isihlungu
Zulu
FWOTD – 27 December 2019
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ísiɬûːnɡu/
Noun
ísihlûngu class 7 (plural ízihlûngu class 8)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isihlungu | izihlungu | ||
| simple form | sihlungu | zihlungu | ||
| locative | esihlungwini | ezihlungwini | ||
| copulative | yisihlungu | yizihlungu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesihlungu | owesihlungu | wezihlungu | owezihlungu |
| class 2 | besihlungu | abesihlungu | bezihlungu | abezihlungu |
| class 3 | wesihlungu | owesihlungu | wezihlungu | owezihlungu |
| class 4 | yesihlungu | eyesihlungu | yezihlungu | eyezihlungu |
| class 5 | lesihlungu | elesihlungu | lezihlungu | elezihlungu |
| class 6 | esihlungu | awesihlungu | ezihlungu | awezihlungu |
| class 7 | sesihlungu | esesihlungu | sezihlungu | esezihlungu |
| class 8 | zesihlungu | ezesihlungu | zezihlungu | ezezihlungu |
| class 9 | yesihlungu | eyesihlungu | yezihlungu | eyezihlungu |
| class 10 | zesihlungu | ezesihlungu | zezihlungu | ezezihlungu |
| class 11 | lwesihlungu | olwesihlungu | lwezihlungu | olwezihlungu |
| class 14 | besihlungu | obesihlungu | bezihlungu | obezihlungu |
| class 15 | kwesihlungu | okwesihlungu | kwezihlungu | okwezihlungu |
| class 17 | kwesihlungu | okwesihlungu | kwezihlungu | okwezihlungu |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlungu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlungu (2.4.3-8.9)”