ilayisi

Zulu

Alternative forms

• irayisi

Etymology

Borrowed from English rice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːlájiːsi/

Noun

īláyisi class 5 (plural amaláyisi class 6)

1. rice

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative elayisini)

	singular		plural
full form	ilayisi		amalayisi
simple form	lilayisi		malayisi
locative	elayisini		emalayisini
copulative	yilayisi		ngamalayisi
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	welayisi	owelayisi	wamalayisi	owamalayisi
class 2	belayisi	abelayisi	bamalayisi	abamalayisi
class 3	welayisi	owelayisi	wamalayisi	owamalayisi
class 4	yelayisi	eyelayisi	yamalayisi	eyamalayisi
class 5	lelayisi	elelayisi	lamalayisi	elamalayisi
class 6	elayisi	awelayisi	amalayisi	awamalayisi
class 7	selayisi	eselayisi	samalayisi	esamalayisi
class 8	zelayisi	ezelayisi	zamalayisi	ezamalayisi
class 9	yelayisi	eyelayisi	yamalayisi	eyamalayisi
class 10	zelayisi	ezelayisi	zamalayisi	ezamalayisi
class 11	lwelayisi	olwelayisi	lwamalayisi	olwamalayisi
class 14	belayisi	obelayisi	bamalayisi	obamalayisi
class 15	kwelayisi	okwelayisi	kwamalayisi	okwamalayisi
class 17	kwelayisi	okwelayisi	kwamalayisi	okwamalayisi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-layisi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-layisi (3.3.2.9.9)”