lesiya
Zulu
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]lesiya
- that over there, yonder; class 7 remote demonstrative.
Inflection
[edit]| Stem -lēsiyâ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full form | 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
[edit]- 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