ingwenya
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *íngwenya, from Proto-Bantu *ǹgòìnà.
Noun
ingwenya? class 9 (plural izingwenya class 10)
- crocodile
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *íngwenya, from Proto-Bantu *ǹgòìnà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínɡweːɲa/
Noun
íngwenya class 9 (plural tíngwenya class 10)
- crocodile
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *íngwenya, from Proto-Bantu *ǹgòìnà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íᵑɡ̊ʷe̤ːɲa]
Noun
íngwenya class 9 (plural iíngwenya class 10)
- crocodile
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *íngwenya, from Proto-Bantu *ǹgòìnà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínɡweːɲa/
Noun
íngwenya class 9 (plural izíngwenya class 10)
- crocodile
- bandit, criminal, gangster
- submarine
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ingwenya | izingwenya | ||
| Locative | engwenyeni | ezingwenyeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ingwenya | izingwenya | ||
| Simple form | ngwenya | zingwenya | ||
| Locative | engwenyeni | ezingwenyeni | ||
| Copulative | yingwenya | yizingwenya | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wengwenya | owengwenya | wezingwenya | owezingwenya |
| Class 2 | bengwenya | abengwenya | bezingwenya | abezingwenya |
| Class 3 | wengwenya | owengwenya | wezingwenya | owezingwenya |
| Class 4 | yengwenya | eyengwenya | yezingwenya | eyezingwenya |
| Class 5 | lengwenya | elengwenya | lezingwenya | elezingwenya |
| Class 6 | engwenya | awengwenya | ezingwenya | awezingwenya |
| Class 7 | sengwenya | esengwenya | sezingwenya | esezingwenya |
| Class 8 | zengwenya | ezengwenya | zezingwenya | ezezingwenya |
| Class 9 | yengwenya | eyengwenya | yezingwenya | eyezingwenya |
| Class 10 | zengwenya | ezengwenya | zezingwenya | ezezingwenya |
| Class 11 | lwengwenya | olwengwenya | lwezingwenya | olwezingwenya |
| Class 14 | bengwenya | obengwenya | bezingwenya | obezingwenya |
| Class 15 | kwengwenya | okwengwenya | kwezingwenya | okwezingwenya |
| Class 17 | kwengwenya | okwengwenya | kwezingwenya | okwezingwenya |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-gwenya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gwenya (2.9.9)”