wona
See also: wóna and wóną
Phuthi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *woná.
Pronoun
woná
- he, she, him, her, it; class 3 absolute pronoun.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *woná.
Pronoun
woná
- they, them; class 6 absolute pronoun.
Swazi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *woná.
Pronoun
woná
- he, she, him, her, it; class 3 absolute pronoun.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *woná.
Pronoun
woná
- they, them; class 6 absolute pronoun.
Xhosa
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *woná.
Pronoun
woná
- he, she, him, her, it; class 3 absolute pronoun.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *woná.
Pronoun
woná
- they, them; class 6 absolute pronoun.
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /woːná/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *woná.
Pronoun
woná
- he, she, him, her, it; class 3 absolute pronoun.
Inflection
| Stem -wo, poss. stem -wó | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full form | woná | |
| Locative | kúwo | |
| Full form | woná | |
| Locative | kúwo | |
| Copulative | yíwo | |
| Possessive forms | ||
| Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wâwo | ówâwo |
| Class 2 | bâwo | ábâwo |
| Class 3 | wâwo | ówâwo |
| Class 4 | yâwo | éyâwo |
| Class 5 | lâwo | élâwo |
| Class 6 | âwo | áwâwo |
| Class 7 | sâwo | ésâwo |
| Class 8 | zâwo | ézâwo |
| Class 9 | yâwo | éyâwo |
| Class 10 | zâwo | ézâwo |
| Class 11 | lwâwo | ólwâwo |
| Class 14 | bâwo | óbâwo |
| Class 15 | kwâwo | ókwâwo |
| Class 17 | kwâwo | ókwâwo |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *woná.
Pronoun
woná
- they, them; class 6 absolute pronoun.
Inflection
| Stem -wo, poss. stem -wó | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full form | woná | |
| Locative | kúwo | |
| Full form | woná | |
| Locative | kúwo | |
| Copulative | yíwo | |
| Possessive forms | ||
| Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wâwo | ówâwo |
| Class 2 | bâwo | ábâwo |
| Class 3 | wâwo | ówâwo |
| Class 4 | yâwo | éyâwo |
| Class 5 | lâwo | élâwo |
| Class 6 | âwo | áwâwo |
| Class 7 | sâwo | ésâwo |
| Class 8 | zâwo | ézâwo |
| Class 9 | yâwo | éyâwo |
| Class 10 | zâwo | ézâwo |
| Class 11 | lwâwo | ólwâwo |
| Class 14 | bâwo | óbâwo |
| Class 15 | kwâwo | ókwâwo |
| Class 17 | kwâwo | ókwâwo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “wona”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “wona (6.3)”