iSwazi
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Zulu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]After the name of an early chief, Mswati, cognate to Swazi liSwati.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ī́swazi class 5 (plural amáSwazi class 6)
- Swazi person
Inflection
[edit]| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | iSwazi | amaSwazi | ||
| Locative | eSwazini | emaSwazini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | iSwazi | amaSwazi | ||
| Simple form | liSwazi | maSwazi | ||
| Locative | eSwazini | emaSwazini | ||
| Copulative | yiSwazi | ngamaSwazi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | weSwazi | oweSwazi | wamaSwazi | owamaSwazi |
| Class 2 | beSwazi | abeSwazi | bamaSwazi | abamaSwazi |
| Class 3 | weSwazi | oweSwazi | wamaSwazi | owamaSwazi |
| Class 4 | yeSwazi | eyeSwazi | yamaSwazi | eyamaSwazi |
| Class 5 | leSwazi | eleSwazi | lamaSwazi | elamaSwazi |
| Class 6 | eSwazi | aweSwazi | amaSwazi | awamaSwazi |
| Class 7 | seSwazi | eseSwazi | samaSwazi | esamaSwazi |
| Class 8 | zeSwazi | ezeSwazi | zamaSwazi | ezamaSwazi |
| Class 9 | yeSwazi | eyeSwazi | yamaSwazi | eyamaSwazi |
| Class 10 | zeSwazi | ezeSwazi | zamaSwazi | ezamaSwazi |
| Class 11 | lweSwazi | olweSwazi | lwamaSwazi | olwamaSwazi |
| Class 14 | beSwazi | obeSwazi | bamaSwazi | obamaSwazi |
| Class 15 | kweSwazi | okweSwazi | kwamaSwazi | okwamaSwazi |
| Class 17 | kweSwazi | okweSwazi | kwamaSwazi | okwamaSwazi |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-swazi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-swazi (3.2.9.9)”