impakama
Zulu
Etymology
From in- + -phakama + -a.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ímpaɠáːma/
Noun
ímpakáma class 9 (plural ízimpakáma class 10)
- elevation
- plateau, tableland
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | impakama | izimpakama | ||
| Locative | empakameni | ezimpakameni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | impakama | izimpakama | ||
| Simple form | mpakama | zimpakama | ||
| Locative | empakameni | ezimpakameni | ||
| Copulative | yimpakama | yizimpakama | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wempakama | owempakama | wezimpakama | owezimpakama |
| Class 2 | bempakama | abempakama | bezimpakama | abezimpakama |
| Class 3 | wempakama | owempakama | wezimpakama | owezimpakama |
| Class 4 | yempakama | eyempakama | yezimpakama | eyezimpakama |
| Class 5 | lempakama | elempakama | lezimpakama | elezimpakama |
| Class 6 | empakama | awempakama | ezimpakama | awezimpakama |
| Class 7 | sempakama | esempakama | sezimpakama | esezimpakama |
| Class 8 | zempakama | ezempakama | zezimpakama | ezezimpakama |
| Class 9 | yempakama | eyempakama | yezimpakama | eyezimpakama |
| Class 10 | zempakama | ezempakama | zezimpakama | ezezimpakama |
| Class 11 | lwempakama | olwempakama | lwezimpakama | olwezimpakama |
| Class 14 | bempakama | obempakama | bezimpakama | obezimpakama |
| Class 15 | kwempakama | okwempakama | kwezimpakama | okwezimpakama |
| Class 17 | kwempakama | okwempakama | kwezimpakama | okwezimpakama |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-phakama”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phakama (2.6.3.9)”