ishungu

Zulu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːʃúːnɡu/

Noun

îshúngu class 5 (plural ámashúngu class 6)

1. snuffbox

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ishungu	amashungu
Locative	eshungwini	emashungwini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ishungu		amashungu
Simple form	lishungu		mashungu
Locative	eshungwini		emashungwini
Copulative	yishungu		ngamashungu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	weshungu	oweshungu	wamashungu	owamashungu
Class 2	beshungu	abeshungu	bamashungu	abamashungu
Class 3	weshungu	oweshungu	wamashungu	owamashungu
Class 4	yeshungu	eyeshungu	yamashungu	eyamashungu
Class 5	leshungu	eleshungu	lamashungu	elamashungu
Class 6	eshungu	aweshungu	amashungu	awamashungu
Class 7	seshungu	eseshungu	samashungu	esamashungu
Class 8	zeshungu	ezeshungu	zamashungu	ezamashungu
Class 9	yeshungu	eyeshungu	yamashungu	eyamashungu
Class 10	zeshungu	ezeshungu	zamashungu	ezamashungu
Class 11	lweshungu	olweshungu	lwamashungu	olwamashungu
Class 14	beshungu	obeshungu	bamashungu	obamashungu
Class 15	kweshungu	okweshungu	kwamashungu	okwamashungu
Class 17	kweshungu	okweshungu	kwamashungu	okwamashungu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-shungu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-shungu (2.4.3.9)”