umfokazana

Zulu

Etymology

From umfokazi +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /úm̩foɠázaːna/

Noun

úmfokázana class 1 (plural ábafokázana class 2)

  1. insignificant stranger
  2. poor man, living off the goodwill of strangers

Inflection
Class 1/2
Singular Plural
Full form umfokazana abafokazana
Locative kumfokazana kubafokazana
Singular Plural
Full form umfokazana abafokazana
Simple form mfokazana bafokazana
Locative kumfokazana kubafokazana
Copulative ngumfokazana ngabafokazana
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womfokazana owomfokazana wabafokazana owabafokazana
Class 2 bomfokazana abomfokazana babafokazana ababafokazana
Class 3 womfokazana owomfokazana wabafokazana owabafokazana
Class 4 yomfokazana eyomfokazana yabafokazana eyabafokazana
Class 5 lomfokazana elomfokazana labafokazana elabafokazana
Class 6 omfokazana awomfokazana abafokazana awabafokazana
Class 7 somfokazana esomfokazana sabafokazana esabafokazana
Class 8 zomfokazana ezomfokazana zabafokazana ezabafokazana
Class 9 yomfokazana eyomfokazana yabafokazana eyabafokazana
Class 10 zomfokazana ezomfokazana zabafokazana ezabafokazana
Class 11 lomfokazana olomfokazana lwabafokazana olwabafokazana
Class 14 bomfokazana obomfokazana babafokazana obabafokazana
Class 15 komfokazana okomfokazana kwabafokazana okwabafokazana
Class 17 komfokazana okomfokazana kwabafokazana okwabafokazana

References
  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fokazana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fokazana (umfʼokazana, 2.4.4.3.9.9)”
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