isigwayi
Zulu
Etymology
From isi- + ugwayi.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /isíɡwaːjí/
Noun
isígwayí class 7 (plural izigwâyí class 8)
- tobacco plantation
Inflection
| Class 7/8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isigwayi | izigwayi | ||
| Locative | esigwayini | ezigwayini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isigwayi | izigwayi | ||
| Simple form | sigwayi | zigwayi | ||
| Locative | esigwayini | ezigwayini | ||
| Copulative | yisigwayi | yizigwayi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wesigwayi | owesigwayi | wezigwayi | owezigwayi |
| Class 2 | besigwayi | abesigwayi | bezigwayi | abezigwayi |
| Class 3 | wesigwayi | owesigwayi | wezigwayi | owezigwayi |
| Class 4 | yesigwayi | eyesigwayi | yezigwayi | eyezigwayi |
| Class 5 | lesigwayi | elesigwayi | lezigwayi | elezigwayi |
| Class 6 | esigwayi | awesigwayi | ezigwayi | awezigwayi |
| Class 7 | sesigwayi | esesigwayi | sezigwayi | esezigwayi |
| Class 8 | zesigwayi | ezesigwayi | zezigwayi | ezezigwayi |
| Class 9 | yesigwayi | eyesigwayi | yezigwayi | eyezigwayi |
| Class 10 | zesigwayi | ezesigwayi | zezigwayi | ezezigwayi |
| Class 11 | lwesigwayi | olwesigwayi | lwezigwayi | olwezigwayi |
| Class 14 | besigwayi | obesigwayi | bezigwayi | obezigwayi |
| Class 15 | kwesigwayi | okwesigwayi | kwezigwayi | okwezigwayi |
| Class 17 | kwesigwayi | okwesigwayi | kwezigwayi | okwezigwayi |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-gwayi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gwayi (3.2.6.3)”