isithunywa

Xhosa

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -thuma +‎ -wa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ísítʰúːɲʷa]

Noun

ísíthúnywa class 7 (plural ízíthúnywa class 8)

1. messenger

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -thuma +‎ -wa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ísitʰúːɲwa/

Noun

ísithúnywa class 7 (plural ízithúnywa class 8)

1. messenger

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isithunywa	izithunywa
Locative	esithunyweni	ezithunyweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isithunywa		izithunywa
Simple form	sithunywa		zithunywa
Locative	esithunyweni		ezithunyweni
Copulative	yisithunywa		yizithunywa
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesithunywa	owesithunywa	wezithunywa	owezithunywa
Class 2	besithunywa	abesithunywa	bezithunywa	abezithunywa
Class 3	wesithunywa	owesithunywa	wezithunywa	owezithunywa
Class 4	yesithunywa	eyesithunywa	yezithunywa	eyezithunywa
Class 5	lesithunywa	elesithunywa	lezithunywa	elezithunywa
Class 6	esithunywa	awesithunywa	ezithunywa	awezithunywa
Class 7	sesithunywa	esesithunywa	sezithunywa	esezithunywa
Class 8	zesithunywa	ezesithunywa	zezithunywa	ezezithunywa
Class 9	yesithunywa	eyesithunywa	yezithunywa	eyezithunywa
Class 10	zesithunywa	ezesithunywa	zezithunywa	ezezithunywa
Class 11	lwesithunywa	olwesithunywa	lwezithunywa	olwezithunywa
Class 14	besithunywa	obesithunywa	bezithunywa	obezithunywa
Class 15	kwesithunywa	okwesithunywa	kwezithunywa	okwezithunywa
Class 17	kwesithunywa	okwesithunywa	kwezithunywa	okwezithunywa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thunywa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thunywa (2.4.3.9)”