ubuncane

Zulu

Etymology

From ubu- +‎ -ncane (“small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɓuᵑǀáːne/

Noun

úbuncáne class 14

1. smallness

Inflection

Class 14 (locative ebuncaneni)

	singular		plural
full form	ubuncane		—
simple form	buncane		—
locative	ebuncaneni		—
copulative	ngubuncane		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wobuncane	owobuncane	—	—
class 2	bobuncane	abobuncane	—	—
class 3	wobuncane	owobuncane	—	—
class 4	yobuncane	eyobuncane	—	—
class 5	lobuncane	elobuncane	—	—
class 6	obuncane	awobuncane	—	—
class 7	sobuncane	esobuncane	—	—
class 8	zobuncane	ezobuncane	—	—
class 9	yobuncane	eyobuncane	—	—
class 10	zobuncane	ezobuncane	—	—
class 11	lobuncane	olobuncane	—	—
class 14	bobuncane	obobuncane	—	—
class 15	kobuncane	okobuncane	—	—
class 17	kobuncane	okobuncane	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ncane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ncane (2.4.3.9)”