ingonyama
Xhosa
Noun
íngónyama class 9 (plural íingónyama class 10)
- lion
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From ingwe + inyama.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inɡoɲâːma/
Noun
ingonyâma class 9 (plural izingonyâma class 10)
- lion
- Synonyms: ibhubesi, imbube, isilo
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ingonyama | izingonyama | ||
| Locative | engonyameni | ezingonyameni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ingonyama | izingonyama | ||
| Simple form | ngonyama | zingonyama | ||
| Locative | engonyameni | ezingonyameni | ||
| Copulative | yingonyama | yizingonyama | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wengonyama | owengonyama | wezingonyama | owezingonyama |
| Class 2 | bengonyama | abengonyama | bezingonyama | abezingonyama |
| Class 3 | wengonyama | owengonyama | wezingonyama | owezingonyama |
| Class 4 | yengonyama | eyengonyama | yezingonyama | eyezingonyama |
| Class 5 | lengonyama | elengonyama | lezingonyama | elezingonyama |
| Class 6 | engonyama | awengonyama | ezingonyama | awezingonyama |
| Class 7 | sengonyama | esengonyama | sezingonyama | esezingonyama |
| Class 8 | zengonyama | ezengonyama | zezingonyama | ezezingonyama |
| Class 9 | yengonyama | eyengonyama | yezingonyama | eyezingonyama |
| Class 10 | zengonyama | ezengonyama | zezingonyama | ezezingonyama |
| Class 11 | lwengonyama | olwengonyama | lwezingonyama | olwezingonyama |
| Class 14 | bengonyama | obengonyama | bezingonyama | obezingonyama |
| Class 15 | kwengonyama | okwengonyama | kwezingonyama | okwezingonyama |
| Class 17 | kwengonyama | okwengonyama | kwezingonyama | okwezingonyama |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ngonyama”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ngonyama (6.6.3-8.9)”