imbizo
English
Noun
imbizo (plural imbizos or izimbizo)
- (South Africa) A forum for discussion of policy.
- 2006,
- When the Zulu nation calls for an imbizo, it's generally a spectacular affair. These mass gatherings, often organised for social and political purposes, have an important role for this huge and powerful African tribe.
- 2006,
- Imbizo is a forum for enhancing dialogue and interaction between government and ... Imbizo also highlights people's concerns, grievances and advice about ...
- 2006,
Xhosa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íᵐb̥i̤᷈ːz̥o̤]
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ímbíːzo/
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imbizo | izimbizo | ||
| Locative | embizweni | ezimbizweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imbizo | izimbizo | ||
| Simple form | mbizo | zimbizo | ||
| Locative | embizweni | ezimbizweni | ||
| Copulative | yimbizo | yizimbizo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wembizo | owembizo | wezimbizo | owezimbizo |
| Class 2 | bembizo | abembizo | bezimbizo | abezimbizo |
| Class 3 | wembizo | owembizo | wezimbizo | owezimbizo |
| Class 4 | yembizo | eyembizo | yezimbizo | eyezimbizo |
| Class 5 | lembizo | elembizo | lezimbizo | elezimbizo |
| Class 6 | embizo | awembizo | ezimbizo | awezimbizo |
| Class 7 | sembizo | esembizo | sezimbizo | esezimbizo |
| Class 8 | zembizo | ezembizo | zezimbizo | ezezimbizo |
| Class 9 | yembizo | eyembizo | yezimbizo | eyezimbizo |
| Class 10 | zembizo | ezembizo | zezimbizo | ezezimbizo |
| Class 11 | lwembizo | olwembizo | lwezimbizo | olwezimbizo |
| Class 14 | bembizo | obembizo | bezimbizo | obezimbizo |
| Class 15 | kwembizo | okwembizo | kwezimbizo | okwezimbizo |
| Class 17 | kwembizo | okwembizo | kwezimbizo | okwezimbizo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ɓizo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓizo (3.6.9)”
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.