ubungane

Zulu

Etymology 1

From ubu- +‎ ingane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɓunɡáːne/

Noun

úbungáne class 14

1. childhood, infancy
2. childishness

Inflection

Class 14
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubungane	—
Locative	ebunganeni	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubungane		—
Simple form	bungane		—
Locative	ebunganeni		—
Copulative	ngubungane		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wobungane	owobungane	—	—
Class 2	bobungane	abobungane	—	—
Class 3	wobungane	owobungane	—	—
Class 4	yobungane	eyobungane	—	—
Class 5	lobungane	elobungane	—	—
Class 6	obungane	awobungane	—	—
Class 7	sobungane	esobungane	—	—
Class 8	zobungane	ezobungane	—	—
Class 9	yobungane	eyobungane	—	—
Class 10	zobungane	ezobungane	—	—
Class 11	lobungane	olobungane	—	—
Class 14	bobungane	obobungane	—	—
Class 15	kobungane	okobungane	—	—
Class 17	kobungane	okobungane	—	—

Etymology 2

From ubu- +‎ umngane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uɓúnɡaːne/

Noun

ubúngane class 14

1. friendship, comradeship
2. friendliness

Inflection

Class 14
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubungane	—
Locative	ebunganeni	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubungane		—
Simple form	bungane		—
Locative	ebunganeni		—
Copulative	ngubungane		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wobungane	owobungane	—	—
Class 2	bobungane	abobungane	—	—
Class 3	wobungane	owobungane	—	—
Class 4	yobungane	eyobungane	—	—
Class 5	lobungane	elobungane	—	—
Class 6	obungane	awobungane	—	—
Class 7	sobungane	esobungane	—	—
Class 8	zobungane	ezobungane	—	—
Class 9	yobungane	eyobungane	—	—
Class 10	zobungane	ezobungane	—	—
Class 11	lobungane	olobungane	—	—
Class 14	bobungane	obobungane	—	—
Class 15	kobungane	okobungane	—	—
Class 17	kobungane	okobungane	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ngane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ngane (2.6.3.9)”
• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ngane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ngane (3.2.9.9)”