lesiya

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leːsijâː/

Pronoun

lesiya

1. that over there, yonder; class 7 remote demonstrative.

Inflection

Stem -lēsiyâ (locative kulesiya)

full form	lēsiyâ
locative	kulesiya
copulative	yilesiya
Possessive forms
	modifier	substantive
class 1	walesiya	owalesiya
class 2	balesiya	abalesiya
class 3	walesiya	owalesiya
class 4	yalesiya	eyalesiya
class 5	lalesiya	elalesiya
class 6	alesiya	awalesiya
class 7	salesiya	esalesiya
class 8	zalesiya	ezalesiya
class 9	yalesiya	eyalesiya
class 10	zalesiya	ezalesiya
class 11	lwalesiya	olwalesiya
class 14	balesiya	obalesiya
class 15	kwalesiya	okwalesiya
class 17	kwalesiya	okwalesiya

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “lesiyá”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lesiyá (6.6.3)”
• Khumalo, J. S. M. (1981). Zulu tonology. African Studies, 40(2), 53–130. doi:10.1080/00020188108707573. eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/00020188108707573
• Khumalo, J. S. M. (1982). Zulu tonology. African Studies, 41(1), 3–125. doi:10.1080/00020188208707579. eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/00020188208707579