unyaka

unyaka

Zulu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɲâːɠa/

Noun

únyâka class 3 (plural íminyâka class 4)

1. year

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	unyaka	iminyaka
Locative	enyakeni	eminyakeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	unyaka		iminyaka
Simple form	nyaka		minyaka
Locative	enyakeni		eminyakeni
Copulative	ngunyaka		yiminyaka
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wonyaka	owonyaka	weminyaka	oweminyaka
Class 2	bonyaka	abonyaka	beminyaka	abeminyaka
Class 3	wonyaka	owonyaka	weminyaka	oweminyaka
Class 4	yonyaka	eyonyaka	yeminyaka	eyeminyaka
Class 5	lonyaka	elonyaka	leminyaka	eleminyaka
Class 6	onyaka	awonyaka	eminyaka	aweminyaka
Class 7	sonyaka	esonyaka	seminyaka	eseminyaka
Class 8	zonyaka	ezonyaka	zeminyaka	ezeminyaka
Class 9	yonyaka	eyonyaka	yeminyaka	eyeminyaka
Class 10	zonyaka	ezonyaka	zeminyaka	ezeminyaka
Class 11	lonyaka	olonyaka	lweminyaka	olweminyaka
Class 14	bonyaka	obonyaka	beminyaka	obeminyaka
Class 15	konyaka	okonyaka	kweminyaka	okweminyaka
Class 17	konyaka	okonyaka	kweminyaka	okweminyaka

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nyaka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nyaka (3.3-8.9)”