NOTE: if errors are found please inform me.
The rule for the SC Agreement is stated clearly in the isiZuli book on page 36 (Lesson 6)
IF 3 or more Characters THEN
DROP the 1st Character
IF an "M" or "N" exist THEN
DROP the "M" or "N"
Example: izim - DROP the 1st "i" THEN "zim" remains -
DROP the"M" THEN "zi" remains
| Class | Human / Non-Human |
Multi/ mono-syllabic |
Singular | SC Agree | Plural | SC Agree | Singular | Plural | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Human | Both | um- / umu- | u- | aba- | ba- | umfundi umnumzane umfundisi umfana umfowethu |
abafundi abanumzane abafundisi abafana abafowethu |
student/s gentleman/men lecturer/s boy/s brother/s |
| 1a | Human | Mono | u- | u- | o- | ba- | uthisha udokotela udadewethu umama ubaba ugogo |
othisha odokotela odadewethu omama obaba ogogo |
teacher/s doctor/s sister/s mother/s father/s grandmother/s |
| 1a | Non-Human | Mono | u- | u- | o- | ba- | u/uluthi u/ulubhavu u? u? u? u? |
othi obhavu o? o? o? o? |
stick/s bath/s ? ? ? ? |
| 2 | Non-Human | Both | um- / umu- | u- | imi- | i- | umnyango umsebenzi |
iminyango imisebenzi |
door/s work/jobs |
| 3 | Both | Mono | i- / ili- | li- | ama- | a- | i/ilibhodlela i/ilifasitele i/ilikati i/ililokwe i/ilibhulukwe i/ilitafula i/ilizwe |
amabhodlela amafasitele amakati amalokwe amabhulukwe amatafula amazwe |
bottle/s window/s cat/s dress/es trouser/s table/s country/ies |
| 4 | Both | Both | is- / isi- | si- | iz- / izi- | zi- | isigqoko isifundo isitulo isinkwa |
izigqoko izifundo izitulo izinkwa |
hat/s lesson/s chair/s bread/s |
| 5 | Both | Mono | in- / im- | i- | izin- / izim- | zi- | inja ingane incwadi ingubo imfene imvu |
izinja izingane izincwadi izingubo izimfene izimvu |
dog/s baby/ies letter/s blanket/s baboon/s sheep |
| 6 | Both | Mono | u- / ulu- | lu- | izin- / izim- | zi- | u/ulufuthu | izimfuthu | tortoise/s |
| 7 | Both | Mono | ub- / ubu- | u- | - / - | - | usizo ubisi |
help milk |
|
| 8 | Non-Human | Mono | ut- / uku- | ku- | - / - | - | ukudla utshwala utshani |
food beer grass/lawn |
|
| Royal | Human | mono | in- / | i- | ama- / - | a- | indoda inkosi inkosikazi inkosazana |
amadoda amakhosi amakhosikazi amakhosozana |
man/men king/s or chief/s lady/ies young lady/ies |
| Forms a part of the isiZulu Course | |||||||||
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