onga

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Eastern Bontoc

Noun

onga

  1. child; kid

Faroese

Pronunciation

Pronoun

onga

  1. none, no, female accusative singular form of eingin
  2. (obsolete) no, female genitive singular form of eingin
  3. no, genitive plural of eingin

Declension

Indefinite pronoun - óbundið fornavn
Singular (eintal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) eingin eingin einki
Accusative (hvønnfall) ongan onga
Dative (hvørjumfall) ongum ongari ongum
Genitive (hvørsfall) einkis (onga) einkis
Plural (fleirtal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) eingir ongar eingi
Accusative (hvønnfall) ongar
Dative (hvørjumfall) ongum
Genitive (hvørsfall) onga


Japanese

Romanization

onga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of おんが

Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records kuonga as an equivalent of English suck in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuonga as its equivalent.[1]

Verb

onga (infinitive kuonga)

  1. to suck

Derived terms

(Verbs)

(Proverbs)

References

  1. ^ Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp. 56–57. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 362. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jònga (“add to”).

Verb

-onga

  1. to preserve

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Etymology

Univerbation of oo +‎ nga.

Pronunciation

Contraction

ongà (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜅ) (colloquial)

  1. Contraction of oo nga: indeed

West Makian

Pronunciation

Noun

onga

  1. hair (of the head)

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

Xhosa

Etymology

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

Verb

-onga?

  1. (transitive) to heal

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jònga (“add to”).

