mnyama

Northern Ndebele

Relative

-mnyama?

  1. black

Inflection

Relative concord
modifier copulative
1st singular engimnyama ngimnyama
2nd singular omnyama umnyama
1st plural esimnyama simnyama
2nd plural elimnyama limnyama
class 1 omnyama umnyama
class 2 abamnyama bamnyama
class 3 omnyama umnyama
class 4 emnyama imnyama
class 5 elimnyama limnyama
class 6 amnyama amnyama
class 7 esimnyama simnyama
class 8 ezimnyama zimnyama
class 9 emnyama imnyama
class 10 ezimnyama zimnyama
class 11 olumnyama lumnyama
class 14 obumnyama bumnyama
class 15 okumnyama kumnyama
class 17 okumnyama kumnyama

Swahili

Etymology

Originally a reassignment of nyama (“meat”) to an animate class.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mnyama class I (plural wanyama class II)

  1. animal (organism)

Swazi

Relative

-mnyáma

  1. black

Inflection

Relative concord
modifier copulative
1st singular lengimnyama ngimnyama
2nd singular lomnyama umnyama
1st plural lesimnyama simnyama
2nd plural lenimnyama nimnyama
class 1 lomnyama umnyama
class 2 labamnyama bamnyama
class 3 lomnyama umnyama
class 4 lemnyama imnyama
class 5 lelimnyama limnyama
class 6 lamnyama amnyama
class 7 lesimnyama simnyama
class 8 letimnyama timnyama
class 9 lemnyama imnyama
class 10 letimnyama timnyama
class 11 lolumnyama lumnyama
class 14 lobumnyama bumnyama
class 15 lokumnyama kumnyama
class 17 lokumnyama kumnyama

See also

Colors in Swazi · imibala (layout · text)
     -mhlophe           -mnyama
             -bovu              -nsundvu              -mtfubi
                          -luhlata             
                                       -luhlata
                                      

Xhosa

Relative

-mnyáma

  1. black

Inflection

Relative concord
modifier copulative
positive negative positive negative
1st singular endimnyama endingemnyama ndimnyama andimnyama
2nd singular omnyama ongemnyama umnyama awumnyama
1st plural esimnyama esingemnyama simnyama asimnyama
2nd plural enimnyama eningemnyama nimnyama animnyama
class 1 omnyama ongemnyama umnyama akamnyama
class 2 abamnyama abangemnyama bamnyama abamnyama
class 3 omnyama ongemnyama umnyama awumnyama
class 4 emnyama engemnyama imnyama ayimnyama
class 5 elimnyama elingemnyama limnyama alimnyama
class 6 amnyama angemnyama amnyama awamnyama
class 7 esimnyama esingemnyama simnyama asimnyama
class 8 ezimnyama ezingemnyama zimnyama azimnyama
class 9 emnyama engemnyama imnyama ayimnyama
class 10 ezimnyama ezingemnyama zimnyama azimnyama
class 11 olumnyama olungemnyama lumnyama alumnyama
class 14 obumnyama obungemnyama bumnyama abumnyama
class 15 okumnyama okungemnyama kumnyama akumnyama
class 17 okumnyama okungemnyama kumnyama akumnyama

See also

Colors in Xhosa · imibala (layout · text)
     -mhlophe      -ngwevu      -mnyama
             -bomvu              -orenji; -ntsundu              -lubhelu; -mthubi; -tyheli
                          -luhlaza             
                                       -luhlaza; -blowu
                          -mfusa              -pinki

Zulu

Etymology

From umnyama.

Relative

-mnyama?

  1. black
  2. dark
  3. deep
  4. profound

Inflection

Relative concord
modifier copulative
positive negative positive negative
1st singular engimnyama engingemnyama ngimnyama angimnyama
2nd singular omnyama ongemnyama umnyama awumnyama
1st plural esimnyama esingemnyama simnyama asimnyama
2nd plural enimnyama eningemnyama nimnyama animnyama
class 1 omnyama ongemnyama umnyama akamnyama
class 2 abamnyama abangemnyama bamnyama abamnyama
class 3 omnyama ongemnyama umnyama awumnyama
class 4 emnyama engemnyama imnyama ayimnyama
class 5 elimnyama elingemnyama limnyama alimnyama
class 6 amnyama angemnyama amnyama awamnyama
class 7 esimnyama esingemnyama simnyama asimnyama
class 8 ezimnyama ezingemnyama zimnyama azimnyama
class 9 emnyama engemnyama imnyama ayimnyama
class 10 ezimnyama ezingemnyama zimnyama azimnyama
class 11 olumnyama olungemnyama lumnyama alumnyama
class 14 obumnyama obungemnyama bumnyama abumnyama
class 15 okumnyama okungemnyama kumnyama akumnyama
class 17 okumnyama okungemnyama kumnyama akumnyama

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Zulu · imibala (layout · text)
     -mhlophe      -mpunga; -ngwevu      -mnyama
             -bomvu              -nsundu              -liphuzi; -ncombo
                          -luhlaza             
                                       -luhlaza
                          -nsomi             

References

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