amatata

Zulu

Etymology

From the ideophone tatata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amátaːtá/

Noun

amátatá class 6

1. flurry, impetuousness, nervous haste

Inflection

Class 6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	—	amatata
Locative	—	ematateni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	—		amatata
Simple form	—		matata
Locative	—		ematateni
Copulative	—		ngamatata
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	—	—	wamatata	owamatata
Class 2	—	—	bamatata	abamatata
Class 3	—	—	wamatata	owamatata
Class 4	—	—	yamatata	eyamatata
Class 5	—	—	lamatata	elamatata
Class 6	—	—	amatata	awamatata
Class 7	—	—	samatata	esamatata
Class 8	—	—	zamatata	ezamatata
Class 9	—	—	yamatata	eyamatata
Class 10	—	—	zamatata	ezamatata
Class 11	—	—	lwamatata	olwamatata
Class 14	—	—	bamatata	obamatata
Class 15	—	—	kwamatata	okwamatata
Class 17	—	—	kwamatata	okwamatata

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-tata”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-tata (3.2.6.3)”