ikewu

Zulu

Etymology

From Afrikaans makou; the singular is a back-formation from the plural.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /îːkéːwu/

Noun

îkéwu class 5 (plural ámakéwu class 6)

  1. Muscovy duck

Inflection
Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form ikewu amakewu
Locative ekewini emakewini
Singular Plural
Full form ikewu amakewu
Simple form likewu makewu
Locative ekewini emakewini
Copulative yikewu ngamakewu
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wekewu owekewu wamakewu owamakewu
Class 2 bekewu abekewu bamakewu abamakewu
Class 3 wekewu owekewu wamakewu owamakewu
Class 4 yekewu eyekewu yamakewu eyamakewu
Class 5 lekewu elekewu lamakewu elamakewu
Class 6 ekewu awekewu amakewu awamakewu
Class 7 sekewu esekewu samakewu esamakewu
Class 8 zekewu ezekewu zamakewu ezamakewu
Class 9 yekewu eyekewu yamakewu eyamakewu
Class 10 zekewu ezekewu zamakewu ezamakewu
Class 11 lwekewu olwekewu lwamakewu olwamakewu
Class 14 bekewu obekewu bamakewu obamakewu
Class 15 kwekewu okwekewu kwamakewu okwamakewu
Class 17 kwekewu okwekewu kwamakewu okwamakewu

References
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