ibala
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìbádà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íɓâːla]
Noun
íbâla class 5 (plural ámábâla class 6)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìbádà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːɓâːla/
Noun
îbâla class 5 (plural ámabâla class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ibala | amabala | ||
| simple form | libala | mabala | ||
| locative | ebaleni | emabaleni | ||
| copulative | yibala | ngamabala | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | webala | owebala | wamabala | owamabala |
| class 2 | bebala | abebala | bamabala | abamabala |
| class 3 | webala | owebala | wamabala | owamabala |
| class 4 | yebala | eyebala | yamabala | eyamabala |
| class 5 | lebala | elebala | lamabala | elamabala |
| class 6 | ebala | awebala | amabala | awamabala |
| class 7 | sebala | esebala | samabala | esamabala |
| class 8 | zebala | ezebala | zamabala | ezamabala |
| class 9 | yebala | eyebala | yamabala | eyamabala |
| class 10 | zebala | ezebala | zamabala | ezamabala |
| class 11 | lwebala | olwebala | lwamabala | olwamabala |
| class 14 | bebala | obebala | bamabala | obamabala |
| class 15 | kwebala | okwebala | kwamabala | okwamabala |
| class 17 | kwebala | okwebala | kwamabala | okwamabala |
Related terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓala (2.4.3-8.9)”