impoqo
Zulu
Etymology
From in- + -phoqa + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ímpoːǃo/
Noun
ímpoqo class 9 (plural izimpôqo class 10)
- compulsion, force
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | impoqo | izimpoqo | ||
| Locative | empoqweni | ezimpoqweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | impoqo | izimpoqo | ||
| Simple form | mpoqo | zimpoqo | ||
| Locative | empoqweni | ezimpoqweni | ||
| Copulative | yimpoqo | yizimpoqo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wempoqo | owempoqo | wezimpoqo | owezimpoqo |
| Class 2 | bempoqo | abempoqo | bezimpoqo | abezimpoqo |
| Class 3 | wempoqo | owempoqo | wezimpoqo | owezimpoqo |
| Class 4 | yempoqo | eyempoqo | yezimpoqo | eyezimpoqo |
| Class 5 | lempoqo | elempoqo | lezimpoqo | elezimpoqo |
| Class 6 | empoqo | awempoqo | ezimpoqo | awezimpoqo |
| Class 7 | sempoqo | esempoqo | sezimpoqo | esezimpoqo |
| Class 8 | zempoqo | ezempoqo | zezimpoqo | ezezimpoqo |
| Class 9 | yempoqo | eyempoqo | yezimpoqo | eyezimpoqo |
| Class 10 | zempoqo | ezempoqo | zezimpoqo | ezezimpoqo |
| Class 11 | lwempoqo | olwempoqo | lwezimpoqo | olwezimpoqo |
| Class 14 | bempoqo | obempoqo | bezimpoqo | obezimpoqo |
| Class 15 | kwempoqo | okwempoqo | kwezimpoqo | okwezimpoqo |
| Class 17 | kwempoqo | okwempoqo | kwezimpoqo | okwezimpoqo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-phoqo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ISBN 0 85494 027 8: “-phoqo (2.9.9)”