isinkwa
Northern Ndebele
editEtymology
editCognate with Xhosa isonka, Chichewa chingwa, and Shona chingwa.
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
editísínkwa class 7 (plural ízínkwa class 8)
Inflection
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Zulu
editEtymology
editCognate with Xhosa isonka, Chichewa chingwa, and Shona chingwa.
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editisínkwa class 7 (plural izínkwa class 8)
Inflection
editClass 7/8 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | isinkwa | izinkwa | ||
Locative | esinkweni | ezinkweni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | isinkwa | izinkwa | ||
Simple form | sinkwa | zinkwa | ||
Locative | esinkweni | ezinkweni | ||
Copulative | yisinkwa | yizinkwa | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wesinkwa | owesinkwa | wezinkwa | owezinkwa |
Class 2 | besinkwa | abesinkwa | bezinkwa | abezinkwa |
Class 3 | wesinkwa | owesinkwa | wezinkwa | owezinkwa |
Class 4 | yesinkwa | eyesinkwa | yezinkwa | eyezinkwa |
Class 5 | lesinkwa | elesinkwa | lezinkwa | elezinkwa |
Class 6 | esinkwa | awesinkwa | ezinkwa | awezinkwa |
Class 7 | sesinkwa | esesinkwa | sezinkwa | esezinkwa |
Class 8 | zesinkwa | ezesinkwa | zezinkwa | ezezinkwa |
Class 9 | yesinkwa | eyesinkwa | yezinkwa | eyezinkwa |
Class 10 | zesinkwa | ezesinkwa | zezinkwa | ezezinkwa |
Class 11 | lwesinkwa | olwesinkwa | lwezinkwa | olwezinkwa |
Class 14 | besinkwa | obesinkwa | bezinkwa | obezinkwa |
Class 15 | kwesinkwa | okwesinkwa | kwezinkwa | okwezinkwa |
Class 17 | kwesinkwa | okwesinkwa | kwezinkwa | okwezinkwa |
References
edit- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nkwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nkwa (6.3.9)”