inja

See also: -inja

Romani

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek εννέα (ennéa).

Numeral

inja

1. (cardinal) nine

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Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ínjá, from Proto-Bantu *m̀bʊ́à.

Noun

înjá class 9 (plural tînjá class 10)

1. dog

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ínjá, from Proto-Bantu *m̀bʊ́à.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íːⁿd̥ʒǎ̤]

Noun

ínjá class 9 (plural ízinjá class 10)

1. dog

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ínjá, from Proto-Bantu *m̀bʊ́à.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːɲdʒá/

Noun

înjá class 9 (plural ízinjá class 10)

1. dog

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inja	izinja
Locative	enjeni	ezinjeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inja		izinja
Simple form	nja		zinja
Locative	enjeni		ezinjeni
Copulative	yinja		yizinja
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenja	owenja	wezinja	owezinja
Class 2	benja	abenja	bezinja	abezinja
Class 3	wenja	owenja	wezinja	owezinja
Class 4	yenja	eyenja	yezinja	eyezinja
Class 5	lenja	elenja	lezinja	elezinja
Class 6	enja	awenja	ezinja	awezinja
Class 7	senja	esenja	sezinja	esezinja
Class 8	zenja	ezenja	zezinja	ezezinja
Class 9	yenja	eyenja	yezinja	eyezinja
Class 10	zenja	ezenja	zezinja	ezezinja
Class 11	lwenja	olwenja	lwezinja	olwezinja
Class 14	benja	obenja	bezinja	obezinja
Class 15	kwenja	okwenja	kwezinja	okwezinja
Class 17	kwenja	okwenja	kwezinja	okwezinja

Derived terms

• inja yasendle

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nja”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nja (3-8.8-3)”