# mnyama
## Northern Ndebele
### Relative

-mnyama$^?$
* black

#### Inflection

Relative concord :
| | Modifier | Copulative |
| 1st singular | engimnyama | ngimnyama |
| 2nd singular | omnyama | umnyama |
| 1st plural | esimnyama | simnyama |
| 2nd plural | elimnyama | limnyama |
| Class 1 | omnyama | umnyama |
| Class 2 | abamnyama | bamnyama |
| Class 3 | omnyama | umnyama |
| Class 4 | emnyama | imnyama |
| Class 5 | elimnyama | limnyama |
| Class 6 | amnyama | amnyama |
| Class 7 | esimnyama | simnyama |
| Class 8 | ezimnyama | zimnyama |
| Class 9 | emnyama | imnyama |
| Class 10 | ezimnyama | zimnyama |
| Class 11 | olumnyama | lumnyama |
| Class 14 | obumnyama | bumnyama |
| Class 15 | okumnyama | kumnyama |
| Class 17 | okumnyama | kumnyama |

## Swahili
### Etymology

Originally a reassignment of nyama (“meat”) to an animate class.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

mnyama (m-wa class, plural wanyama)
* animal (organism)

#### Related terms

* nyama (“meat”)

## Swazi
### Relative

-mnyáma
* black

#### Inflection

Relative concord :
| | Modifier | Copulative |
| 1st singular | lengimnyama | ngimnyama |
| 2nd singular | lomnyama | umnyama |
| 1st plural | lesimnyama | simnyama |
| 2nd plural | lenimnyama | nimnyama |
| Class 1 | lomnyama | umnyama |
| Class 2 | labamnyama | bamnyama |
| Class 3 | lomnyama | umnyama |
| Class 4 | lemnyama | imnyama |
| Class 5 | lelimnyama | limnyama |
| Class 6 | lamnyama | amnyama |
| Class 7 | lesimnyama | simnyama |
| Class 8 | letimnyama | timnyama |
| Class 9 | lemnyama | imnyama |
| Class 10 | letimnyama | timnyama |
| Class 11 | lolumnyama | lumnyama |
| Class 14 | lobumnyama | bumnyama |
| Class 15 | lokumnyama | kumnyama |
| Class 17 | lokumnyama | kumnyama |

### See also

Colors in Swazi · imibala (layout · text) :
| -mhlophe | | -mnyama |
| -bovu | -nsundvu | -mtfubi |
| | -luhlata | |
| | | -luhlata |

## Xhosa
### Relative

-mnyáma
* black

#### Inflection

Relative concord :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | endimnyama | endingemnyama | ndimnyama | andimnyama |
| 2nd singular | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | awumnyama |
| 1st plural | esimnyama | esingemnyama | simnyama | asimnyama |
| 2nd plural | enimnyama | eningemnyama | nimnyama | animnyama |
| Class 1 | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | akamnyama |
| Class 2 | abamnyama | abangemnyama | bamnyama | abamnyama |
| Class 3 | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | awumnyama |
| Class 4 | emnyama | engemnyama | imnyama | ayimnyama |
| Class 5 | elimnyama | elingemnyama | limnyama | alimnyama |
| Class 6 | amnyama | angemnyama | amnyama | awamnyama |
| Class 7 | esimnyama | esingemnyama | simnyama | asimnyama |
| Class 8 | ezimnyama | ezingemnyama | zimnyama | azimnyama |
| Class 9 | emnyama | engemnyama | imnyama | ayimnyama |
| Class 10 | ezimnyama | ezingemnyama | zimnyama | azimnyama |
| Class 11 | olumnyama | olungemnyama | lumnyama | alumnyama |
| Class 14 | obumnyama | obungemnyama | bumnyama | abumnyama |
| Class 15 | okumnyama | okungemnyama | kumnyama | akumnyama |
| Class 17 | okumnyama | okungemnyama | kumnyama | akumnyama |

### See also

Colors in Xhosa · imibala (layout · text) :
| -mhlophe | -ngwevu | -mnyama |
| -bomvu | -orenji; -ntsundu | -lubhelu; -mthubi; -tyheli |
| | -luhlaza | |
| | | -luhlaza; -blowu |
| | -mfusa | -pinki |

## Zulu
### Etymology

From umnyama.

### Relative

-mnyama$^?$
* black
* dark
* deep
* profound

#### Inflection

Relative concord :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | engimnyama | engingemnyama | ngimnyama | angimnyama |
| 2nd singular | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | awumnyama |
| 1st plural | esimnyama | esingemnyama | simnyama | asimnyama |
| 2nd plural | enimnyama | eningemnyama | nimnyama | animnyama |
| Class 1 | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | akamnyama |
| Class 2 | abamnyama | abangemnyama | bamnyama | abamnyama |
| Class 3 | omnyama | ongemnyama | umnyama | awumnyama |
| Class 4 | emnyama | engemnyama | imnyama | ayimnyama |
| Class 5 | elimnyama | elingemnyama | limnyama | alimnyama |
| Class 6 | amnyama | angemnyama | amnyama | awamnyama |
| Class 7 | esimnyama | esingemnyama | simnyama | asimnyama |
| Class 8 | ezimnyama | ezingemnyama | zimnyama | azimnyama |
| Class 9 | emnyama | engemnyama | imnyama | ayimnyama |
| Class 10 | ezimnyama | ezingemnyama | zimnyama | azimnyama |
| Class 11 | olumnyama | olungemnyama | lumnyama | alumnyama |
| Class 14 | obumnyama | obungemnyama | bumnyama | abumnyama |
| Class 15 | okumnyama | okungemnyama | kumnyama | akumnyama |
| Class 17 | okumnyama | okungemnyama | kumnyama | akumnyama |

#### Derived terms

* ubumnyama

### See also

Colors in Zulu · imibala (layout · text) :
| -mhlophe | -mpunga; -ngwevu | -mnyama |
| -bomvu | -nsundu | -liphuzi; -ncombo |
| | -luhlaza | |
| | | -luhlaza |
| | -nsomi | |

### References

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