ishuminyaka

Zulu

Etymology

From ishumi +‎ unyaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːʃumiɲâːɠa/

Noun

îshuminyâka class 5 (plural ámashuminyâka class 6)

1. decade

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ishuminyaka	amashuminyaka
Locative	eshuminyakeni	emashuminyakeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ishuminyaka		amashuminyaka
Simple form	lishuminyaka		mashuminyaka
Locative	eshuminyakeni		emashuminyakeni
Copulative	yishuminyaka		ngamashuminyaka
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	weshuminyaka	oweshuminyaka	wamashuminyaka	owamashuminyaka
Class 2	beshuminyaka	abeshuminyaka	bamashuminyaka	abamashuminyaka
Class 3	weshuminyaka	oweshuminyaka	wamashuminyaka	owamashuminyaka
Class 4	yeshuminyaka	eyeshuminyaka	yamashuminyaka	eyamashuminyaka
Class 5	leshuminyaka	eleshuminyaka	lamashuminyaka	elamashuminyaka
Class 6	eshuminyaka	aweshuminyaka	amashuminyaka	awamashuminyaka
Class 7	seshuminyaka	eseshuminyaka	samashuminyaka	esamashuminyaka
Class 8	zeshuminyaka	ezeshuminyaka	zamashuminyaka	ezamashuminyaka
Class 9	yeshuminyaka	eyeshuminyaka	yamashuminyaka	eyamashuminyaka
Class 10	zeshuminyaka	ezeshuminyaka	zamashuminyaka	ezamashuminyaka
Class 11	lweshuminyaka	olweshuminyaka	lwamashuminyaka	olwamashuminyaka
Class 14	beshuminyaka	obeshuminyaka	bamashuminyaka	obamashuminyaka
Class 15	kweshuminyaka	okweshuminyaka	kwamashuminyaka	okwamashuminyaka
Class 17	kweshuminyaka	okweshuminyaka	kwamashuminyaka	okwamashuminyaka