ijele
Zulu
Etymology
Borrowed from English jail.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːdʒêːle/
Noun
îjêle class 5 (plural ámajêle class 6)
- jail
Inflection
| Class 5/6, short locative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ijele | amajele | ||
| Locative | ejele | emajele | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ijele | amajele | ||
| Simple form | lijele | majele | ||
| Locative | ejele | emajele | ||
| Copulative | yijele | ngamajele | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wejele | owejele | wamajele | owamajele |
| Class 2 | bejele | abejele | bamajele | abamajele |
| Class 3 | wejele | owejele | wamajele | owamajele |
| Class 4 | yejele | eyejele | yamajele | eyamajele |
| Class 5 | lejele | elejele | lamajele | elamajele |
| Class 6 | ejele | awejele | amajele | awamajele |
| Class 7 | sejele | esejele | samajele | esamajele |
| Class 8 | zejele | ezejele | zamajele | ezamajele |
| Class 9 | yejele | eyejele | yamajele | eyamajele |
| Class 10 | zejele | ezejele | zamajele | ezamajele |
| Class 11 | lwejele | olwejele | lwamajele | olwamajele |
| Class 14 | bejele | obejele | bamajele | obamajele |
| Class 15 | kwejele | okwejele | kwamajele | okwamajele |
| Class 17 | kwejele | okwejele | kwamajele | okwamajele |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-jele”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-jele (2.6.3-8.9)”