isinqe

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Xhosa

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Etymology

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From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe !neib (kidney).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ísinqé class 7 (plural ízinqé class 8)

  1. (anatomy) hip

Inflection

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References

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  • Louw, J.A. (2013) “The Impact of Khoesan on Southern Bantu”, in Vossen, Rainer, editor, The Khoesan Languages, Routledge, →ISBN, pages 435-444

Zulu

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Etymology

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From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe !neib (kidney).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ísinqé class 7 (plural ízinqé class 8)

  1. (anatomy) buttocks, rump
  2. bottom, base

Inflection

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Class 7/8
Singular Plural
Full form isinqe izinqe
Locative esinqeni ezinqeni
Singular Plural
Full form isinqe izinqe
Simple form sinqe zinqe
Locative esinqeni ezinqeni
Copulative yisinqe yizinqe
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wesinqe owesinqe wezinqe owezinqe
Class 2 besinqe abesinqe bezinqe abezinqe
Class 3 wesinqe owesinqe wezinqe owezinqe
Class 4 yesinqe eyesinqe yezinqe eyezinqe
Class 5 lesinqe elesinqe lezinqe elezinqe
Class 6 esinqe awesinqe ezinqe awezinqe
Class 7 sesinqe esesinqe sezinqe esezinqe
Class 8 zesinqe ezesinqe zezinqe ezezinqe
Class 9 yesinqe eyesinqe yezinqe eyezinqe
Class 10 zesinqe ezesinqe zezinqe ezezinqe
Class 11 lwesinqe olwesinqe lwezinqe olwezinqe
Class 14 besinqe obesinqe bezinqe obezinqe
Class 15 kwesinqe okwesinqe kwezinqe okwezinqe
Class 17 kwesinqe okwesinqe kwezinqe okwezinqe

References

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  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nqe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN:-nqe (2.6.3)
  • Louw, J.A. (2013) “The Impact of Khoesan on Southern Bantu”, in Vossen, Rainer, editor, The Khoesan Languages, Routledge, →ISBN, pages 435-444