ikewu

Zulu

Etymology

From Afrikaans makou; the singular is a back-formation from the plural.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːkéːwu/

Noun

îkéwu class 5 (plural ámakéwu class 6)

1. Muscovy duck

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ekewini)

	singular		plural
full form	ikewu		amakewu
simple form	likewu		makewu
locative	ekewini		emakewini
copulative	yikewu		ngamakewu
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wekewu	owekewu	wamakewu	owamakewu
class 2	bekewu	abekewu	bamakewu	abamakewu
class 3	wekewu	owekewu	wamakewu	owamakewu
class 4	yekewu	eyekewu	yamakewu	eyamakewu
class 5	lekewu	elekewu	lamakewu	elamakewu
class 6	ekewu	awekewu	amakewu	awamakewu
class 7	sekewu	esekewu	samakewu	esamakewu
class 8	zekewu	ezekewu	zamakewu	ezamakewu
class 9	yekewu	eyekewu	yamakewu	eyamakewu
class 10	zekewu	ezekewu	zamakewu	ezamakewu
class 11	lwekewu	olwekewu	lwamakewu	olwamakewu
class 14	bekewu	obekewu	bamakewu	obamakewu
class 15	kwekewu	okwekewu	kwamakewu	okwamakewu
class 17	kwekewu	okwekewu	kwamakewu	okwamakewu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-kewu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-kewu (2.6.3.9)”