isintu

Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

isintu^? class 7 (plural izintu class 8)

1. tradition

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ umuntu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isíːntu/

Noun

isíntu class 7

1. the human race, mankind

Inflection

Class 7
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isintu	—
Locative	esintwini	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isintu		—
Simple form	sintu		—
Locative	esintwini		—
Copulative	yisintu		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesintu	owesintu	—	—
Class 2	besintu	abesintu	—	—
Class 3	wesintu	owesintu	—	—
Class 4	yesintu	eyesintu	—	—
Class 5	lesintu	elesintu	—	—
Class 6	esintu	awesintu	—	—
Class 7	sesintu	esesintu	—	—
Class 8	zesintu	ezesintu	—	—
Class 9	yesintu	eyesintu	—	—
Class 10	zesintu	ezesintu	—	—
Class 11	lwesintu	olwesintu	—	—
Class 14	besintu	obesintu	—	—
Class 15	kwesintu	okwesintu	—	—
Class 17	kwesintu	okwesintu	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ntu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ntu (3.2.9)”