intaka

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íⁿtaːka]

Noun

íntaka class 9 (plural íintaka class 10)

1. bird

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íntaːɠa/

Noun

íntaka class 9 (plural izintâka class 10)

1. female finch

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	intaka	izintaka
Locative	entakeni	ezintakeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	intaka		izintaka
Simple form	ntaka		zintaka
Locative	entakeni		ezintakeni
Copulative	yintaka		yizintaka
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wentaka	owentaka	wezintaka	owezintaka
Class 2	bentaka	abentaka	bezintaka	abezintaka
Class 3	wentaka	owentaka	wezintaka	owezintaka
Class 4	yentaka	eyentaka	yezintaka	eyezintaka
Class 5	lentaka	elentaka	lezintaka	elezintaka
Class 6	entaka	awentaka	ezintaka	awezintaka
Class 7	sentaka	esentaka	sezintaka	esezintaka
Class 8	zentaka	ezentaka	zezintaka	ezezintaka
Class 9	yentaka	eyentaka	yezintaka	eyezintaka
Class 10	zentaka	ezentaka	zezintaka	ezezintaka
Class 11	lwentaka	olwentaka	lwezintaka	olwezintaka
Class 14	bentaka	obentaka	bezintaka	obezintaka
Class 15	kwentaka	okwentaka	kwezintaka	okwezintaka
Class 17	kwentaka	okwentaka	kwezintaka	okwezintaka

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ntaka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ntaka (2.9.9)”