Noun: ikwindla
- Class 6: Regular plural of class 5.
Locative
| Sg. | ekwindla |
| Pl. | emakwindla |
Copulative
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like ikwindla
ihhotela,
ihhovisi,
ijele,
iziko,
izu,
ikwindla,
ihlobo,
ihhofu,
ikhaya,
ihlombe,
ikhanda,
igalaji,
Etymology
Probably back-formed from the plural amakwindla, itself back-formed from ukwindla, which has no plural of its own. This is a relic class 17 noun (prefix uku-), but the -kw- seems to have been reinterpreted as part of the stem, and a new prefix attached to it.
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