ihlakani

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːɬaɠâːni/

Noun

îhlakâni class 5 (plural ámahlakâni class 6)

1. clever person, crafty person, smart person
2. cunning fox

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ihlakani	amahlakani
Locative	ehlakanini	emahlakanini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ihlakani		amahlakani
Simple form	lihlakani		mahlakani
Locative	ehlakanini		emahlakanini
Copulative	yihlakani		ngamahlakani
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wehlakani	owehlakani	wamahlakani	owamahlakani
Class 2	behlakani	abehlakani	bamahlakani	abamahlakani
Class 3	wehlakani	owehlakani	wamahlakani	owamahlakani
Class 4	yehlakani	eyehlakani	yamahlakani	eyamahlakani
Class 5	lehlakani	elehlakani	lamahlakani	elamahlakani
Class 6	ehlakani	awehlakani	amahlakani	awamahlakani
Class 7	sehlakani	esehlakani	samahlakani	esamahlakani
Class 8	zehlakani	ezehlakani	zamahlakani	ezamahlakani
Class 9	yehlakani	eyehlakani	yamahlakani	eyamahlakani
Class 10	zehlakani	ezehlakani	zamahlakani	ezamahlakani
Class 11	lwehlakani	olwehlakani	lwamahlakani	olwamahlakani
Class 14	behlakani	obehlakani	bamahlakani	obamahlakani
Class 15	kwehlakani	okwehlakani	kwamahlakani	okwamahlakani
Class 17	kwehlakani	okwehlakani	kwamahlakani	okwamahlakani

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlakani”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlakani (5.6.6.4-6.5)”