inyosi

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀.

Noun

ínyôsi class 9 (plural ízínyôsi class 10)

1. bee

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀.

Noun

ínyósí class 9 (plural tínyósí class 10)

1. bee

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀.

Noun

ínyôsi class 9 (plural íinyôsi class 10)

1. bee

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀.

Noun

ínyôsi class 9 (plural tínyôsi class 10)

1. bee

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íɲôːsi]

Noun

ínyôsi class 9 (plural îinyosi class 10)

1. bee

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íɲôːsi/

Noun

ínyôsi class 9 (plural ízinyôsi class 10)

1. bee

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative enyosini)

	singular		plural
full form	inyosi		izinyosi
simple form	nyosi		zinyosi
locative	enyosini		ezinyosini
copulative	yinyosi		yizinyosi
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wenyosi	owenyosi	wezinyosi	owezinyosi
class 2	benyosi	abenyosi	bezinyosi	abezinyosi
class 3	wenyosi	owenyosi	wezinyosi	owezinyosi
class 4	yenyosi	eyenyosi	yezinyosi	eyezinyosi
class 5	lenyosi	elenyosi	lezinyosi	elezinyosi
class 6	enyosi	awenyosi	ezinyosi	awezinyosi
class 7	senyosi	esenyosi	sezinyosi	esezinyosi
class 8	zenyosi	ezenyosi	zezinyosi	ezezinyosi
class 9	yenyosi	eyenyosi	yezinyosi	eyezinyosi
class 10	zenyosi	ezenyosi	zezinyosi	ezezinyosi
class 11	lwenyosi	olwenyosi	lwezinyosi	olwezinyosi
class 14	benyosi	obenyosi	bezinyosi	obezinyosi
class 15	kwenyosi	okwenyosi	kwezinyosi	okwezinyosi
class 17	kwenyosi	okwenyosi	kwezinyosi	okwezinyosi

References

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