isibaya

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ísibáyá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ísiɓâːja]

Noun

ísibâya class 7 (plural ízibâya class 8)

1. fold, kraal

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ísibáyá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísiɓâːja/

Noun

ísibâya class 7 (plural ízibâya class 8)

1. fold, kraal

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isibaya	izibaya
Locative	esibayeni	ezibayeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isibaya		izibaya
Simple form	sibaya		zibaya
Locative	esibayeni		ezibayeni
Copulative	yisibaya		yizibaya
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesibaya	owesibaya	wezibaya	owezibaya
Class 2	besibaya	abesibaya	bezibaya	abezibaya
Class 3	wesibaya	owesibaya	wezibaya	owezibaya
Class 4	yesibaya	eyesibaya	yezibaya	eyezibaya
Class 5	lesibaya	elesibaya	lezibaya	elezibaya
Class 6	esibaya	awesibaya	ezibaya	awezibaya
Class 7	sesibaya	esesibaya	sezibaya	esezibaya
Class 8	zesibaya	ezesibaya	zezibaya	ezezibaya
Class 9	yesibaya	eyesibaya	yezibaya	eyezibaya
Class 10	zesibaya	ezesibaya	zezibaya	ezezibaya
Class 11	lwesibaya	olwesibaya	lwezibaya	olwezibaya
Class 14	besibaya	obesibaya	bezibaya	obezibaya
Class 15	kwesibaya	okwesibaya	kwezibaya	okwezibaya
Class 17	kwesibaya	okwesibaya	kwezibaya	okwezibaya

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓaya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓaya (2.3.2-8.9)”