inyoni
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ínyoni, from Proto-Bantu *ǹjʊ̀nì.
Noun
inyoni? class 9 (plural izinyoni class 10)
- bird
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ǹjʊ̀nì.
Noun
inyoni ?
- bird
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ínyoni, from Proto-Bantu *ǹjʊ̀nì.
Noun
ínyoni class 9 (plural tínyoni class 10)
- bird
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ínyoni, from Proto-Bantu *ǹjʊ̀nì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íɲoːni]
Noun
ínyoni class 9 (plural iínyoni class 10)
- bird
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ínyoni, from Proto-Bantu *ǹjʊ̀nì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íɲoːni/
Noun
ínyoni class 9 (plural izinyôni class 10)
- bird
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | inyoni | izinyoni | ||
| Locative | enyonini | ezinyonini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | inyoni | izinyoni | ||
| Simple form | nyoni | zinyoni | ||
| Locative | enyonini | ezinyonini | ||
| Copulative | yinyoni | yizinyoni | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wenyoni | owenyoni | wezinyoni | owezinyoni |
| Class 2 | benyoni | abenyoni | bezinyoni | abezinyoni |
| Class 3 | wenyoni | owenyoni | wezinyoni | owezinyoni |
| Class 4 | yenyoni | eyenyoni | yezinyoni | eyezinyoni |
| Class 5 | lenyoni | elenyoni | lezinyoni | elezinyoni |
| Class 6 | enyoni | awenyoni | ezinyoni | awezinyoni |
| Class 7 | senyoni | esenyoni | sezinyoni | esezinyoni |
| Class 8 | zenyoni | ezenyoni | zezinyoni | ezezinyoni |
| Class 9 | yenyoni | eyenyoni | yezinyoni | eyezinyoni |
| Class 10 | zenyoni | ezenyoni | zezinyoni | ezezinyoni |
| Class 11 | lwenyoni | olwenyoni | lwezinyoni | olwezinyoni |
| Class 14 | benyoni | obenyoni | bezinyoni | obezinyoni |
| Class 15 | kwenyoni | okwenyoni | kwezinyoni | okwezinyoni |
| Class 17 | kwenyoni | okwenyoni | kwezinyoni | okwezinyoni |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nyoni”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nyoni (2.9.9)”