inkungu

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵑkûːᵑɡ̊ṳ]

Noun

ínkûngu class 9 (plural íinkûngu class 10)

1. fog, mist
2. ignorance

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínkuːnɡú/

Noun

ínkungú class 9 (plural izinkûngú class 10)

1. fog, mist
2. ignorance

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inkungu	izinkungu
Locative	enkungwini	ezinkungwini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inkungu		izinkungu
Simple form	nkungu		zinkungu
Locative	enkungwini		ezinkungwini
Copulative	yinkungu		yizinkungu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenkungu	owenkungu	wezinkungu	owezinkungu
Class 2	benkungu	abenkungu	bezinkungu	abezinkungu
Class 3	wenkungu	owenkungu	wezinkungu	owezinkungu
Class 4	yenkungu	eyenkungu	yezinkungu	eyezinkungu
Class 5	lenkungu	elenkungu	lezinkungu	elezinkungu
Class 6	enkungu	awenkungu	ezinkungu	awezinkungu
Class 7	senkungu	esenkungu	sezinkungu	esezinkungu
Class 8	zenkungu	ezenkungu	zezinkungu	ezezinkungu
Class 9	yenkungu	eyenkungu	yezinkungu	eyezinkungu
Class 10	zenkungu	ezenkungu	zezinkungu	ezezinkungu
Class 11	lwenkungu	olwenkungu	lwezinkungu	olwezinkungu
Class 14	benkungu	obenkungu	bezinkungu	obezinkungu
Class 15	kwenkungu	okwenkungu	kwezinkungu	okwezinkungu
Class 17	kwenkungu	okwenkungu	kwezinkungu	okwezinkungu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nkungu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nkungu (2.3-8.8-3)”