njani
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Tumbuka
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]njani
- (interrogative) what
Xhosa
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]njaní
Zulu
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Relative
[edit]-njaní
- how
- Impelasonto yakhe ibinjani?
- How was your weekend?
- Impelasonto yakhe ibinjani?
- what kind of
- Uthanda umculo onjani?
- What kind of music do you like?
- Uthanda umculo onjani?
Inflection
[edit]Relative concord, tone LH | ||||
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Modifier | Copulative | |||
positive | negative | positive | negative | |
1st singular | enginjani | engingenjani | nginjani | anginjani |
2nd singular | onjani | ongenjani | unjani | awunjani |
1st plural | esinjani | esingenjani | sinjani | asinjani |
2nd plural | eninjani | eningenjani | ninjani | aninjani |
Class 1 | onjani | ongenjani | unjani | akanjani |
Class 2 | abanjani | abangenjani | banjani | abanjani |
Class 3 | onjani | ongenjani | unjani | awunjani |
Class 4 | enjani | engenjani | injani | ayinjani |
Class 5 | elinjani | elingenjani | linjani | alinjani |
Class 6 | anjani | angenjani | anjani | awanjani |
Class 7 | esinjani | esingenjani | sinjani | asinjani |
Class 8 | ezinjani | ezingenjani | zinjani | azinjani |
Class 9 | enjani | engenjani | injani | ayinjani |
Class 10 | ezinjani | ezingenjani | zinjani | azinjani |
Class 11 | olunjani | olungenjani | lunjani | alunjani |
Class 14 | obunjani | obungenjani | bunjani | abunjani |
Class 15 | okunjani | okungenjani | kunjani | akunjani |
Class 17 | okunjani | okungenjani | kunjani | akunjani |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-njani”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-njani”