insimba

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ncímbá.

Noun

ínsîmba class 9 (plural tínsîmba class 10)

1. genet

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ncímbá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínsîːmba/

Noun

ínsîmba class 9 (plural izinsîmba class 10)

1. genet

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	insimba	izinsimba
Locative	ensimbeni	ezinsimbeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	insimba		izinsimba
Simple form	nsimba		zinsimba
Locative	ensimbeni		ezinsimbeni
Copulative	yinsimba		yizinsimba
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wensimba	owensimba	wezinsimba	owezinsimba
Class 2	bensimba	abensimba	bezinsimba	abezinsimba
Class 3	wensimba	owensimba	wezinsimba	owezinsimba
Class 4	yensimba	eyensimba	yezinsimba	eyezinsimba
Class 5	lensimba	elensimba	lezinsimba	elezinsimba
Class 6	ensimba	awensimba	ezinsimba	awezinsimba
Class 7	sensimba	esensimba	sezinsimba	esezinsimba
Class 8	zensimba	ezensimba	zezinsimba	ezezinsimba
Class 9	yensimba	eyensimba	yezinsimba	eyezinsimba
Class 10	zensimba	ezensimba	zezinsimba	ezezinsimba
Class 11	lwensimba	olwensimba	lwezinsimba	olwezinsimba
Class 14	bensimba	obensimba	bezinsimba	obezinsimba
Class 15	kwensimba	okwensimba	kwezinsimba	okwezinsimba
Class 17	kwensimba	okwensimba	kwezinsimba	okwezinsimba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nsimba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nsimba (2.3-8.9)”