isifunda

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísifûːnda/

Noun

ísifûnda class 7 (plural ízifûnda class 8)

1. region, zone
2. district, province

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isifunda	izifunda
Locative	esifundeni	ezifundeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isifunda		izifunda
Simple form	sifunda		zifunda
Locative	esifundeni		ezifundeni
Copulative	yisifunda		yizifunda
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesifunda	owesifunda	wezifunda	owezifunda
Class 2	besifunda	abesifunda	bezifunda	abezifunda
Class 3	wesifunda	owesifunda	wezifunda	owezifunda
Class 4	yesifunda	eyesifunda	yezifunda	eyezifunda
Class 5	lesifunda	elesifunda	lezifunda	elezifunda
Class 6	esifunda	awesifunda	ezifunda	awezifunda
Class 7	sesifunda	esesifunda	sezifunda	esezifunda
Class 8	zesifunda	ezesifunda	zezifunda	ezezifunda
Class 9	yesifunda	eyesifunda	yezifunda	eyezifunda
Class 10	zesifunda	ezesifunda	zezifunda	ezezifunda
Class 11	lwesifunda	olwesifunda	lwezifunda	olwezifunda
Class 14	besifunda	obesifunda	bezifunda	obezifunda
Class 15	kwesifunda	okwesifunda	kwezifunda	okwezifunda
Class 17	kwesifunda	okwesifunda	kwezifunda	okwezifunda

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-funda”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-funda (2.4.3-8.9)”