idlozi

Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

idlozi^? class 5 (plural amadlozi class 6)

1. ancestor

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From i- +‎ -dloza +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːɮoːzi/

Noun

ī́dlozi class 5 (plural amádlozi class 6)

1. ancestor, ancestral spirit

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative edlozini)

	singular	plural
full form	idlozi	amadlozi
simple form	lidlozi	madlozi
locative	edlozini	emadlozini
copulative	yidlozi	ngamadlozi
Possessive forms
	singular	plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wedlozi	owedlozi	wamadlozi	owamadlozi
class 2	bedlozi	abedlozi	bamadlozi	abamadlozi
class 3	wedlozi	owedlozi	wamadlozi	owamadlozi
class 4	yedlozi	eyedlozi	yamadlozi	eyamadlozi
class 5	ledlozi	eledlozi	lamadlozi	elamadlozi
class 6	edlozi	awedlozi	amadlozi	awamadlozi
class 7	sedlozi	esedlozi	samadlozi	esamadlozi
class 8	zedlozi	ezedlozi	zamadlozi	ezamadlozi
class 9	yedlozi	eyedlozi	yamadlozi	eyamadlozi
class 10	zedlozi	ezedlozi	zamadlozi	ezamadlozi
class 11	lwedlozi	olwedlozi	lwamadlozi	olwamadlozi
class 14	bedlozi	obedlozi	bamadlozi	obamadlozi
class 15	kwedlozi	okwedlozi	kwamadlozi	okwamadlozi
class 17	kwedlozi	okwedlozi	kwamadlozi	okwamadlozi

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-dlozi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dlozi (3.2.9.9)”