ubuhlungu
Xhosa
Etymology
From Common Bantu *bʊ̀cʊ́ngʊ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [úɓúɬûːᵑɡṳ]
Noun
úbúhlûngu class 14
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Zulu
Etymology
From Common Bantu *bʊ̀cʊ́ngʊ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úɓuɬûːnɡu/
Noun
úbuhlûngu class 14
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | ubuhlungu | — | ||
| simple form | buhlungu | — | ||
| locative | ebuhlungwini | — | ||
| copulative | ngubuhlungu | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wobuhlungu | owobuhlungu | — | — |
| class 2 | bobuhlungu | abobuhlungu | — | — |
| class 3 | wobuhlungu | owobuhlungu | — | — |
| class 4 | yobuhlungu | eyobuhlungu | — | — |
| class 5 | lobuhlungu | elobuhlungu | — | — |
| class 6 | obuhlungu | awobuhlungu | — | — |
| class 7 | sobuhlungu | esobuhlungu | — | — |
| class 8 | zobuhlungu | ezobuhlungu | — | — |
| class 9 | yobuhlungu | eyobuhlungu | — | — |
| class 10 | zobuhlungu | ezobuhlungu | — | — |
| class 11 | lobuhlungu | olobuhlungu | — | — |
| class 14 | bobuhlungu | obobuhlungu | — | — |
| class 15 | kobuhlungu | okobuhlungu | — | — |
| class 17 | kobuhlungu | okobuhlungu | — | — |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlungu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlungu (2.4.3-8.9)”