inhlwathi

Zulu

Etymology

From the ideophone hlwathi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ínɬwaːtʰi/

Noun

ínhlwathi class 9 (plural izinhlwâthi class 10)

  1. Natal python

Inflection
Class 9/10
Singular Plural
Full form inhlwathi izinhlwathi
Locative enhlwathini ezinhlwathini
Singular Plural
Full form inhlwathi izinhlwathi
Simple form nhlwathi zinhlwathi
Locative enhlwathini ezinhlwathini
Copulative yinhlwathi yizinhlwathi
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wenhlwathi owenhlwathi wezinhlwathi owezinhlwathi
Class 2 benhlwathi abenhlwathi bezinhlwathi abezinhlwathi
Class 3 wenhlwathi owenhlwathi wezinhlwathi owezinhlwathi
Class 4 yenhlwathi eyenhlwathi yezinhlwathi eyezinhlwathi
Class 5 lenhlwathi elenhlwathi lezinhlwathi elezinhlwathi
Class 6 enhlwathi awenhlwathi ezinhlwathi awezinhlwathi
Class 7 senhlwathi esenhlwathi sezinhlwathi esezinhlwathi
Class 8 zenhlwathi ezenhlwathi zezinhlwathi ezezinhlwathi
Class 9 yenhlwathi eyenhlwathi yezinhlwathi eyezinhlwathi
Class 10 zenhlwathi ezenhlwathi zezinhlwathi ezezinhlwathi
Class 11 lwenhlwathi olwenhlwathi lwezinhlwathi olwezinhlwathi
Class 14 benhlwathi obenhlwathi bezinhlwathi obezinhlwathi
Class 15 kwenhlwathi okwenhlwathi kwezinhlwathi okwezinhlwathi
Class 17 kwenhlwathi okwenhlwathi kwezinhlwathi okwezinhlwathi

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlwathi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlwathi (2.9.9)”

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