idube

Northern Ndebele

Noun

ídúbe class 5 (plural ámádúbe class 6)

1. zebra

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːdúːɓe/

Noun

îdúbe class 5 (plural ámadúbe class 6)

1. zebra

   Synonym: iqwahhashi

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	idube	amadube
Locative	edubeni	emadubeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	idube		amadube
Simple form	lidube		madube
Locative	edubeni		emadubeni
Copulative	yidube		ngamadube
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wedube	owedube	wamadube	owamadube
Class 2	bedube	abedube	bamadube	abamadube
Class 3	wedube	owedube	wamadube	owamadube
Class 4	yedube	eyedube	yamadube	eyamadube
Class 5	ledube	eledube	lamadube	elamadube
Class 6	edube	awedube	amadube	awamadube
Class 7	sedube	esedube	samadube	esamadube
Class 8	zedube	ezedube	zamadube	ezamadube
Class 9	yedube	eyedube	yamadube	eyamadube
Class 10	zedube	ezedube	zamadube	ezamadube
Class 11	lwedube	olwedube	lwamadube	olwamadube
Class 14	bedube	obedube	bamadube	obamadube
Class 15	kwedube	okwedube	kwamadube	okwamadube
Class 17	kwedube	okwedube	kwamadube	okwamadube

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-duɓe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-duɓe (2.4.3.9)”