imbuzane

Zulu

Etymology

From in- +‎ -bhuza +‎ -ane.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /imbúzaːne/

Noun

imbúzane class 9 (plural izimbúzane class 10)

1. gnat, midge

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	imbuzane	izimbuzane
Locative	embuzaneni	ezimbuzaneni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	imbuzane		izimbuzane
Simple form	mbuzane		zimbuzane
Locative	embuzaneni		ezimbuzaneni
Copulative	yimbuzane		yizimbuzane
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wembuzane	owembuzane	wezimbuzane	owezimbuzane
Class 2	bembuzane	abembuzane	bezimbuzane	abezimbuzane
Class 3	wembuzane	owembuzane	wezimbuzane	owezimbuzane
Class 4	yembuzane	eyembuzane	yezimbuzane	eyezimbuzane
Class 5	lembuzane	elembuzane	lezimbuzane	elezimbuzane
Class 6	embuzane	awembuzane	ezimbuzane	awezimbuzane
Class 7	sembuzane	esembuzane	sezimbuzane	esezimbuzane
Class 8	zembuzane	ezembuzane	zezimbuzane	ezezimbuzane
Class 9	yembuzane	eyembuzane	yezimbuzane	eyezimbuzane
Class 10	zembuzane	ezembuzane	zezimbuzane	ezezimbuzane
Class 11	lwembuzane	olwembuzane	lwezimbuzane	olwezimbuzane
Class 14	bembuzane	obembuzane	bezimbuzane	obezimbuzane
Class 15	kwembuzane	okwembuzane	kwezimbuzane	okwezimbuzane
Class 17	kwembuzane	okwembuzane	kwezimbuzane	okwezimbuzane

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-buzane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-buzane (2.3.8.9)”