ngoba

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋɔbˠə/
• (noun form): (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈŋɔbˠiː/

Noun

ngoba

1. Eclipsed form of goba.

Verb

ngoba

1. analytic present subjunctive of gob

Southern Ndebele

Conjunction

ngoba

1. because

Zulu

Etymology

Clipping of ngokuba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɡóːɓa/

Conjunction

ngóba

1. as, because, since

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ngoɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ngoɓa (6-3.9)”