ubuncane
Zulu
Etymology
From ubu- + -ncane (“small”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úɓuᵑǀáːne/
Noun
úbuncáne class 14
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ubuncane | — | ||
| simple form | buncane | — | ||
| locative | ebuncaneni | — | ||
| copulative | ngubuncane | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wobuncane | owobuncane | — | — |
| class 2 | bobuncane | abobuncane | — | — |
| class 3 | wobuncane | owobuncane | — | — |
| class 4 | yobuncane | eyobuncane | — | — |
| class 5 | lobuncane | elobuncane | — | — |
| class 6 | obuncane | awobuncane | — | — |
| class 7 | sobuncane | esobuncane | — | — |
| class 8 | zobuncane | ezobuncane | — | — |
| class 9 | yobuncane | eyobuncane | — | — |
| class 10 | zobuncane | ezobuncane | — | — |
| class 11 | lobuncane | olobuncane | — | — |
| class 14 | bobuncane | obobuncane | — | — |
| class 15 | kobuncane | okobuncane | — | — |
| class 17 | kobuncane | okobuncane | — | — |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ncane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ncane (2.4.3.9)”