umNguni

Zulu

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uḿ̩nɡuːní/

Noun

uḿNguní class 1 (plural abéNguní class 2)

Nguni person

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umNguni	abeNguni
Locative	kumNguni	kubeNguni
	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)”

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