isibaya
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ísibáyá.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ísiɓâːja]
Noun
ísibâya class 7 (plural ízibâya class 8)
- fold, kraal
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ísibáyá.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ísiɓâːja/
Noun
ísibâya class 7 (plural ízibâya class 8)
- fold, kraal
Inflection
| Class 7/8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isibaya | izibaya | ||
| Locative | esibayeni | ezibayeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isibaya | izibaya | ||
| Simple form | sibaya | zibaya | ||
| Locative | esibayeni | ezibayeni | ||
| Copulative | yisibaya | yizibaya | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wesibaya | owesibaya | wezibaya | owezibaya |
| Class 2 | besibaya | abesibaya | bezibaya | abezibaya |
| Class 3 | wesibaya | owesibaya | wezibaya | owezibaya |
| Class 4 | yesibaya | eyesibaya | yezibaya | eyezibaya |
| Class 5 | lesibaya | elesibaya | lezibaya | elezibaya |
| Class 6 | esibaya | awesibaya | ezibaya | awezibaya |
| Class 7 | sesibaya | esesibaya | sezibaya | esezibaya |
| Class 8 | zesibaya | ezesibaya | zezibaya | ezezibaya |
| Class 9 | yesibaya | eyesibaya | yezibaya | eyezibaya |
| Class 10 | zesibaya | ezesibaya | zezibaya | ezezibaya |
| Class 11 | lwesibaya | olwesibaya | lwezibaya | olwezibaya |
| Class 14 | besibaya | obesibaya | bezibaya | obezibaya |
| Class 15 | kwesibaya | okwesibaya | kwezibaya | okwezibaya |
| Class 17 | kwesibaya | okwesibaya | kwezibaya | okwezibaya |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ɓaya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓaya (2.3.2-8.9)”