imvana

Zulu

Etymology

From imvu (“sheep”) +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ímváːna/

Noun

ímvána class 9 (plural ízimvána class 10)

1. lamb

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	imvana	izimvana
Locative	emvaneni	ezimvaneni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	imvana		izimvana
Simple form	mvana		zimvana
Locative	emvaneni		ezimvaneni
Copulative	yimvana		yizimvana
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wemvana	owemvana	wezimvana	owezimvana
Class 2	bemvana	abemvana	bezimvana	abezimvana
Class 3	wemvana	owemvana	wezimvana	owezimvana
Class 4	yemvana	eyemvana	yezimvana	eyezimvana
Class 5	lemvana	elemvana	lezimvana	elezimvana
Class 6	emvana	awemvana	ezimvana	awezimvana
Class 7	semvana	esemvana	sezimvana	esezimvana
Class 8	zemvana	ezemvana	zezimvana	ezezimvana
Class 9	yemvana	eyemvana	yezimvana	eyezimvana
Class 10	zemvana	ezemvana	zezimvana	ezezimvana
Class 11	lwemvana	olwemvana	lwezimvana	olwezimvana
Class 14	bemvana	obemvana	bezimvana	obezimvana
Class 15	kwemvana	okwemvana	kwezimvana	okwezimvana
Class 17	kwemvana	okwemvana	kwezimvana	okwezimvana