ibunzi

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ibunzi^? class 5 (plural amabunzi class 6)

1. forehead

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːɓúːnzi/

Noun

îbúnzi class 5 (plural ámabúnzi class 6)

1. forehead

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ebunzini)

	singular		plural
full form	ibunzi		amabunzi
simple form	libunzi		mabunzi
locative	ebunzini		emabunzini
copulative	yibunzi		ngamabunzi
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	webunzi	owebunzi	wamabunzi	owamabunzi
class 2	bebunzi	abebunzi	bamabunzi	abamabunzi
class 3	webunzi	owebunzi	wamabunzi	owamabunzi
class 4	yebunzi	eyebunzi	yamabunzi	eyamabunzi
class 5	lebunzi	elebunzi	lamabunzi	elamabunzi
class 6	ebunzi	awebunzi	amabunzi	awamabunzi
class 7	sebunzi	esebunzi	samabunzi	esamabunzi
class 8	zebunzi	ezebunzi	zamabunzi	ezamabunzi
class 9	yebunzi	eyebunzi	yamabunzi	eyamabunzi
class 10	zebunzi	ezebunzi	zamabunzi	ezamabunzi
class 11	lwebunzi	olwebunzi	lwamabunzi	olwamabunzi
class 14	bebunzi	obebunzi	bamabunzi	obamabunzi
class 15	kwebunzi	okwebunzi	kwamabunzi	okwamabunzi
class 17	kwebunzi	okwebunzi	kwamabunzi	okwamabunzi

References

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