Verb

-onga

  1. to be sparing, frugal, to economise
  2. to save, to conserve

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive ukonga
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukonga ukungongi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular yonga -onge
Plural yongani -ongeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyonga, ngonga engongayo, engonga ngonga angongi engingongi ngingongi
2nd singular uyonga, wonga owongayo, owonga wonga awongi ongongi ungongi
1st plural siyonga, songa esongayo, esonga songa asongi esingongi singongi
2nd plural niyonga, nonga enongayo, enonga nonga anongi eningongi ningongi
Class 1 uyonga, wonga owongayo, owonga onga akongi ongongi engongi
Class 2 bayonga, bonga abongayo, abonga bonga abongi abangongi bengongi
Class 3 uyonga, wonga owongayo, owonga wonga awongi ongongi ungongi
Class 4 iyonga, yonga eyongayo, eyonga yonga ayongi engongi ingongi
Class 5 liyonga, longa elongayo, elonga longa alongi elingongi lingongi
Class 6 ayonga, onga ongayo, onga onga awongi angongi engongi
Class 7 siyonga, songa esongayo, esonga songa asongi esingongi singongi
Class 8 ziyonga, zonga ezongayo, ezonga zonga azongi ezingongi zingongi
Class 9 iyonga, yonga eyongayo, eyonga yonga ayongi engongi ingongi
Class 10 ziyonga, zonga ezongayo, ezonga zonga azongi ezingongi zingongi
Class 11 luyonga, longa olongayo, olonga longa alongi olungongi lungongi
Class 14 buyonga, bonga obongayo, obonga bonga abongi obungongi bungongi
Class 15 kuyonga, konga okongayo, okonga konga akongi okungongi kungongi
Class 17 kuyonga, konga okongayo, okonga konga akongi okungongi kungongi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngongile, ngongē engongile, engongē ngongile, ngongē angonganga engingonganga ngingonganga
2nd singular wongile, wongē owongile, owongē wongile, wongē awonganga ongonganga ungonganga
1st plural songile, songē esongile, esongē songile, songē asonganga esingonganga singonganga
2nd plural nongile, nongē enongile, enongē nongile, nongē anonganga eningonganga ningonganga
Class 1 wongile, wongē owongile, owongē ongile, ongē akonganga ongonganga engonganga
Class 2 bongile, bongē abongile, abongē bongile, bongē abonganga abangonganga bengonganga
Class 3 wongile, wongē owongile, owongē wongile, wongē awonganga ongonganga ungonganga
Class 4 yongile, yongē eyongile, eyongē yongile, yongē ayonganga engonganga ingonganga
Class 5 longile, longē elongile, elongē longile, longē alonganga elingonganga lingonganga
Class 6 ongile, ongē ongile, ongē ongile, ongē awonganga angonganga engonganga
Class 7 songile, songē esongile, esongē songile, songē asonganga esingonganga singonganga
Class 8 zongile, zongē ezongile, ezongē zongile, zongē azonganga ezingonganga zingonganga
Class 9 yongile, yongē eyongile, eyongē yongile, yongē ayonganga engonganga ingonganga
Class 10 zongile, zongē ezongile, ezongē zongile, zongē azonganga ezingonganga zingonganga
Class 11 longile, longē olongile, olongē longile, longē alonganga olungonganga lungonganga
Class 14 bongile, bongē obongile, obongē bongile, bongē abonganga obungonganga bungonganga
Class 15 kongile, kongē okongile, okongē kongile, kongē akonganga okungonganga kungonganga
Class 17 kongile, kongē okongile, okongē kongile, kongē akonganga okungonganga kungonganga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngōnga engōnga ngōnga angonganga engingonganga ngingonganga
2nd singular wōnga owōnga wōnga awonganga ongonganga ungonganga
1st plural sōnga esōnga sōnga asonganga esingonganga singonganga
2nd plural nōnga enōnga nōnga anonganga eningonganga ningonganga
Class 1 wōnga owōnga ōnga akonganga ongonganga engonganga
Class 2 bōnga abōnga bōnga abonganga abangonganga bengonganga
Class 3 wōnga owōnga wōnga awonganga ongonganga ungonganga
Class 4 yōnga eyōnga yōnga ayonganga engonganga ingonganga
Class 5 lōnga elōnga lōnga alonganga elingonganga lingonganga
Class 6 ōnga ōnga ōnga awonganga angonganga engonganga
Class 7 sōnga esōnga sōnga asonganga esingonganga singonganga
Class 8 zōnga ezōnga zōnga azonganga ezingonganga zingonganga
Class 9 yōnga eyōnga yōnga ayonganga engonganga ingonganga
Class 10 zōnga ezōnga zōnga azonganga ezingonganga zingonganga
Class 11 lōnga olōnga lōnga alonganga olungonganga lungonganga
Class 14 bōnga obōnga bōnga abonganga obungonganga bungonganga
Class 15 kōnga okōnga kōnga akonganga okungonganga kungonganga
Class 17 kōnga okōnga kōnga akonganga okungonganga kungonganga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingonga — ngingonga ngingonge — ngingonge
2nd singular ungonga — ungonga ungonge — ungonge
1st plural singonga — singonga singonge — singonge
2nd plural ningonga — ningonga ningonge — ningonge
Class 1 angonga — engonga angonge — engonge
Class 2 bangonga — bengonga bangonge — bengonge
