isithunywa
Xhosa
Etymology
From isi- + -thuma + -wa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ísítʰúːɲʷa]
Noun
ísíthúnywa class 7 (plural ízíthúnywa class 8)
- messenger
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From isi- + -thuma + -wa.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ísitʰúːɲwa/
Noun
ísithúnywa class 7 (plural ízithúnywa class 8)
- messenger
Inflection
| Class 7/8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isithunywa | izithunywa | ||
| Locative | esithunyweni | ezithunyweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isithunywa | izithunywa | ||
| Simple form | sithunywa | zithunywa | ||
| Locative | esithunyweni | ezithunyweni | ||
| Copulative | yisithunywa | yizithunywa | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wesithunywa | owesithunywa | wezithunywa | owezithunywa |
| Class 2 | besithunywa | abesithunywa | bezithunywa | abezithunywa |
| Class 3 | wesithunywa | owesithunywa | wezithunywa | owezithunywa |
| Class 4 | yesithunywa | eyesithunywa | yezithunywa | eyezithunywa |
| Class 5 | lesithunywa | elesithunywa | lezithunywa | elezithunywa |
| Class 6 | esithunywa | awesithunywa | ezithunywa | awezithunywa |
| Class 7 | sesithunywa | esesithunywa | sezithunywa | esezithunywa |
| Class 8 | zesithunywa | ezesithunywa | zezithunywa | ezezithunywa |
| Class 9 | yesithunywa | eyesithunywa | yezithunywa | eyezithunywa |
| Class 10 | zesithunywa | ezesithunywa | zezithunywa | ezezithunywa |
| Class 11 | lwesithunywa | olwesithunywa | lwezithunywa | olwezithunywa |
| Class 14 | besithunywa | obesithunywa | bezithunywa | obezithunywa |
| Class 15 | kwesithunywa | okwesithunywa | kwezithunywa | okwezithunywa |
| Class 17 | kwesithunywa | okwesithunywa | kwezithunywa | okwezithunywa |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-thunywa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thunywa (2.4.3.9)”