inhlanzi

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From in- +‎ -hlanza +‎ -i.

Noun

ínhlanzi class 9 (plural ízínhlânzi class 10)

1. fish

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From in- +‎ -hlanza +‎ -i. -hlanza is the causative form of -hlamba (“to swim”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínɬaːnzi/

Noun

ínhlanzi class 9 (plural izinhlânzi class 10)

1. fish

   Synonym: ufishi

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inhlanzi	izinhlanzi
Locative	enhlanzini	ezinhlanzini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inhlanzi		izinhlanzi
Simple form	nhlanzi		zinhlanzi
Locative	enhlanzini		ezinhlanzini
Copulative	yinhlanzi		yizinhlanzi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenhlanzi	owenhlanzi	wezinhlanzi	owezinhlanzi
Class 2	benhlanzi	abenhlanzi	bezinhlanzi	abezinhlanzi
Class 3	wenhlanzi	owenhlanzi	wezinhlanzi	owezinhlanzi
Class 4	yenhlanzi	eyenhlanzi	yezinhlanzi	eyezinhlanzi
Class 5	lenhlanzi	elenhlanzi	lezinhlanzi	elezinhlanzi
Class 6	enhlanzi	awenhlanzi	ezinhlanzi	awezinhlanzi
Class 7	senhlanzi	esenhlanzi	sezinhlanzi	esezinhlanzi
Class 8	zenhlanzi	ezenhlanzi	zezinhlanzi	ezezinhlanzi
Class 9	yenhlanzi	eyenhlanzi	yezinhlanzi	eyezinhlanzi
Class 10	zenhlanzi	ezenhlanzi	zezinhlanzi	ezezinhlanzi
Class 11	lwenhlanzi	olwenhlanzi	lwezinhlanzi	olwezinhlanzi
Class 14	benhlanzi	obenhlanzi	bezinhlanzi	obezinhlanzi
Class 15	kwenhlanzi	okwenhlanzi	kwezinhlanzi	okwezinhlanzi
Class 17	kwenhlanzi	okwenhlanzi	kwezinhlanzi	okwezinhlanzi

References

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