ubuncane

Zulu

Etymology

From ubu- +‎ -ncane (“small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɓuᵑǀáːne/

Noun

úbuncáne class 14

1. smallness

Inflection

Class 14
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubuncane	—
Locative	ebuncaneni	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubuncane		—
Simple form	buncane		—
Locative	ebuncaneni		—
Copulative	ngubuncane		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wobuncane	owobuncane	—	—
Class 2	bobuncane	abobuncane	—	—
Class 3	wobuncane	owobuncane	—	—
Class 4	yobuncane	eyobuncane	—	—
Class 5	lobuncane	elobuncane	—	—
Class 6	obuncane	awobuncane	—	—
Class 7	sobuncane	esobuncane	—	—
Class 8	zobuncane	ezobuncane	—	—
Class 9	yobuncane	eyobuncane	—	—
Class 10	zobuncane	ezobuncane	—	—
Class 11	lobuncane	olobuncane	—	—
Class 14	bobuncane	obobuncane	—	—
Class 15	kobuncane	okobuncane	—	—
Class 17	kobuncane	okobuncane	—	—

References

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