# nzima
## Sango
### Noun

nzima (plural ânzima)
* sugarcane
    Synonyms: angbökö, ngâakô

## Southern Ndebele
### Relative

-nzima
* black

#### Inflection

Relative concord :
| | Modifier | Copulative |
| 1st singular | enginzima | nginzima |
| 2nd singular | onzima | unzima |
| 1st plural | esinzima | sinzima |
| 2nd plural | eninzima | ninzima |
| Class 1 | onzima | unzima |
| Class 2 | abanzima | banzima |
| Class 3 | onzima | unzima |
| Class 4 | enzima | inzima |
| Class 5 | elinzima | linzima |
| Class 6 | anzima | anzima |
| Class 7 | esinzima | sinzima |
| Class 8 | ezinzima | zinzima |
| Class 9 | enzima | inzima |
| Class 10 | ezinzima | zinzima |
| Class 14 | obunzima | bunzima |
| Class 15 | okunzima | kunzima |
| Class 17 | okunzima | kunzima |

### See also

Colors in Southern Ndebele · imibala (layout · text) :
| -mhlophe | -tshetlha | -nzima |
| -bomvu | -orentji; -nzotho | -tjheli |
| | -hlaza | |
| | | -hlaza |
| | -phephuli | -pinki |

## Swahili
### Adjective

nzima
* N class inflected form of -zima.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Relative

-nzima
* heavy
* difficult

#### Inflection

Relative concord :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | endinzima | endingenzima | ndinzima | andinzima |
| 2nd singular | onzima | ongenzima | unzima | awunzima |
| 1st plural | esinzima | esingenzima | sinzima | asinzima |
| 2nd plural | eninzima | eningenzima | ninzima | aninzima |
| Class 1 | onzima | ongenzima | unzima | akanzima |
| Class 2 | abanzima | abangenzima | banzima | abanzima |
| Class 3 | onzima | ongenzima | unzima | awunzima |
| Class 4 | enzima | engenzima | inzima | ayinzima |
| Class 5 | elinzima | elingenzima | linzima | alinzima |
| Class 6 | anzima | angenzima | anzima | awanzima |
| Class 7 | esinzima | esingenzima | sinzima | asinzima |
| Class 8 | ezinzima | ezingenzima | zinzima | azinzima |
| Class 9 | enzima | engenzima | inzima | ayinzima |
| Class 10 | ezinzima | ezingenzima | zinzima | azinzima |
| Class 11 | olunzima | olungenzima | lunzima | alunzima |
| Class 14 | obunzima | obungenzima | bunzima | abunzima |
| Class 15 | okunzima | okungenzima | kunzima | akunzima |
| Class 17 | okunzima | okungenzima | kunzima | akunzima |

## Zulu
### Etymology

From inzima.

### Relative

-nzima
* black, dark-skinned
* strong, awe-inspiring
* heavy
* difficult
* serious, severe, bad

#### Inflection

Relative concord, tone L :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | enginzima | engingenzima | nginzima | anginzima |
| 2nd singular | onzima | ongenzima | unzima | awunzima |
| 1st plural | esinzima | esingenzima | sinzima | asinzima |
| 2nd plural | eninzima | eningenzima | ninzima | aninzima |
| Class 1 | onzima | ongenzima | unzima | akanzima |
| Class 2 | abanzima | abangenzima | banzima | abanzima |
| Class 3 | onzima | ongenzima | unzima | awunzima |
| Class 4 | enzima | engenzima | inzima | ayinzima |
| Class 5 | elinzima | elingenzima | linzima | alinzima |
| Class 6 | anzima | angenzima | anzima | awanzima |
| Class 7 | esinzima | esingenzima | sinzima | asinzima |
| Class 8 | ezinzima | ezingenzima | zinzima | azinzima |
| Class 9 | enzima | engenzima | inzima | ayinzima |
| Class 10 | ezinzima | ezingenzima | zinzima | azinzima |
| Class 11 | olunzima | olungenzima | lunzima | alunzima |
| Class 14 | obunzima | obungenzima | bunzima | abunzima |
| Class 15 | okunzima | okungenzima | kunzima | akunzima |
| Class 17 | okunzima | okungenzima | kunzima | akunzima |

#### Derived terms

* isinzima

### References

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