umlungu (plural umlungus or abelungu)
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀.
úḿlungu class 1 (plural bélungu class 2)
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀.
According to the Greater Dictionary of IsiXhosa, the term also referred to a “member of the abeLungu clan descended from whites shipwrecked on the Pondoland coast circa 1700 and absorbed by the Pondos ... ” Many White South Africans believe that it means "scum of the sea".[1]
úḿlungu class 1 (plural ábélungu class 2)
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀.
uḿlungu class 1 (plural abélungu class 2)
Class 1/2 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umlungu | abelungu | ||
Locative | kumlungu | kubelungu | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umlungu | abelungu | ||
Simple form | mlungu | belungu | ||
Locative | kumlungu | kubelungu | ||
Copulative | ngumlungu | ngabelungu | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | womlungu | owomlungu | wabelungu | owabelungu |
Class 2 | bomlungu | abomlungu | babelungu | ababelungu |
Class 3 | womlungu | owomlungu | wabelungu | owabelungu |
Class 4 | yomlungu | eyomlungu | yabelungu | eyabelungu |
Class 5 | lomlungu | elomlungu | labelungu | elabelungu |
Class 6 | omlungu | awomlungu | abelungu | awabelungu |
Class 7 | somlungu | esomlungu | sabelungu | esabelungu |
Class 8 | zomlungu | ezomlungu | zabelungu | ezabelungu |
Class 9 | yomlungu | eyomlungu | yabelungu | eyabelungu |
Class 10 | zomlungu | ezomlungu | zabelungu | ezabelungu |
Class 11 | lomlungu | olomlungu | lwabelungu | olwabelungu |
Class 14 | bomlungu | obomlungu | babelungu | obabelungu |
Class 15 | komlungu | okomlungu | kwabelungu | okwabelungu |
Class 17 | komlungu | okomlungu | kwabelungu | okwabelungu |