inyama

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.

Noun

ínyama class 9 (plural ízínyâma class 10)

1. meat, flesh

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.

Noun

ínyama class 9 (plural tínyama class 10)

1. meat, flesh

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.

Noun

inyama class 9 (plural inyama class 10)

1. meat

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.

Noun

ínyama class 9 (plural iínyama class 10)

1. meat, flesh

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.

Noun

ínyama class 9 (plural tínyama class 10)

1. meat, flesh

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íɲaːma]

Noun

ínyama class 9 (plural íinyama class 10)

1. meat, flesh

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íɲaːma/

Noun

ínyama class 9 (plural izinyâma class 10)

1. meat, flesh
2. skin (of a human)

   Synonym: isikhumba

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inyama	izinyama
Locative	enyameni	ezinyameni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inyama		izinyama
Simple form	nyama		zinyama
Locative	enyameni		ezinyameni
Copulative	yinyama		yizinyama
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenyama	owenyama	wezinyama	owezinyama
Class 2	benyama	abenyama	bezinyama	abezinyama
Class 3	wenyama	owenyama	wezinyama	owezinyama
Class 4	yenyama	eyenyama	yezinyama	eyezinyama
Class 5	lenyama	elenyama	lezinyama	elezinyama
Class 6	enyama	awenyama	ezinyama	awezinyama
Class 7	senyama	esenyama	sezinyama	esezinyama
Class 8	zenyama	ezenyama	zezinyama	ezezinyama
Class 9	yenyama	eyenyama	yezinyama	eyezinyama
Class 10	zenyama	ezenyama	zezinyama	ezezinyama
Class 11	lwenyama	olwenyama	lwezinyama	olwezinyama
Class 14	benyama	obenyama	bezinyama	obezinyama
Class 15	kwenyama	okwenyama	kwezinyama	okwezinyama
Class 17	kwenyama	okwenyama	kwezinyama	okwezinyama

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nyama”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nyama (2.9.9)”