uvalo

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úːvaːlo/

Noun

ū́valo class 11 (plural izímvalo class 10)

1. anxiety, fear, apprehension
2. remorse
3. the pit of the stomach
4. the cartilage at the bottom of the sternum

Inflection

Class 11/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	uvalo	izimvalo
Locative	ovalweni	ezimvalweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	uvalo		izimvalo
Simple form	luvalo		zimvalo
Locative	ovalweni		ezimvalweni
Copulative	wuvalo		yizimvalo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wovalo	owovalo	wezimvalo	owezimvalo
Class 2	bovalo	abovalo	bezimvalo	abezimvalo
Class 3	wovalo	owovalo	wezimvalo	owezimvalo
Class 4	yovalo	eyovalo	yezimvalo	eyezimvalo
Class 5	lovalo	elovalo	lezimvalo	elezimvalo
Class 6	ovalo	awovalo	ezimvalo	awezimvalo
Class 7	sovalo	esovalo	sezimvalo	esezimvalo
Class 8	zovalo	ezovalo	zezimvalo	ezezimvalo
Class 9	yovalo	eyovalo	yezimvalo	eyezimvalo
Class 10	zovalo	ezovalo	zezimvalo	ezezimvalo
Class 11	lovalo	olovalo	lwezimvalo	olwezimvalo
Class 14	bovalo	obovalo	bezimvalo	obezimvalo
Class 15	kovalo	okovalo	kwezimvalo	okwezimvalo
Class 17	kovalo	okovalo	kwezimvalo	okwezimvalo

References

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