umNguni
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uḿ̩nɡuːní/
Noun
uḿNguní class 1 (plural abéNguní class 2)
- Nguni person
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | umNguni | abeNguni | ||
| simple form | mNguni | beNguni | ||
| locative | kumNguni | kubeNguni | ||
| copulative | ngumNguni | ngabeNguni | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | womNguni | owomNguni | wabeNguni | owabeNguni |
| class 2 | bomNguni | abomNguni | babeNguni | ababeNguni |
| class 3 | womNguni | owomNguni | wabeNguni | owabeNguni |
| class 4 | yomNguni | eyomNguni | yabeNguni | eyabeNguni |
| class 5 | lomNguni | elomNguni | labeNguni | elabeNguni |
| class 6 | omNguni | awomNguni | abeNguni | awabeNguni |
| class 7 | somNguni | esomNguni | sabeNguni | esabeNguni |
| class 8 | zomNguni | ezomNguni | zabeNguni | ezabeNguni |
| class 9 | yomNguni | eyomNguni | yabeNguni | eyabeNguni |
| class 10 | zomNguni | ezomNguni | zabeNguni | ezabeNguni |
| class 11 | lomNguni | olomNguni | lwabeNguni | olwabeNguni |
| class 14 | bomNguni | obomNguni | babeNguni | obabeNguni |
| class 15 | komNguni | okomNguni | kwabeNguni | okwabeNguni |
| class 17 | komNguni | okomNguni | kwabeNguni | okwabeNguni |
Derived terms
- isiNguni
- ubuNguni
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nguni”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nguni (3.2.6.3)”