indoda

Northern Ndebele

Noun

índoda class 9 (plural ámádoda class 6)

1. man

Inflection

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Southern Ndebele

Noun

índoda class 9 (plural ámádoda class 6)

1. man

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íⁿd̥o̤ːd̥a̤]

Noun

índoda class 9 (plural ámádoda class 6)

1. man (male)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From in- +‎ -doda +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /índoːda/

Noun

índoda class 9 (plural amádoda class 6)

1. man (male)

   Synonym: umlisa

2. husband

   Synonym: umyeni

Inflection

Class 9/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	indoda	amadoda
Locative	endodeni	emadodeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	indoda		amadoda
Simple form	ndoda		madoda
Locative	endodeni		emadodeni
Copulative	yindoda		ngamadoda
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wendoda	owendoda	wamadoda	owamadoda
Class 2	bendoda	abendoda	bamadoda	abamadoda
Class 3	wendoda	owendoda	wamadoda	owamadoda
Class 4	yendoda	eyendoda	yamadoda	eyamadoda
Class 5	lendoda	elendoda	lamadoda	elamadoda
Class 6	endoda	awendoda	amadoda	awamadoda
Class 7	sendoda	esendoda	samadoda	esamadoda
Class 8	zendoda	ezendoda	zamadoda	ezamadoda
Class 9	yendoda	eyendoda	yamadoda	eyamadoda
Class 10	zendoda	ezendoda	zamadoda	ezamadoda
Class 11	lwendoda	olwendoda	lwamadoda	olwamadoda
Class 14	bendoda	obendoda	bamadoda	obamadoda
Class 15	kwendoda	okwendoda	kwamadoda	okwamadoda
Class 17	kwendoda	okwendoda	kwamadoda	okwamadoda

Derived terms

• indodakazi
• indodana
• isidoda
• ubudoda

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-doda”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-doda (2.9.9)”