inkambo
Zulu
Etymology
From in- + hamba + -o.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ínkáːmbo/
Noun
ínkámbo class 9 (plural ízinkámbo class 10)
- custom, habit
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | inkambo | izinkambo | ||
| Locative | enkanjeni | ezinkanjeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | inkambo | izinkambo | ||
| Simple form | nkambo | zinkambo | ||
| Locative | enkanjeni | ezinkanjeni | ||
| Copulative | yinkambo | yizinkambo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wenkambo | owenkambo | wezinkambo | owezinkambo |
| Class 2 | benkambo | abenkambo | bezinkambo | abezinkambo |
| Class 3 | wenkambo | owenkambo | wezinkambo | owezinkambo |
| Class 4 | yenkambo | eyenkambo | yezinkambo | eyezinkambo |
| Class 5 | lenkambo | elenkambo | lezinkambo | elezinkambo |
| Class 6 | enkambo | awenkambo | ezinkambo | awezinkambo |
| Class 7 | senkambo | esenkambo | sezinkambo | esezinkambo |
| Class 8 | zenkambo | ezenkambo | zezinkambo | ezezinkambo |
| Class 9 | yenkambo | eyenkambo | yezinkambo | eyezinkambo |
| Class 10 | zenkambo | ezenkambo | zezinkambo | ezezinkambo |
| Class 11 | lwenkambo | olwenkambo | lwezinkambo | olwezinkambo |
| Class 14 | benkambo | obenkambo | bezinkambo | obezinkambo |
| Class 15 | kwenkambo | okwenkambo | kwezinkambo | okwezinkambo |
| Class 17 | kwenkambo | okwenkambo | kwezinkambo | okwezinkambo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-hambo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hambo (2.4.9)”