imbiza
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *m̀bɪ̀já.
Noun
ímbizá class 9 (plural íimbizá class 10)
- cooking pot
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *m̀bɪ̀já.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íᵐb̥i̤ːz̥ǎ̤]
Noun
ímbizá class 9 (plural íimbizá class 10)
- cooking pot
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *m̀bɪ̀já.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ímbiːzá/
Noun
ímbizá class 9 (plural izímbizá class 10)
- cooking pot
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imbiza | izimbiza | ||
| Locative | embizeni | ezimbizeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imbiza | izimbiza | ||
| Simple form | mbiza | zimbiza | ||
| Locative | embizeni | ezimbizeni | ||
| Copulative | yimbiza | yizimbiza | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wembiza | owembiza | wezimbiza | owezimbiza |
| Class 2 | bembiza | abembiza | bezimbiza | abezimbiza |
| Class 3 | wembiza | owembiza | wezimbiza | owezimbiza |
| Class 4 | yembiza | eyembiza | yezimbiza | eyezimbiza |
| Class 5 | lembiza | elembiza | lezimbiza | elezimbiza |
| Class 6 | embiza | awembiza | ezimbiza | awezimbiza |
| Class 7 | sembiza | esembiza | sezimbiza | esezimbiza |
| Class 8 | zembiza | ezembiza | zezimbiza | ezezimbiza |
| Class 9 | yembiza | eyembiza | yezimbiza | eyezimbiza |
| Class 10 | zembiza | ezembiza | zezimbiza | ezezimbiza |
| Class 11 | lwembiza | olwembiza | lwezimbiza | olwezimbiza |
| Class 14 | bembiza | obembiza | bezimbiza | obezimbiza |
| Class 15 | kwembiza | okwembiza | kwezimbiza | okwezimbiza |
| Class 17 | kwembiza | okwembiza | kwezimbiza | okwezimbiza |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-biza”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-biza (2.8.3)”