isambane

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isámbaːne/

Noun

isámbane class 7 (plural izámbane class 8)

1. aardvark

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isambane	izambane
Locative	esambaneni	ezambaneni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isambane		izambane
Simple form	sambane		zambane
Locative	esambaneni		ezambaneni
Copulative	yisambane		yizambane
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesambane	owesambane	wezambane	owezambane
Class 2	besambane	abesambane	bezambane	abezambane
Class 3	wesambane	owesambane	wezambane	owezambane
Class 4	yesambane	eyesambane	yezambane	eyezambane
Class 5	lesambane	elesambane	lezambane	elezambane
Class 6	esambane	awesambane	ezambane	awezambane
Class 7	sesambane	esesambane	sezambane	esezambane
Class 8	zesambane	ezesambane	zezambane	ezezambane
Class 9	yesambane	eyesambane	yezambane	eyezambane
Class 10	zesambane	ezesambane	zezambane	ezezambane
Class 11	lwesambane	olwesambane	lwezambane	olwezambane
Class 14	besambane	obesambane	bezambane	obezambane
Class 15	kwesambane	okwesambane	kwezambane	okwezambane
Class 17	kwesambane	okwesambane	kwezambane	okwezambane

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ambane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ambane (3.2.9.9)”