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Imoto yami

Possession is expressed using the possessive concord combined with the possessive pronoun or a noun

See also noun classes, pronouns

Imoto yami My car = the car of me
Umbhede wakho Your bed
Izikhwama zabo Their bags
Abatwana benuYour children
Itafula lethu Our table
Amatikithi enu Your tickets
Iwashi lomfana The boy's watch = the watch of the boy
Isifo somntwana The child's illness
Indlu yekhela The old man's house
Ukudla kwamadoda The men's food

Usual sound rules apply for vowel combinations - a+u = o, a+i=e, a+a=a

Expressing possession for people (class 1)

When the noun prefix contains an m or an n:

When the noun prefix contains no m or n:


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4 September 2002