isitsha
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀gá, with an unexpected tone change and moved to class 7.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isíːtʃa/
Noun
isítsha class 7 (plural izítsha class 8)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isitsha | izitsha | ||
| simple form | sitsha | zitsha | ||
| locative | esitsheni | ezitsheni | ||
| copulative | yisitsha | yizitsha | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesitsha | owesitsha | wezitsha | owezitsha |
| class 2 | besitsha | abesitsha | bezitsha | abezitsha |
| class 3 | wesitsha | owesitsha | wezitsha | owezitsha |
| class 4 | yesitsha | eyesitsha | yezitsha | eyezitsha |
| class 5 | lesitsha | elesitsha | lezitsha | elezitsha |
| class 6 | esitsha | awesitsha | ezitsha | awezitsha |
| class 7 | sesitsha | esesitsha | sezitsha | esezitsha |
| class 8 | zesitsha | ezesitsha | zezitsha | ezezitsha |
| class 9 | yesitsha | eyesitsha | yezitsha | eyezitsha |
| class 10 | zesitsha | ezesitsha | zezitsha | ezezitsha |
| class 11 | lwesitsha | olwesitsha | lwezitsha | olwezitsha |
| class 14 | besitsha | obesitsha | bezitsha | obezitsha |
| class 15 | kwesitsha | okwesitsha | kwezitsha | okwezitsha |
| class 17 | kwesitsha | okwesitsha | kwezitsha | okwezitsha |