khoisankieli

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Finnish

Geographical distribution of African language groups, Khoisan indicated with yellow.

Etymology

khoisan +‎ kieli

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkhoi̯sɑnˌkie̯li/,
  • Rhymes: -ieli
  • Syllabification(key): khoi‧san‧kie‧li

Noun

khoisankieli

  1. Khoisan language (any of several languages of chiefly southern Africa that have click consonants)
  2. (in the plural) Khoisan (group of these languages)

Usage notes

  • Khoisan languages belong to three different language families.

Declension

Inflection of khoisankieli (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)
nominative khoisankieli khoisankielet
genitive khoisankielen khoisankielten
khoisankielien
partitive khoisankieltä khoisankieliä
illative khoisankieleen khoisankieliin
singular plural
nominative khoisankieli khoisankielet
accusative nom. khoisankieli khoisankielet
gen. khoisankielen
genitive khoisankielen khoisankielten
khoisankielien
partitive khoisankieltä khoisankieliä
inessive khoisankielessä khoisankielissä
elative khoisankielestä khoisankielistä
illative khoisankieleen khoisankieliin
adessive khoisankielellä khoisankielillä
ablative khoisankieleltä khoisankieliltä
allative khoisankielelle khoisankielille
essive khoisankielenä khoisankielinä
translative khoisankieleksi khoisankieliksi
abessive khoisankielettä khoisankielittä
instructive khoisankielin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of khoisankieli (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)