ingalo

Xhosa

Etymology

Cognate with Luganda ngalo (“finger”).

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵑɡ̊a̤ːlo]

Noun

íngalo class 9 (plural iíngalo class 10)

1. arm

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

Cognate with Luganda ngalo (“finger”).

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínɡaːlo/

Noun

íngalo class 9 (plural izíngalo class 10)

1. arm

   Ingalo yami ibuhlungu.

   My arm hurts.

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ingalo	izingalo
Locative	engalweni	ezingalweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ingalo		izingalo
Simple form	ngalo		zingalo
Locative	engalweni		ezingalweni
Copulative	yingalo		yizingalo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wengalo	owengalo	wezingalo	owezingalo
Class 2	bengalo	abengalo	bezingalo	abezingalo
Class 3	wengalo	owengalo	wezingalo	owezingalo
Class 4	yengalo	eyengalo	yezingalo	eyezingalo
Class 5	lengalo	elengalo	lezingalo	elezingalo
Class 6	engalo	awengalo	ezingalo	awezingalo
Class 7	sengalo	esengalo	sezingalo	esezingalo
Class 8	zengalo	ezengalo	zezingalo	ezezingalo
Class 9	yengalo	eyengalo	yezingalo	eyezingalo
Class 10	zengalo	ezengalo	zezingalo	ezezingalo
Class 11	lwengalo	olwengalo	lwezingalo	olwezingalo
Class 14	bengalo	obengalo	bezingalo	obezingalo
Class 15	kwengalo	okwengalo	kwezingalo	okwezingalo
Class 17	kwengalo	okwengalo	kwezingalo	okwezingalo

Related terms

• ugalo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ingalo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ingalo (2.9.9)”