ubusika
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màtíkà.
Noun
úbúsîka class 14
- winter
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màtíkà.
Noun
úbúsîka class 14
- winter
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màtíkà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [úɓúsîːka]
Noun
úbúsîka class 14
- winter
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màtíkà.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /úɓusîːɠa/
Noun
úbusîka class 14
- winter
Inflection
| Class 14, short locative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubusika | — | ||
| Locative | ebusika | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubusika | — | ||
| Simple form | busika | — | ||
| Locative | ebusika | — | ||
| Copulative | ngubusika | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wobusika | owobusika | — | — |
| Class 2 | bobusika | abobusika | — | — |
| Class 3 | wobusika | owobusika | — | — |
| Class 4 | yobusika | eyobusika | — | — |
| Class 5 | lobusika | elobusika | — | — |
| Class 6 | obusika | awobusika | — | — |
| Class 7 | sobusika | esobusika | — | — |
| Class 8 | zobusika | ezobusika | — | — |
| Class 9 | yobusika | eyobusika | — | — |
| Class 10 | zobusika | ezobusika | — | — |
| Class 11 | lobusika | olobusika | — | — |
| Class 14 | bobusika | obobusika | — | — |
| Class 15 | kobusika | okobusika | — | — |
| Class 17 | kobusika | okobusika | — | — |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-sika”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-sika (2.6.3-8.9)”