inyoka

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ínyóká, from Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Noun

inyoka^? class 9 (plural izinyoka class 10)

1. snake

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ínyóká, from Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Noun

ínyóká class 9 (plural tínyóká class 10)

1. snake

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ínyóká, from Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Noun

ínyôka class 9 (plural tínyôka class 10)

1. snake

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ínyóká, from Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íɲôːka]

Noun

ínyôka class 9 (plural íinyôka class 10)

1. snake

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ínyóká, from Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íɲôːɠa/

Noun

ínyôka class 9 (plural ízinyôka class 10)

1. snake

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inyoka	izinyoka
Locative	enyokeni	ezinyokeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inyoka		izinyoka
Simple form	nyoka		zinyoka
Locative	enyokeni		ezinyokeni
Copulative	yinyoka		yizinyoka
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenyoka	owenyoka	wezinyoka	owezinyoka
Class 2	benyoka	abenyoka	bezinyoka	abezinyoka
Class 3	wenyoka	owenyoka	wezinyoka	owezinyoka
Class 4	yenyoka	eyenyoka	yezinyoka	eyezinyoka
Class 5	lenyoka	elenyoka	lezinyoka	elezinyoka
Class 6	enyoka	awenyoka	ezinyoka	awezinyoka
Class 7	senyoka	esenyoka	sezinyoka	esezinyoka
Class 8	zenyoka	ezenyoka	zezinyoka	ezezinyoka
Class 9	yenyoka	eyenyoka	yezinyoka	eyezinyoka
Class 10	zenyoka	ezenyoka	zezinyoka	ezezinyoka
Class 11	lwenyoka	olwenyoka	lwezinyoka	olwezinyoka
Class 14	benyoka	obenyoka	bezinyoka	obezinyoka
Class 15	kwenyoka	okwenyoka	kwezinyoka	okwezinyoka
Class 17	kwenyoka	okwenyoka	kwezinyoka	okwezinyoka

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nyoka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nyoka (2.3-8.9)”