imayela

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English mile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːmájeːla/

Noun

īmáyela class 5 (plural amamáyela class 6)

1. mile

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative emayeleni)

	singular		plural
full form	imayela		amamayela
simple form	limayela		mamayela
locative	emayeleni		emamayeleni
copulative	yimayela		ngamamayela
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wemayela	owemayela	wamamayela	owamamayela
class 2	bemayela	abemayela	bamamayela	abamamayela
class 3	wemayela	owemayela	wamamayela	owamamayela
class 4	yemayela	eyemayela	yamamayela	eyamamayela
class 5	lemayela	elemayela	lamamayela	elamamayela
class 6	emayela	awemayela	amamayela	awamamayela
class 7	semayela	esemayela	samamayela	esamamayela
class 8	zemayela	ezemayela	zamamayela	ezamamayela
class 9	yemayela	eyemayela	yamamayela	eyamamayela
class 10	zemayela	ezemayela	zamamayela	ezamamayela
class 11	lwemayela	olwemayela	lwamamayela	olwamamayela
class 14	bemayela	obemayela	bamamayela	obamamayela
class 15	kwemayela	okwemayela	kwamamayela	okwamamayela
class 17	kwemayela	okwemayela	kwamamayela	okwamamayela

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mayela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mayela (6.6.3.9.9)”