insizwa
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínsíːzwa/
Noun
ínsízwa class 9 (plural ízinsízwa class 10)
- young man, almost adult
Inflection
Class 9/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | insizwa | izinsizwa | ||
Locative | ensizweni | ezinsizweni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | insizwa | izinsizwa | ||
Simple form | nsizwa | zinsizwa | ||
Locative | ensizweni | ezinsizweni | ||
Copulative | yinsizwa | yizinsizwa | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wensizwa | owensizwa | wezinsizwa | owezinsizwa |
Class 2 | bensizwa | abensizwa | bezinsizwa | abezinsizwa |
Class 3 | wensizwa | owensizwa | wezinsizwa | owezinsizwa |
Class 4 | yensizwa | eyensizwa | yezinsizwa | eyezinsizwa |
Class 5 | lensizwa | elensizwa | lezinsizwa | elezinsizwa |
Class 6 | ensizwa | awensizwa | ezinsizwa | awezinsizwa |
Class 7 | sensizwa | esensizwa | sezinsizwa | esezinsizwa |
Class 8 | zensizwa | ezensizwa | zezinsizwa | ezezinsizwa |
Class 9 | yensizwa | eyensizwa | yezinsizwa | eyezinsizwa |
Class 10 | zensizwa | ezensizwa | zezinsizwa | ezezinsizwa |
Class 11 | lwensizwa | olwensizwa | lwezinsizwa | olwezinsizwa |
Class 14 | bensizwa | obensizwa | bezinsizwa | obezinsizwa |
Class 15 | kwensizwa | okwensizwa | kwezinsizwa | okwezinsizwa |
Class 17 | kwensizwa | okwensizwa | kwezinsizwa | okwezinsizwa |
Derived terms
- insizwakazi
- insizwana
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nsizwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nsizwa (2.4.9)”