ibhungane

Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

ibhungane^? class 5 (plural amabhungane class 6)

1. beetle

Inflection

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Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îːbunɡâːne/

Noun

îbhungâne class 5 (plural ámabhungâne class 6)

1. beetle

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ibhungane	amabhungane
Locative	ebhunganeni	emabhunganeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ibhungane		amabhungane
Simple form	libhungane		mabhungane
Locative	ebhunganeni		emabhunganeni
Copulative	yibhungane		ngamabhungane
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	webhungane	owebhungane	wamabhungane	owamabhungane
Class 2	bebhungane	abebhungane	bamabhungane	abamabhungane
Class 3	webhungane	owebhungane	wamabhungane	owamabhungane
Class 4	yebhungane	eyebhungane	yamabhungane	eyamabhungane
Class 5	lebhungane	elebhungane	lamabhungane	elamabhungane
Class 6	ebhungane	awebhungane	amabhungane	awamabhungane
Class 7	sebhungane	esebhungane	samabhungane	esamabhungane
Class 8	zebhungane	ezebhungane	zamabhungane	ezamabhungane
Class 9	yebhungane	eyebhungane	yamabhungane	eyamabhungane
Class 10	zebhungane	ezebhungane	zamabhungane	ezamabhungane
Class 11	lwebhungane	olwebhungane	lwamabhungane	olwamabhungane
Class 14	bebhungane	obebhungane	bamabhungane	obamabhungane
Class 15	kwebhungane	okwebhungane	kwamabhungane	okwamabhungane
Class 17	kwebhungane	okwebhungane	kwamabhungane	okwamabhungane

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-bungane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-bungane (2.4.6.3-8.9)”