inkala
Zulu
Alternative forms
- inkalankala
- unonkala
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ǹkádá.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ínkaːla/
Noun
ínkala class 9 (plural izinkâla class 10)
- crab
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | inkala | izinkala | ||
| Locative | enkaleni | ezinkaleni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | inkala | izinkala | ||
| Simple form | nkala | zinkala | ||
| Locative | enkaleni | ezinkaleni | ||
| Copulative | yinkala | yizinkala | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wenkala | owenkala | wezinkala | owezinkala |
| Class 2 | benkala | abenkala | bezinkala | abezinkala |
| Class 3 | wenkala | owenkala | wezinkala | owezinkala |
| Class 4 | yenkala | eyenkala | yezinkala | eyezinkala |
| Class 5 | lenkala | elenkala | lezinkala | elezinkala |
| Class 6 | enkala | awenkala | ezinkala | awezinkala |
| Class 7 | senkala | esenkala | sezinkala | esezinkala |
| Class 8 | zenkala | ezenkala | zezinkala | ezezinkala |
| Class 9 | yenkala | eyenkala | yezinkala | eyezinkala |
| Class 10 | zenkala | ezenkala | zezinkala | ezezinkala |
| Class 11 | lwenkala | olwenkala | lwezinkala | olwezinkala |
| Class 14 | benkala | obenkala | bezinkala | obezinkala |
| Class 15 | kwenkala | okwenkala | kwezinkala | okwezinkala |
| Class 17 | kwenkala | okwenkala | kwezinkala | okwezinkala |
References
C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nkala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nkala (2.9.9)”