ncane

Northern Ndebele

Adjective

-ncáne

1. small, little

Inflection

Adjective concord
	Modifier	Copulative
1st singular	engimncane	ngimncane
2nd singular	omncane	umncane
1st plural	esibancane	sibancane
2nd plural	elibancane	libancane
Class 1	omncane	mncane
Class 2	abancane	bancane
Class 3	omncane	mncane
Class 4	emincane	mincane
Class 5	elincane	lincane
Class 6	amancane	mancane
Class 7	esincane	sincane
Class 8	ezincane	zincane
Class 9	encane	incane
Class 10	ezincane	zincane
Class 11	oluncane	luncane
Class 14	obuncane	buncane
Class 15	okuncane	kuncane
Class 17	okuncane	kuncane

Swazi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

-ncáne

1. small, little

Inflection

Adjective concord
	Modifier	Copulative
1st singular	lengimncane	ngimncane
2nd singular	lomncane	umncane
1st plural	lesibancane	sibancane
2nd plural	lenibancane	nibancane
Class 1	lomncane	mncane
Class 2	labancane	bancane
Class 3	lomncane	mncane
Class 4	lemincane	mincane
Class 5	lelincane	lincane
Class 6	lamancane	mancane
Class 7	lesincane	sincane
Class 8	letincane	tincane
Class 9	lencane	incane
Class 10	letincane	tincane
Class 11	loluncane	luncane
Class 14	lobuncane	buncane
Class 15	lokuncane	kuncane
Class 17	lokuncane	kuncane

Zulu

Etymology

From nci +‎ -ane.

Adjective

-ncáne

1. small, little
2. young
3. minor, insignificant
4. (with a plural) few

Inflection

Adjective concord
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engimncane	engingemncane	ngimncane	angimncane
2nd singular	omncane	ongemncane	umncane	awumncane
1st plural	esibancane	esingebancane	sibancane	asibancane
2nd plural	enibancane	eningebancane	nibancane	anibancane
Class 1	omncane	ongemncane	mncane	akamncane
Class 2	abancane	abangebancane	bancane	ababancane
Class 3	omncane	ongemncane	mncane	awumncane
Class 4	emincane	engemincane	mincane	ayimincane
Class 5	elincane	elingelincane	lincane	alilincane
Class 6	amancane	angemancane	mancane	awamancane
Class 7	esincane	esingesincane	sincane	asisincane
Class 8	ezincane	ezingezincane	zincane	azizincane
Class 9	encane	engencane, engeyincane	incane, yincane	ayiyincane
Class 10	ezincane	ezingezincane	zincane	azizincane
Class 11	oluncane	olungeluncane	luncane	aluluncane
Class 14	obuncane	obungebuncane	buncane	abubuncane
Class 15	okuncane	okungekuncane	kuncane	akukuncane
Class 17	okuncane	okungekuncane	kuncane	akukuncane

Derived terms

• ubuncane

References

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