inja
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inja
See also: -inja
Japanese
Romanization
inja
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à.
Noun
înjá class 9 (plural ízinjá class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Romani
Numeral
inja
- Alternative form of enia (“nine”)
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
inja
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à.
Noun
ínjá class 9 (plural ízinjá class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à.
Noun
înjá class 9 (plural tînjá class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à.
Pronunciation
Noun
ínjá class 9 (plural ízinjá class 10)
- dog
- A person behaving like a dog
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à.
Pronunciation
Noun
înjá class 9 (plural ízinjá class 10)
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | inja | izinja | ||
| Locative | enjeni | ezinjeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | inja | izinja | ||
| Simple form | nja | zinja | ||
| Locative | enjeni | ezinjeni | ||
| Copulative | yinja | yizinja | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wenja | owenja | wezinja | owezinja |
| Class 2 | benja | abenja | bezinja | abezinja |
| Class 3 | wenja | owenja | wezinja | owezinja |
| Class 4 | yenja | eyenja | yezinja | eyezinja |
| Class 5 | lenja | elenja | lezinja | elezinja |
| Class 6 | enja | awenja | ezinja | awezinja |
| Class 7 | senja | esenja | sezinja | esezinja |
| Class 8 | zenja | ezenja | zezinja | ezezinja |
| Class 9 | yenja | eyenja | yezinja | eyezinja |
| Class 10 | zenja | ezenja | zezinja | ezezinja |
| Class 11 | lwenja | olwenja | lwezinja | olwezinja |
| Class 14 | benja | obenja | bezinja | obezinja |
| Class 15 | kwenja | okwenja | kwezinja | okwezinja |
| Class 17 | kwenja | okwenja | kwezinja | okwezinja |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nja”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nja (3-8.8-3)”