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Subj. c'ord |
Obj. c'ord |
Neg. c'ord |
Poss. c'ord |
Adj. c'ord |
Rel. c'ord |
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1st person I, we |
ngi- si- |
-ngi- -si- |
angi- asi- |
mi- thi- |
engim- esiba- |
engi- esi- |
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2nd person you |
u- ni- |
-ku- -ni- |
awu- ani- |
wa- na- |
om- eniba- |
o- eni- |
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3rd person 1. UM(U) um(u)-, aba- |
u- aba- |
-m- -ba- |
aka- aba- |
wa- ba- |
om(u)- aba- |
o- aba- |
umuntu abanutu |
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1a. U u-, o- |
u- o- |
-m- -ba- |
aka- aba- |
wa- ba- |
om(u)- aba- |
o- aba- |
umama omama |
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2.UM(U) umu-, imi- |
um(u)- i- |
-wu- -yi- |
awu- ayi- |
wa- ya- |
om(u)- emi- |
o- e- |
umsebenzi imisebenzi |
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3. I(LI) i(li)-, ama- |
i- a- |
-li- -wa- |
ali- awa- |
la- a- |
eli- ama- |
eli- a- |
igama amagama |
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4. ISI isi-, izi- |
si- zi- |
-si- -zi- |
asi- azi- |
sa- za- |
esi- ezin- |
esi- ezi- |
isibongo izibongo |
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5. IN/IM in-/im-, izin-/izim- |
i- zi- |
-yi- -zi- |
ayi- azi- |
ya- za- |
en- ezin- |
e- ezi- |
inja izinja |
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6. U(LU) u(lu), izin- |
i(lu)- zi- |
-lu- -zi- |
alu- azi- |
lwa zi- |
olu- ezin- |
olu- ezi- |
u(lu)bizi izinti |
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7. UBU ubu- |
bu- |
-bu- |
abu- |
ba |
obu- |
obu- |
ubuntu |
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8. UKU uku- |
ku- |
-ku- |
aku- |
kwa |
oku- |
oku- |
ukudla |
| Concords that are just a vowel get a y or w beforehand eg ngiyazwa amagama = ngi-y-a-zwa amagama - Before vowel verb stems eg -azi the vowel part of most object concords is discarded eg uyangazi = u-ya-ngi-azi - Before vowel verb stems that begin with a- or e- -ku- and -lu- change to -kw- and -lw- eg ngiyakwazi = ng-ya-ku-azi | |||||||
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This page - www.newt.clara.co.uk/isizulu/classes.htm 31 August 2002 |
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