khona

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?].

Pronoun

khoná

1. it; class 15 absolute pronoun.

Zulu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰoːná/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni [Term?].

Pronoun

khoná

1. it; class 15 absolute pronoun.

Inflection

Stem -kho, poss. stem -khó
Full form	khoná
Locative	kúkho
Full form	khoná
Locative	kúkho
Copulative	yíkho
Possessive forms
	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wâkho	ówâkho
Class 2	bâkho	ábâkho
Class 3	wâkho	ówâkho
Class 4	yâkho	éyâkho
Class 5	lâkho	élâkho
Class 6	âkho	áwâkho
Class 7	sâkho	ésâkho
Class 8	zâkho	ézâkho
Class 9	yâkho	éyâkho
Class 10	zâkho	ézâkho
Class 11	lwâkho	ólwâkho
Class 14	bâkho	óbâkho
Class 15	kwâkho	ókwâkho
Class 17	kwâkho	ókwâkho

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni [Term?].

Pronoun

khoná

1. it; class 17 absolute pronoun.

Usage notes

Class 17 is a default or non-specific class. It is used when referring to an object of an unknown class.

Inflection

Stem -kho, poss. stem -khó
Full form	khoná
Locative	kúkho
Full form	khoná
Locative	kúkho
Copulative	yíkho
Possessive forms
	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wâkho	ówâkho
Class 2	bâkho	ábâkho
Class 3	wâkho	ówâkho
Class 4	yâkho	éyâkho
Class 5	lâkho	élâkho
Class 6	âkho	áwâkho
Class 7	sâkho	ésâkho
Class 8	zâkho	ézâkho
Class 9	yâkho	éyâkho
Class 10	zâkho	ézâkho
Class 11	lwâkho	ólwâkho
Class 14	bâkho	óbâkho
Class 15	kwâkho	ókwâkho
Class 17	kwâkho	ókwâkho

Adverb

khoná

1. there, present (unspecific, non-deictic)
2. (with an adverb of place or time) right, just

Usage notes

When used negatively, the shorter form kho is used.

Conjunction

khoná

1. so that, in order that [+participial]
2. although, notwithstanding that [+participial]
3. when [+participial]

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “khona”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “khona (6.3)”