thathu
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-tátʊ̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tʰâːtʰu]
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-tátʊ̀.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tʰâːtʰu/
Inflection
Adjective concord, tone class HH | ||||
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Modifier | Copulative | |||
positive | negative | positive | negative | |
1st singular | engimthathu | engingemthathu | ngimthathu | angimthathu |
2nd singular | omthathu | ongemthathu | umthathu | awumthathu |
1st plural | esibathathu | esingebathathu | sibathathu | asibathathu |
2nd plural | enibathathu | eningebathathu | nibathathu | anibathathu |
Class 1 | omthathu | ongemthathu | mthathu | akamthathu |
Class 2 | abathathu | abangebathathu | bathathu | ababathathu |
Class 3 | omthathu | ongemthathu | mthathu | awumthathu |
Class 4 | emithathu | engemithathu | mithathu | ayimithathu |
Class 5 | elithathu | elingelithathu | lithathu | alilithathu |
Class 6 | amathathu | angemathathu | mathathu | awamathathu |
Class 7 | esithathu | esingesithathu | sithathu | asisithathu |
Class 8 | ezintathu | ezingezintathu | zintathu | azizintathu |
Class 9 | entathu | engentathu, engeyintathu | intathu, yintathu | ayiyintathu |
Class 10 | ezintathu | ezingezintathu | zintathu | azizintathu |
Class 11 | oluthathu | olungeluthathu | luthathu | aluluthathu |
Class 14 | obuthathu | obungebuthathu | buthathu | abubuthathu |
Class 15 | okuthathu | okungekuthathu | kuthathu | akukuthathu |
Class 17 | okuthathu | okungekuthathu | kuthathu | akukuthathu |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-thathu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thathu”
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