umshana

== Zulu == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Bantu *jìpʊ́á (“nephew, niece”), with the diminutive suffix -ana. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /úm̩ʃáːna/ ==== Noun ==== úmshána class 1 (plural ábashána class 2) nephew, niece ===== Inflection ===== === Etymology 2 === From umuthi +‎ -ana. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /úm̩ʃáːna/ ==== Noun ==== úmshána class 3 (plural ímishána class 4) diminutive of umuthi ===== Inflection ===== ==== References ==== C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-shana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-shana (2.4.3.9)”