Zulu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Xhosa iqwarhashe.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /íːǃwaɦáːʃi/

Noun

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ī́qwahháshi class 5 (plural amáqwahháshi class 6)

  1. zebra
    Synonym: idube

Inflection

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Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form iqwahhashi amaqwahhashi
Locative eqwahhashini emaqwahhashini
Singular Plural
Full form iqwahhashi amaqwahhashi
Simple form liqwahhashi maqwahhashi
Locative eqwahhashini emaqwahhashini
Copulative yiqwahhashi ngamaqwahhashi
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 weqwahhashi oweqwahhashi wamaqwahhashi owamaqwahhashi
Class 2 beqwahhashi abeqwahhashi bamaqwahhashi abamaqwahhashi
Class 3 weqwahhashi oweqwahhashi wamaqwahhashi owamaqwahhashi
Class 4 yeqwahhashi eyeqwahhashi yamaqwahhashi eyamaqwahhashi
Class 5 leqwahhashi eleqwahhashi lamaqwahhashi elamaqwahhashi
Class 6 eqwahhashi aweqwahhashi amaqwahhashi awamaqwahhashi
Class 7 seqwahhashi eseqwahhashi samaqwahhashi esamaqwahhashi
Class 8 zeqwahhashi ezeqwahhashi zamaqwahhashi ezamaqwahhashi
Class 9 yeqwahhashi eyeqwahhashi yamaqwahhashi eyamaqwahhashi
Class 10 zeqwahhashi ezeqwahhashi zamaqwahhashi ezamaqwahhashi
Class 11 lweqwahhashi olweqwahhashi lwamaqwahhashi olwamaqwahhashi
Class 14 beqwahhashi obeqwahhashi bamaqwahhashi obamaqwahhashi
Class 15 kweqwahhashi okweqwahhashi kwamaqwahhashi okwamaqwahhashi
Class 17 kweqwahhashi okweqwahhashi kwamaqwahhashi okwamaqwahhashi

References

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