unwele
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀júédé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀júɪ́dɪ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [únʷéːle]
Noun
únwéle class 11 (plural îinwéle class 10)
- a hair
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- inwele
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀júédé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀júɪ́dɪ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ûːnwéːle/
Noun
ûnwéle class 11 (plural ízinwéle class 10)
- a hair
Inflection
| Class 11/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | unwele | izinwele | ||
| Locative | onweleni | ezinweleni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | unwele | izinwele | ||
| Simple form | lunwele | zinwele | ||
| Locative | onweleni | ezinweleni | ||
| Copulative | wunwele | yizinwele | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wonwele | owonwele | wezinwele | owezinwele |
| Class 2 | bonwele | abonwele | bezinwele | abezinwele |
| Class 3 | wonwele | owonwele | wezinwele | owezinwele |
| Class 4 | yonwele | eyonwele | yezinwele | eyezinwele |
| Class 5 | lonwele | elonwele | lezinwele | elezinwele |
| Class 6 | onwele | awonwele | ezinwele | awezinwele |
| Class 7 | sonwele | esonwele | sezinwele | esezinwele |
| Class 8 | zonwele | ezonwele | zezinwele | ezezinwele |
| Class 9 | yonwele | eyonwele | yezinwele | eyezinwele |
| Class 10 | zonwele | ezonwele | zezinwele | ezezinwele |
| Class 11 | lonwele | olonwele | lwezinwele | olwezinwele |
| Class 14 | bonwele | obonwele | bezinwele | obezinwele |
| Class 15 | konwele | okonwele | kwezinwele | okwezinwele |
| Class 17 | konwele | okonwele | kwezinwele | okwezinwele |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nwele”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nwele (2.4.3.9)”