ukwi

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ûːkwí/

Noun

ûkwí class 11

1. very early morning

Inflection

Class 11
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ukwi	—
Locative	okwini	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ukwi		—
Simple form	lukwi		—
Locative	okwini		—
Copulative	wukwi		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wokwi	owokwi	—	—
Class 2	bokwi	abokwi	—	—
Class 3	wokwi	owokwi	—	—
Class 4	yokwi	eyokwi	—	—
Class 5	lokwi	elokwi	—	—
Class 6	okwi	awokwi	—	—
Class 7	sokwi	esokwi	—	—
Class 8	zokwi	ezokwi	—	—
Class 9	yokwi	eyokwi	—	—
Class 10	zokwi	ezokwi	—	—
Class 11	lokwi	olokwi	—	—
Class 14	bokwi	obokwi	—	—
Class 15	kokwi	okokwi	—	—
Class 17	kokwi	okokwi	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-kwi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-kwi (2.6.3)”