ushizi

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úʃiːzi/

Noun

úshizi class 1a

1. cheese

Inflection

Class 1a (locative kushizi)

	singular		plural
full form	ushizi		—
simple form	shizi		—
locative	kushizi		—
copulative	ngushizi		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	kashizi	okashizi	—	—
class 2	bakashizi	abakashizi	—	—
class 3	kashizi	okashizi	—	—
class 4	kashizi	ekashizi	—	—
class 5	likashizi	elikashizi	—	—
class 6	kashizi	akashizi	—	—
class 7	sikashizi	esikashizi	—	—
class 8	zikashizi	ezikashizi	—	—
class 9	kashizi	ekashizi	—	—
class 10	zikashizi	ezikashizi	—	—
class 11	lukashizi	olukashizi	—	—
class 14	bukashizi	obukashizi	—	—
class 15	kukashizi	okukashizi	—	—
class 17	kukashizi	okukashizi	—	—

References

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