umbhicongo

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uḿ̩biǀóːnɡo/

Noun

uḿbhicóngo class 3 (plural imíbhicóngo class 4)

1. black-headed oriole

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umbhicongo	imibhicongo
Locative	embhicongweni	emibhicongweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umbhicongo		imibhicongo
Simple form	mbhicongo		mibhicongo
Locative	embhicongweni		emibhicongweni
Copulative	ngumbhicongo		yimibhicongo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wombhicongo	owombhicongo	wemibhicongo	owemibhicongo
Class 2	bombhicongo	abombhicongo	bemibhicongo	abemibhicongo
Class 3	wombhicongo	owombhicongo	wemibhicongo	owemibhicongo
Class 4	yombhicongo	eyombhicongo	yemibhicongo	eyemibhicongo
Class 5	lombhicongo	elombhicongo	lemibhicongo	elemibhicongo
Class 6	ombhicongo	awombhicongo	emibhicongo	awemibhicongo
Class 7	sombhicongo	esombhicongo	semibhicongo	esemibhicongo
Class 8	zombhicongo	ezombhicongo	zemibhicongo	ezemibhicongo
Class 9	yombhicongo	eyombhicongo	yemibhicongo	eyemibhicongo
Class 10	zombhicongo	ezombhicongo	zemibhicongo	ezemibhicongo
Class 11	lombhicongo	olombhicongo	lwemibhicongo	olwemibhicongo
Class 14	bombhicongo	obombhicongo	bemibhicongo	obemibhicongo
Class 15	kombhicongo	okombhicongo	kwemibhicongo	okwemibhicongo
Class 17	kombhicongo	okombhicongo	kwemibhicongo	okwemibhicongo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-bicongo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-bicongo (3.2.6.3.9)”