inyathi
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ǹjátɪ́.
Noun
inyathi? class 9 (plural izinyathi class 10)
- buffalo
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ǹjátɪ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íɲâːtʰi/
Noun
ínyâthi class 9 (plural ízinyâthi class 10)
- buffalo
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | inyathi | izinyathi | ||
| Locative | enyathini | ezinyathini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | inyathi | izinyathi | ||
| Simple form | nyathi | zinyathi | ||
| Locative | enyathini | ezinyathini | ||
| Copulative | yinyathi | yizinyathi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wenyathi | owenyathi | wezinyathi | owezinyathi |
| Class 2 | benyathi | abenyathi | bezinyathi | abezinyathi |
| Class 3 | wenyathi | owenyathi | wezinyathi | owezinyathi |
| Class 4 | yenyathi | eyenyathi | yezinyathi | eyezinyathi |
| Class 5 | lenyathi | elenyathi | lezinyathi | elezinyathi |
| Class 6 | enyathi | awenyathi | ezinyathi | awezinyathi |
| Class 7 | senyathi | esenyathi | sezinyathi | esezinyathi |
| Class 8 | zenyathi | ezenyathi | zezinyathi | ezezinyathi |
| Class 9 | yenyathi | eyenyathi | yezinyathi | eyezinyathi |
| Class 10 | zenyathi | ezenyathi | zezinyathi | ezezinyathi |
| Class 11 | lwenyathi | olwenyathi | lwezinyathi | olwezinyathi |
| Class 14 | benyathi | obenyathi | bezinyathi | obezinyathi |
| Class 15 | kwenyathi | okwenyathi | kwezinyathi | okwezinyathi |
| Class 17 | kwenyathi | okwenyathi | kwezinyathi | okwezinyathi |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nyathi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nyathi (2.3-8.9)”