igama

igama

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *íligámá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íɡ̊a̤᷈ːma]

Noun

ígâma class 5 (plural ámágâma class 6)

1. name

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *íligámá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːɡâːma/

Noun

îgâma class 5 (plural ámagâma class 6)

1. name

   Synonym: ibizo

2. word

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	igama	amagama
Locative	egameni	emagameni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	igama		amagama
Simple form	ligama		magama
Locative	egameni		emagameni
Copulative	yigama		ngamagama
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wegama	owegama	wamagama	owamagama
Class 2	begama	abegama	bamagama	abamagama
Class 3	wegama	owegama	wamagama	owamagama
Class 4	yegama	eyegama	yamagama	eyamagama
Class 5	legama	elegama	lamagama	elamagama
Class 6	egama	awegama	amagama	awamagama
Class 7	segama	esegama	samagama	esamagama
Class 8	zegama	ezegama	zamagama	ezamagama
Class 9	yegama	eyegama	yamagama	eyamagama
Class 10	zegama	ezegama	zamagama	ezamagama
Class 11	lwegama	olwegama	lwamagama	olwamagama
Class 14	begama	obegama	bamagama	obamagama
Class 15	kwegama	okwegama	kwamagama	okwamagama
Class 17	kwegama	okwegama	kwamagama	okwamagama

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-gama”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gama (2.4.3-8.9)”