bonga

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See also: ɓonga and bong̃a

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu -bonga.

Verb

bonga

  1. to thank
  2. to praise

Garo

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Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa. Cognate with Burmese ငါး (nga:).

Numeral

bonga

  1. five

Karao

Noun

bonga

  1. flower

Malagasy

Noun

bonga

  1. clod of earth
  2. (dialectal) hill

Mansaka

Etymology

From bunga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa.

Noun

bonga

  1. fruit

Maranao

Noun

bonga

  1. fruit

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbonɡa/
  • Rhymes: -onɡa
  • Syllabification: bon‧ga

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bonga f (plural bongas)

  1. (Colombia) silk-cotton tree
    Synonym: ceiba

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Tagalog bunga.

Noun

bonga f (plural bongas)

  1. (Philippines) a mixture of areca nut and betel pepper leaves customarily used for betelnut chewing
    Synonyms: buyo, betel
  2. (Philippines) areca nut

Further reading

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bonga.

Verb

-bonga

  1. to thank
  2. to praise

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bonga.

Verb

-bonga

  1. to thank
  2. to praise

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bonga.

Verb

-bonga

  1. (transitive) to thank
  2. (transitive) to praise, to laud
    Synonym: -dumisa
  3. (transitive) to recognise, to show appreciation for

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive ukubonga
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukubonga ukungabongi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular bonga -bonge
Plural bongani -bongeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyabonga, ngibonga engibongayo, engibonga ngibonga angibongi engingabongi ngingabongi
2nd singular uyabonga, ubonga obongayo, obonga ubonga awubongi ongabongi ungabongi
1st plural siyabonga, sibonga esibongayo, esibonga sibonga asibongi esingabongi singabongi
2nd plural niyabonga, nibonga enibongayo, enibonga nibonga anibongi eningabongi ningabongi
Class 1 uyabonga, ubonga obongayo, obonga ebonga akabongi ongabongi engabongi
Class 2 bayabonga, babonga ababongayo, ababonga bebonga ababongi abangabongi bengabongi
Class 3 uyabonga, ubonga obongayo, obonga ubonga awubongi ongabongi ungabongi
Class 4 iyabonga, ibonga ebongayo, ebonga ibonga ayibongi engabongi ingabongi
Class 5 liyabonga, libonga elibongayo, elibonga libonga alibongi elingabongi lingabongi
Class 6 ayabonga, abonga abongayo, abonga ebonga awabongi angabongi engabongi
Class 7 siyabonga, sibonga esibongayo, esibonga sibonga asibongi esingabongi singabongi
Class 8 ziyabonga, zibonga ezibongayo, ezibonga zibonga azibongi ezingabongi zingabongi
Class 9 iyabonga, ibonga ebongayo, ebonga ibonga ayibongi engabongi ingabongi
Class 10 ziyabonga, zibonga ezibongayo, ezibonga zibonga azibongi ezingabongi zingabongi
Class 11 luyabonga, lubonga olubongayo, olubonga lubonga alubongi olungabongi lungabongi
Class 14 buyabonga, bubonga obubongayo, obubonga bubonga abubongi obungabongi bungabongi
Class 15 kuyabonga, kubonga okubongayo, okubonga kubonga akubongi okungabongi kungabongi
Class 17 kuyabonga, kubonga okubongayo, okubonga kubonga akubongi okungabongi kungabongi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngibongile, ngibongē engibongile, engibongē ngibongile, ngibongē angibonganga engingabonganga ngingabonganga
2nd singular ubongile, ubongē obongile, obongē ubongile, ubongē awubonganga ongabonganga ungabonganga
1st plural sibongile, sibongē esibongile, esibongē sibongile, sibongē asibonganga esingabonganga singabonganga
2nd plural nibongile, nibongē enibongile, enibongē nibongile, nibongē anibonganga eningabonganga ningabonganga
Class 1 ubongile, ubongē obongile, obongē ebongile, ebongē akabonganga ongabonganga engabonganga
Class 2 babongile, babongē ababongile, ababongē bebongile, bebongē ababonganga abangabonganga bengabonganga
