usapho

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úsâːpʰo]

Noun

úsâpho class 11 (plural íintsâpho class 10)

1. family

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úːsaːpʰo/

Noun

ū́sapho class 11

1. people scattered around
2. family, progeny

Inflection

Class 11
	Singular	Plural
Full form	usapho	—
Locative	osasheni	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	usapho		—
Simple form	lusapho		—
Locative	osasheni		—
Copulative	wusapho		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wosapho	owosapho	—	—
Class 2	bosapho	abosapho	—	—
Class 3	wosapho	owosapho	—	—
Class 4	yosapho	eyosapho	—	—
Class 5	losapho	elosapho	—	—
Class 6	osapho	awosapho	—	—
Class 7	sosapho	esosapho	—	—
Class 8	zosapho	ezosapho	—	—
Class 9	yosapho	eyosapho	—	—
Class 10	zosapho	ezosapho	—	—
Class 11	losapho	olosapho	—	—
Class 14	bosapho	obosapho	—	—
Class 15	kosapho	okosapho	—	—
Class 17	kosapho	okosapho	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-sapho”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-sapho (3.2.9.9)”