inkathi
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínkaːtʰí/
Noun
ínkathí class 9 (plural izinkâthí class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | inkathi | izinkathi | ||
| simple form | nkathi | zinkathi | ||
| locative | enkathini | ezinkathini | ||
| copulative | yinkathi | yizinkathi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wenkathi | owenkathi | wezinkathi | owezinkathi |
| class 2 | benkathi | abenkathi | bezinkathi | abezinkathi |
| class 3 | wenkathi | owenkathi | wezinkathi | owezinkathi |
| class 4 | yenkathi | eyenkathi | yezinkathi | eyezinkathi |
| class 5 | lenkathi | elenkathi | lezinkathi | elezinkathi |
| class 6 | enkathi | awenkathi | ezinkathi | awezinkathi |
| class 7 | senkathi | esenkathi | sezinkathi | esezinkathi |
| class 8 | zenkathi | ezenkathi | zezinkathi | ezezinkathi |
| class 9 | yenkathi | eyenkathi | yezinkathi | eyezinkathi |
| class 10 | zenkathi | ezenkathi | zezinkathi | ezezinkathi |
| class 11 | lwenkathi | olwenkathi | lwezinkathi | olwezinkathi |
| class 14 | benkathi | obenkathi | bezinkathi | obezinkathi |
| class 15 | kwenkathi | okwenkathi | kwezinkathi | okwezinkathi |
| class 17 | kwenkathi | okwenkathi | kwezinkathi | okwezinkathi |
Related terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khathi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khathi (3.3-5.4)”