Class 3 ubongile, ubongē obongile, obongē ubongile, ubongē awubonganga ongabonganga ungabonganga
Class 4 ibongile, ibongē ebongile, ebongē ibongile, ibongē ayibonganga engabonganga ingabonganga
Class 5 libongile, libongē elibongile, elibongē libongile, libongē alibonganga elingabonganga lingabonganga
Class 6 abongile, abongē abongile, abongē ebongile, ebongē awabonganga angabonganga engabonganga
Class 7 sibongile, sibongē esibongile, esibongē sibongile, sibongē asibonganga esingabonganga singabonganga
Class 8 zibongile, zibongē ezibongile, ezibongē zibongile, zibongē azibonganga ezingabonganga zingabonganga
Class 9 ibongile, ibongē ebongile, ebongē ibongile, ibongē ayibonganga engabonganga ingabonganga
Class 10 zibongile, zibongē ezibongile, ezibongē zibongile, zibongē azibonganga ezingabonganga zingabonganga
Class 11 lubongile, lubongē olubongile, olubongē lubongile, lubongē alubonganga olungabonganga lungabonganga
Class 14 bubongile, bubongē obubongile, obubongē bubongile, bubongē abubonganga obungabonganga bungabonganga
Class 15 kubongile, kubongē okubongile, okubongē kubongile, kubongē akubonganga okungabonganga kungabonganga
Class 17 kubongile, kubongē okubongile, okubongē kubongile, kubongē akubonganga okungabonganga kungabonganga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngābonga engābonga ngābonga angibonganga engingabonganga ngingabonganga
2nd singular wābonga owābonga wābonga awubonganga ongabonganga ungabonganga
1st plural sābonga esābonga sābonga asibonganga esingabonganga singabonganga
2nd plural nābonga enābonga nābonga anibonganga eningabonganga ningabonganga
Class 1 wābonga owābonga ābonga akabonganga ongabonganga engabonganga
Class 2 bābonga abābonga bābonga ababonganga abangabonganga bengabonganga
Class 3 wābonga owābonga wābonga awubonganga ongabonganga ungabonganga
Class 4 yābonga eyābonga yābonga ayibonganga engabonganga ingabonganga
Class 5 lābonga elābonga lābonga alibonganga elingabonganga lingabonganga
Class 6 ābonga ābonga ābonga awabonganga angabonganga engabonganga
Class 7 sābonga esābonga sābonga asibonganga esingabonganga singabonganga
Class 8 zābonga ezābonga zābonga azibonganga ezingabonganga zingabonganga
Class 9 yābonga eyābonga yābonga ayibonganga engabonganga ingabonganga
Class 10 zābonga ezābonga zābonga azibonganga ezingabonganga zingabonganga
Class 11 lwābonga olwābonga lwābonga alubonganga olungabonganga lungabonganga
Class 14 bābonga obābonga bābonga abubonganga obungabonganga bungabonganga
Class 15 kwābonga okwābonga kwābonga akubonganga okungabonganga kungabonganga
Class 17 kwābonga okwābonga kwābonga akubonganga okungabonganga kungabonganga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingabonga — ngingabonga ngingebonge — ngingebonge
2nd singular ungabonga — ungabonga ungebonge — ungebonge
1st plural singabonga — singabonga singebonge — singebonge
2nd plural ningabonga — ningabonga ningebonge — ningebonge
Class 1 angabonga — engabonga angebonge — engebonge
Class 2 bangabonga — bengabonga bangebonge — bengebonge
Class 3 ungabonga — ungabonga ungebonge — ungebonge
Class 4 ingabonga — ingabonga ingebonge — ingebonge
Class 5 lingabonga — lingabonga lingebonge — lingebonge
Class 6 angabonga — engabonga angebonge — engebonge
Class 7 singabonga — singabonga singebonge — singebonge
Class 8 zingabonga — zingabonga zingebonge — zingebonge
Class 9 ingabonga — ingabonga ingebonge — ingebonge
Class 10 zingabonga — zingabonga zingebonge — zingebonge
Class 11 lungabonga — lungabonga lungebonge — lungebonge
Class 14 bungabonga — bungabonga bungebonge — bungebonge
Class 15 kungabonga — kungabonga kungebonge — kungebonge
Class 17 kungabonga — kungabonga kungebonge — kungebonge
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizobonga engizobonga ngizobonga angizubonga engingezubonga ngingezubonga
2nd singular uzobonga ozobonga uzobonga awuzubonga ongezubonga ungezubonga
1st plural sizobonga esizobonga sizobonga asizubonga esingezubonga singezubonga
2nd plural nizobonga enizobonga nizobonga anizubonga eningezubonga ningezubonga
