intini

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íntiːní/

Noun

íntiní class 9 (plural izintîní class 10)

1. otter

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	intini	izintini
Locative	entinini	ezintinini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	intini		izintini
Simple form	ntini		zintini
Locative	entinini		ezintinini
Copulative	yintini		yizintini
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wentini	owentini	wezintini	owezintini
Class 2	bentini	abentini	bezintini	abezintini
Class 3	wentini	owentini	wezintini	owezintini
Class 4	yentini	eyentini	yezintini	eyezintini
Class 5	lentini	elentini	lezintini	elezintini
Class 6	entini	awentini	ezintini	awezintini
Class 7	sentini	esentini	sezintini	esezintini
Class 8	zentini	ezentini	zezintini	ezezintini
Class 9	yentini	eyentini	yezintini	eyezintini
Class 10	zentini	ezentini	zezintini	ezezintini
Class 11	lwentini	olwentini	lwezintini	olwezintini
Class 14	bentini	obentini	bezintini	obezintini
Class 15	kwentini	okwentini	kwezintini	okwezintini
Class 17	kwentini	okwentini	kwezintini	okwezintini

Alternative forms

• umthini

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thini”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thini (2.6.3)”