ingonyama

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Xhosa

Etymology

From ingwe +‎ inyama.

Pronunciation

Noun

íngónyâma class 9 (plural íingónyâma class 10)

  1. lion

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From ingwe +‎ inyama.

Pronunciation

Noun

ingonyâma class 9 (plural izingonyâma class 10)

  1. lion
    Synonyms: ibhubesi, imbube, isilo

Inflection

Class 9/10
Singular Plural
Full form ingonyama izingonyama
Locative engonyameni ezingonyameni
Singular Plural
Full form ingonyama izingonyama
Simple form ngonyama zingonyama
Locative engonyameni ezingonyameni
Copulative yingonyama yizingonyama
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wengonyama owengonyama wezingonyama owezingonyama
Class 2 bengonyama abengonyama bezingonyama abezingonyama
Class 3 wengonyama owengonyama wezingonyama owezingonyama
Class 4 yengonyama eyengonyama yezingonyama eyezingonyama
Class 5 lengonyama elengonyama lezingonyama elezingonyama
Class 6 engonyama awengonyama ezingonyama awezingonyama
Class 7 sengonyama esengonyama sezingonyama esezingonyama
Class 8 zengonyama ezengonyama zezingonyama ezezingonyama
Class 9 yengonyama eyengonyama yezingonyama eyezingonyama
Class 10 zengonyama ezengonyama zezingonyama ezezingonyama
Class 11 lwengonyama olwengonyama lwezingonyama olwezingonyama
Class 14 bengonyama obengonyama bezingonyama obezingonyama
Class 15 kwengonyama okwengonyama kwezingonyama okwezingonyama
Class 17 kwengonyama okwengonyama kwezingonyama okwezingonyama

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