ubuntwana

Zulu

Etymology

From ubu- +‎ umntwana (“child”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uɓúntwaːna/

Noun

ubúntwana class 14

childhood

Inflection

Class 14
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubuntwana	—
Locative	ebuntwaneni	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubuntwana		—
Simple form	buntwana		—
Locative	ebuntwaneni		—
Copulative	ngubuntwana		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wobuntwana	owobuntwana	—	—
Class 2	bobuntwana	abobuntwana	—	—
Class 3	wobuntwana	owobuntwana	—	—
Class 4	yobuntwana	eyobuntwana	—	—
Class 5	lobuntwana	elobuntwana	—	—
Class 6	obuntwana	awobuntwana	—	—
Class 7	sobuntwana	esobuntwana	—	—
Class 8	zobuntwana	ezobuntwana	—	—
Class 9	yobuntwana	eyobuntwana	—	—
Class 10	zobuntwana	ezobuntwana	—	—
Class 11	lwobuntwana	olwobuntwana	—	—
Class 14	bobuntwana	obobuntwana	—	—
Class 15	kwobuntwana	okwobuntwana	—	—
Class 17	kwobuntwana	okwobuntwana	—	—

References

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

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