ihlaya

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːɬaːjá/

Noun

ī́hlayá class 5 (plural amáhlayá class 6)

1. joke

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ihlaya	amahlaya
Locative	ehlayeni	emahlayeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ihlaya		amahlaya
Simple form	lihlaya		mahlaya
Locative	ehlayeni		emahlayeni
Copulative	yihlaya		ngamahlaya
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wehlaya	owehlaya	wamahlaya	owamahlaya
Class 2	behlaya	abehlaya	bamahlaya	abamahlaya
Class 3	wehlaya	owehlaya	wamahlaya	owamahlaya
Class 4	yehlaya	eyehlaya	yamahlaya	eyamahlaya
Class 5	lehlaya	elehlaya	lamahlaya	elamahlaya
Class 6	ehlaya	awehlaya	amahlaya	awamahlaya
Class 7	sehlaya	esehlaya	samahlaya	esamahlaya
Class 8	zehlaya	ezehlaya	zamahlaya	ezamahlaya
Class 9	yehlaya	eyehlaya	yamahlaya	eyamahlaya
Class 10	zehlaya	ezehlaya	zamahlaya	ezamahlaya
Class 11	lwehlaya	olwehlaya	lwamahlaya	olwamahlaya
Class 14	behlaya	obehlaya	bamahlaya	obamahlaya
Class 15	kwehlaya	okwehlaya	kwamahlaya	okwamahlaya
Class 17	kwehlaya	okwehlaya	kwamahlaya	okwamahlaya

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlaya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlaya (3.2.6.3)”