inyoka
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ínyóká, from Proto-Bantu *ǹjókà.
Noun
inyoka? class 9 (plural izinyoka class 10)
- snake
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ínyóká, from Proto-Bantu *ǹjókà.
Noun
ínyóká class 9 (plural tínyóká class 10)
- snake
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ínyóká, from Proto-Bantu *ǹjókà.
Noun
ínyôka class 9 (plural tínyôka class 10)
- snake
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ínyóká, from Proto-Bantu *ǹjókà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íɲôːka]
Noun
ínyôka class 9 (plural íinyôka class 10)
- snake
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ínyóká, from Proto-Bantu *ǹjókà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íɲôːɠa/
Noun
ínyôka class 9 (plural ízinyôka class 10)
- snake
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | inyoka | izinyoka | ||
| Locative | enyokeni | ezinyokeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | inyoka | izinyoka | ||
| Simple form | nyoka | zinyoka | ||
| Locative | enyokeni | ezinyokeni | ||
| Copulative | yinyoka | yizinyoka | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wenyoka | owenyoka | wezinyoka | owezinyoka |
| Class 2 | benyoka | abenyoka | bezinyoka | abezinyoka |
| Class 3 | wenyoka | owenyoka | wezinyoka | owezinyoka |
| Class 4 | yenyoka | eyenyoka | yezinyoka | eyezinyoka |
| Class 5 | lenyoka | elenyoka | lezinyoka | elezinyoka |
| Class 6 | enyoka | awenyoka | ezinyoka | awezinyoka |
| Class 7 | senyoka | esenyoka | sezinyoka | esezinyoka |
| Class 8 | zenyoka | ezenyoka | zezinyoka | ezezinyoka |
| Class 9 | yenyoka | eyenyoka | yezinyoka | eyezinyoka |
| Class 10 | zenyoka | ezenyoka | zezinyoka | ezezinyoka |
| Class 11 | lwenyoka | olwenyoka | lwezinyoka | olwezinyoka |
| Class 14 | benyoka | obenyoka | bezinyoka | obezinyoka |
| Class 15 | kwenyoka | okwenyoka | kwezinyoka | okwezinyoka |
| Class 17 | kwenyoka | okwenyoka | kwezinyoka | okwezinyoka |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nyoka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nyoka (2.3-8.9)”