ilanga
Northern Ndebele
Noun
ílanga class 5 (plural ámálanga class 6)
- day
- sun
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Southern Ndebele
Noun
ílanga class 5 (plural ámálanga class 6)
- day
- sun
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ílaːᵑɡ̊a̤]
Noun
ílanga class 5 (plural ámálanga class 6)
- sun
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːlaːnɡa/
Noun
ī́langa class 5 (plural amálanga class 6)
- sun
- day, daytime
- Synonyms: usuku, umuhla
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ilanga | amalanga | ||
| Locative | elangeni | emalangeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ilanga | amalanga | ||
| Simple form | lilanga | malanga | ||
| Locative | elangeni | emalangeni | ||
| Copulative | yilanga | ngamalanga | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | welanga | owelanga | wamalanga | owamalanga |
| Class 2 | belanga | abelanga | bamalanga | abamalanga |
| Class 3 | welanga | owelanga | wamalanga | owamalanga |
| Class 4 | yelanga | eyelanga | yamalanga | eyamalanga |
| Class 5 | lelanga | elelanga | lamalanga | elamalanga |
| Class 6 | elanga | awelanga | amalanga | awamalanga |
| Class 7 | selanga | eselanga | samalanga | esamalanga |
| Class 8 | zelanga | ezelanga | zamalanga | ezamalanga |
| Class 9 | yelanga | eyelanga | yamalanga | eyamalanga |
| Class 10 | zelanga | ezelanga | zamalanga | ezamalanga |
| Class 11 | lwelanga | olwelanga | lwamalanga | olwamalanga |
| Class 14 | belanga | obelanga | bamalanga | obamalanga |
| Class 15 | kwelanga | okwelanga | kwamalanga | okwamalanga |
| Class 17 | kwelanga | okwelanga | kwamalanga | okwamalanga |
Derived terms
- impumalanga
- intshonalanga
- unozungezilanga
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-langa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-langa (3.2.9.9)”