injongo
Xhosa
Etymology
From in- + -jonga + -o.
Noun
injongo? class 9 (plural iinjongo class 10)
- aim
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From in- + -jonga + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íɲdʒóːnɡo/
Noun
ínjóngo class 9 (plural ízinjóngo class 10)
- aim, goal, objective
- purpose
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | injongo | izinjongo | ||
| Locative | enjongweni | ezinjongweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | injongo | izinjongo | ||
| Simple form | njongo | zinjongo | ||
| Locative | enjongweni | ezinjongweni | ||
| Copulative | yinjongo | yizinjongo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wenjongo | owenjongo | wezinjongo | owezinjongo |
| Class 2 | benjongo | abenjongo | bezinjongo | abezinjongo |
| Class 3 | wenjongo | owenjongo | wezinjongo | owezinjongo |
| Class 4 | yenjongo | eyenjongo | yezinjongo | eyezinjongo |
| Class 5 | lenjongo | elenjongo | lezinjongo | elezinjongo |
| Class 6 | enjongo | awenjongo | ezinjongo | awezinjongo |
| Class 7 | senjongo | esenjongo | sezinjongo | esezinjongo |
| Class 8 | zenjongo | ezenjongo | zezinjongo | ezezinjongo |
| Class 9 | yenjongo | eyenjongo | yezinjongo | eyezinjongo |
| Class 10 | zenjongo | ezenjongo | zezinjongo | ezezinjongo |
| Class 11 | lwenjongo | olwenjongo | lwezinjongo | olwezinjongo |
| Class 14 | benjongo | obenjongo | bezinjongo | obezinjongo |
| Class 15 | kwenjongo | okwenjongo | kwezinjongo | okwezinjongo |
| Class 17 | kwenjongo | okwenjongo | kwezinjongo | okwezinjongo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-jongo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-jongo (3.6-3.9)”