isilwane

Northern Ndebele

Noun

isilwane^? class 7 (plural izilwane class 8)

1. lion

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

isilwane^? class 7 (plural izilwane class 8)

1. animal

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From isilo +‎ -ane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isílwaːne/

Noun

isílwane class 7 (plural izilwâne class 8)

1. animal

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isilwane	izilwane
Locative	esilwaneni	ezilwaneni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isilwane		izilwane
Simple form	silwane		zilwane
Locative	esilwaneni		ezilwaneni
Copulative	yisilwane		yizilwane
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesilwane	owesilwane	wezilwane	owezilwane
Class 2	besilwane	abesilwane	bezilwane	abezilwane
Class 3	wesilwane	owesilwane	wezilwane	owezilwane
Class 4	yesilwane	eyesilwane	yezilwane	eyezilwane
Class 5	lesilwane	elesilwane	lezilwane	elezilwane
Class 6	esilwane	awesilwane	ezilwane	awezilwane
Class 7	sesilwane	esesilwane	sezilwane	esezilwane
Class 8	zesilwane	ezesilwane	zezilwane	ezezilwane
Class 9	yesilwane	eyesilwane	yezilwane	eyezilwane
Class 10	zesilwane	ezesilwane	zezilwane	ezezilwane
Class 11	lwesilwane	olwesilwane	lwezilwane	olwezilwane
Class 14	besilwane	obesilwane	bezilwane	obezilwane
Class 15	kwesilwane	okwesilwane	kwezilwane	okwezilwane
Class 17	kwesilwane	okwesilwane	kwezilwane	okwezilwane

Derived terms

• ubulwane

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-lwane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lwane (3.2.9.9)”