imbuzane
Zulu
Etymology
From in- + -bhuza + -ane.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /imbúzaːne/
Noun
imbúzane class 9 (plural izimbúzane class 10)
- gnat, midge
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imbuzane | izimbuzane | ||
| Locative | embuzaneni | ezimbuzaneni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imbuzane | izimbuzane | ||
| Simple form | mbuzane | zimbuzane | ||
| Locative | embuzaneni | ezimbuzaneni | ||
| Copulative | yimbuzane | yizimbuzane | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wembuzane | owembuzane | wezimbuzane | owezimbuzane |
| Class 2 | bembuzane | abembuzane | bezimbuzane | abezimbuzane |
| Class 3 | wembuzane | owembuzane | wezimbuzane | owezimbuzane |
| Class 4 | yembuzane | eyembuzane | yezimbuzane | eyezimbuzane |
| Class 5 | lembuzane | elembuzane | lezimbuzane | elezimbuzane |
| Class 6 | embuzane | awembuzane | ezimbuzane | awezimbuzane |
| Class 7 | sembuzane | esembuzane | sezimbuzane | esezimbuzane |
| Class 8 | zembuzane | ezembuzane | zezimbuzane | ezezimbuzane |
| Class 9 | yembuzane | eyembuzane | yezimbuzane | eyezimbuzane |
| Class 10 | zembuzane | ezembuzane | zezimbuzane | ezezimbuzane |
| Class 11 | lwembuzane | olwembuzane | lwezimbuzane | olwezimbuzane |
| Class 14 | bembuzane | obembuzane | bezimbuzane | obezimbuzane |
| Class 15 | kwembuzane | okwembuzane | kwezimbuzane | okwezimbuzane |
| Class 17 | kwembuzane | okwembuzane | kwezimbuzane | okwezimbuzane |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-buzane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-buzane (2.3.8.9)”