iGoli

See also: igoli

Zulu

Etymology

Clipping of igolide (“gold”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːɡóːli/

Noun

îGóli class 5

1. Johannesburg (a city in South Africa)

Inflection

Class 5, short locative
	Singular	Plural
Full form	iGoli	—
Locative	eGoli	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	iGoli		—
Simple form	liGoli		—
Locative	eGoli		—
Copulative	yiGoli		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	weGoli	oweGoli	—	—
Class 2	beGoli	abeGoli	—	—
Class 3	weGoli	oweGoli	—	—
Class 4	yeGoli	eyeGoli	—	—
Class 5	leGoli	eleGoli	—	—
Class 6	eGoli	aweGoli	—	—
Class 7	seGoli	eseGoli	—	—
Class 8	zeGoli	ezeGoli	—	—
Class 9	yeGoli	eyeGoli	—	—
Class 10	zeGoli	ezeGoli	—	—
Class 11	lweGoli	olweGoli	—	—
Class 14	beGoli	obeGoli	—	—
Class 15	kweGoli	okweGoli	—	—
Class 17	kweGoli	okweGoli	—	—

Descendants

• → Afrikaans: Egoli
• → English: Egoli

References

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