umTshwana

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩tʃwáːna/

Noun

úmTshwána class 1 (plural ábeTshwána class 2)

1. Tswana person

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umTshwana	abeTshwana
Locative	kumTshwana	kubeTshwana
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umTshwana		abeTshwana
Simple form	mTshwana		beTshwana
Locative	kumTshwana		kubeTshwana
Copulative	ngumTshwana		ngabeTshwana
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womTshwana	owomTshwana	wabeTshwana	owabeTshwana
Class 2	bomTshwana	abomTshwana	babeTshwana	ababeTshwana
Class 3	womTshwana	owomTshwana	wabeTshwana	owabeTshwana
Class 4	yomTshwana	eyomTshwana	yabeTshwana	eyabeTshwana
Class 5	lomTshwana	elomTshwana	labeTshwana	elabeTshwana
Class 6	omTshwana	awomTshwana	abeTshwana	awabeTshwana
Class 7	somTshwana	esomTshwana	sabeTshwana	esabeTshwana
Class 8	zomTshwana	ezomTshwana	zabeTshwana	ezabeTshwana
Class 9	yomTshwana	eyomTshwana	yabeTshwana	eyabeTshwana
Class 10	zomTshwana	ezomTshwana	zabeTshwana	ezabeTshwana
Class 11	lomTshwana	olomTshwana	lwabeTshwana	olwabeTshwana
Class 14	bomTshwana	obomTshwana	babeTshwana	obabeTshwana
Class 15	komTshwana	okomTshwana	kwabeTshwana	okwabeTshwana
Class 17	komTshwana	okomTshwana	kwabeTshwana	okwabeTshwana

Alternative forms

• umTswana

Derived terms

• isiTshwana

References

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