ningi
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jíngɪ́.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nîːnɡi/
Adjective
-nîngi
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| 1st singular | engimningi | engingemningi | ngimningi | angimningi |
| 2nd singular | omningi | ongemningi | umningi | awumningi |
| 1st plural | esibaningi | esingebaningi | sibaningi | asibaningi |
| 2nd plural | enibaningi | eningebaningi | nibaningi | anibaningi |
| class 1 | omningi | ongemningi | mningi | akamningi |
| class 2 | abaningi | abangebaningi | baningi | ababaningi |
| class 3 | omningi | ongemningi | mningi | awumningi |
| class 4 | eminingi | engeminingi | miningi | ayiminingi |
| class 5 | eliningi | elingeliningi | liningi | aliliningi |
| class 6 | amaningi | angemaningi | maningi | awamaningi |
| class 7 | esiningi | esingesiningi | siningi | asisiningi |
| class 8 | eziningi | ezingeziningi | ziningi | aziziningi |
| class 9 | eningi | engeningi, engeyiningi | iningi, yiningi | ayiyiningi |
| class 10 | eziningi | ezingeziningi | ziningi | aziziningi |
| class 11 | oluningi | olungeluningi | luningi | aluluningi |
| class 14 | obuningi | obungebuningi | buningi | abubuningi |
| class 15 | okuningi | okungekuningi | kuningi | akukuningi |
| class 17 | okuningi | okungekuningi | kuningi | akukuningi |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ningi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ningi”