ingwenya

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòìnà.

Noun

íngwenya class 9 (plural ízíngwenya class 10)

  1. crocodile

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòìnà.

Noun

íngwenya class 9 (plural iíngwenya class 10)

  1. crocodile

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòìnà.

Noun

íngwenya class 9 (plural tíngwenya class 10)

  1. crocodile

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòìnà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [íᵑɡ̊ʷe̤ːɲa]

Noun

íngwenya class 9 (plural iíngwenya class 10)

  1. crocodile

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòìnà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /íᵑɡʷeːɲa/

Noun

íngwenya class 9 (plural izíngwenya class 10)

  1. crocodile
  2. bandit, criminal, gangster
  3. submarine

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative engwenyeni)
singular plural
full form ingwenya izingwenya
simple form ngwenya zingwenya
locative engwenyeni ezingwenyeni
copulative yingwenya yizingwenya
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wengwenya owengwenya wezingwenya owezingwenya
class 2 bengwenya abengwenya bezingwenya abezingwenya
class 3 wengwenya owengwenya wezingwenya owezingwenya
class 4 yengwenya eyengwenya yezingwenya eyezingwenya
class 5 lengwenya elengwenya lezingwenya elezingwenya
class 6 engwenya awengwenya ezingwenya awezingwenya
class 7 sengwenya esengwenya sezingwenya esezingwenya
class 8 zengwenya ezengwenya zezingwenya ezezingwenya
class 9 yengwenya eyengwenya yezingwenya eyezingwenya
class 10 zengwenya ezengwenya zezingwenya ezezingwenya
class 11 lwengwenya olwengwenya lwezingwenya olwezingwenya
class 14 bengwenya obengwenya bezingwenya obezingwenya
class 15 kwengwenya okwengwenya kwezingwenya okwezingwenya
class 17 kwengwenya okwengwenya kwezingwenya okwezingwenya

References

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