isapha
Zulu
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːsáːpʰa/
Noun
îsápha class 5 (plural ámasápha class 6)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isapha | amasapha | ||
| simple form | lisapha | masapha | ||
| locative | esapheni | emasapheni | ||
| copulative | yisapha | ngamasapha | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesapha | owesapha | wamasapha | owamasapha |
| class 2 | besapha | abesapha | bamasapha | abamasapha |
| class 3 | wesapha | owesapha | wamasapha | owamasapha |
| class 4 | yesapha | eyesapha | yamasapha | eyamasapha |
| class 5 | lesapha | elesapha | lamasapha | elamasapha |
| class 6 | esapha | awesapha | amasapha | awamasapha |
| class 7 | sesapha | esesapha | samasapha | esamasapha |
| class 8 | zesapha | ezesapha | zamasapha | ezamasapha |
| class 9 | yesapha | eyesapha | yamasapha | eyamasapha |
| class 10 | zesapha | ezesapha | zamasapha | ezamasapha |
| class 11 | lwesapha | olwesapha | lwamasapha | olwamasapha |
| class 14 | besapha | obesapha | bamasapha | obamasapha |
| class 15 | kwesapha | okwesapha | kwamasapha | okwamasapha |
| class 17 | kwesapha | okwesapha | kwamasapha | okwamasapha |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-sapha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-sapha (2.6.3.9)”