ingobe

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːnɡóːɓe/

Noun

îngóbe class 5 (plural ámangóbe class 6)

1. cat (domestic)

   Synonyms: igola, ikati

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ingobe	amangobe
Locative	engobeni	emangobeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ingobe		amangobe
Simple form	lingobe		mangobe
Locative	engobeni		emangobeni
Copulative	yingobe		ngamangobe
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wengobe	owengobe	wamangobe	owamangobe
Class 2	bengobe	abengobe	bamangobe	abamangobe
Class 3	wengobe	owengobe	wamangobe	owamangobe
Class 4	yengobe	eyengobe	yamangobe	eyamangobe
Class 5	lengobe	elengobe	lamangobe	elamangobe
Class 6	engobe	awengobe	amangobe	awamangobe
Class 7	sengobe	esengobe	samangobe	esamangobe
Class 8	zengobe	ezengobe	zamangobe	ezamangobe
Class 9	yengobe	eyengobe	yamangobe	eyamangobe
Class 10	zengobe	ezengobe	zamangobe	ezamangobe
Class 11	lwengobe	olwengobe	lwamangobe	olwamangobe
Class 14	bengobe	obengobe	bamangobe	obamangobe
Class 15	kwengobe	okwengobe	kwamangobe	okwamangobe
Class 17	kwengobe	okwengobe	kwamangobe	okwamangobe

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ngoɓe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ngoɓe (2.6.6-3.9)”