Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jòngɪdia.
Verb
-óngeza
- to add to
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jòngɪdia.
Pronunciation
Verb
-ongeza (infinitive kuongeza)
- to add or increase
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ongeza
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| Positive present
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-naongeza
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| Subjunctive
|
-ongeze
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| Negative
|
-ongezi
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| Imperative singular
|
ongeza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
ongeza
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| Plural
|
ongezeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huongeza
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liongeza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuongeza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaongeza/naongeza
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tunaongeza
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| 2nd person
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unaongeza
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mnaongeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaongeza
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wanaongeza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naongeza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siongezi
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hatuongezi
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| 2nd person
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huongezi
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hamwongezi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haongezi
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hawaongezi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ongezi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taongeza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taongeza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongeze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niongeze
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tuongeze
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| 2nd person
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uongeze
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mwongeze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aongeze
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waongeze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ongeze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siongeze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeongeza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeongeza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliongeza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliongeza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naongeza
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twaongeza
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| 2nd person
|
waongeza
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mwaongeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aongeza
|
waongeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waongeza
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yaongeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laongeza
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yaongeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaongeza
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vyaongeza
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| n(IX/X)
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yaongeza
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zaongeza
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| u(XI)
|
waongeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaongeza
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| pa(XVI)
|
paongeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaongeza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meongeza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaongeza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaongeza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiongeza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoongeza
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| Consecutive
|
kaongeza / positive subject concord + -kaongeza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaongeze
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-niongeza
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-tuongeza
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| 2nd person
|
-kuongeza
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-waongeza/-kuongezeni/-waongezeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwongeza
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-waongeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uongeza
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-iongeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liongeza
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-yaongeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiongeza
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-viongeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-iongeza
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-ziongeza
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| u(XI)
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-uongeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuongeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-paongeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muongeza
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| Reflexive
|
-jiongeza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongeza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ongezaye
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-ongezao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ongezao
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-ongezayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ongezalo
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-ongezayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ongezacho
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-ongezavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ongezayo
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-ongezazo
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| u(XI)
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-ongezao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ongezako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ongezapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ongezamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeongeza
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-oongeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oongeza
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-yoongeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loongeza
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-yoongeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choongeza
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-vyoongeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoongeza
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-zoongeza
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| u(XI)
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-oongeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koongeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-poongeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moongeza
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms
Further reading
- ongeza in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jòngɪdia. Cognate with Zulu -engeza.
Verb
-óngeza
- (transitive) to increase, to add
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.