isapha

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English supper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːsáːpʰa/

Noun

îsápha class 5 (plural ámasápha class 6)

1. supper

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isapha	amasapha
Locative	esapheni	emasapheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isapha		amasapha
Simple form	lisapha		masapha
Locative	esapheni		emasapheni
Copulative	yisapha		ngamasapha
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesapha	owesapha	wamasapha	owamasapha
Class 2	besapha	abesapha	bamasapha	abamasapha
Class 3	wesapha	owesapha	wamasapha	owamasapha
Class 4	yesapha	eyesapha	yamasapha	eyamasapha
Class 5	lesapha	elesapha	lamasapha	elamasapha
Class 6	esapha	awesapha	amasapha	awamasapha
Class 7	sesapha	esesapha	samasapha	esamasapha
Class 8	zesapha	ezesapha	zamasapha	ezamasapha
Class 9	yesapha	eyesapha	yamasapha	eyamasapha
Class 10	zesapha	ezesapha	zamasapha	ezamasapha
Class 11	lwesapha	olwesapha	lwamasapha	olwamasapha
Class 14	besapha	obesapha	bamasapha	obamasapha
Class 15	kwesapha	okwesapha	kwamasapha	okwamasapha
Class 17	kwesapha	okwesapha	kwamasapha	okwamasapha

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-sapha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-sapha (2.6.3.9)”