ujinja
Zulu
Etymology
Borrowed from English ginger.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /údʒíːɲdʒa/
Noun
újínja class 1a (plural ojinja class 2a)
- ginger
Inflection
Class 1a/2a | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ujinja | ojinja | ||
Locative | kujinja | kojinja | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ujinja | ojinja | ||
Simple form | jinja | bojinja | ||
Locative | kujinja | kojinja | ||
Copulative | ngujinja | ngojinja | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | kajinja | okajinja | wojinja | owojinja |
Class 2 | bakajinja | abakajinja | bojinja | abojinja |
Class 3 | kajinja | okajinja | wojinja | owojinja |
Class 4 | kajinja | ekajinja | yojinja | eyojinja |
Class 5 | likajinja | elikajinja | lojinja | elojinja |
Class 6 | kajinja | akajinja | ojinja | awojinja |
Class 7 | sikajinja | esikajinja | sojinja | esojinja |
Class 8 | zikajinja | ezikajinja | zojinja | ezojinja |
Class 9 | kajinja | ekajinja | yojinja | eyojinja |
Class 10 | zikajinja | ezikajinja | zojinja | ezojinja |
Class 11 | lukajinja | olukajinja | lojinja | olojinja |
Class 14 | bukajinja | obukajinja | bojinja | obojinja |
Class 15 | kukajinja | okukajinja | kojinja | okojinja |
Class 17 | kukajinja | okukajinja | kojinja | okojinja |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-jinja”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-jinja (2.6-3.9)”