inkala
See also: Inkala
Zulu
Alternative forms
- inkalankala
- unonkala
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *nkádá.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ínkaːla/
Noun
ínkala class 9 (plural izinkâla class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | inkala | izinkala | ||
| simple form | nkala | zinkala | ||
| locative | enkaleni | ezinkaleni | ||
| copulative | yinkala | yizinkala | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wenkala | owenkala | wezinkala | owezinkala |
| class 2 | benkala | abenkala | bezinkala | abezinkala |
| class 3 | wenkala | owenkala | wezinkala | owezinkala |
| class 4 | yenkala | eyenkala | yezinkala | eyezinkala |
| class 5 | lenkala | elenkala | lezinkala | elezinkala |
| class 6 | enkala | awenkala | ezinkala | awezinkala |
| class 7 | senkala | esenkala | sezinkala | esezinkala |
| class 8 | zenkala | ezenkala | zezinkala | ezezinkala |
| class 9 | yenkala | eyenkala | yezinkala | eyezinkala |
| class 10 | zenkala | ezenkala | zezinkala | ezezinkala |
| class 11 | lwenkala | olwenkala | lwezinkala | olwezinkala |
| class 14 | benkala | obenkala | bezinkala | obezinkala |
| class 15 | kwenkala | okwenkala | kwezinkala | okwezinkala |
| class 17 | kwenkala | okwenkala | kwezinkala | okwezinkala |
References
C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nkala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nkala (2.9.9)”