umkhonto
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kóndó. Cognate to Chichewa mkondo.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kóndó. Cognate to Chichewa mkondo.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kóndó. Cognate to Chichewa mkondo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [úḿ̩kʰóːⁿto]
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kóndó. Cognate to Chichewa mkondo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úm̩kʰóːnto/
Inflection
Class 3/4 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umkhonto | imikhonto | ||
Locative | emkhontweni | emikhontweni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umkhonto | imikhonto | ||
Simple form | mkhonto | mikhonto | ||
Locative | emkhontweni | emikhontweni | ||
Copulative | ngumkhonto | yimikhonto | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | womkhonto | owomkhonto | wemikhonto | owemikhonto |
Class 2 | bomkhonto | abomkhonto | bemikhonto | abemikhonto |
Class 3 | womkhonto | owomkhonto | wemikhonto | owemikhonto |
Class 4 | yomkhonto | eyomkhonto | yemikhonto | eyemikhonto |
Class 5 | lomkhonto | elomkhonto | lemikhonto | elemikhonto |
Class 6 | omkhonto | awomkhonto | emikhonto | awemikhonto |
Class 7 | somkhonto | esomkhonto | semikhonto | esemikhonto |
Class 8 | zomkhonto | ezomkhonto | zemikhonto | ezemikhonto |
Class 9 | yomkhonto | eyomkhonto | yemikhonto | eyemikhonto |
Class 10 | zomkhonto | ezomkhonto | zemikhonto | ezemikhonto |
Class 11 | lomkhonto | olomkhonto | lwemikhonto | olwemikhonto |
Class 14 | bomkhonto | obomkhonto | bemikhonto | obemikhonto |
Class 15 | komkhonto | okomkhonto | kwemikhonto | okwemikhonto |
Class 17 | komkhonto | okomkhonto | kwemikhonto | okwemikhonto |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khonto”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khonto (2.4.3.9)”
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