lokhu

Southern Ndebele

Etymology 1

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

Pronoun

lokhu

1. this; class 15 proximal demonstrative.

Etymology 2

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

Pronoun

lokhu

1. this; class 17 proximal demonstrative.

Zulu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlókʰu/

Etymology 1

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

Pronoun

lokhu

1. this; class 15 proximal demonstrative.

Inflection

Stem -lókhu (locative kulokhu)

full form	lókhu
locative	kulokhu
copulative	yilokhu
Possessive forms
	modifier	substantive
class 1	walokhu	owalokhu
class 2	balokhu	abalokhu
class 3	walokhu	owalokhu
class 4	yalokhu	eyalokhu
class 5	lalokhu	elalokhu
class 6	alokhu	awalokhu
class 7	salokhu	esalokhu
class 8	zalokhu	ezalokhu
class 9	yalokhu	eyalokhu
class 10	zalokhu	ezalokhu
class 11	lwalokhu	olwalokhu
class 14	balokhu	obalokhu
class 15	kwalokhu	okwalokhu
class 17	kwalokhu	okwalokhu

Etymology 2

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

Pronoun

lokhu

1. this; class 17 proximal demonstrative.

Inflection

Stem -lókhu (locative kulokhu)

full form	lókhu
locative	kulokhu
copulative	yilokhu
Possessive forms
	modifier	substantive
class 1	walokhu	owalokhu
class 2	balokhu	abalokhu
class 3	walokhu	owalokhu
class 4	yalokhu	eyalokhu
class 5	lalokhu	elalokhu
class 6	alokhu	awalokhu
class 7	salokhu	esalokhu
class 8	zalokhu	ezalokhu
class 9	yalokhu	eyalokhu
class 10	zalokhu	ezalokhu
class 11	lwalokhu	olwalokhu
class 14	balokhu	obalokhu
class 15	kwalokhu	okwalokhu
class 17	kwalokhu	okwalokhu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “lokhu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lokhu (3.9)”