iganu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːɡaːnú/

Noun

ī́ganú class 5 (plural amáganú class 6)

1. marula fruit

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	iganu	amaganu
Locative	eganwini	emaganwini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	iganu		amaganu
Simple form	liganu		maganu
Locative	eganwini		emaganwini
Copulative	yiganu		ngamaganu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	weganu	oweganu	wamaganu	owamaganu
Class 2	beganu	abeganu	bamaganu	abamaganu
Class 3	weganu	oweganu	wamaganu	owamaganu
Class 4	yeganu	eyeganu	yamaganu	eyamaganu
Class 5	leganu	eleganu	lamaganu	elamaganu
Class 6	eganu	aweganu	amaganu	awamaganu
Class 7	seganu	eseganu	samaganu	esamaganu
Class 8	zeganu	ezeganu	zamaganu	ezamaganu
Class 9	yeganu	eyeganu	yamaganu	eyamaganu
Class 10	zeganu	ezeganu	zamaganu	ezamaganu
Class 11	lweganu	olweganu	lwamaganu	olwamaganu
Class 14	beganu	obeganu	bamaganu	obamaganu
Class 15	kweganu	okweganu	kwamaganu	okwamaganu
Class 17	kweganu	okweganu	kwamaganu	okwamaganu

Related terms

• umganu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ganu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ganu (3.2.6.3)”