Igama · root entry nº 186
gxwayiba
bound lexeme
Chaos; Dreariness; Desolation
Iinguqu · transformations of the root
ubu + gxwayiba →
ubugxwayiba
noun (class 14)
Chaos; Dreariness; Desolation
e + ubugxwayiba + weni →
ebugxwayibeni
noun (class 11)
In the wilderness
isi + gxwayiba →
isigxwayiba
noun (class 7)
- An underdeveloped and uninhabited vast track of land 2. A dense bush (of prickly pear, thorn-tree, etc.)
Sisigxwayiba sendawo esi. This place is undeveloped/desolate.
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