izala

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *ìjàdà.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːzaːla/

Noun

ī́zala class 5 (plural amázala class 6)

pile of rubbish

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	izala	amazala
Locative	ezaleni	emazaleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	izala		amazala
Simple form	lizala		mazala
Locative	ezaleni		emazaleni
Copulative	yizala		ngamazala
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wezala	owezala	wamazala	owamazala
Class 2	bezala	abezala	bamazala	abamazala
Class 3	wezala	owezala	wamazala	owamazala
Class 4	yezala	eyezala	yamazala	eyamazala
Class 5	lezala	elezala	lamazala	elamazala
Class 6	ezala	awezala	amazala	awamazala
Class 7	sezala	esezala	samazala	esamazala
Class 8	zezala	ezezala	zamazala	ezamazala
Class 9	yezala	eyezala	yamazala	eyamazala
Class 10	zezala	ezezala	zamazala	ezamazala
Class 11	lwezala	olwezala	lwamazala	olwamazala
Class 14	bezala	obezala	bamazala	obamazala
Class 15	kwezala	okwezala	kwamazala	okwamazala
Class 17	kwezala	okwezala	kwamazala	okwamazala

References

C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-zala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-zala (3.2.9.9)”

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