labaya

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

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

Pronoun

labaya

1. those over there, yonder; class 2 remote demonstrative.

Zulu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laːɓajâː/

Pronoun

labaya

1. those over there, yonder; class 2 remote demonstrative.

Inflection

Stem -lābayâ (locative kulabaya)

full form	lābayâ
locative	kulabaya
copulative	yilabaya
Possessive forms
	modifier	substantive
class 1	walabaya	owalabaya
class 2	balabaya	abalabaya
class 3	walabaya	owalabaya
class 4	yalabaya	eyalabaya
class 5	lalabaya	elalabaya
class 6	alabaya	awalabaya
class 7	salabaya	esalabaya
class 8	zalabaya	ezalabaya
class 9	yalabaya	eyalabaya
class 10	zalabaya	ezalabaya
class 11	lwalabaya	olwalabaya
class 14	balabaya	obalabaya
class 15	kwalabaya	okwalabaya
class 17	kwalabaya	okwalabaya

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “laɓayá”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “laɓayá (6.6.3-8)”
• Khumalo, J. S. M. (1981). Zulu tonology. African Studies, 40(2), 53–130. doi:10.1080/00020188108707573. eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/00020188108707573
• Khumalo, J. S. M. (1982). Zulu tonology. African Studies, 41(1), 3–125. doi:10.1080/00020188208707579. eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/00020188208707579