incwadi

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

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Noun

íncwadí class 9 (plural ízíncwâdí class 10)

1. book

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

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Noun

íncwadí class 9 (plural íincwadí class 10)

1. book

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íŋǀʷaːd̥ǐ̤]

Noun

íncwadí class 9 (plural íincwadí class 10)

1. book

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íᵑǀwaːdí/

Noun

íncwadí class 9 (plural izincwâdí class 10)

1. letter (written message)
2. book
3. document (official paper)
4. (obsolete) mark, sign, evidence
5. (obsolete) a bead pattern used to convey a message to a lover

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	incwadi	izincwadi
Locative	encwadini	ezincwadini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	incwadi		izincwadi
Simple form	ncwadi		zincwadi
Locative	encwadini		ezincwadini
Copulative	yincwadi		yizincwadi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wencwadi	owencwadi	wezincwadi	owezincwadi
Class 2	bencwadi	abencwadi	bezincwadi	abezincwadi
Class 3	wencwadi	owencwadi	wezincwadi	owezincwadi
Class 4	yencwadi	eyencwadi	yezincwadi	eyezincwadi
Class 5	lencwadi	elencwadi	lezincwadi	elezincwadi
Class 6	encwadi	awencwadi	ezincwadi	awezincwadi
Class 7	sencwadi	esencwadi	sezincwadi	esezincwadi
Class 8	zencwadi	ezencwadi	zezincwadi	ezezincwadi
Class 9	yencwadi	eyencwadi	yezincwadi	eyezincwadi
Class 10	zencwadi	ezencwadi	zezincwadi	ezezincwadi
Class 11	lwencwadi	olwencwadi	lwezincwadi	olwezincwadi
Class 14	bencwadi	obencwadi	bezincwadi	obezincwadi
Class 15	kwencwadi	okwencwadi	kwezincwadi	okwezincwadi
Class 17	kwencwadi	okwencwadi	kwezincwadi	okwezincwadi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ncwadi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ncwadi (2.6.6-3)”