# umshana
## Zulu
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jìpʊ́á (“nephew, niece”), with the diminutive suffix -ana.

#### Pronunciation

IPA: /úm̩ʃáːna/

#### Noun

úmshána class 1 (plural ábashána class 2)
* nephew, niece

##### Inflection

Class 1/2 :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Full form | umshana | abashana |
| Locative | kumshana | kubashana |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| Full form | umshana | umshana | abashana | abashana |
| Simple form | mshana | mshana | bashana | bashana |
| Locative | kumshana | kumshana | kubashana | kubashana |
| Copulative | ngumshana | ngumshana | ngabashana | ngabashana |
| Possessive forms |||||
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| | Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive |
| Class 1 | womshana | owomshana | wabashana | owabashana |
| Class 2 | bomshana | abomshana | babashana | ababashana |
| Class 3 | womshana | owomshana | wabashana | owabashana |
| Class 4 | yomshana | eyomshana | yabashana | eyabashana |
| Class 5 | lomshana | elomshana | labashana | elabashana |
| Class 6 | omshana | awomshana | abashana | awabashana |
| Class 7 | somshana | esomshana | sabashana | esabashana |
| Class 8 | zomshana | ezomshana | zabashana | ezabashana |
| Class 9 | yomshana | eyomshana | yabashana | eyabashana |
| Class 10 | zomshana | ezomshana | zabashana | ezabashana |
| Class 11 | lomshana | olomshana | lwabashana | olwabashana |
| Class 14 | bomshana | obomshana | babashana | obabashana |
| Class 15 | komshana | okomshana | kwabashana | okwabashana |
| Class 17 | komshana | okomshana | kwabashana | okwabashana |

### Etymology 2

From umuthi +‎ -ana.

#### Pronunciation

IPA: /úm̩ʃáːna/

#### Noun

úmshána class 3 (plural ímishána class 4)
* diminutive of umuthi

##### Inflection

Class 3/4 :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Full form | umshana | imishana |
| Locative | emshaneni | emishaneni |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| Full form | umshana | umshana | imishana | imishana |
| Simple form | mshana | mshana | mishana | mishana |
| Locative | emshaneni | emshaneni | emishaneni | emishaneni |
| Copulative | ngumshana | ngumshana | yimishana | yimishana |
| Possessive forms |||||
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| | Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive |
| Class 1 | womshana | owomshana | wemishana | owemishana |
| Class 2 | bomshana | abomshana | bemishana | abemishana |
| Class 3 | womshana | owomshana | wemishana | owemishana |
| Class 4 | yomshana | eyomshana | yemishana | eyemishana |
| Class 5 | lomshana | elomshana | lemishana | elemishana |
| Class 6 | omshana | awomshana | emishana | awemishana |
| Class 7 | somshana | esomshana | semishana | esemishana |
| Class 8 | zomshana | ezomshana | zemishana | ezemishana |
| Class 9 | yomshana | eyomshana | yemishana | eyemishana |
| Class 10 | zomshana | ezomshana | zemishana | ezemishana |
| Class 11 | lomshana | olomshana | lwemishana | olwemishana |
| Class 14 | bomshana | obomshana | bemishana | obemishana |
| Class 15 | komshana | okomshana | kwemishana | okwemishana |
| Class 17 | komshana | okomshana | kwemishana | okwemishana |

#### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-shana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-shana (2.4.3.9)”