ihlengethwa
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iːɬénɡeːtʰwa/
Noun
īhléngethwa 5 (plural amahléngethwa 6)
- dolphin
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ihlengethwa | amahlengethwa | ||
| Locative | ehlengethweni | emahlengethweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ihlengethwa | amahlengethwa | ||
| Simple form | lihlengethwa | mahlengethwa | ||
| Locative | ehlengethweni | emahlengethweni | ||
| Copulative | yihlengethwa | ngamahlengethwa | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wehlengethwa | owehlengethwa | wamahlengethwa | owamahlengethwa |
| Class 2 | behlengethwa | abehlengethwa | bamahlengethwa | abamahlengethwa |
| Class 3 | wehlengethwa | owehlengethwa | wamahlengethwa | owamahlengethwa |
| Class 4 | yehlengethwa | eyehlengethwa | yamahlengethwa | eyamahlengethwa |
| Class 5 | lehlengethwa | elehlengethwa | lamahlengethwa | elamahlengethwa |
| Class 6 | ehlengethwa | awehlengethwa | amahlengethwa | awamahlengethwa |
| Class 7 | sehlengethwa | esehlengethwa | samahlengethwa | esamahlengethwa |
| Class 8 | zehlengethwa | ezehlengethwa | zamahlengethwa | ezamahlengethwa |
| Class 9 | yehlengethwa | eyehlengethwa | yamahlengethwa | eyamahlengethwa |
| Class 10 | zehlengethwa | ezehlengethwa | zamahlengethwa | ezamahlengethwa |
| Class 11 | lwehlengethwa | olwehlengethwa | lwamahlengethwa | olwamahlengethwa |
| Class 14 | behlengethwa | obehlengethwa | bamahlengethwa | obamahlengethwa |
| Class 15 | kwehlengethwa | okwehlengethwa | kwamahlengethwa | okwamahlengethwa |
| Class 17 | kwehlengethwa | okwehlengethwa | kwamahlengethwa | okwamahlengethwa |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-hlengethwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlengethwa (6.6.3.9.9)”