ivaka

Zulu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːvâːɠa/

Noun

îvâka class 5 (plural ámavâka class 6)

1. coward
2. slovenly person

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative evakeni)

	singular		plural
full form	ivaka		amavaka
simple form	livaka		mavaka
locative	evakeni		emavakeni
copulative	yivaka		ngamavaka
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wevaka	owevaka	wamavaka	owamavaka
class 2	bevaka	abevaka	bamavaka	abamavaka
class 3	wevaka	owevaka	wamavaka	owamavaka
class 4	yevaka	eyevaka	yamavaka	eyamavaka
class 5	levaka	elevaka	lamavaka	elamavaka
class 6	evaka	awevaka	amavaka	awamavaka
class 7	sevaka	esevaka	samavaka	esamavaka
class 8	zevaka	ezevaka	zamavaka	ezamavaka
class 9	yevaka	eyevaka	yamavaka	eyamavaka
class 10	zevaka	ezevaka	zamavaka	ezamavaka
class 11	lwevaka	olwevaka	lwamavaka	olwamavaka
class 14	bevaka	obevaka	bamavaka	obamavaka
class 15	kwevaka	okwevaka	kwamavaka	okwamavaka
class 17	kwevaka	okwevaka	kwamavaka	okwamavaka

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-vaka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-vaka (2.6.3-8.9)”