iphela
Xhosa
Etymology
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Noun
iphela? class 5 (plural amaphela class 6)
Inflection
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Zulu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /íːpʰeːla/
Noun
ī́phela class 5 (plural amáphela class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | iphela | amaphela | ||
| simple form | liphela | maphela | ||
| locative | epheleni | emapheleni | ||
| copulative | yiphela | ngamaphela | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wephela | owephela | wamaphela | owamaphela |
| class 2 | bephela | abephela | bamaphela | abamaphela |
| class 3 | wephela | owephela | wamaphela | owamaphela |
| class 4 | yephela | eyephela | yamaphela | eyamaphela |
| class 5 | lephela | elephela | lamaphela | elamaphela |
| class 6 | ephela | awephela | amaphela | awamaphela |
| class 7 | sephela | esephela | samaphela | esamaphela |
| class 8 | zephela | ezephela | zamaphela | ezamaphela |
| class 9 | yephela | eyephela | yamaphela | eyamaphela |
| class 10 | zephela | ezephela | zamaphela | ezamaphela |
| class 11 | lwephela | olwephela | lwamaphela | olwamaphela |
| class 14 | bephela | obephela | bamaphela | obamaphela |
| class 15 | kwephela | okwephela | kwamaphela | okwamaphela |
| class 17 | kwephela | okwephela | kwamaphela | okwamaphela |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phela (3.2.9.9)”