umzali

Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩z̥ǎ̤ːli]

Noun

úḿzáli class 1 (plural ábázáli class 2)

1. parent

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -zala +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩záːli/

Noun

úmzáli class 1 (plural ábazáli class 2)

1. parent

Inflection

Class 1/2 (locative kumzali)

	singular		plural
full form	umzali		abazali
simple form	mzali		bazali
locative	kumzali		kubazali
copulative	ngumzali		ngabazali
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womzali	owomzali	wabazali	owabazali
class 2	bomzali	abomzali	babazali	ababazali
class 3	womzali	owomzali	wabazali	owabazali
class 4	yomzali	eyomzali	yabazali	eyabazali
class 5	lomzali	elomzali	labazali	elabazali
class 6	omzali	awomzali	abazali	awabazali
class 7	somzali	esomzali	sabazali	esabazali
class 8	zomzali	ezomzali	zabazali	ezabazali
class 9	yomzali	eyomzali	yabazali	eyabazali
class 10	zomzali	ezomzali	zabazali	ezabazali
class 11	lomzali	olomzali	lwabazali	olwabazali
class 14	bomzali	obomzali	babazali	obabazali
class 15	komzali	okomzali	kwabazali	okwabazali
class 17	komzali	okomzali	kwabazali	okwabazali

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-zali”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-zali (2.4.6-3.9)”