To say it is so-and-so who is thus use the relative concord and sometimes the ending yo when nothing follows the verbal relative stem. To form the negative insert-nga- after the relative concord and use the negative ending -i (present tense) or -anga (past tense):
See also adjectives, noun classes
A number of non-verbal stems in Zulu are used often with relative concords - some denote colors
-mnandi pleasant, nice, tasty ukudla okumnandi food that is tasty
-bukhali sharp ummese obukhali a knife that is sharp
-manzi wet indwangu emanzi a wet cloth
-ngcono better indawo engcono a place that is better
-lula light usebenzi olula work that is light = light work
-qotho honest nangu umuntu oqotho this is an honest person
-njalo like that angithandi umuntu onjalo I do not like a person who is like that
-nje like this ngilonipha intombi enje I respect a girl who is like this
-mnyama black ihhashi elimnyama a black horse
-mhlophe white isinkwa esimhlope white bread
-nsundu brown amakhetini abomvu brown curtains
-luhlaza blue/green ingubo eluhlaza a blue/green dress
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16 September 2002