isibongo
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
Noun
isibongo (plural isibongos or izibongo)
- A complimentary metonym used to describe members of a Zulu clan.
Xhosa
Etymology
Noun
isibongo? class 7 (plural izibongo class 8)
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isíɓoːnɡo/
Noun
isíbongo class 7 (plural izibôngo class 8)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isibongo | izibongo | ||
| simple form | sibongo | zibongo | ||
| locative | esibongweni | ezibongweni | ||
| copulative | yisibongo | yizibongo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesibongo | owesibongo | wezibongo | owezibongo |
| class 2 | besibongo | abesibongo | bezibongo | abezibongo |
| class 3 | wesibongo | owesibongo | wezibongo | owezibongo |
| class 4 | yesibongo | eyesibongo | yezibongo | eyezibongo |
| class 5 | lesibongo | elesibongo | lezibongo | elezibongo |
| class 6 | esibongo | awesibongo | ezibongo | awezibongo |
| class 7 | sesibongo | esesibongo | sezibongo | esezibongo |
| class 8 | zesibongo | ezesibongo | zezibongo | ezezibongo |
| class 9 | yesibongo | eyesibongo | yezibongo | eyezibongo |
| class 10 | zesibongo | ezesibongo | zezibongo | ezezibongo |
| class 11 | lwesibongo | olwesibongo | lwezibongo | olwezibongo |
| class 14 | besibongo | obesibongo | bezibongo | obezibongo |
| class 15 | kwesibongo | okwesibongo | kwezibongo | okwezibongo |
| class 17 | kwesibongo | okwesibongo | kwezibongo | okwezibongo |