ihlengethwa

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːɬénɡeːtʰwa/

Noun

īhléngethwa class 5 (plural amahléngethwa class 6)

1. dolphin

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ihlengethwa	amahlengethwa
Locative	ehlengethweni	emahlengethweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ihlengethwa		amahlengethwa
Simple form	lihlengethwa		mahlengethwa
Locative	ehlengethweni		emahlengethweni
Copulative	yihlengethwa		ngamahlengethwa
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wehlengethwa	owehlengethwa	wamahlengethwa	owamahlengethwa
Class 2	behlengethwa	abehlengethwa	bamahlengethwa	abamahlengethwa
Class 3	wehlengethwa	owehlengethwa	wamahlengethwa	owamahlengethwa
Class 4	yehlengethwa	eyehlengethwa	yamahlengethwa	eyamahlengethwa
Class 5	lehlengethwa	elehlengethwa	lamahlengethwa	elamahlengethwa
Class 6	ehlengethwa	awehlengethwa	amahlengethwa	awamahlengethwa
Class 7	sehlengethwa	esehlengethwa	samahlengethwa	esamahlengethwa
Class 8	zehlengethwa	ezehlengethwa	zamahlengethwa	ezamahlengethwa
Class 9	yehlengethwa	eyehlengethwa	yamahlengethwa	eyamahlengethwa
Class 10	zehlengethwa	ezehlengethwa	zamahlengethwa	ezamahlengethwa
Class 11	lwehlengethwa	olwehlengethwa	lwamahlengethwa	olwamahlengethwa
Class 14	behlengethwa	obehlengethwa	bamahlengethwa	obamahlengethwa
Class 15	kwehlengethwa	okwehlengethwa	kwamahlengethwa	okwamahlengethwa
Class 17	kwehlengethwa	okwehlengethwa	kwamahlengethwa	okwamahlengethwa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlengethwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlengethwa (6.6.3.9.9)”