Class 1 uzobonga ozobonga ezobonga akazubonga ongezubonga engezubonga
Class 2 bazobonga abazobonga bezobonga abazubonga abangezubonga bengezubonga
Class 3 uzobonga ozobonga uzobonga awuzubonga ongezubonga ungezubonga
Class 4 izobonga ezobonga izobonga ayizubonga engezubonga ingezubonga
Class 5 lizobonga elizobonga lizobonga alizubonga elingezubonga lingezubonga
Class 6 azobonga azobonga ezobonga awazubonga angezubonga engezubonga
Class 7 sizobonga esizobonga sizobonga asizubonga esingezubonga singezubonga
Class 8 zizobonga ezizobonga zizobonga azizubonga ezingezubonga zingezubonga
Class 9 izobonga ezobonga izobonga ayizubonga engezubonga ingezubonga
Class 10 zizobonga ezizobonga zizobonga azizubonga ezingezubonga zingezubonga
Class 11 luzobonga oluzobonga luzobonga aluzubonga olungezubonga lungezubonga
Class 14 buzobonga obuzobonga buzobonga abuzubonga obungezubonga bungezubonga
Class 15 kuzobonga okuzobonga kuzobonga akuzubonga okungezubonga kungezubonga
Class 17 kuzobonga okuzobonga kuzobonga akuzubonga okungezubonga kungezubonga
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyobonga engiyobonga ngiyobonga angiyubonga engingeyubonga ngingeyubonga
2nd singular uyobonga oyobonga uyobonga awuyubonga ongeyubonga ungeyubonga
1st plural siyobonga esiyobonga siyobonga asiyubonga esingeyubonga singeyubonga
2nd plural niyobonga eniyobonga niyobonga aniyubonga eningeyubonga ningeyubonga
Class 1 uyobonga oyobonga eyobonga akayubonga ongeyubonga engeyubonga
Class 2 bayobonga abayobonga beyobonga abayubonga abangeyubonga bengeyubonga
Class 3 uyobonga oyobonga uyobonga awuyubonga ongeyubonga ungeyubonga
Class 4 iyobonga eyobonga iyobonga ayiyubonga engeyubonga ingeyubonga
Class 5 liyobonga eliyobonga liyobonga aliyubonga elingeyubonga lingeyubonga
Class 6 ayobonga ayobonga eyobonga awayubonga angeyubonga engeyubonga
Class 7 siyobonga esiyobonga siyobonga asiyubonga esingeyubonga singeyubonga
Class 8 ziyobonga eziyobonga ziyobonga aziyubonga ezingeyubonga zingeyubonga
Class 9 iyobonga eyobonga iyobonga ayiyubonga engeyubonga ingeyubonga
Class 10 ziyobonga eziyobonga ziyobonga aziyubonga ezingeyubonga zingeyubonga
Class 11 luyobonga oluyobonga luyobonga aluyubonga olungeyubonga lungeyubonga
Class 14 buyobonga obuyobonga buyobonga abuyubonga obungeyubonga bungeyubonga
Class 15 kuyobonga okuyobonga kuyobonga akuyubonga okungeyubonga kungeyubonga
Class 17 kuyobonga okuyobonga kuyobonga akuyubonga okungeyubonga kungeyubonga
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngibonge ngingabongi
2nd singular ubonge ungabongi
1st plural sibonge singabongi
2nd plural nibonge ningabongi
Class 1 abonge angabongi
Class 2 babonge bangabongi
Class 3 ubonge ungabongi
Class 4 ibonge ingabongi
Class 5 libonge lingabongi
Class 6 abonge angabongi
Class 7 sibonge singabongi
Class 8 zibonge zingabongi
Class 9 ibonge ingabongi
Class 10 zibonge zingabongi
Class 11 lubonge lungabongi
Class 14 bubonge bungabongi
Class 15 kubonge kungabongi
Class 17 kubonge kungabongi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngabonga ngangabonga, angabonga, angangabonga
2nd singular wabonga wangabonga, awabonga, awangabonga
1st plural sabonga sangabonga, asabonga, asangabonga
2nd plural nabonga nangabonga, anabonga, anangabonga
Class 1 wabonga wangabonga, akabonga, akangabonga
Class 2 babonga bangabonga, ababonga, abangabonga
Class 3 wabonga wangabonga, awabonga, awangabonga
Class 4 yabonga yangabonga, ayabonga, ayangabonga
Class 5 labonga langabonga, alabonga, alangabonga
Class 6 abonga angabonga, awabonga, awangabonga
Class 7 sabonga sangabonga, asabonga, asangabonga
Class 8 zabonga zangabonga, azabonga, azangabonga
Class 9 yabonga yangabonga, ayabonga, ayangabonga
Class 10 zabonga zangabonga, azabonga, azangabonga
Class 11 lwabonga lwangabonga, alwabonga, alwangabonga
Class 14 babonga bangabonga, ababonga, abangabonga
Class 15 kwabonga kwangabonga, akwabonga, akwangabonga
Class 17 kwabonga kwangabonga, akwabonga, akwangabonga

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