mnyama
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Northern Ndebele
Relative
-mnyama?
Inflection
| Relative concord | ||
|---|---|---|
| Modifier | Copulative | |
| 1st singular | engimnyama | ngimnyama |
| 2nd singular | omnyama | umnyama |
| 1st plural | esimnyama | simnyama |
| 2nd plural | elimnyama | limnyama |
| Class 1 | omnyama | umnyama |
| Class 2 | abamnyama | bamnyama |
| Class 3 | omnyama | umnyama |
| Class 4 | emnyama | imnyama |
| Class 5 | elimnyama | limnyama |
| Class 6 | amnyama | amnyama |
| Class 7 | esimnyama | simnyama |
| Class 8 | ezimnyama | zimnyama |
| Class 9 | emnyama | imnyama |
| Class 10 | ezimnyama | zimnyama |
| Class 11 | olumnyama | lumnyama |
| Class 14 | obumnyama | bumnyama |
| Class 15 | okumnyama | kumnyama |
| Class 17 | okumnyama | kumnyama |
Swahili
Etymology
Originally a reassignment of nyama (“meat”) to an animate class.
Pronunciation
Noun
mnyama (m-wa class, plural wanyama)
- animal (organism)
Related terms
- nyama (“meat”)
Swazi
Relative
-mnyáma
Inflection
| Relative concord | ||
|---|---|---|
| Modifier | Copulative | |
| 1st singular | lengimnyama | ngimnyama |
| 2nd singular | lomnyama | umnyama |
| 1st plural | lesimnyama | simnyama |
| 2nd plural | lenimnyama | nimnyama |
| Class 1 | lomnyama | umnyama |
| Class 2 | labamnyama | bamnyama |
| Class 3 | lomnyama | umnyama |
| Class 4 | lemnyama | imnyama |
| Class 5 | lelimnyama | limnyama |
| Class 6 | lamnyama | amnyama |
| Class 7 | lesimnyama | simnyama |
| Class 8 | letimnyama | timnyama |
| Class 9 | lemnyama | imnyama |
| Class 10 | letimnyama | timnyama |
| Class 11 | lolumnyama | lumnyama |
| Class 14 | lobumnyama | bumnyama |
| Class 15 | lokumnyama | kumnyama |
| Class 17 | lokumnyama | kumnyama |
See also
| -mhlophe | -mnyama | |
| -bovu | -nsundvu | -mtfubi |
| -luhlata | ||
| -luhlata | ||
Xhosa
Relative
-mnyáma
Inflection
| Relative concord | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modifier | Copulative | |||
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| 1st singular | endimnyama | endingemnyama | ndimnyama | andimnyama |
| 2nd singular | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | awumnyama |
| 1st plural | esimnyama | esingemnyama | simnyama | asimnyama |
| 2nd plural | enimnyama | eningemnyama | nimnyama | animnyama |
| Class 1 | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | akamnyama |
| Class 2 | abamnyama | abangemnyama | bamnyama | abamnyama |
| Class 3 | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | awumnyama |
| Class 4 | emnyama | engemnyama | imnyama | ayimnyama |
| Class 5 | elimnyama | elingemnyama | limnyama | alimnyama |
| Class 6 | amnyama | angemnyama | amnyama | awamnyama |
| Class 7 | esimnyama | esingemnyama | simnyama | asimnyama |
| Class 8 | ezimnyama | ezingemnyama | zimnyama | azimnyama |
| Class 9 | emnyama | engemnyama | imnyama | ayimnyama |
| Class 10 | ezimnyama | ezingemnyama | zimnyama | azimnyama |
| Class 11 | olumnyama | olungemnyama | lumnyama | alumnyama |
| Class 14 | obumnyama | obungemnyama | bumnyama | abumnyama |
| Class 15 | okumnyama | okungemnyama | kumnyama | akumnyama |
| Class 17 | okumnyama | okungemnyama | kumnyama | akumnyama |
See also
| -mhlophe | -ngwevu | -mnyama |
| -bomvu | -orenji; -ntsundu | -lubhelu; -mthubi; -tyheli |
| -luhlaza | ||
| -luhlaza; -blowu | ||
| -mfusa | -pinki |
Zulu
Etymology
From umnyama.
Relative
-mnyama?
Inflection
| Relative concord | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modifier | Copulative | |||
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| 1st singular | engimnyama | engingemnyama | ngimnyama | angimnyama |
| 2nd singular | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | awumnyama |
| 1st plural | esimnyama | esingemnyama | simnyama | asimnyama |
| 2nd plural | enimnyama | eningemnyama | nimnyama | animnyama |
| Class 1 | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | akamnyama |
| Class 2 | abamnyama | abangemnyama | bamnyama | abamnyama |
| Class 3 | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | awumnyama |
| Class 4 | emnyama | engemnyama | imnyama | ayimnyama |
| Class 5 | elimnyama | elingemnyama | limnyama | alimnyama |
| Class 6 | amnyama | angemnyama | amnyama | awamnyama |
| Class 7 | esimnyama | esingemnyama | simnyama | asimnyama |
| Class 8 | ezimnyama | ezingemnyama | zimnyama | azimnyama |
| Class 9 | emnyama | engemnyama | imnyama | ayimnyama |
| Class 10 | ezimnyama | ezingemnyama | zimnyama | azimnyama |
| Class 11 | olumnyama | olungemnyama | lumnyama | alumnyama |
| Class 14 | obumnyama | obungemnyama | bumnyama | abumnyama |
| Class 15 | okumnyama | okungemnyama | kumnyama | akumnyama |
| Class 17 | okumnyama | okungemnyama | kumnyama | akumnyama |
Derived terms
See also
| -mhlophe | -mpunga; -ngwevu | -mnyama |
| -bomvu | -nsundu | -liphuzi; -ncombo |
| -luhlaza | ||
| -luhlaza | ||
| -nsomi |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mnyama”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mnyama”