indlwana

Xhosa

Etymology

From indlu +‎ -ana.

Noun

indlwana^? class 9 (plural iindlwana class 10)

1. nest

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From indlu +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ínɮwaːná/

Noun

índlwaná class 9 (plural izíndlwaná class 10)

1. small house, small hut
2. lodge
3. nest, lair

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	indlwana	izindlwana
Locative	endlwaneni	ezindlwaneni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	indlwana		izindlwana
Simple form	ndlwana		zindlwana
Locative	endlwaneni		ezindlwaneni
Copulative	yindlwana		yizindlwana
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wendlwana	owendlwana	wezindlwana	owezindlwana
Class 2	bendlwana	abendlwana	bezindlwana	abezindlwana
Class 3	wendlwana	owendlwana	wezindlwana	owezindlwana
Class 4	yendlwana	eyendlwana	yezindlwana	eyezindlwana
Class 5	lendlwana	elendlwana	lezindlwana	elezindlwana
Class 6	endlwana	awendlwana	ezindlwana	awezindlwana
Class 7	sendlwana	esendlwana	sezindlwana	esezindlwana
Class 8	zendlwana	ezendlwana	zezindlwana	ezezindlwana
Class 9	yendlwana	eyendlwana	yezindlwana	eyezindlwana
Class 10	zendlwana	ezendlwana	zezindlwana	ezezindlwana
Class 11	lwendlwana	olwendlwana	lwezindlwana	olwezindlwana
Class 14	bendlwana	obendlwana	bezindlwana	obezindlwana
Class 15	kwendlwana	okwendlwana	kwezindlwana	okwezindlwana
Class 17	kwendlwana	okwendlwana	kwezindlwana	okwezindlwana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ndlwana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ndlwana (2.8.3)”