"isiZulu" meaning in Zulu

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Noun

IPA: /isízuːlu/
Etymology: From isi- + uZulu. Etymology templates: {{affix|zu|isi-|uZulu}} isi- + uZulu Head templates: {{zu-noun|isíZulu|7|-}} isíZulu class 7 Inflection templates: {{zu-infl-noun|LL|7}} Forms: isíZulu [canonical, class-7], no-table-tags [table-tags], isiZulu [class-7, full-form, singular], - [class-7, full-form, plural], siZulu [basic-form, class-7, singular], - [basic-form, class-7, plural], esiZulwini [class-7, locative, singular], - [class-7, locative, plural], yisiZulu [class-7, copulative, singular], - [class-7, copulative, plural], wesiZulu [class-1, possessive, singular], owesiZulu [class-1, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], - [class-1, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], besiZulu [class-2, possessive, singular], abesiZulu [class-2, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], - [class-2, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], wesiZulu [class-3, possessive, singular], owesiZulu [class-3, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], - [class-3, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], yesiZulu [class-4, possessive, singular], eyesiZulu [class-4, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], - [class-4, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], lesiZulu [class-5, possessive, singular], elesiZulu [class-5, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], - [class-5, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], esiZulu [class-6, possessive, singular], awesiZulu [class-6, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], - [class-6, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], sesiZulu [class-7, possessive, singular], esesiZulu [class-7, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], - [class-7, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], zesiZulu [class-8, possessive, singular], ezesiZulu [class-8, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], - [class-8, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], yesiZulu [class-9, possessive, singular], eyesiZulu [class-9, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], - [class-9, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], zesiZulu [class-10, possessive, singular], ezesiZulu [class-10, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], - [class-10, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], lwesiZulu [class-11, possessive, singular], olwesiZulu [class-11, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], - [class-11, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], besiZulu [class-14, possessive, singular], obesiZulu [class-14, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], - [class-14, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], kwesiZulu [class-15, possessive, singular], okwesiZulu [class-15, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], - [class-15, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], kwesiZulu [class-17, possessive, singular], okwesiZulu [class-17, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], - [class-17, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive]
  1. Zulu language Wikipedia link: zu:isiZulu Categories (topical): Languages Related terms: KwaZulu, KwaZuluNatal, kwaZulu-Natal (english: both spellings used), umZulu

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      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "isi-",
        "3": "uZulu"
      },
      "expansion": "isi- + uZulu",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From isi- + uZulu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "isíZulu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zu-infl-noun",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "full-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "full-form",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "class-7",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "-",
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        "basic-form",
        "class-7",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-7",
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-7",
        "copulative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "copulative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-1",
        "possessive",
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    },
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        "class-2",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "class-2",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
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    },
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        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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        "plural",
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        "possessive-substantive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "elesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
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        "possessive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "esesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
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      "form": "zesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-8",
        "plural",
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        "possessive-substantive"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "zesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "olwesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "kwesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
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  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "LL",
        "2": "7"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
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            "Lemmas"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "zu",
          "name": "Languages",
          "orig": "zu:Languages",
          "parents": [
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            "Names",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Zulu language"
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      "id": "en-isiZulu-zu-noun-6yFeY2oU",
      "links": [
        [
          "Zulu",
          "Zulu#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "KwaZulu"
        },
        {
          "word": "KwaZuluNatal"
        },
        {
          "english": "both spellings used",
          "word": "kwaZulu-Natal"
        },
        {
          "word": "umZulu"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "zu:isiZulu"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/isízuːlu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "isiZulu"
}
{
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      },
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From isi- + uZulu.",
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      "tags": [
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        "class-7"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
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    },
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        "class-7",
        "full-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-7",
        "full-form",
        "plural"
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        "class-7",
        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "locative",
        "singular"
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        "locative",
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        "singular"
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        "class-7",
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      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "possessive",
        "singular"
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        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
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        "possessive-substantive"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "abesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lwesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olwesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "besiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwesiZulu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "isíZulu",
        "2": "7",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "isíZulu class 7",
      "name": "zu-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "LL",
        "2": "7"
      },
      "name": "zu-infl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "KwaZulu"
    },
    {
      "word": "KwaZuluNatal"
    },
    {
      "english": "both spellings used",
      "word": "kwaZulu-Natal"
    },
    {
      "word": "umZulu"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Zulu class 7 nouns",
        "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Zulu lemmas",
        "Zulu nouns",
        "Zulu nouns with tone LL",
        "Zulu singularia tantum",
        "Zulu terms prefixed with isi-",
        "Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "zu:Languages"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Zulu language"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Zulu",
          "Zulu#English"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "zu:isiZulu"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/isízuːlu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "isiZulu"
}

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