unyaka

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ják-.

Noun

únyâka class 3 (plural ímínyâka class 4)

  1. year

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ják-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /úɲâːɠa/

Noun

únyâka class 3 (plural íminyâka class 4)

  1. year

Inflection

Class 3/4 (locative enyakeni)
singular plural
full form unyaka iminyaka
simple form nyaka minyaka
locative enyakeni eminyakeni
copulative ngunyaka yiminyaka
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wonyaka owonyaka weminyaka oweminyaka
class 2 bonyaka abonyaka beminyaka abeminyaka
class 3 wonyaka owonyaka weminyaka oweminyaka
class 4 yonyaka eyonyaka yeminyaka eyeminyaka
class 5 lonyaka elonyaka leminyaka eleminyaka
class 6 onyaka awonyaka eminyaka aweminyaka
class 7 sonyaka esonyaka seminyaka eseminyaka
class 8 zonyaka ezonyaka zeminyaka ezeminyaka
class 9 yonyaka eyonyaka yeminyaka eyeminyaka
class 10 zonyaka ezonyaka zeminyaka ezeminyaka
class 11 lonyaka olonyaka lweminyaka olweminyaka
class 14 bonyaka obonyaka beminyaka obeminyaka
class 15 konyaka okonyaka kweminyaka okweminyaka
class 17 konyaka okonyaka kweminyaka okweminyaka

References

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