indlulamithi

Zulu

Etymology

From in- +‎ -dlula (“pass”) +‎ imithi (“trees”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ínɮulámiːtʰí/

Noun

índlulámithí class 9 (plural izíndlulámithí class 10)

1. giraffe
2. species of climbing plant
3. gum tree

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	indlulamithi	izindlulamithi
Locative	endlulamithini	ezindlulamithini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	indlulamithi		izindlulamithi
Simple form	ndlulamithi		zindlulamithi
Locative	endlulamithini		ezindlulamithini
Copulative	yindlulamithi		yizindlulamithi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wendlulamithi	owendlulamithi	wezindlulamithi	owezindlulamithi
Class 2	bendlulamithi	abendlulamithi	bezindlulamithi	abezindlulamithi
Class 3	wendlulamithi	owendlulamithi	wezindlulamithi	owezindlulamithi
Class 4	yendlulamithi	eyendlulamithi	yezindlulamithi	eyezindlulamithi
Class 5	lendlulamithi	elendlulamithi	lezindlulamithi	elezindlulamithi
Class 6	endlulamithi	awendlulamithi	ezindlulamithi	awezindlulamithi
Class 7	sendlulamithi	esendlulamithi	sezindlulamithi	esezindlulamithi
Class 8	zendlulamithi	ezendlulamithi	zezindlulamithi	ezezindlulamithi
Class 9	yendlulamithi	eyendlulamithi	yezindlulamithi	eyezindlulamithi
Class 10	zendlulamithi	ezendlulamithi	zezindlulamithi	ezezindlulamithi
Class 11	lwendlulamithi	olwendlulamithi	lwezindlulamithi	olwezindlulamithi
Class 14	bendlulamithi	obendlulamithi	bezindlulamithi	obezindlulamithi
Class 15	kwendlulamithi	okwendlulamithi	kwezindlulamithi	okwezindlulamithi
Class 17	kwendlulamithi	okwendlulamithi	kwezindlulamithi	okwezindlulamithi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dlulamithi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dlulamithi (2.6.3.3-5.4)”