imayela
Zulu
Etymology
Borrowed from English mile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iːmájeːla/
Noun
īmáyela class 5 (plural amamáyela class 6)
- mile
Inflection
Class 5/6 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | imayela | amamayela | ||
Locative | emayeleni | emamayeleni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | imayela | amamayela | ||
Simple form | limayela | mamayela | ||
Locative | emayeleni | emamayeleni | ||
Copulative | yimayela | ngamamayela | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wemayela | owemayela | wamamayela | owamamayela |
Class 2 | bemayela | abemayela | bamamayela | abamamayela |
Class 3 | wemayela | owemayela | wamamayela | owamamayela |
Class 4 | yemayela | eyemayela | yamamayela | eyamamayela |
Class 5 | lemayela | elemayela | lamamayela | elamamayela |
Class 6 | emayela | awemayela | amamayela | awamamayela |
Class 7 | semayela | esemayela | samamayela | esamamayela |
Class 8 | zemayela | ezemayela | zamamayela | ezamamayela |
Class 9 | yemayela | eyemayela | yamamayela | eyamamayela |
Class 10 | zemayela | ezemayela | zamamayela | ezamamayela |
Class 11 | lwemayela | olwemayela | lwamamayela | olwamamayela |
Class 14 | bemayela | obemayela | bamamayela | obamamayela |
Class 15 | kwemayela | okwemayela | kwamamayela | okwamamayela |
Class 17 | kwemayela | okwemayela | kwamamayela | okwamamayela |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-mayela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mayela (6.6.3.9.9)”