inyama

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.

Noun

ínyama class 9 (plural ízínyâma class 10)

1. meat, flesh

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.

Noun

ínyama class 9 (plural tínyama class 10)

1. meat, flesh

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.

Noun

inyama class 9 (plural inyama class 10)

1. meat

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.

Noun

ínyama class 9 (plural iínyama class 10)

1. meat, flesh

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.

Noun

ínyama class 9 (plural tínyama class 10)

1. meat, flesh

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íɲaːma]

Noun

ínyama class 9 (plural íinyama class 10)

1. meat, flesh

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íɲaːma/

Noun

ínyama class 9 (plural izinyâma class 10)

1. meat, flesh
2. skin (of a human)

   Synonym: isikhumba

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inyama	inyama
Locative	enyameni	enyameni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inyama		inyama
Simple form	nyama		nyama
Locative	enyameni		enyameni
Copulative	yinyama		yinyama
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenyama	owenyama	wenyama	owenyama
Class 2	benyama	abenyama	benyama	abenyama
Class 3	wenyama	owenyama	wenyama	owenyama
Class 4	yenyama	eyenyama	yenyama	eyenyama
Class 5	lenyama	elenyama	lenyama	elenyama
Class 6	enyama	awenyama	enyama	awenyama
Class 7	senyama	esenyama	senyama	esenyama
Class 8	zenyama	ezenyama	zenyama	ezenyama
Class 9	yenyama	eyenyama	yenyama	eyenyama
Class 10	zenyama	ezenyama	zenyama	ezenyama
Class 11	lwenyama	olwenyama	lwenyama	olwenyama
Class 14	benyama	obenyama	benyama	obenyama
Class 15	kwenyama	okwenyama	kwenyama	okwenyama
Class 17	kwenyama	okwenyama	kwenyama	okwenyama

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nyama”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nyama (2.9.9)”