Class 3 ungonga — ungonga ungonge — ungonge
Class 4 ingonga — ingonga ingonge — ingonge
Class 5 lingonga — lingonga lingonge — lingonge
Class 6 angonga — engonga angonge — engonge
Class 7 singonga — singonga singonge — singonge
Class 8 zingonga — zingonga zingonge — zingonge
Class 9 ingonga — ingonga ingonge — ingonge
Class 10 zingonga — zingonga zingonge — zingonge
Class 11 lungonga — lungonga lungonge — lungonge
Class 14 bungonga — bungonga bungonge — bungonge
Class 15 kungonga — kungonga kungonge — kungonge
Class 17 kungonga — kungonga kungonge — kungonge
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizokonga engizokonga ngizokonga angizukonga engingezukonga ngingezukonga
2nd singular uzokonga ozokonga uzokonga awuzukonga ongezukonga ungezukonga
1st plural sizokonga esizokonga sizokonga asizukonga esingezukonga singezukonga
2nd plural nizokonga enizokonga nizokonga anizukonga eningezukonga ningezukonga
Class 1 uzokonga ozokonga ezokonga akazukonga ongezukonga engezukonga
Class 2 bazokonga abazokonga bezokonga abazukonga abangezukonga bengezukonga
Class 3 uzokonga ozokonga uzokonga awuzukonga ongezukonga ungezukonga
Class 4 izokonga ezokonga izokonga ayizukonga engezukonga ingezukonga
Class 5 lizokonga elizokonga lizokonga alizukonga elingezukonga lingezukonga
Class 6 azokonga azokonga ezokonga awazukonga angezukonga engezukonga
Class 7 sizokonga esizokonga sizokonga asizukonga esingezukonga singezukonga
Class 8 zizokonga ezizokonga zizokonga azizukonga ezingezukonga zingezukonga
Class 9 izokonga ezokonga izokonga ayizukonga engezukonga ingezukonga
Class 10 zizokonga ezizokonga zizokonga azizukonga ezingezukonga zingezukonga
Class 11 luzokonga oluzokonga luzokonga aluzukonga olungezukonga lungezukonga
Class 14 buzokonga obuzokonga buzokonga abuzukonga obungezukonga bungezukonga
Class 15 kuzokonga okuzokonga kuzokonga akuzukonga okungezukonga kungezukonga
Class 17 kuzokonga okuzokonga kuzokonga akuzukonga okungezukonga kungezukonga
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyokonga engiyokonga ngiyokonga angiyukonga engingeyukonga ngingeyukonga
2nd singular uyokonga oyokonga uyokonga awuyukonga ongeyukonga ungeyukonga
1st plural siyokonga esiyokonga siyokonga asiyukonga esingeyukonga singeyukonga
2nd plural niyokonga eniyokonga niyokonga aniyukonga eningeyukonga ningeyukonga
Class 1 uyokonga oyokonga eyokonga akayukonga ongeyukonga engeyukonga
Class 2 bayokonga abayokonga beyokonga abayukonga abangeyukonga bengeyukonga
Class 3 uyokonga oyokonga uyokonga awuyukonga ongeyukonga ungeyukonga
Class 4 iyokonga eyokonga iyokonga ayiyukonga engeyukonga ingeyukonga
Class 5 liyokonga eliyokonga liyokonga aliyukonga elingeyukonga lingeyukonga
Class 6 ayokonga ayokonga eyokonga awayukonga angeyukonga engeyukonga
Class 7 siyokonga esiyokonga siyokonga asiyukonga esingeyukonga singeyukonga
Class 8 ziyokonga eziyokonga ziyokonga aziyukonga ezingeyukonga zingeyukonga
Class 9 iyokonga eyokonga iyokonga ayiyukonga engeyukonga ingeyukonga
Class 10 ziyokonga eziyokonga ziyokonga aziyukonga ezingeyukonga zingeyukonga
Class 11 luyokonga oluyokonga luyokonga aluyukonga olungeyukonga lungeyukonga
Class 14 buyokonga obuyokonga buyokonga abuyukonga obungeyukonga bungeyukonga
Class 15 kuyokonga okuyokonga kuyokonga akuyukonga okungeyukonga kungeyukonga
Class 17 kuyokonga okuyokonga kuyokonga akuyukonga okungeyukonga kungeyukonga
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngonge ngingongi
2nd singular wonge ungongi
1st plural songe singongi
2nd plural nonge ningongi
Class 1 onge angongi
Class 2 bonge bangongi
Class 3 wonge ungongi
Class 4 yonge ingongi
Class 5 longe lingongi
Class 6 onge angongi
Class 7 songe singongi
Class 8 zonge zingongi
Class 9 yonge ingongi
Class 10 zonge zingongi
Class 11 longe lungongi
Class 14 bonge bungongi
Class 15 konge kungongi
Class 17 konge kungongi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngonga ngangonga, angonga, angangonga
2nd singular wonga wangonga, awonga, awangonga
1st plural songa sangonga, asonga, asangonga
2nd plural nonga nangonga, anonga, anangonga
Class 1 wonga wangonga, akonga, akangonga
Class 2 bonga bangonga, abonga, abangonga
Class 3 wonga wangonga, awonga, awangonga
Class 4 yonga yangonga, ayonga, ayangonga
Class 5 longa langonga, alonga, alangonga
Class 6 onga angonga, awonga, awangonga
Class 7 songa sangonga, asonga, asangonga
Class 8 zonga zangonga, azonga, azangonga
Class 9 yonga yangonga, ayonga, ayangonga
Class 10 zonga zangonga, azonga, azangonga
Class 11 longa lwangonga, alonga, alwangonga
Class 14 bonga bangonga, abonga, abangonga
Class 15 konga kwangonga, akonga, akwangonga
Class 17 konga kwangonga, akonga, akwangonga

Derived terms

References

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