ubuntwana
Xhosa
Etymology
From ubu- + umntwana (“child”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [úɓúⁿtʷaːna]
Noun
úbúntwana class 14
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From ubu- + umntwana (“child”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uɓúntwaːna/
Noun
ubúntwana class 14
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ubuntwana | — | ||
| simple form | buntwana | — | ||
| locative | ebuntwaneni | — | ||
| copulative | ngubuntwana | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wobuntwana | owobuntwana | — | — |
| class 2 | bobuntwana | abobuntwana | — | — |
| class 3 | wobuntwana | owobuntwana | — | — |
| class 4 | yobuntwana | eyobuntwana | — | — |
| class 5 | lobuntwana | elobuntwana | — | — |
| class 6 | obuntwana | awobuntwana | — | — |
| class 7 | sobuntwana | esobuntwana | — | — |
| class 8 | zobuntwana | ezobuntwana | — | — |
| class 9 | yobuntwana | eyobuntwana | — | — |
| class 10 | zobuntwana | ezobuntwana | — | — |
| class 11 | lobuntwana | olobuntwana | — | — |
| class 14 | bobuntwana | obobuntwana | — | — |
| class 15 | kobuntwana | okobuntwana | — | — |
| class 17 | kobuntwana | okobuntwana | — | — |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ntwana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ntwana (3.2.9.9)”