isabizwana

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísaɓizwâːna/

Noun

ísabizwâna class 7 (plural ízabizwâna class 8)

1. (grammar) pronoun

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isabizwana	izabizwana
Locative	esabizwaneni	ezabizwaneni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isabizwana		izabizwana
Simple form	sabizwana		zabizwana
Locative	esabizwaneni		ezabizwaneni
Copulative	yisabizwana		yizabizwana
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesabizwana	owesabizwana	wezabizwana	owezabizwana
Class 2	besabizwana	abesabizwana	bezabizwana	abezabizwana
Class 3	wesabizwana	owesabizwana	wezabizwana	owezabizwana
Class 4	yesabizwana	eyesabizwana	yezabizwana	eyezabizwana
Class 5	lesabizwana	elesabizwana	lezabizwana	elezabizwana
Class 6	esabizwana	awesabizwana	ezabizwana	awezabizwana
Class 7	sesabizwana	esesabizwana	sezabizwana	esezabizwana
Class 8	zesabizwana	ezesabizwana	zezabizwana	ezezabizwana
Class 9	yesabizwana	eyesabizwana	yezabizwana	eyezabizwana
Class 10	zesabizwana	ezesabizwana	zezabizwana	ezezabizwana
Class 11	lwesabizwana	olwesabizwana	lwezabizwana	olwezabizwana
Class 14	besabizwana	obesabizwana	bezabizwana	obezabizwana
Class 15	kwesabizwana	okwesabizwana	kwezabizwana	okwezabizwana
Class 17	kwesabizwana	okwesabizwana	kwezabizwana	okwezabizwana

Derived terms

• isabizwana sesimelana
• isabizwana sobumnini
• isabizwana sokukhomba

Isabizwana sokukhomba ~a pronoun that indicates how far is something or someone stand {here,far,over there} For example:John was standing here

          : John was standing far
          :John was standing over there.

Isabizwana sokukhomba ~yigama elishoyo ukuthi into noma umuntu (ibizo) ime kude kangakanani (lah,leh,laphaya) Isibonelo: UGugu uhlala lah

        : UGugu uhlala leh 
        : UGugu uhlala laphaya

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “aɓizwana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “aɓizwana (2.6.6.3-8.9)”