ubabekazi

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Seems to be ubaba + -kazi, but why the e?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɓaɓéɠaːzi/

Noun

úbabékazi class 1a (plural obabekazi class 2a)

1. my/our father's sister, paternal aunt

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubabekazi	obabekazi
Locative	kubabekazi	kobabekazi
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubabekazi		obabekazi
Simple form	babekazi		bobabekazi
Locative	kubabekazi		kobabekazi
Copulative	ngubabekazi		ngobabekazi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kababekazi	okababekazi	wobabekazi	owobabekazi
Class 2	bakababekazi	abakababekazi	bobabekazi	abobabekazi
Class 3	kababekazi	okababekazi	wobabekazi	owobabekazi
Class 4	kababekazi	ekababekazi	yobabekazi	eyobabekazi
Class 5	likababekazi	elikababekazi	lobabekazi	elobabekazi
Class 6	kababekazi	akababekazi	obabekazi	awobabekazi
Class 7	sikababekazi	esikababekazi	sobabekazi	esobabekazi
Class 8	zikababekazi	ezikababekazi	zobabekazi	ezobabekazi
Class 9	kababekazi	ekababekazi	yobabekazi	eyobabekazi
Class 10	zikababekazi	ezikababekazi	zobabekazi	ezobabekazi
Class 11	lukababekazi	olukababekazi	lobabekazi	olobabekazi
Class 14	bukababekazi	obukababekazi	bobabekazi	obobabekazi
Class 15	kukababekazi	okukababekazi	kobabekazi	okobabekazi
Class 17	kukababekazi	okukababekazi	kobabekazi	okobabekazi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓaɓekazi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓaɓekazi (2.4.3.9.9)”