yona
See also: yönä
Phuthi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *yoná.
Pronoun
yoná
- they, them; class 4 absolute pronoun.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *yoná.
Pronoun
yoná
- he, she, him, her, it; class 9 absolute pronoun.
Swazi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *yoná.
Pronoun
yoná
- they, them; class 4 absolute pronoun.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *yoná.
Pronoun
yoná
- he, she, him, her, it; class 9 absolute pronoun.
Xhosa
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *yoná.
Pronoun
yoná
- they, them; class 4 absolute pronoun.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *yoná.
Pronoun
yoná
- he, she, him, her, it; class 9 absolute pronoun.
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /joːná/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *yoná.
Pronoun
yoná
- they, them; class 4 absolute pronoun.
Inflection
| Stem -yo, poss. stem -yó | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full form | yoná | |
| Locative | kúyo | |
| Full form | yoná | |
| Locative | kúyo | |
| Copulative | yíyo | |
| Possessive forms | ||
| Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wâyo | ówâyo |
| Class 2 | bâyo | ábâyo |
| Class 3 | wâyo | ówâyo |
| Class 4 | yâyo | éyâyo |
| Class 5 | lâyo | élâyo |
| Class 6 | âyo | áwâyo |
| Class 7 | sâyo | ésâyo |
| Class 8 | zâyo | ézâyo |
| Class 9 | yâyo | éyâyo |
| Class 10 | zâyo | ézâyo |
| Class 11 | lwâyo | ólwâyo |
| Class 14 | bâyo | óbâyo |
| Class 15 | kwâyo | ókwâyo |
| Class 17 | kwâyo | ókwâyo |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *yoná.
Pronoun
yoná
- he, she, him, her, it; class 9 absolute pronoun.
Inflection
| Stem -yo, poss. stem -yó | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full form | yoná | |
| Locative | kúyo | |
| Full form | yoná | |
| Locative | kúyo | |
| Copulative | yíyo | |
| Possessive forms | ||
| Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wâyo | ówâyo |
| Class 2 | bâyo | ábâyo |
| Class 3 | wâyo | ówâyo |
| Class 4 | yâyo | éyâyo |
| Class 5 | lâyo | élâyo |
| Class 6 | âyo | áwâyo |
| Class 7 | sâyo | ésâyo |
| Class 8 | zâyo | ézâyo |
| Class 9 | yâyo | éyâyo |
| Class 10 | zâyo | ézâyo |
| Class 11 | lwâyo | ólwâyo |
| Class 14 | bâyo | óbâyo |
| Class 15 | kwâyo | ókwâyo |
| Class 17 | kwâyo | ókwâyo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “yona”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “yona (6.3)”