ubuningi
Zulu
Etymology
From ubu- + -ningi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úɓunîːnɡi/
Noun
úbunîngi class 14
- large amount/number/quantity
- abundance
- (grammar) plural
- Synonym: ubunye
Inflection
| Class 14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubuningi | — | ||
| Locative | ebuningini | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubuningi | — | ||
| Simple form | buningi | — | ||
| Locative | ebuningini | — | ||
| Copulative | ngubuningi | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wobuningi | owobuningi | — | — |
| Class 2 | bobuningi | abobuningi | — | — |
| Class 3 | wobuningi | owobuningi | — | — |
| Class 4 | yobuningi | eyobuningi | — | — |
| Class 5 | lobuningi | elobuningi | — | — |
| Class 6 | obuningi | awobuningi | — | — |
| Class 7 | sobuningi | esobuningi | — | — |
| Class 8 | zobuningi | ezobuningi | — | — |
| Class 9 | yobuningi | eyobuningi | — | — |
| Class 10 | zobuningi | ezobuningi | — | — |
| Class 11 | lobuningi | olobuningi | — | — |
| Class 14 | bobuningi | obobuningi | — | — |
| Class 15 | kobuningi | okobuningi | — | — |
| Class 17 | kobuningi | okobuningi | — | — |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ningi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ningi (2.6.3-8.9)”