ubuchwepheshe

Zulu

Etymology

Derived from the ideophone chwepheshe, chwephe. Likely related to Khoekhoe ǀkhoe (“sly, cunning”).

Noun

ubuchwepheshe^? class 14

1. technology
2. expertise

Inflection

Class 14 (locative ebuchwephesheni)

	singular		plural
full form	ubuchwepheshe		—
simple form	buchwepheshe		—
locative	ebuchwephesheni		—
copulative	ngubuchwepheshe		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wobuchwepheshe	owobuchwepheshe	—	—
class 2	bobuchwepheshe	abobuchwepheshe	—	—
class 3	wobuchwepheshe	owobuchwepheshe	—	—
class 4	yobuchwepheshe	eyobuchwepheshe	—	—
class 5	lobuchwepheshe	elobuchwepheshe	—	—
class 6	obuchwepheshe	awobuchwepheshe	—	—
class 7	sobuchwepheshe	esobuchwepheshe	—	—
class 8	zobuchwepheshe	ezobuchwepheshe	—	—
class 9	yobuchwepheshe	eyobuchwepheshe	—	—
class 10	zobuchwepheshe	ezobuchwepheshe	—	—
class 11	lobuchwepheshe	olobuchwepheshe	—	—
class 14	bobuchwepheshe	obobuchwepheshe	—	—
class 15	kobuchwepheshe	okobuchwepheshe	—	—
class 17	kobuchwepheshe	okobuchwepheshe	—	—