inkungu
Xhosa
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íᵑkûːᵑɡ̊ṳ]
Noun
ínkûngu class 9 (plural íinkûngu class 10)
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínkuːnɡú/
Noun
ínkungú class 9 (plural izinkûngú class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | inkungu | izinkungu | ||
| simple form | nkungu | zinkungu | ||
| locative | enkungwini | ezinkungwini | ||
| copulative | yinkungu | yizinkungu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wenkungu | owenkungu | wezinkungu | owezinkungu |
| class 2 | benkungu | abenkungu | bezinkungu | abezinkungu |
| class 3 | wenkungu | owenkungu | wezinkungu | owezinkungu |
| class 4 | yenkungu | eyenkungu | yezinkungu | eyezinkungu |
| class 5 | lenkungu | elenkungu | lezinkungu | elezinkungu |
| class 6 | enkungu | awenkungu | ezinkungu | awezinkungu |
| class 7 | senkungu | esenkungu | sezinkungu | esezinkungu |
| class 8 | zenkungu | ezenkungu | zezinkungu | ezezinkungu |
| class 9 | yenkungu | eyenkungu | yezinkungu | eyezinkungu |
| class 10 | zenkungu | ezenkungu | zezinkungu | ezezinkungu |
| class 11 | lwenkungu | olwenkungu | lwezinkungu | olwezinkungu |
| class 14 | benkungu | obenkungu | bezinkungu | obezinkungu |
| class 15 | kwenkungu | okwenkungu | kwezinkungu | okwezinkungu |
| class 17 | kwenkungu | okwenkungu | kwezinkungu | okwezinkungu |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nkungu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nkungu (2.3-8.8-3)”