igeja

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːɡeːdʒa/

Noun

ī́geja class 5 (plural amágeja class 6)

1. hoe
2. plough

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	igeja	amageja
Locative	egejeni	emagejeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	igeja		amageja
Simple form	ligeja		mageja
Locative	egejeni		emagejeni
Copulative	yigeja		ngamageja
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wegeja	owegeja	wamageja	owamageja
Class 2	begeja	abegeja	bamageja	abamageja
Class 3	wegeja	owegeja	wamageja	owamageja
Class 4	yegeja	eyegeja	yamageja	eyamageja
Class 5	legeja	elegeja	lamageja	elamageja
Class 6	egeja	awegeja	amageja	awamageja
Class 7	segeja	esegeja	samageja	esamageja
Class 8	zegeja	ezegeja	zamageja	ezamageja
Class 9	yegeja	eyegeja	yamageja	eyamageja
Class 10	zegeja	ezegeja	zamageja	ezamageja
Class 11	lwegeja	olwegeja	lwamageja	olwamageja
Class 14	begeja	obegeja	bamageja	obamageja
Class 15	kwegeja	okwegeja	kwamageja	okwamageja
Class 17	kwegeja	okwegeja	kwamageja	okwamageja

References

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