amanzi
Fipa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
References
- Mark Woodward, Anna-Lena Lindfors et Louise Nagler, A sociolinguistic survey of the Fipa language community: Ethnic identity and dialect diversity (2010), page 68
Mambwe-Lungu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
References
- Andrzej Halemba, Religious and Ethical Values in the Proverbs of the Mambwe People (2005)
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Rungwa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
References
- Tim Roth, The genetic classification of Wungu: Implications for Bantu historical linguistics (2011, Trinity Western University, MA thesis), page 137
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ámâːⁿd̥zi̤]
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
References
- An English-Xhosa Companion for Health-care Professionals (1996, →ISBN, page 410
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ámáːnzi/
Inflection
| Class 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | — | amanzi | ||
| Locative | — | emanzini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | — | amanzi | ||
| Simple form | — | manzi | ||
| Locative | — | emanzini | ||
| Copulative | — | ngamanzi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | — | — | wamanzi | owamanzi |
| Class 2 | — | — | bamanzi | abamanzi |
| Class 3 | — | — | wamanzi | owamanzi |
| Class 4 | — | — | yamanzi | eyamanzi |
| Class 5 | — | — | lamanzi | elamanzi |
| Class 6 | — | — | amanzi | awamanzi |
| Class 7 | — | — | samanzi | esamanzi |
| Class 8 | — | — | zamanzi | ezamanzi |
| Class 9 | — | — | yamanzi | eyamanzi |
| Class 10 | — | — | zamanzi | ezamanzi |
| Class 11 | — | — | lwamanzi | olwamanzi |
| Class 14 | — | — | bamanzi | obamanzi |
| Class 15 | — | — | kwamanzi | okwamanzi |
| Class 17 | — | — | kwamanzi | okwamanzi |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nzi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nzi (2.4.9)”
- Illman's English / Zulu Dictionary and Phrase Book →ISBN, page 43
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