izwe

Zulu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːzwe/

Noun

ī́zwe class 5 (plural amázwe class 6)

1. nation, country

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ezweni)

	singular		plural
full form	izwe		amazwe
simple form	lizwe		mazwe
locative	ezweni		emazweni
copulative	yizwe		ngamazwe
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wezwe	owezwe	wamazwe	owamazwe
class 2	bezwe	abezwe	bamazwe	abamazwe
class 3	wezwe	owezwe	wamazwe	owamazwe
class 4	yezwe	eyezwe	yamazwe	eyamazwe
class 5	lezwe	elezwe	lamazwe	elamazwe
class 6	ezwe	awezwe	amazwe	awamazwe
class 7	sezwe	esezwe	samazwe	esamazwe
class 8	zezwe	ezezwe	zamazwe	ezamazwe
class 9	yezwe	eyezwe	yamazwe	eyamazwe
class 10	zezwe	ezezwe	zamazwe	ezamazwe
class 11	lwezwe	olwezwe	lwamazwe	olwamazwe
class 14	bezwe	obezwe	bamazwe	obamazwe
class 15	kwezwe	okwezwe	kwamazwe	okwamazwe
class 17	kwezwe	okwezwe	kwamazwe	okwamazwe

Related terms

• isizwe

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-zwe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-zwe (3.2.9)”