inyathi

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njátɪ́.

Noun

ínyâthi class 9 (plural ízínyâthi class 10)

1. buffalo

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njátɪ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íɲâːtʰi]

Noun

ínyâthi class 9 (plural íinyâthi class 10)

1. buffalo

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njátɪ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íɲâːtʰi/

Noun

ínyâthi class 9 (plural ízinyâthi class 10)

1. buffalo

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative enyathini)

	singular		plural
full form	inyathi		izinyathi
simple form	nyathi		zinyathi
locative	enyathini		ezinyathini
copulative	yinyathi		yizinyathi
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wenyathi	owenyathi	wezinyathi	owezinyathi
class 2	benyathi	abenyathi	bezinyathi	abezinyathi
class 3	wenyathi	owenyathi	wezinyathi	owezinyathi
class 4	yenyathi	eyenyathi	yezinyathi	eyezinyathi
class 5	lenyathi	elenyathi	lezinyathi	elezinyathi
class 6	enyathi	awenyathi	ezinyathi	awezinyathi
class 7	senyathi	esenyathi	sezinyathi	esezinyathi
class 8	zenyathi	ezenyathi	zezinyathi	ezezinyathi
class 9	yenyathi	eyenyathi	yezinyathi	eyezinyathi
class 10	zenyathi	ezenyathi	zezinyathi	ezezinyathi
class 11	lwenyathi	olwenyathi	lwezinyathi	olwezinyathi
class 14	benyathi	obenyathi	bezinyathi	obezinyathi
class 15	kwenyathi	okwenyathi	kwezinyathi	okwezinyathi
class 17	kwenyathi	okwenyathi	kwezinyathi	okwezinyathi

References

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