uyise

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀cɪ́é, a variant of Proto-Bantu *cé.

Noun

úyisé class 1a (plural ábóyisé class 2a)

1. his or her father

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀cɪ́é, a variant of Proto-Bantu *cé.

Noun

úyisé class 1a (plural bóyisé class 2a)

1. his or her father

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀cɪ́é, a variant of Proto-Bantu *cé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [újiːsé]

Noun

úyisé class 1a (plural óoyisé class 2a)

1. his or her father

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀cɪ́é, a variant of Proto-Bantu *cé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /újiːsé/

Noun

úyisé class 1a (plural oyise class 2a)

1. his or her father

Inflection

Class 1a/2a (locative kuyise)

	singular		plural
full form	uyise		oyise
simple form	yise		boyise
locative	kuyise		koyise
copulative	nguyise		ngoyise
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	kayise	okayise	woyise	owoyise
class 2	bakayise	abakayise	boyise	aboyise
class 3	kayise	okayise	woyise	owoyise
class 4	kayise	ekayise	yoyise	eyoyise
class 5	likayise	elikayise	loyise	eloyise
class 6	kayise	akayise	oyise	awoyise
class 7	sikayise	esikayise	soyise	esoyise
class 8	zikayise	ezikayise	zoyise	ezoyise
class 9	kayise	ekayise	yoyise	eyoyise
class 10	zikayise	ezikayise	zoyise	ezoyise
class 11	lukayise	olukayise	loyise	oloyise
class 14	bukayise	obukayise	boyise	oboyise
class 15	kukayise	okukayise	koyise	okoyise
class 17	kukayise	okukayise	koyise	okoyise

See also

• ubaba (“my father”)
• uyihlo (“your father”)
• unina (“his/her mother”)

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-yise”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-yise (2.3-5.4)”