isichwe

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísiːǀʰwé/

Noun

ísichwé class 7 (plural ízichwé class 8)

1. short person, dwarf, pigmy

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isichwe	izichwe
Locative	esichweni	ezichweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isichwe		izichwe
Simple form	sichwe		zichwe
Locative	esichweni		ezichweni
Copulative	yisichwe		yizichwe
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesichwe	owesichwe	wezichwe	owezichwe
Class 2	besichwe	abesichwe	bezichwe	abezichwe
Class 3	wesichwe	owesichwe	wezichwe	owezichwe
Class 4	yesichwe	eyesichwe	yezichwe	eyezichwe
Class 5	lesichwe	elesichwe	lezichwe	elezichwe
Class 6	esichwe	awesichwe	ezichwe	awezichwe
Class 7	sesichwe	esesichwe	sezichwe	esezichwe
Class 8	zesichwe	ezesichwe	zezichwe	ezezichwe
Class 9	yesichwe	eyesichwe	yezichwe	eyezichwe
Class 10	zesichwe	ezesichwe	zezichwe	ezezichwe
Class 11	lwesichwe	olwesichwe	lwezichwe	olwezichwe
Class 14	besichwe	obesichwe	bezichwe	obezichwe
Class 15	kwesichwe	okwesichwe	kwezichwe	okwezichwe
Class 17	kwesichwe	okwesichwe	kwezichwe	okwezichwe

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-chwe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-chwe (2.6.3)”