isilungu
Zulu
Etymology
From isi- + umlungu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isíluːnɡu/
Noun
isílungu class 7
- customs or language of white people
Inflection
| Class 7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isilungu | — | ||
| Locative | esilungwini | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isilungu | — | ||
| Simple form | silungu | — | ||
| Locative | esilungwini | — | ||
| Copulative | yisilungu | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wesilungu | owesilungu | — | — |
| Class 2 | besilungu | abesilungu | — | — |
| Class 3 | wesilungu | owesilungu | — | — |
| Class 4 | yesilungu | eyesilungu | — | — |
| Class 5 | lesilungu | elesilungu | — | — |
| Class 6 | esilungu | awesilungu | — | — |
| Class 7 | sesilungu | esesilungu | — | — |
| Class 8 | zesilungu | ezesilungu | — | — |
| Class 9 | yesilungu | eyesilungu | — | — |
| Class 10 | zesilungu | ezesilungu | — | — |
| Class 11 | lwesilungu | olwesilungu | — | — |
| Class 14 | besilungu | obesilungu | — | — |
| Class 15 | kwesilungu | okwesilungu | — | — |
| Class 17 | kwesilungu | okwesilungu | — | — |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-lungu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lungu (3.2.9.9)”