khona
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰoːná/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni [Term?].
Inflection
Stem -kho, poss. stem -khó | ||
---|---|---|
Full form | khoná | |
Locative | kúkho | |
Full form | khoná | |
Locative | kúkho | |
Copulative | yíkho | |
Possessive forms | ||
Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wâkho | ówâkho |
Class 2 | bâkho | ábâkho |
Class 3 | wâkho | ówâkho |
Class 4 | yâkho | éyâkho |
Class 5 | lâkho | élâkho |
Class 6 | âkho | áwâkho |
Class 7 | sâkho | ésâkho |
Class 8 | zâkho | ézâkho |
Class 9 | yâkho | éyâkho |
Class 10 | zâkho | ézâkho |
Class 11 | lwâkho | ólwâkho |
Class 14 | bâkho | óbâkho |
Class 15 | kwâkho | ókwâkho |
Class 17 | kwâkho | ókwâkho |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni [Term?].
Usage notes
Class 17 is a default or non-specific class. It is used when referring to an object of an unknown class.
Inflection
Stem -kho, poss. stem -khó | ||
---|---|---|
Full form | khoná | |
Locative | kúkho | |
Full form | khoná | |
Locative | kúkho | |
Copulative | yíkho | |
Possessive forms | ||
Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wâkho | ówâkho |
Class 2 | bâkho | ábâkho |
Class 3 | wâkho | ówâkho |
Class 4 | yâkho | éyâkho |
Class 5 | lâkho | élâkho |
Class 6 | âkho | áwâkho |
Class 7 | sâkho | ésâkho |
Class 8 | zâkho | ézâkho |
Class 9 | yâkho | éyâkho |
Class 10 | zâkho | ézâkho |
Class 11 | lwâkho | ólwâkho |
Class 14 | bâkho | óbâkho |
Class 15 | kwâkho | ókwâkho |
Class 17 | kwâkho | ókwâkho |
Usage notes
When used negatively, the shorter form kho is used.
Conjunction
khoná
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “khona”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “khona (6.3)”
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