amahloni

amahloni

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *ǹcónì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ámaɬôːni/

Noun

ámahlôni class 6

1. shame
2. sense of shame

Inflection

Class 6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	—	amahloni
Locative	—	emahlonini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	—		amahloni
Simple form	—		mahloni
Locative	—		emahlonini
Copulative	—		ngamahloni
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	—	—	wamahloni	owamahloni
Class 2	—	—	bamahloni	abamahloni
Class 3	—	—	wamahloni	owamahloni
Class 4	—	—	yamahloni	eyamahloni
Class 5	—	—	lamahloni	elamahloni
Class 6	—	—	amahloni	awamahloni
Class 7	—	—	samahloni	esamahloni
Class 8	—	—	zamahloni	ezamahloni
Class 9	—	—	yamahloni	eyamahloni
Class 10	—	—	zamahloni	ezamahloni
Class 11	—	—	lwamahloni	olwamahloni
Class 14	—	—	bamahloni	obamahloni
Class 15	—	—	kwamahloni	okwamahloni
Class 17	—	—	kwamahloni	okwamahloni

Related terms

• izinhloni

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-hloni”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hloni (2.4.3-8.9)”