intonga

Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íⁿtôːᵑɡ̊a̤]

Noun

íntônga class 9 (plural íintônga class 10)

1. stick

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íntoːnɡa/

Noun

íntonga class 9 (plural izintônga class 10)

1. stick

   Synonyms: induku, uthi

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	intonga	izintonga
Locative	entongeni	ezintongeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	intonga		izintonga
Simple form	ntonga		zintonga
Locative	entongeni		ezintongeni
Copulative	yintonga		yizintonga
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wentonga	owentonga	wezintonga	owezintonga
Class 2	bentonga	abentonga	bezintonga	abezintonga
Class 3	wentonga	owentonga	wezintonga	owezintonga
Class 4	yentonga	eyentonga	yezintonga	eyezintonga
Class 5	lentonga	elentonga	lezintonga	elezintonga
Class 6	entonga	awentonga	ezintonga	awezintonga
Class 7	sentonga	esentonga	sezintonga	esezintonga
Class 8	zentonga	ezentonga	zezintonga	ezezintonga
Class 9	yentonga	eyentonga	yezintonga	eyezintonga
Class 10	zentonga	ezentonga	zezintonga	ezezintonga
Class 11	lwentonga	olwentonga	lwezintonga	olwezintonga
Class 14	bentonga	obentonga	bezintonga	obezintonga
Class 15	kwentonga	okwentonga	kwezintonga	okwezintonga
Class 17	kwentonga	okwentonga	kwezintonga	okwezintonga

References

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