indlwana
Xhosa
Etymology
From indlu + -ana.
Noun
indlwana? class 9 (plural iindlwana class 10)
- nest
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From indlu + -ana.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ínɮwaːná/
Noun
índlwaná class 9 (plural izíndlwaná class 10)
- small house, small hut
- lodge
- nest, lair
Inflection
Class 9/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | indlwana | izindlwana | ||
Locative | endlwaneni | ezindlwaneni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | indlwana | izindlwana | ||
Simple form | ndlwana | zindlwana | ||
Locative | endlwaneni | ezindlwaneni | ||
Copulative | yindlwana | yizindlwana | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wendlwana | owendlwana | wezindlwana | owezindlwana |
Class 2 | bendlwana | abendlwana | bezindlwana | abezindlwana |
Class 3 | wendlwana | owendlwana | wezindlwana | owezindlwana |
Class 4 | yendlwana | eyendlwana | yezindlwana | eyezindlwana |
Class 5 | lendlwana | elendlwana | lezindlwana | elezindlwana |
Class 6 | endlwana | awendlwana | ezindlwana | awezindlwana |
Class 7 | sendlwana | esendlwana | sezindlwana | esezindlwana |
Class 8 | zendlwana | ezendlwana | zezindlwana | ezezindlwana |
Class 9 | yendlwana | eyendlwana | yezindlwana | eyezindlwana |
Class 10 | zendlwana | ezendlwana | zezindlwana | ezezindlwana |
Class 11 | lwendlwana | olwendlwana | lwezindlwana | olwezindlwana |
Class 14 | bendlwana | obendlwana | bezindlwana | obezindlwana |
Class 15 | kwendlwana | okwendlwana | kwezindlwana | okwezindlwana |
Class 17 | kwendlwana | okwendlwana | kwezindlwana | okwezindlwana |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ndlwana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ndlwana (2.8.3)”