ukwi

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ûːkwí/

Noun

ûkwí class 11

1. very early morning

Inflection

Class 11 (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)”