ishaka

Rwanda-Rundi

Noun

ishaká class 5 (plural amasaká class 6)

1. sorghum

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːʃaːɠa/

Noun

ī́shaka class 5 (plural amáshaka class 6)

1. stomach ache
2. illegitimate pregnancy

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative eshakeni)

	singular		plural
full form	ishaka		amashaka
simple form	lishaka		mashaka
locative	eshakeni		emashakeni
copulative	yishaka		ngamashaka
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	weshaka	oweshaka	wamashaka	owamashaka
class 2	beshaka	abeshaka	bamashaka	abamashaka
class 3	weshaka	oweshaka	wamashaka	owamashaka
class 4	yeshaka	eyeshaka	yamashaka	eyamashaka
class 5	leshaka	eleshaka	lamashaka	elamashaka
class 6	eshaka	aweshaka	amashaka	awamashaka
class 7	seshaka	eseshaka	samashaka	esamashaka
class 8	zeshaka	ezeshaka	zamashaka	ezamashaka
class 9	yeshaka	eyeshaka	yamashaka	eyamashaka
class 10	zeshaka	ezeshaka	zamashaka	ezamashaka
class 11	lweshaka	olweshaka	lwamashaka	olwamashaka
class 14	beshaka	obeshaka	bamashaka	obamashaka
class 15	kweshaka	okweshaka	kwamashaka	okwamashaka
class 17	kweshaka	okweshaka	kwamashaka	okwamashaka

Derived terms

• uShaka

References

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