buhlungu
Fanagalo
Etymology
From Zulu ubuhlungu, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cʊ́ngʊ́.
Noun
buhlungu
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From ubuhlungu.
Relative
-búhlûngu
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | engibuhlungu | ngibuhlungu |
| 2nd singular | obuhlungu | ubuhlungu |
| 1st plural | esibuhlungu | sibuhlungu |
| 2nd plural | enibuhlungu | nibuhlungu |
| class 1 | obuhlungu | ubuhlungu |
| class 2 | ababuhlungu | babuhlungu |
| class 3 | obuhlungu | ubuhlungu |
| class 4 | ebuhlungu | ibuhlungu |
| class 5 | elibuhlungu | libuhlungu |
| class 6 | abuhlungu | abuhlungu |
| class 7 | esibuhlungu | sibuhlungu |
| class 8 | ezibuhlungu | zibuhlungu |
| class 9 | ebuhlungu | ibuhlungu |
| class 10 | ezibuhlungu | zibuhlungu |
| class 14 | obubuhlungu | bubuhlungu |
| class 15 | okubuhlungu | kubuhlungu |
| class 17 | okubuhlungu | kubuhlungu |
Swazi
Etymology 1
From Common Bantu *bʊ̀cʊ́ngʊ́.
Noun
búhlûngu class 14
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
From buhlungu.
Relative
-búhlûngu
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | lengibuhlungu | ngibuhlungu |
| 2nd singular | lobuhlungu | ubuhlungu |
| 1st plural | lesibuhlungu | sibuhlungu |
| 2nd plural | lenibuhlungu | nibuhlungu |
| class 1 | lobuhlungu | ubuhlungu |
| class 2 | lababuhlungu | babuhlungu |
| class 3 | lobuhlungu | ubuhlungu |
| class 4 | lebuhlungu | ibuhlungu |
| class 5 | lelibuhlungu | libuhlungu |
| class 6 | labuhlungu | abuhlungu |
| class 7 | lesibuhlungu | sibuhlungu |
| class 8 | letibuhlungu | tibuhlungu |
| class 9 | lebuhlungu | ibuhlungu |
| class 10 | letibuhlungu | tibuhlungu |
| class 11 | lolubuhlungu | lubuhlungu |
| class 14 | lobubuhlungu | bubuhlungu |
| class 15 | lokubuhlungu | kubuhlungu |
| class 17 | lokubuhlungu | kubuhlungu |
Xhosa
Etymology
From ubuhlungu.
Relative
-búhlûngu
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| 1st singular | endibuhlungu | endingebuhlungu | ndibuhlungu | andibuhlungu |
| 2nd singular | obuhlungu | ongebuhlungu | ubuhlungu | awubuhlungu |
| 1st plural | esibuhlungu | esingebuhlungu | sibuhlungu | asibuhlungu |
| 2nd plural | enibuhlungu | eningebuhlungu | nibuhlungu | anibuhlungu |
| class 1 | obuhlungu | ongebuhlungu | ubuhlungu | akabuhlungu |
| class 2 | ababuhlungu | abangebuhlungu | babuhlungu | ababuhlungu |
| class 3 | obuhlungu | ongebuhlungu | ubuhlungu | awubuhlungu |
| class 4 | ebuhlungu | engebuhlungu | ibuhlungu | ayibuhlungu |
| class 5 | elibuhlungu | elingebuhlungu | libuhlungu | alibuhlungu |
| class 6 | abuhlungu | angebuhlungu | abuhlungu | awabuhlungu |
| class 7 | esibuhlungu | esingebuhlungu | sibuhlungu | asibuhlungu |
| class 8 | ezibuhlungu | ezingebuhlungu | zibuhlungu | azibuhlungu |
| class 9 | ebuhlungu | engebuhlungu | ibuhlungu | ayibuhlungu |
| class 10 | ezibuhlungu | ezingebuhlungu | zibuhlungu | azibuhlungu |
| class 11 | olubuhlungu | olungebuhlungu | lubuhlungu | alubuhlungu |
| class 14 | obubuhlungu | obungebuhlungu | bubuhlungu | abubuhlungu |
| class 15 | okubuhlungu | okungebuhlungu | kubuhlungu | akubuhlungu |
| class 17 | okubuhlungu | okungebuhlungu | kubuhlungu | akubuhlungu |
Zulu
Etymology
From ubuhlungu.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɓuɬûːnɡu/
Relative
-buhlûngu
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| 1st singular | engibuhlungu | engingebuhlungu | ngibuhlungu | angibuhlungu |
| 2nd singular | obuhlungu | ongebuhlungu | ubuhlungu | awubuhlungu |
| 1st plural | esibuhlungu | esingebuhlungu | sibuhlungu | asibuhlungu |
| 2nd plural | enibuhlungu | eningebuhlungu | nibuhlungu | anibuhlungu |
| class 1 | obuhlungu | ongebuhlungu | ubuhlungu | akabuhlungu |
| class 2 | ababuhlungu | abangebuhlungu | babuhlungu | ababuhlungu |
| class 3 | obuhlungu | ongebuhlungu | ubuhlungu | awubuhlungu |
| class 4 | ebuhlungu | engebuhlungu | ibuhlungu | ayibuhlungu |
| class 5 | elibuhlungu | elingebuhlungu | libuhlungu | alibuhlungu |
| class 6 | abuhlungu | angebuhlungu | abuhlungu | awabuhlungu |
| class 7 | esibuhlungu | esingebuhlungu | sibuhlungu | asibuhlungu |
| class 8 | ezibuhlungu | ezingebuhlungu | zibuhlungu | azibuhlungu |
| class 9 | ebuhlungu | engebuhlungu | ibuhlungu | ayibuhlungu |
| class 10 | ezibuhlungu | ezingebuhlungu | zibuhlungu | azibuhlungu |
| class 11 | olubuhlungu | olungebuhlungu | lubuhlungu | alubuhlungu |
| class 14 | obubuhlungu | obungebuhlungu | bubuhlungu | abubuhlungu |
| class 15 | okubuhlungu | okungebuhlungu | kubuhlungu | akubuhlungu |
| class 17 | okubuhlungu | okungebuhlungu | kubuhlungu | akubuhlungu |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓuhlungu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓuhlungu”