unwabu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ûːnwâːɓu/

Noun

ûnwâbu class 11 (plural ízinwâbu class 10)

1. chameleon

Inflection

Class 11/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	unwabu	izinwabu
Locative	onwatshini	ezinwatshini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	unwabu		izinwabu
Simple form	lunwabu		zinwabu
Locative	onwatshini		ezinwatshini
Copulative	wunwabu		yizinwabu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wonwabu	owonwabu	wezinwabu	owezinwabu
Class 2	bonwabu	abonwabu	bezinwabu	abezinwabu
Class 3	wonwabu	owonwabu	wezinwabu	owezinwabu
Class 4	yonwabu	eyonwabu	yezinwabu	eyezinwabu
Class 5	lonwabu	elonwabu	lezinwabu	elezinwabu
Class 6	onwabu	awonwabu	ezinwabu	awezinwabu
Class 7	sonwabu	esonwabu	sezinwabu	esezinwabu
Class 8	zonwabu	ezonwabu	zezinwabu	ezezinwabu
Class 9	yonwabu	eyonwabu	yezinwabu	eyezinwabu
Class 10	zonwabu	ezonwabu	zezinwabu	ezezinwabu
Class 11	lonwabu	olonwabu	lwezinwabu	olwezinwabu
Class 14	bonwabu	obonwabu	bezinwabu	obezinwabu
Class 15	konwabu	okonwabu	kwezinwabu	okwezinwabu
Class 17	konwabu	okonwabu	kwezinwabu	okwezinwabu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nwaɓu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nwaɓu (2.6.3-8.9)”