ikamela

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans kameel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːkámeːla/

Noun

īkámela class 5 (plural amakámela class 6)

1. camel

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ekameleni)

	singular		plural
full form	ikamela		amakamela
simple form	likamela		makamela
locative	ekameleni		emakameleni
copulative	yikamela		ngamakamela
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wekamela	owekamela	wamakamela	owamakamela
class 2	bekamela	abekamela	bamakamela	abamakamela
class 3	wekamela	owekamela	wamakamela	owamakamela
class 4	yekamela	eyekamela	yamakamela	eyamakamela
class 5	lekamela	elekamela	lamakamela	elamakamela
class 6	ekamela	awekamela	amakamela	awamakamela
class 7	sekamela	esekamela	samakamela	esamakamela
class 8	zekamela	ezekamela	zamakamela	ezamakamela
class 9	yekamela	eyekamela	yamakamela	eyamakamela
class 10	zekamela	ezekamela	zamakamela	ezamakamela
class 11	lwekamela	olwekamela	lwamakamela	olwamakamela
class 14	bekamela	obekamela	bamakamela	obamakamela
class 15	kwekamela	okwekamela	kwamakamela	okwamakamela
class 17	kwekamela	okwekamela	kwamakamela	okwamakamela

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-kamela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-kamela (6.6.3.9.9)”