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Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ī́gugu class 5 (plural amágugu class 6)

  1. something valuable, something precious, treasure
  2. someone dear
  3. hobby

Inflection edit

Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form igugu amagugu
Locative egugwini emagugwini
Singular Plural
Full form igugu amagugu
Simple form ligugu magugu
Locative egugwini emagugwini
Copulative yigugu ngamagugu
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wegugu owegugu wamagugu owamagugu
Class 2 begugu abegugu bamagugu abamagugu
Class 3 wegugu owegugu wamagugu owamagugu
Class 4 yegugu eyegugu yamagugu eyamagugu
Class 5 legugu elegugu lamagugu elamagugu
Class 6 egugu awegugu amagugu awamagugu
Class 7 segugu esegugu samagugu esamagugu
Class 8 zegugu ezegugu zamagugu ezamagugu
Class 9 yegugu eyegugu yamagugu eyamagugu
Class 10 zegugu ezegugu zamagugu ezamagugu
Class 11 lwegugu olwegugu lwamagugu olwamagugu
Class 14 begugu obegugu bamagugu obamagugu
Class 15 kwegugu okwegugu kwamagugu okwamagugu
Class 17 kwegugu okwegugu kwamagugu okwamagugu

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