inyonga
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njóngà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íɲôːᵑɡ̊a̤]
Noun
ínyônga class 9 (plural íinyônga class 10)
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njóngà.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /íɲôːnɡa/
Noun
ínyônga class 9 (plural ízinyônga class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | inyonga | izinyonga | ||
| simple form | nyonga | zinyonga | ||
| locative | enyongeni | ezinyongeni | ||
| copulative | yinyonga | yizinyonga | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wenyonga | owenyonga | wezinyonga | owezinyonga |
| class 2 | benyonga | abenyonga | bezinyonga | abezinyonga |
| class 3 | wenyonga | owenyonga | wezinyonga | owezinyonga |
| class 4 | yenyonga | eyenyonga | yezinyonga | eyezinyonga |
| class 5 | lenyonga | elenyonga | lezinyonga | elezinyonga |
| class 6 | enyonga | awenyonga | ezinyonga | awezinyonga |
| class 7 | senyonga | esenyonga | sezinyonga | esezinyonga |
| class 8 | zenyonga | ezenyonga | zezinyonga | ezezinyonga |
| class 9 | yenyonga | eyenyonga | yezinyonga | eyezinyonga |
| class 10 | zenyonga | ezenyonga | zezinyonga | ezezinyonga |
| class 11 | lwenyonga | olwenyonga | lwezinyonga | olwezinyonga |
| class 14 | benyonga | obenyonga | bezinyonga | obezinyonga |
| class 15 | kwenyonga | okwenyonga | kwezinyonga | okwezinyonga |
| class 17 | kwenyonga | okwenyonga | kwezinyonga | okwezinyonga |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nyonga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nyonga (3.3-8.9)”