imvana
Zulu
Etymology
From imvu (“sheep”) + -ana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ímváːna/
Noun
ímvána class 9 (plural ízimvána class 10)
- lamb
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imvana | izimvana | ||
| Locative | emvaneni | ezimvaneni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imvana | izimvana | ||
| Simple form | mvana | zimvana | ||
| Locative | emvaneni | ezimvaneni | ||
| Copulative | yimvana | yizimvana | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wemvana | owemvana | wezimvana | owezimvana |
| Class 2 | bemvana | abemvana | bezimvana | abezimvana |
| Class 3 | wemvana | owemvana | wezimvana | owezimvana |
| Class 4 | yemvana | eyemvana | yezimvana | eyezimvana |
| Class 5 | lemvana | elemvana | lezimvana | elezimvana |
| Class 6 | emvana | awemvana | ezimvana | awezimvana |
| Class 7 | semvana | esemvana | sezimvana | esezimvana |
| Class 8 | zemvana | ezemvana | zezimvana | ezezimvana |
| Class 9 | yemvana | eyemvana | yezimvana | eyezimvana |
| Class 10 | zemvana | ezemvana | zezimvana | ezezimvana |
| Class 11 | lwemvana | olwemvana | lwezimvana | olwezimvana |
| Class 14 | bemvana | obemvana | bezimvana | obezimvana |
| Class 15 | kwemvana | okwemvana | kwezimvana | okwezimvana |
| Class 17 | kwemvana | okwemvana | kwezimvana | okwezimvana |