyana	okomfanyana	kwabafanyana	okwabafanyana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fanyana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fanyana (umfʼanyana, 2.4.3.9.9)”