hlanu
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.
Adjective
-hlánu
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | engimhlanu | ngimhlanu |
| 2nd singular | omhlanu | umhlanu |
| 1st plural | esibahlanu | sibahlanu |
| 2nd plural | elibahlanu | libahlanu |
| class 1 | omhlanu | mhlanu |
| class 2 | abahlanu | bahlanu |
| class 3 | omhlanu | mhlanu |
| class 4 | emihlanu | mihlanu |
| class 5 | elihlanu | lihlanu |
| class 6 | amahlanu | mahlanu |
| class 7 | esihlanu | sihlanu |
| class 8 | ezinhlanu | zinhlanu |
| class 9 | enhlanu | inhlanu |
| class 10 | ezinhlanu | zinhlanu |
| class 11 | oluhlanu | luhlanu |
| class 14 | obuhlanu | buhlanu |
| class 15 | okuhlanu | kuhlanu |
| class 17 | okuhlanu | kuhlanu |
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.
Adjective
-hlánu
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | legimuhlanu | gimuhlanu |
| 2nd singular | lomuhlanu | umuhlanu |
| 1st plural | lesibahlanu | sibahlanu |
| 2nd plural | lelibahlanu | libahlanu |
| class 1 | lamuhlanu | mhuhlanu |
| class 2 | labahlanu | bhahlanu |
| class 3 | lomuhlanu | mhuhlanu |
| class 4 | lemihlanu | mhihlanu |
| class 5 | lelihlanu | lhihlanu |
| class 6 | lamahlanu | mhahlanu |
| class 7 | lesihlanu | ssihlanu |
| class 8 | letihlanu | ttihlanu |
| class 9 | lehlanu | yhihlanu |
| class 10 | letihlanu | ttihlanu |
| class 14 | lobuhlanu | bhuhlanu |
| class 15 | lokuhlanu | kkuhlanu |
| class 17 | lokuhlanu | kkuhlanu |
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.
Adjective
-hlánu
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.
Adjective
-hlánu
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | lengimhlanu | ngimhlanu |
| 2nd singular | lomhlanu | umhlanu |
| 1st plural | lesibahlanu | sibahlanu |
| 2nd plural | lenibahlanu | nibahlanu |
| class 1 | lomhlanu | mhlanu |
| class 2 | labahlanu | bahlanu |
| class 3 | lomhlanu | mhlanu |
| class 4 | lemihlanu | mihlanu |
| class 5 | lelihlanu | lihlanu |
| class 6 | lamahlanu | mahlanu |
| class 7 | lesihlanu | sihlanu |
| class 8 | letinhlanu | tinhlanu |
| class 9 | lenhlanu | inhlanu |
| class 10 | letinhlanu | tinhlanu |
| class 11 | loluhlanu | luhlanu |
| class 14 | lobuhlanu | buhlanu |
| class 15 | lokuhlanu | kuhlanu |
| class 17 | lokuhlanu | kuhlanu |
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.
Adjective
-hlânu
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| 1st singular | endimhlanu | endingemhlanu | ndimhlanu | andimhlanu |
| 2nd singular | omhlanu | ongemhlanu | umhlanu | awumhlanu |
| 1st plural | esibahlanu | esingebahlanu | sibahlanu | asibahlanu |
| 2nd plural | enibahlanu | eningebahlanu | nibahlanu | anibahlanu |
| class 1 | omhlanu | ongemhlanu | mhlanu | akamhlanu |
| class 2 | abahlanu | abangebahlanu | bahlanu | ababahlanu |
| class 3 | omhlanu | ongemhlanu | mhlanu | awumhlanu |
| class 4 | emihlanu | engemihlanu | mihlanu | ayimihlanu |
| class 5 | elihlanu | elingelihlanu | lihlanu | alilihlanu |
| class 6 | amahlanu | angemahlanu | mahlanu | awamahlanu |
| class 7 | esihlanu | esingesihlanu | sihlanu | asisihlanu |
| class 8 | ezintlanu | ezingezintlanu | zintlanu | azizintlanu |
| class 9 | entlanu | engentlanu | intlanu | ayiyintlanu |
| class 10 | ezintlanu | ezingezintlanu | zintlanu | azizintlanu |
| class 11 | oluhlanu | olungeluhlanu | luhlanu | aluluhlanu |
| class 14 | obuhlanu | obungebuhlanu | buhlanu | abubuhlanu |
| class 15 | okuhlanu | okungekuhlanu | kuhlanu | akukuhlanu |
| class 17 | okuhlanu | okungekuhlanu | kuhlanu | akukuhlanu |
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.
Adjective
-hlánu
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| 1st singular | engimhlanu | engingemhlanu | ngimhlanu | angimhlanu |
| 2nd singular | omhlanu | ongemhlanu | umhlanu | awumhlanu |
| 1st plural | esibahlanu | esingebahlanu | sibahlanu | asibahlanu |
| 2nd plural | enibahlanu | eningebahlanu | nibahlanu | anibahlanu |
| class 1 | omhlanu | ongemhlanu | mhlanu | akamhlanu |
| class 2 | abahlanu | abangebahlanu | bahlanu | ababahlanu |
| class 3 | omhlanu | ongemhlanu | mhlanu | awumhlanu |
| class 4 | emihlanu | engemihlanu | mihlanu | ayimihlanu |
| class 5 | elihlanu | elingelihlanu | lihlanu | alilihlanu |
| class 6 | amahlanu | angemahlanu | mahlanu | awamahlanu |
| class 7 | esihlanu | esingesihlanu | sihlanu | asisihlanu |
| class 8 | ezinhlanu | ezingezinhlanu | zinhlanu | azizinhlanu |
| class 9 | enhlanu | engenhlanu, engeyinhlanu | inhlanu, yinhlanu | ayiyinhlanu |
| class 10 | ezinhlanu | ezingezinhlanu | zinhlanu | azizinhlanu |
| class 11 | oluhlanu | olungeluhlanu | luhlanu | aluluhlanu |
| class 14 | obuhlanu | obungebuhlanu | buhlanu | abubuhlanu |
| class 15 | okuhlanu | okungekuhlanu | kuhlanu | akukuhlanu |
| class 17 | okuhlanu | okungekuhlanu | kuhlanu | akukuhlanu |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlanu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlanu”