insimba
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ncímbá.
Noun
ínsîmba class 9 (plural tínsîmba class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ncímbá.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínsîːmba/
Noun
ínsîmba class 9 (plural izinsîmba class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | insimba | izinsimba | ||
| simple form | nsimba | zinsimba | ||
| locative | ensimbeni | ezinsimbeni | ||
| copulative | yinsimba | yizinsimba | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wensimba | owensimba | wezinsimba | owezinsimba |
| class 2 | bensimba | abensimba | bezinsimba | abezinsimba |
| class 3 | wensimba | owensimba | wezinsimba | owezinsimba |
| class 4 | yensimba | eyensimba | yezinsimba | eyezinsimba |
| class 5 | lensimba | elensimba | lezinsimba | elezinsimba |
| class 6 | ensimba | awensimba | ezinsimba | awezinsimba |
| class 7 | sensimba | esensimba | sezinsimba | esezinsimba |
| class 8 | zensimba | ezensimba | zezinsimba | ezezinsimba |
| class 9 | yensimba | eyensimba | yezinsimba | eyezinsimba |
| class 10 | zensimba | ezensimba | zezinsimba | ezezinsimba |
| class 11 | lwensimba | olwensimba | lwezinsimba | olwezinsimba |
| class 14 | bensimba | obensimba | bezinsimba | obezinsimba |
| class 15 | kwensimba | okwensimba | kwezinsimba | okwezinsimba |
| class 17 | kwensimba | okwensimba | kwezinsimba | okwezinsimba |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nsimba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nsimba (2.3-8.9)”