inswelo

Zulu

Etymology

From in- +‎ -swela +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínswéːlo/

Noun

ínswélo class 9 (plural ízinswélo class 10)

1. lack, necessity, need, requirement, requisite

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inswelo	izinswelo
Locative	enswelweni	ezinswelweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inswelo		izinswelo
Simple form	nswelo		zinswelo
Locative	enswelweni		ezinswelweni
Copulative	yinswelo		yizinswelo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenswelo	owenswelo	wezinswelo	owezinswelo
Class 2	benswelo	abenswelo	bezinswelo	abezinswelo
Class 3	wenswelo	owenswelo	wezinswelo	owezinswelo
Class 4	yenswelo	eyenswelo	yezinswelo	eyezinswelo
Class 5	lenswelo	elenswelo	lezinswelo	elezinswelo
Class 6	enswelo	awenswelo	ezinswelo	awezinswelo
Class 7	senswelo	esenswelo	sezinswelo	esezinswelo
Class 8	zenswelo	ezenswelo	zezinswelo	ezezinswelo
Class 9	yenswelo	eyenswelo	yezinswelo	eyezinswelo
Class 10	zenswelo	ezenswelo	zezinswelo	ezezinswelo
Class 11	lwenswelo	olwenswelo	lwezinswelo	olwezinswelo
Class 14	benswelo	obenswelo	bezinswelo	obezinswelo
Class 15	kwenswelo	okwenswelo	kwezinswelo	okwezinswelo
Class 17	kwenswelo	okwenswelo	kwezinswelo	okwezinswelo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-swelo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-swelo (2.4.9)”