umzala

Swazi

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mʊ̀bíádá.

Noun

úḿzála class 1 (plural bázála class 2)

1. cross-cousin

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mʊ̀bíádá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩z̥ǎ̤ːla]

Noun

úḿzála class 1 (plural ábázála class 2)

1. cross-cousin

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mʊ̀bíádá. Equivalent to umu- +‎ -zala +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩záːla/

Noun

úmzála class 1 (plural ábazála class 2)

1. cross-cousin

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umzala	abazala
Locative	kumzala	kubazala
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umzala		abazala
Simple form	mzala		bazala
Locative	kumzala		kubazala
Copulative	ngumzala		ngabazala
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womzala	owomzala	wabazala	owabazala
Class 2	bomzala	abomzala	babazala	ababazala
Class 3	womzala	owomzala	wabazala	owabazala
Class 4	yomzala	eyomzala	yabazala	eyabazala
Class 5	lomzala	elomzala	labazala	elabazala
Class 6	omzala	awomzala	abazala	awabazala
Class 7	somzala	esomzala	sabazala	esabazala
Class 8	zomzala	ezomzala	zabazala	ezabazala
Class 9	yomzala	eyomzala	yabazala	eyabazala
Class 10	zomzala	ezomzala	zabazala	ezabazala
Class 11	lomzala	olomzala	lwabazala	olwabazala
Class 14	bomzala	obomzala	babazala	obabazala
Class 15	komzala	okomzala	kwabazala	okwabazala
Class 17	komzala	okomzala	kwabazala	okwabazala

Related terms

• -zala

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-zala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-zala (2.4.6-3.9)”