isixula

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -xula.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ísiǁúːla/

Noun

ísixúla class 7 (plural ízixúla class 8)

1. pied kingfisher, blue kingfisher, half-collared kingfisher

Inflection

Class 7/8 (locative esixuleni)

	singular		plural
full form	isixula		izixula
simple form	sixula		zixula
locative	esixuleni		ezixuleni
copulative	yisixula		yizixula
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wesixula	owesixula	wezixula	owezixula
class 2	besixula	abesixula	bezixula	abezixula
class 3	wesixula	owesixula	wezixula	owezixula
class 4	yesixula	eyesixula	yezixula	eyezixula
class 5	lesixula	elesixula	lezixula	elezixula
class 6	esixula	awesixula	ezixula	awezixula
class 7	sesixula	esesixula	sezixula	esezixula
class 8	zesixula	ezesixula	zezixula	ezezixula
class 9	yesixula	eyesixula	yezixula	eyezixula
class 10	zesixula	ezesixula	zezixula	ezezixula
class 11	lwesixula	olwesixula	lwezixula	olwezixula
class 14	besixula	obesixula	bezixula	obezixula
class 15	kwesixula	okwesixula	kwezixula	okwezixula
class 17	kwesixula	okwesixula	kwezixula	okwezixula

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-xula”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-xula (2.6.3.9)”