ipiyano

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English piano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːpijáːno/

Noun

îpiyáno class 5 (plural ámapiyáno class 6)

1. piano

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ipiyano	amapiyano
Locative	epiyanweni	emapiyanweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ipiyano		amapiyano
Simple form	lipiyano		mapiyano
Locative	epiyanweni		emapiyanweni
Copulative	yipiyano		ngamapiyano
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wepiyano	owepiyano	wamapiyano	owamapiyano
Class 2	bepiyano	abepiyano	bamapiyano	abamapiyano
Class 3	wepiyano	owepiyano	wamapiyano	owamapiyano
Class 4	yepiyano	eyepiyano	yamapiyano	eyamapiyano
Class 5	lepiyano	elepiyano	lamapiyano	elamapiyano
Class 6	epiyano	awepiyano	amapiyano	awamapiyano
Class 7	sepiyano	esepiyano	samapiyano	esamapiyano
Class 8	zepiyano	ezepiyano	zamapiyano	ezamapiyano
Class 9	yepiyano	eyepiyano	yamapiyano	eyamapiyano
Class 10	zepiyano	ezepiyano	zamapiyano	ezamapiyano
Class 11	lwepiyano	olwepiyano	lwamapiyano	olwamapiyano
Class 14	bepiyano	obepiyano	bamapiyano	obamapiyano
Class 15	kwepiyano	okwepiyano	kwamapiyano	okwamapiyano
Class 17	kwepiyano	okwepiyano	kwamapiyano	okwamapiyano

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-piyane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-piyane (2.6.6.3.9)”