inhlanzi
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
Noun
ínhlanzi class 9 (plural ízínhlânzi class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From in- + -hlanza + -i. -hlanza is the causative form of -hlamba (“to swim”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínɬaːnzi/
Noun
ínhlanzi class 9 (plural izinhlânzi class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | inhlanzi | izinhlanzi | ||
| simple form | nhlanzi | zinhlanzi | ||
| locative | enhlanzini | ezinhlanzini | ||
| copulative | yinhlanzi | yizinhlanzi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wenhlanzi | owenhlanzi | wezinhlanzi | owezinhlanzi |
| class 2 | benhlanzi | abenhlanzi | bezinhlanzi | abezinhlanzi |
| class 3 | wenhlanzi | owenhlanzi | wezinhlanzi | owezinhlanzi |
| class 4 | yenhlanzi | eyenhlanzi | yezinhlanzi | eyezinhlanzi |
| class 5 | lenhlanzi | elenhlanzi | lezinhlanzi | elezinhlanzi |
| class 6 | enhlanzi | awenhlanzi | ezinhlanzi | awezinhlanzi |
| class 7 | senhlanzi | esenhlanzi | sezinhlanzi | esezinhlanzi |
| class 8 | zenhlanzi | ezenhlanzi | zezinhlanzi | ezezinhlanzi |
| class 9 | yenhlanzi | eyenhlanzi | yezinhlanzi | eyezinhlanzi |
| class 10 | zenhlanzi | ezenhlanzi | zezinhlanzi | ezezinhlanzi |
| class 11 | lwenhlanzi | olwenhlanzi | lwezinhlanzi | olwezinhlanzi |
| class 14 | benhlanzi | obenhlanzi | bezinhlanzi | obezinhlanzi |
| class 15 | kwenhlanzi | okwenhlanzi | kwezinhlanzi | okwezinhlanzi |
| class 17 | kwenhlanzi | okwenhlanzi | kwezinhlanzi | okwezinhlanzi |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlanzi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlanzi (2.9.9)”