ubuhlungu
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úbuhlúngú, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cʊ́ngʊ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úɓuɬûːŋu/
Noun
úbuhlûngu class 14
Inflection
| Class 14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubuhlungu | — | ||
| Locative | ebuhlungwini | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubuhlungu | — | ||
| Simple form | buhlungu | — | ||
| Locative | ebuhlungwini | — | ||
| Copulative | ngubuhlungu | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wobuhlungu | owobuhlungu | — | — |
| Class 2 | bobuhlungu | abobuhlungu | — | — |
| Class 3 | wobuhlungu | owobuhlungu | — | — |
| Class 4 | yobuhlungu | eyobuhlungu | — | — |
| Class 5 | lobuhlungu | elobuhlungu | — | — |
| Class 6 | obuhlungu | awobuhlungu | — | — |
| Class 7 | sobuhlungu | esobuhlungu | — | — |
| Class 8 | zobuhlungu | ezobuhlungu | — | — |
| Class 9 | yobuhlungu | eyobuhlungu | — | — |
| Class 10 | zobuhlungu | ezobuhlungu | — | — |
| Class 11 | lwobuhlungu | olwobuhlungu | — | — |
| Class 14 | bobuhlungu | obobuhlungu | — | — |
| Class 15 | kwobuhlungu | okwobuhlungu | — | — |
| Class 17 | kwobuhlungu | okwobuhlungu | — | — |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-hlungu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlungu (2.4.3-8.9)”
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