umgwaqo

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩ɡwaːǃo/

Noun

uḿgwaqo class 3 (plural imígwaqo class 4)

1. road

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umgwaqo	imigwaqo
Locative	emgwaqeni	emigwaqeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umgwaqo		imigwaqo
Simple form	mgwaqo		migwaqo
Locative	emgwaqeni		emigwaqeni
Copulative	ngumgwaqo		yimigwaqo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womgwaqo	owomgwaqo	wemigwaqo	owemigwaqo
Class 2	bomgwaqo	abomgwaqo	bemigwaqo	abemigwaqo
Class 3	womgwaqo	owomgwaqo	wemigwaqo	owemigwaqo
Class 4	yomgwaqo	eyomgwaqo	yemigwaqo	eyemigwaqo
Class 5	lomgwaqo	elomgwaqo	lemigwaqo	elemigwaqo
Class 6	omgwaqo	awomgwaqo	emigwaqo	awemigwaqo
Class 7	somgwaqo	esomgwaqo	semigwaqo	esemigwaqo
Class 8	zomgwaqo	ezomgwaqo	zemigwaqo	ezemigwaqo
Class 9	yomgwaqo	eyomgwaqo	yemigwaqo	eyemigwaqo
Class 10	zomgwaqo	ezomgwaqo	zemigwaqo	ezemigwaqo
Class 11	lomgwaqo	olomgwaqo	lwemigwaqo	olwemigwaqo
Class 14	bomgwaqo	obomgwaqo	bemigwaqo	obemigwaqo
Class 15	komgwaqo	okomgwaqo	kwemigwaqo	okwemigwaqo
Class 17	komgwaqo	okomgwaqo	kwemigwaqo	okwemigwaqo

Derived terms

• umgwaqana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-gwaqo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gwaqo (3.2.9.9)”