iNgisi
Zulu
Etymology
Borrowed from English English, with rebracketing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːnɡíːsi/
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | iNgisi | amaNgisi | ||
| Locative | eNgisini | emaNgisini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | iNgisi | amaNgisi | ||
| Simple form | liNgisi | maNgisi | ||
| Locative | eNgisini | emaNgisini | ||
| Copulative | yiNgisi | ngamaNgisi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | weNgisi | oweNgisi | wamaNgisi | owamaNgisi |
| Class 2 | beNgisi | abeNgisi | bamaNgisi | abamaNgisi |
| Class 3 | weNgisi | oweNgisi | wamaNgisi | owamaNgisi |
| Class 4 | yeNgisi | eyeNgisi | yamaNgisi | eyamaNgisi |
| Class 5 | leNgisi | eleNgisi | lamaNgisi | elamaNgisi |
| Class 6 | eNgisi | aweNgisi | amaNgisi | awamaNgisi |
| Class 7 | seNgisi | eseNgisi | samaNgisi | esamaNgisi |
| Class 8 | zeNgisi | ezeNgisi | zamaNgisi | ezamaNgisi |
| Class 9 | yeNgisi | eyeNgisi | yamaNgisi | eyamaNgisi |
| Class 10 | zeNgisi | ezeNgisi | zamaNgisi | ezamaNgisi |
| Class 11 | lweNgisi | olweNgisi | lwamaNgisi | olwamaNgisi |
| Class 14 | beNgisi | obeNgisi | bamaNgisi | obamaNgisi |
| Class 15 | kweNgisi | okweNgisi | kwamaNgisi | okwamaNgisi |
| Class 17 | kweNgisi | okweNgisi | kwamaNgisi | okwamaNgisi |
Derived terms
- isiNgisi
- ubuNgisi
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-Ngisi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-Ngisi (2.6.3.9)”
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