umntwana

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From umuntu +‎ -ana.

Noun

úḿntwana class 1 (plural ábántwana class 2)

1. child

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From umuntu +‎ -ana.

Noun

úḿntwana class 1 (plural ábántwana class 2)

1. child

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Alternative forms

• umntrwana (Mpondo)

Etymology

From umntu (“person”) +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩ⁿtʷaːna]

Noun

úḿntwana class 1 (plural ábántwana class 2)

1. child

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From umuntu (“person”) +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩ntwaːna/

Noun

uḿntwana class 1 (plural abántwana class 2)

1. child

   Synonym: ingane

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umntwana	abantwana
Locative	kumntwana	kubantwana
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umntwana		abantwana
Simple form	mntwana		bantwana
Locative	kumntwana		kubantwana
Copulative	ngumntwana		ngabantwana
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womntwana	owomntwana	wabantwana	owabantwana
Class 2	bomntwana	abomntwana	babantwana	ababantwana
Class 3	womntwana	owomntwana	wabantwana	owabantwana
Class 4	yomntwana	eyomntwana	yabantwana	eyabantwana
Class 5	lomntwana	elomntwana	labantwana	elabantwana
Class 6	omntwana	awomntwana	abantwana	awabantwana
Class 7	somntwana	esomntwana	sabantwana	esabantwana
Class 8	zomntwana	ezomntwana	zabantwana	ezabantwana
Class 9	yomntwana	eyomntwana	yabantwana	eyabantwana
Class 10	zomntwana	ezomntwana	zabantwana	ezabantwana
Class 11	lomntwana	olomntwana	lwabantwana	olwabantwana
Class 14	bomntwana	obomntwana	babantwana	obabantwana
Class 15	komntwana	okomntwana	kwabantwana	okwabantwana
Class 17	komntwana	okomntwana	kwabantwana	okwabantwana

Derived terms

• ubuntwana

References

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