iGoli
See also: igoli
Zulu
Etymology
Clipping of igolide (“gold”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːɡóːli/
Noun
îGóli class 5
- Johannesburg (a city in South Africa)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | iGoli | — | ||
| simple form | liGoli | — | ||
| locative | eGoli | — | ||
| copulative | yiGoli | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | weGoli | oweGoli | — | — |
| class 2 | beGoli | abeGoli | — | — |
| class 3 | weGoli | oweGoli | — | — |
| class 4 | yeGoli | eyeGoli | — | — |
| class 5 | leGoli | eleGoli | — | — |
| class 6 | eGoli | aweGoli | — | — |
| class 7 | seGoli | eseGoli | — | — |
| class 8 | zeGoli | ezeGoli | — | — |
| class 9 | yeGoli | eyeGoli | — | — |
| class 10 | zeGoli | ezeGoli | — | — |
| class 11 | lweGoli | olweGoli | — | — |
| class 14 | beGoli | obeGoli | — | — |
| class 15 | kweGoli | okweGoli | — | — |
| class 17 | kweGoli | okweGoli | — | — |
Descendants
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-goli”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-goli (2.4.3.9)”