isiphika

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -phika +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /isípʰiːɠa/

Noun

isíphika class 7 (plural iziphîka class 8)

1. broad-shouldered person
2. cape (garment)

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isiphika	iziphika
Locative	esiphikeni	eziphikeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isiphika		iziphika
Simple form	siphika		ziphika
Locative	esiphikeni		eziphikeni
Copulative	yisiphika		yiziphika
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesiphika	owesiphika	weziphika	oweziphika
Class 2	besiphika	abesiphika	beziphika	abeziphika
Class 3	wesiphika	owesiphika	weziphika	oweziphika
Class 4	yesiphika	eyesiphika	yeziphika	eyeziphika
Class 5	lesiphika	elesiphika	leziphika	eleziphika
Class 6	esiphika	awesiphika	eziphika	aweziphika
Class 7	sesiphika	esesiphika	seziphika	eseziphika
Class 8	zesiphika	ezesiphika	zeziphika	ezeziphika
Class 9	yesiphika	eyesiphika	yeziphika	eyeziphika
Class 10	zesiphika	ezesiphika	zeziphika	ezeziphika
Class 11	lwesiphika	olwesiphika	lweziphika	olweziphika
Class 14	besiphika	obesiphika	beziphika	obeziphika
Class 15	kwesiphika	okwesiphika	kweziphika	okweziphika
Class 17	kwesiphika	okwesiphika	kweziphika	okweziphika

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phika”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phika (3.2.9.9)”