igobongo

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːɡoɓóːnɡo/

Noun

îgobóngo class 5 (plural ámagobóngo class 6)

1. wide-mouthed calabash
2. something hollow, empty

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	igobongo	amagobongo
Locative	egobongweni	emagobongweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	igobongo		amagobongo
Simple form	ligobongo		magobongo
Locative	egobongweni		emagobongweni
Copulative	yigobongo		ngamagobongo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wegobongo	owegobongo	wamagobongo	owamagobongo
Class 2	begobongo	abegobongo	bamagobongo	abamagobongo
Class 3	wegobongo	owegobongo	wamagobongo	owamagobongo
Class 4	yegobongo	eyegobongo	yamagobongo	eyamagobongo
Class 5	legobongo	elegobongo	lamagobongo	elamagobongo
Class 6	egobongo	awegobongo	amagobongo	awamagobongo
Class 7	segobongo	esegobongo	samagobongo	esamagobongo
Class 8	zegobongo	ezegobongo	zamagobongo	ezamagobongo
Class 9	yegobongo	eyegobongo	yamagobongo	eyamagobongo
Class 10	zegobongo	ezegobongo	zamagobongo	ezamagobongo
Class 11	lwegobongo	olwegobongo	lwamagobongo	olwamagobongo
Class 14	begobongo	obegobongo	bamagobongo	obamagobongo
Class 15	kwegobongo	okwegobongo	kwamagobongo	okwamagobongo
Class 17	kwegobongo	okwegobongo	kwamagobongo	okwamagobongo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-goɓongo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-goɓongo (2.6.6.3.9)”