If you're trying to learn Zulu Plural which is also called isiZulu, check our courses about Plural and Singular... to help you with your Zulu grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Zulu. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Zulu Plural is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Zulu language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Zulu.
Zulu Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Zulu Plural |
|---|---|
| Plural | ubuningi |
| my book | incwadi yami |
| my books | izinwadi zami |
| our daughter | indodadazi yethu |
| our daughters | amadodakazi ethu |
| I'm cold | ngiyagodola |
| we're cold | siyagodola |
| his chickens | izinkukhu zakhe |
| their chicken | izinkukhu zabo |
Notice the structure of the Plural in Zulu.
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Zulu placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Zulu vocabulary.
| English Plural | Zulu Plural |
|---|---|
| alligator | ingwenya |
| alligators | izingwenya |
| bear | ibhele |
| bears | amabhele |
| bird | inyoni |
| birds | izinyoni |
| bull | inkunzi |
| bulls | izinkunzi |
| cat | ikati |
| cats | amakati |
| cow | inkomo |
| cows | izinkomo |
| deer | |
| many deer | |
| dog | inja |
| dogs | izinja |
| donkey | imbongolo |
| donkeys | izimbongolo |
| eagle | ukhozi |
| eagles | izinkozi |
| elephant | indlovu |
| elephants | izindlovu |
| giraffe | indlulamithi |
| giraffes | izindlulamithi |
| goat | imbuzi |
| goats | izimbuzi |
| horse | ihhashi |
| horses | amahhashi |
| lion | ibhubesi |
| lions | amabhubesi |
| monkey | inkawu |
| monkeys | izinkawu |
| mouse | igundane |
| mice | amagundane |
| rabbit | unogwaja |
| rabbits | onogwaja |
| snake | inyoka |
| snakes | izinyoka |
| tiger | ingwe |
| tigers | izingwenya |
| wolf | |
| wolves |
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