ubusika

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màtíkà.

Noun

úbúsîka class 14

1. winter

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màtíkà.

Noun

úbúsîka class 14

1. winter

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màtíkà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úɓúsîːka]

Noun

úbúsîka class 14

1. winter

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màtíkà.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úɓusîːɠa/

Noun

úbusîka class 14

1. winter

Inflection

Class 14, short locative
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubusika	—
Locative	ebusika	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubusika		—
Simple form	busika		—
Locative	ebusika		—
Copulative	ngubusika		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wobusika	owobusika	—	—
Class 2	bobusika	abobusika	—	—
Class 3	wobusika	owobusika	—	—
Class 4	yobusika	eyobusika	—	—
Class 5	lobusika	elobusika	—	—
Class 6	obusika	awobusika	—	—
Class 7	sobusika	esobusika	—	—
Class 8	zobusika	ezobusika	—	—
Class 9	yobusika	eyobusika	—	—
Class 10	zobusika	ezobusika	—	—
Class 11	lobusika	olobusika	—	—
Class 14	bobusika	obobusika	—	—
Class 15	kobusika	okobusika	—	—
Class 17	kobusika	okobusika	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-sika”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-sika (2.6.3-8.9)”