mnyama
Northern Ndebele
editRelative
edit-mnyama?
Inflection
editRelative concord | ||
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Modifier | Copulative | |
1st singular | engimnyama | ngimnyama |
2nd singular | omnyama | umnyama |
1st plural | esimnyama | simnyama |
2nd plural | elimnyama | limnyama |
Class 1 | omnyama | umnyama |
Class 2 | abamnyama | bamnyama |
Class 3 | omnyama | umnyama |
Class 4 | emnyama | imnyama |
Class 5 | elimnyama | limnyama |
Class 6 | amnyama | amnyama |
Class 7 | esimnyama | simnyama |
Class 8 | ezimnyama | zimnyama |
Class 9 | emnyama | imnyama |
Class 10 | ezimnyama | zimnyama |
Class 11 | olumnyama | lumnyama |
Class 14 | obumnyama | bumnyama |
Class 15 | okumnyama | kumnyama |
Class 17 | okumnyama | kumnyama |
Swahili
editEtymology
editOriginally a reassignment of nyama (“meat”) to an animate class.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmnyama (m-wa class, plural wanyama)
- animal (organism)
Related terms
edit- nyama (“meat”)
Swazi
editRelative
edit-mnyáma
Inflection
editRelative concord | ||
---|---|---|
Modifier | Copulative | |
1st singular | lengimnyama | ngimnyama |
2nd singular | lomnyama | umnyama |
1st plural | lesimnyama | simnyama |
2nd plural | lenimnyama | nimnyama |
Class 1 | lomnyama | umnyama |
Class 2 | labamnyama | bamnyama |
Class 3 | lomnyama | umnyama |
Class 4 | lemnyama | imnyama |
Class 5 | lelimnyama | limnyama |
Class 6 | lamnyama | amnyama |
Class 7 | lesimnyama | simnyama |
Class 8 | letimnyama | timnyama |
Class 9 | lemnyama | imnyama |
Class 10 | letimnyama | timnyama |
Class 11 | lolumnyama | lumnyama |
Class 14 | lobumnyama | bumnyama |
Class 15 | lokumnyama | kumnyama |
Class 17 | lokumnyama | kumnyama |
See also
edit-mhlophe | -mnyama | |
-bovu | -nsundvu | -mtfubi |
-luhlata | ||
-luhlata | ||
Xhosa
editRelative
edit-mnyáma
Inflection
editRelative concord | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Modifier | Copulative | |||
positive | negative | positive | negative | |
1st singular | endimnyama | endingemnyama | ndimnyama | andimnyama |
2nd singular | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | awumnyama |
1st plural | esimnyama | esingemnyama | simnyama | asimnyama |
2nd plural | enimnyama | eningemnyama | nimnyama | animnyama |
Class 1 | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | akamnyama |
Class 2 | abamnyama | abangemnyama | bamnyama | abamnyama |
Class 3 | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | awumnyama |
Class 4 | emnyama | engemnyama | imnyama | ayimnyama |
Class 5 | elimnyama | elingemnyama | limnyama | alimnyama |
Class 6 | amnyama | angemnyama | amnyama | awamnyama |
Class 7 | esimnyama | esingemnyama | simnyama | asimnyama |
Class 8 | ezimnyama | ezingemnyama | zimnyama | azimnyama |
Class 9 | emnyama | engemnyama | imnyama | ayimnyama |
Class 10 | ezimnyama | ezingemnyama | zimnyama | azimnyama |
Class 11 | olumnyama | olungemnyama | lumnyama | alumnyama |
Class 14 | obumnyama | obungemnyama | bumnyama | abumnyama |
Class 15 | okumnyama | okungemnyama | kumnyama | akumnyama |
Class 17 | okumnyama | okungemnyama | kumnyama | akumnyama |
See also
edit-mhlophe | -ngwevu | -mnyama |
-bomvu | -orenji; -ntsundu | -lubhelu; -mthubi; -tyheli |
-luhlaza | ||
-luhlaza; -blowu | ||
-mfusa | -pinki |
Zulu
editEtymology
editFrom umnyama.
Relative
edit-mnyama?
Inflection
editRelative concord | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Modifier | Copulative | |||
positive | negative | positive | negative | |
1st singular | engimnyama | engingemnyama | ngimnyama | angimnyama |
2nd singular | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | awumnyama |
1st plural | esimnyama | esingemnyama | simnyama | asimnyama |
2nd plural | enimnyama | eningemnyama | nimnyama | animnyama |
Class 1 | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | akamnyama |
Class 2 | abamnyama | abangemnyama | bamnyama | abamnyama |
Class 3 | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | awumnyama |
Class 4 | emnyama | engemnyama | imnyama | ayimnyama |
Class 5 | elimnyama | elingemnyama | limnyama | alimnyama |
Class 6 | amnyama | angemnyama | amnyama | awamnyama |
Class 7 | esimnyama | esingemnyama | simnyama | asimnyama |
Class 8 | ezimnyama | ezingemnyama | zimnyama | azimnyama |
Class 9 | emnyama | engemnyama | imnyama | ayimnyama |
Class 10 | ezimnyama | ezingemnyama | zimnyama | azimnyama |
Class 11 | olumnyama | olungemnyama | lumnyama | alumnyama |
Class 14 | obumnyama | obungemnyama | bumnyama | abumnyama |
Class 15 | okumnyama | okungemnyama | kumnyama | akumnyama |
Class 17 | okumnyama | okungemnyama | kumnyama | akumnyama |
Derived terms
editSee also
edit-mhlophe | -mpunga; -ngwevu | -mnyama |
-bomvu | -nsundu | -liphuzi; -ncombo |
-luhlaza | ||
-luhlaza | ||
-nsomi |
References
edit- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mnyama”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mnyama”