umhlanga
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìcèngà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uḿ̩ɬaːnɡa/
Noun
uḿhlanga class 3 (plural imíhlanga class 4)
- reed
Inflection
Class 3/4 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umhlanga | imihlanga | ||
Locative | emhlangeni | emihlangeni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umhlanga | imihlanga | ||
Simple form | mhlanga | mihlanga | ||
Locative | emhlangeni | emihlangeni | ||
Copulative | ngumhlanga | yimihlanga | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | womhlanga | owomhlanga | wemihlanga | owemihlanga |
Class 2 | bomhlanga | abomhlanga | bemihlanga | abemihlanga |
Class 3 | womhlanga | owomhlanga | wemihlanga | owemihlanga |
Class 4 | yomhlanga | eyomhlanga | yemihlanga | eyemihlanga |
Class 5 | lomhlanga | elomhlanga | lemihlanga | elemihlanga |
Class 6 | omhlanga | awomhlanga | emihlanga | awemihlanga |
Class 7 | somhlanga | esomhlanga | semihlanga | esemihlanga |
Class 8 | zomhlanga | ezomhlanga | zemihlanga | ezemihlanga |
Class 9 | yomhlanga | eyomhlanga | yemihlanga | eyemihlanga |
Class 10 | zomhlanga | ezomhlanga | zemihlanga | ezemihlanga |
Class 11 | lomhlanga | olomhlanga | lwemihlanga | olwemihlanga |
Class 14 | bomhlanga | obomhlanga | bemihlanga | obemihlanga |
Class 15 | komhlanga | okomhlanga | kwemihlanga | okwemihlanga |
Class 17 | komhlanga | okomhlanga | kwemihlanga | okwemihlanga |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-hlanga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlanga (3.2.9.9)”