ubunye
Zulu
Etymology
From ubu- + -nye.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uɓúːɲe/
Noun
ubúnye class 14
- unity
- (grammar) singular
- Antonym: ubuningi
Inflection
| Class 14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubunye | — | ||
| Locative | ebunyeni | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubunye | — | ||
| Simple form | bunye | — | ||
| Locative | ebunyeni | — | ||
| Copulative | ngubunye | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wobunye | owobunye | — | — |
| Class 2 | bobunye | abobunye | — | — |
| Class 3 | wobunye | owobunye | — | — |
| Class 4 | yobunye | eyobunye | — | — |
| Class 5 | lobunye | elobunye | — | — |
| Class 6 | obunye | awobunye | — | — |
| Class 7 | sobunye | esobunye | — | — |
| Class 8 | zobunye | ezobunye | — | — |
| Class 9 | yobunye | eyobunye | — | — |
| Class 10 | zobunye | ezobunye | — | — |
| Class 11 | lobunye | olobunye | — | — |
| Class 14 | bobunye | obobunye | — | — |
| Class 15 | kobunye | okobunye | — | — |
| Class 17 | kobunye | okobunye | — | — |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nye”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nye (6.3.9)”