ibizo

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?]. Equivalent to i- +‎ -biza +‎ -o.

Noun

íbîzo class 5 (plural ámábîzo class 6)

1. name

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?]. Equivalent to i- +‎ -biza +‎ -o.

Noun

íbîzo class 5 (plural ámábîzo class 6)

1. name

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?]. Equivalent to i- +‎ -biza +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îːɓîːzo/

Noun

îbîzo class 5 (plural ámabîzo class 6)

1. title, name

   Synonym: igama

2. (grammar) noun

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ebizweni)

	singular		plural
full form	ibizo		amabizo
simple form	libizo		mabizo
locative	ebizweni		emabizweni
copulative	yibizo		ngamabizo
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	webizo	owebizo	wamabizo	owamabizo
class 2	bebizo	abebizo	bamabizo	abamabizo
class 3	webizo	owebizo	wamabizo	owamabizo
class 4	yebizo	eyebizo	yamabizo	eyamabizo
class 5	lebizo	elebizo	lamabizo	elamabizo
class 6	ebizo	awebizo	amabizo	awamabizo
class 7	sebizo	esebizo	samabizo	esamabizo
class 8	zebizo	ezebizo	zamabizo	ezamabizo
class 9	yebizo	eyebizo	yamabizo	eyamabizo
class 10	zebizo	ezebizo	zamabizo	ezamabizo
class 11	lwebizo	olwebizo	lwamabizo	olwamabizo
class 14	bebizo	obebizo	bamabizo	obamabizo
class 15	kwebizo	okwebizo	kwamabizo	okwamabizo
class 17	kwebizo	okwebizo	kwamabizo	okwamabizo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓizo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓizo (2.4.3-8.9)”