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
	Singular	Plural
Full form	iShayina	—
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)”