inyoni

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ínyoni, from Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀nì.

Noun

ínyoni class 9 (plural izinyoni class 10)

1. bird

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀nì.

Noun

inyoni^? class ?

1. bird

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ínyoni, from Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀nì.

Noun

ínyoni class 9 (plural iínyoni class 10)

1. bird

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ínyoni, from Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀nì.

Noun

ínyoni class 9 (plural tínyoni class 10)

1. bird

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ínyoni, from Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀nì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íɲoːni]

Noun

ínyoni class 9 (plural iínyoni class 10)

1. bird

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ínyoni, from Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀nì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íɲoːni/

Noun

ínyoni class 9 (plural izinyôni class 10)

1. bird

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inyoni	izinyoni
Locative	enyonini	ezinyonini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inyoni		izinyoni
Simple form	nyoni		zinyoni
Locative	enyonini		ezinyonini
Copulative	yinyoni		yizinyoni
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenyoni	owenyoni	wezinyoni	owezinyoni
Class 2	benyoni	abenyoni	bezinyoni	abezinyoni
Class 3	wenyoni	owenyoni	wezinyoni	owezinyoni
Class 4	yenyoni	eyenyoni	yezinyoni	eyezinyoni
Class 5	lenyoni	elenyoni	lezinyoni	elezinyoni
Class 6	enyoni	awenyoni	ezinyoni	awezinyoni
Class 7	senyoni	esenyoni	sezinyoni	esezinyoni
Class 8	zenyoni	ezenyoni	zezinyoni	ezezinyoni
Class 9	yenyoni	eyenyoni	yezinyoni	eyezinyoni
Class 10	zenyoni	ezenyoni	zezinyoni	ezezinyoni
Class 11	lwenyoni	olwenyoni	lwezinyoni	olwezinyoni
Class 14	benyoni	obenyoni	bezinyoni	obezinyoni
Class 15	kwenyoni	okwenyoni	kwezinyoni	okwezinyoni
Class 17	kwenyoni	okwenyoni	kwezinyoni	okwezinyoni

References

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