ncane

Northern Ndebele

Adjective

-ncáne

  1. small, little

Inflection

Adjective concord
modifier copulative
1st singular engimncane ngimncane
2nd singular omncane umncane
1st plural esibancane sibancane
2nd plural elibancane libancane
class 1 omncane mncane
class 2 abancane bancane
class 3 omncane mncane
class 4 emincane mincane
class 5 elincane lincane
class 6 amancane mancane
class 7 esincane sincane
class 8 ezincane zincane
class 9 encane incane
class 10 ezincane zincane
class 11 oluncane luncane
class 14 obuncane buncane
class 15 okuncane kuncane
class 17 okuncane kuncane

Swazi

Etymology

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Adjective

-ncáne

  1. small, little

Inflection

Adjective concord
modifier copulative
1st singular lengimncane ngimncane
2nd singular lomncane umncane
1st plural lesibancane sibancane
2nd plural lenibancane nibancane
class 1 lomncane mncane
class 2 labancane bancane
class 3 lomncane mncane
class 4 lemincane mincane
class 5 lelincane lincane
class 6 lamancane mancane
class 7 lesincane sincane
class 8 letincane tincane
class 9 lencane incane
class 10 letincane tincane
class 11 loluncane luncane
class 14 lobuncane buncane
class 15 lokuncane kuncane
class 17 lokuncane kuncane

Zulu

Etymology

From nci +‎ -ane.

Adjective

-ncáne

  1. small, little
  2. young
  3. minor, insignificant
  4. (with a plural) few

Inflection

Adjective concord
modifier copulative
positive negative positive negative
1st singular engimncane engingemncane ngimncane angimncane
2nd singular omncane ongemncane umncane awumncane
1st plural esibancane esingebancane sibancane asibancane
2nd plural enibancane eningebancane nibancane anibancane
class 1 omncane ongemncane mncane akamncane
class 2 abancane abangebancane bancane ababancane
class 3 omncane ongemncane mncane awumncane
class 4 emincane engemincane mincane ayimincane
class 5 elincane elingelincane lincane alilincane
class 6 amancane angemancane mancane awamancane
class 7 esincane esingesincane sincane asisincane
class 8 ezincane ezingezincane zincane azizincane
class 9 encane engencane, engeyincane incane, yincane ayiyincane
class 10 ezincane ezingezincane zincane azizincane
class 11 oluncane olungeluncane luncane aluluncane
class 14 obuncane obungebuncane buncane abubuncane
class 15 okuncane okungekuncane kuncane akukuncane
class 17 okuncane okungekuncane kuncane akukuncane

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