isibongo
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Zulu isibongo.
Noun
isibongo (plural isibongos or izibongo)
- A complimentary metonym used to describe members of a Zulu clan.
Xhosa
Etymology
From isi- + -bonga + -o.
Noun
isibongo? class 7 (plural izibongo class 8)
- class name
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From isi- + -bonga + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isíɓoːnɡo/
Noun
isíbongo class 7 (plural izibôngo class 8)
- surname
Inflection
| Class 7/8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isibongo | izibongo | ||
| Locative | esibongweni | ezibongweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isibongo | izibongo | ||
| Simple form | sibongo | zibongo | ||
| Locative | esibongweni | ezibongweni | ||
| Copulative | yisibongo | yizibongo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wesibongo | owesibongo | wezibongo | owezibongo |
| Class 2 | besibongo | abesibongo | bezibongo | abezibongo |
| Class 3 | wesibongo | owesibongo | wezibongo | owezibongo |
| Class 4 | yesibongo | eyesibongo | yezibongo | eyezibongo |
| Class 5 | lesibongo | elesibongo | lezibongo | elezibongo |
| Class 6 | esibongo | awesibongo | ezibongo | awezibongo |
| Class 7 | sesibongo | esesibongo | sezibongo | esezibongo |
| Class 8 | zesibongo | ezesibongo | zezibongo | ezezibongo |
| Class 9 | yesibongo | eyesibongo | yezibongo | eyezibongo |
| Class 10 | zesibongo | ezesibongo | zezibongo | ezezibongo |
| Class 11 | lwesibongo | olwesibongo | lwezibongo | olwezibongo |
| Class 14 | besibongo | obesibongo | bezibongo | obezibongo |
| Class 15 | kwesibongo | okwesibongo | kwezibongo | okwezibongo |
| Class 17 | kwesibongo | okwesibongo | kwezibongo | okwezibongo |