ishwa

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀cʊ́á.

Noun

ishwá class 9 (plural ishwá class 10)

1. termite

Alternative forms

• shwa (Karanga)

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːʃwa/

Noun

ī́shwa class 5 (plural amáshwa class 6)

1. misfortune

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative eshweni)

	singular		plural
full form	ishwa		amashwa
simple form	lishwa		mashwa
locative	eshweni		emashweni
copulative	yishwa		ngamashwa
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	weshwa	oweshwa	wamashwa	owamashwa
class 2	beshwa	abeshwa	bamashwa	abamashwa
class 3	weshwa	oweshwa	wamashwa	owamashwa
class 4	yeshwa	eyeshwa	yamashwa	eyamashwa
class 5	leshwa	eleshwa	lamashwa	elamashwa
class 6	eshwa	aweshwa	amashwa	awamashwa
class 7	seshwa	eseshwa	samashwa	esamashwa
class 8	zeshwa	ezeshwa	zamashwa	ezamashwa
class 9	yeshwa	eyeshwa	yamashwa	eyamashwa
class 10	zeshwa	ezeshwa	zamashwa	ezamashwa
class 11	lweshwa	olweshwa	lwamashwa	olwamashwa
class 14	beshwa	obeshwa	bamashwa	obamashwa
class 15	kweshwa	okweshwa	kwamashwa	okwamashwa
class 17	kweshwa	okweshwa	kwamashwa	okwamashwa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-shwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-shwa (6.3.9)”