# mbalwa
## Swazi
### Relative

-mbalwá
* few

#### Inflection

Relative concord, tone LH :
| | Modifier | Copulative |
| 1st singular | lengimbalwa | ngimbalwa |
| 2nd singular | lombalwa | umbalwa |
| 1st plural | lesimbalwa | simbalwa |
| 2nd plural | lenimbalwa | nimbalwa |
| Class 1 | lombalwa | umbalwa |
| Class 2 | labambalwa | bambalwa |
| Class 3 | lombalwa | umbalwa |
| Class 4 | lembalwa | imbalwa |
| Class 5 | lelimbalwa | limbalwa |
| Class 6 | lambalwa | ambalwa |
| Class 7 | lesimbalwa | simbalwa |
| Class 8 | letimbalwa | timbalwa |
| Class 9 | lembalwa | imbalwa |
| Class 10 | letimbalwa | timbalwa |
| Class 11 | lolumbalwa | lumbalwa |
| Class 14 | lobumbalwa | bumbalwa |
| Class 15 | lokumbalwa | kumbalwa |
| Class 17 | lokumbalwa | kumbalwa |

## Xhosa
### Relative

-mbalwá
* few

#### Inflection

Relative concord, tone LH :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | endimbalwa | endingembalwa | ndimbalwa | andimbalwa |
| 2nd singular | ombalwa | ongembalwa | umbalwa | awumbalwa |
| 1st plural | esimbalwa | esingembalwa | simbalwa | asimbalwa |
| 2nd plural | enimbalwa | eningembalwa | nimbalwa | animbalwa |
| Class 1 | ombalwa | ongembalwa | umbalwa | akambalwa |
| Class 2 | abambalwa | abangembalwa | bambalwa | abambalwa |
| Class 3 | ombalwa | ongembalwa | umbalwa | awumbalwa |
| Class 4 | embalwa | engembalwa | imbalwa | ayimbalwa |
| Class 5 | elimbalwa | elingembalwa | limbalwa | alimbalwa |
| Class 6 | ambalwa | angembalwa | ambalwa | awambalwa |
| Class 7 | esimbalwa | esingembalwa | simbalwa | asimbalwa |
| Class 8 | ezimbalwa | ezingembalwa | zimbalwa | azimbalwa |
| Class 9 | embalwa | engembalwa | imbalwa | ayimbalwa |
| Class 10 | ezimbalwa | ezingembalwa | zimbalwa | azimbalwa |
| Class 11 | olumbalwa | olungembalwa | lumbalwa | alumbalwa |
| Class 14 | obumbalwa | obungembalwa | bumbalwa | abumbalwa |
| Class 15 | okumbalwa | okungembalwa | kumbalwa | akumbalwa |
| Class 17 | okumbalwa | okungembalwa | kumbalwa | akumbalwa |

## Zulu
### Relative

-mbalwa$^?$
* few, several

#### Inflection

Relative concord :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | engimbalwa | engingembalwa | ngimbalwa | angimbalwa |
| 2nd singular | ombalwa | ongembalwa | umbalwa | awumbalwa |
| 1st plural | esimbalwa | esingembalwa | simbalwa | asimbalwa |
| 2nd plural | enimbalwa | eningembalwa | nimbalwa | animbalwa |
| Class 1 | ombalwa | ongembalwa | umbalwa | akambalwa |
| Class 2 | abambalwa | abangembalwa | bambalwa | abambalwa |
| Class 3 | ombalwa | ongembalwa | umbalwa | awumbalwa |
| Class 4 | embalwa | engembalwa | imbalwa | ayimbalwa |
| Class 5 | elimbalwa | elingembalwa | limbalwa | alimbalwa |
| Class 6 | ambalwa | angembalwa | ambalwa | awambalwa |
| Class 7 | esimbalwa | esingembalwa | simbalwa | asimbalwa |
| Class 8 | ezimbalwa | ezingembalwa | zimbalwa | azimbalwa |
| Class 9 | embalwa | engembalwa | imbalwa | ayimbalwa |
| Class 10 | ezimbalwa | ezingembalwa | zimbalwa | azimbalwa |
| Class 11 | olumbalwa | olungembalwa | lumbalwa | alumbalwa |
| Class 14 | obumbalwa | obungembalwa | bumbalwa | abumbalwa |
| Class 15 | okumbalwa | okungembalwa | kumbalwa | akumbalwa |
| Class 17 | okumbalwa | okungembalwa | kumbalwa | akumbalwa |

### References

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