iShayina

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English China.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːʃajíːna/

Noun

îShayína class 5

1. China (a country in Asia)

Inflection

Class 5, short locative (locative eShayina)

	singular		plural
full form	iShayina		—
simple form	liShayina		—
locative	eShayina		—
copulative	yiShayina		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	weShayina	oweShayina	—	—
class 2	beShayina	abeShayina	—	—
class 3	weShayina	oweShayina	—	—
class 4	yeShayina	eyeShayina	—	—
class 5	leShayina	eleShayina	—	—
class 6	eShayina	aweShayina	—	—
class 7	seShayina	eseShayina	—	—
class 8	zeShayina	ezeShayina	—	—
class 9	yeShayina	eyeShayina	—	—
class 10	zeShayina	ezeShayina	—	—
class 11	lweShayina	olweShayina	—	—
class 14	beShayina	obeShayina	—	—
class 15	kweShayina	okweShayina	—	—
class 17	kweShayina	okweShayina	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-Shayina”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-Shayina (2.4.4.3.9)”