uShaka
See also: ushaka
Zulu
Etymology
From u- + ishaka (“early pregnancy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úʃaːɠa/
Noun
úShaka class 1a (plural ôShaka class 2a)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | uShaka | oShaka | ||
| simple form | Shaka | boShaka | ||
| locative | kuShaka | koShaka | ||
| copulative | nguShaka | ngoShaka | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | kaShaka | okaShaka | woShaka | owoShaka |
| class 2 | bakaShaka | abakaShaka | boShaka | aboShaka |
| class 3 | kaShaka | okaShaka | woShaka | owoShaka |
| class 4 | kaShaka | ekaShaka | yoShaka | eyoShaka |
| class 5 | likaShaka | elikaShaka | loShaka | eloShaka |
| class 6 | kaShaka | akaShaka | oShaka | awoShaka |
| class 7 | sikaShaka | esikaShaka | soShaka | esoShaka |
| class 8 | zikaShaka | ezikaShaka | zoShaka | ezoShaka |
| class 9 | kaShaka | ekaShaka | yoShaka | eyoShaka |
| class 10 | zikaShaka | ezikaShaka | zoShaka | ezoShaka |
| class 11 | lukaShaka | olukaShaka | loShaka | oloShaka |
| class 14 | bukaShaka | obukaShaka | boShaka | oboShaka |
| class 15 | kukaShaka | okukaShaka | koShaka | okoShaka |
| class 17 | kukaShaka | okukaShaka | koShaka | okoShaka |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-Shaka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-Shaka (2.9.9)”