igwenya

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îːɡwêːɲa/

Noun

îgwênya class 5 (plural ámagwênya class 6)

1. tonsil

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	igwenya	amagwenya
Locative	egwenyeni	emagwenyeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	igwenya		amagwenya
Simple form	ligwenya		magwenya
Locative	egwenyeni		emagwenyeni
Copulative	yigwenya		ngamagwenya
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wegwenya	owegwenya	wamagwenya	owamagwenya
Class 2	begwenya	abegwenya	bamagwenya	abamagwenya
Class 3	wegwenya	owegwenya	wamagwenya	owamagwenya
Class 4	yegwenya	eyegwenya	yamagwenya	eyamagwenya
Class 5	legwenya	elegwenya	lamagwenya	elamagwenya
Class 6	egwenya	awegwenya	amagwenya	awamagwenya
Class 7	segwenya	esegwenya	samagwenya	esamagwenya
Class 8	zegwenya	ezegwenya	zamagwenya	ezamagwenya
Class 9	yegwenya	eyegwenya	yamagwenya	eyamagwenya
Class 10	zegwenya	ezegwenya	zamagwenya	ezamagwenya
Class 11	lwegwenya	olwegwenya	lwamagwenya	olwamagwenya
Class 14	begwenya	obegwenya	bamagwenya	obamagwenya
Class 15	kwegwenya	okwegwenya	kwamagwenya	okwamagwenya
Class 17	kwegwenya	okwegwenya	kwamagwenya	okwamagwenya

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-gwenya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gwenya (2.6.3-8.9)”