ishuminyaka

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Zulu

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Etymology

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From ishumi +‎ unyaka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /îːʃumiɲâːɠa/

Noun

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îshuminyâka class 5 (plural ámashuminyâka class 6)

  1. decade

Inflection

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Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form ishuminyaka amashuminyaka
Locative eshuminyakeni emashuminyakeni
Singular Plural
Full form ishuminyaka amashuminyaka
Simple form lishuminyaka mashuminyaka
Locative eshuminyakeni emashuminyakeni
Copulative yishuminyaka ngamashuminyaka
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 weshuminyaka oweshuminyaka wamashuminyaka owamashuminyaka
Class 2 beshuminyaka abeshuminyaka bamashuminyaka abamashuminyaka
Class 3 weshuminyaka oweshuminyaka wamashuminyaka owamashuminyaka
Class 4 yeshuminyaka eyeshuminyaka yamashuminyaka eyamashuminyaka
Class 5 leshuminyaka eleshuminyaka lamashuminyaka elamashuminyaka
Class 6 eshuminyaka aweshuminyaka amashuminyaka awamashuminyaka
Class 7 seshuminyaka eseshuminyaka samashuminyaka esamashuminyaka
Class 8 zeshuminyaka ezeshuminyaka zamashuminyaka ezamashuminyaka
Class 9 yeshuminyaka eyeshuminyaka yamashuminyaka eyamashuminyaka
Class 10 zeshuminyaka ezeshuminyaka zamashuminyaka ezamashuminyaka
Class 11 lweshuminyaka olweshuminyaka lwamashuminyaka olwamashuminyaka
Class 14 beshuminyaka obeshuminyaka bamashuminyaka obamashuminyaka
Class 15 kweshuminyaka okweshuminyaka kwamashuminyaka okwamashuminyaka
Class 17 kweshuminyaka okweshuminyaka kwamashuminyaka okwamashuminyaka