isizwe
Xhosa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ísíːz̥ʷe̤]
Noun
ísízwe class 7 (plural ízízwe class 8)
- tribe
- nation
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
- ilizwe
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isíːzwe/
Noun
isízwe class 7 (plural izízwe class 8)
- people, tribe, clan
- nation
- state
Inflection
| Class 7/8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isizwe | izizwe | ||
| Locative | esizweni | ezizweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isizwe | izizwe | ||
| Simple form | sizwe | zizwe | ||
| Locative | esizweni | ezizweni | ||
| Copulative | yisizwe | yizizwe | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wesizwe | owesizwe | wezizwe | owezizwe |
| Class 2 | besizwe | abesizwe | bezizwe | abezizwe |
| Class 3 | wesizwe | owesizwe | wezizwe | owezizwe |
| Class 4 | yesizwe | eyesizwe | yezizwe | eyezizwe |
| Class 5 | lesizwe | elesizwe | lezizwe | elezizwe |
| Class 6 | esizwe | awesizwe | ezizwe | awezizwe |
| Class 7 | sesizwe | esesizwe | sezizwe | esezizwe |
| Class 8 | zesizwe | ezesizwe | zezizwe | ezezizwe |
| Class 9 | yesizwe | eyesizwe | yezizwe | eyezizwe |
| Class 10 | zesizwe | ezesizwe | zezizwe | ezezizwe |
| Class 11 | lwesizwe | olwesizwe | lwezizwe | olwezizwe |
| Class 14 | besizwe | obesizwe | bezizwe | obezizwe |
| Class 15 | kwesizwe | okwesizwe | kwezizwe | okwezizwe |
| Class 17 | kwesizwe | okwesizwe | kwezizwe | okwezizwe |
Related terms
- izwe
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-zwe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-zwe (3.2.9)”