igoqo

Zulu

FWOTD – 25 June 2017

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːɡóːǃo/

Noun

îgóqo class 5 (plural ámagóqo class 6)

1. stone or wood rampart
2. animal with horns that are curled backwards

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	igoqo	amagoqo
Locative	egoqweni	emagoqweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	igoqo		amagoqo
Simple form	ligoqo		magoqo
Locative	egoqweni		emagoqweni
Copulative	yigoqo		ngamagoqo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wegoqo	owegoqo	wamagoqo	owamagoqo
Class 2	begoqo	abegoqo	bamagoqo	abamagoqo
Class 3	wegoqo	owegoqo	wamagoqo	owamagoqo
Class 4	yegoqo	eyegoqo	yamagoqo	eyamagoqo
Class 5	legoqo	elegoqo	lamagoqo	elamagoqo
Class 6	egoqo	awegoqo	amagoqo	awamagoqo
Class 7	segoqo	esegoqo	samagoqo	esamagoqo
Class 8	zegoqo	ezegoqo	zamagoqo	ezamagoqo
Class 9	yegoqo	eyegoqo	yamagoqo	eyamagoqo
Class 10	zegoqo	ezegoqo	zamagoqo	ezamagoqo
Class 11	lwegoqo	olwegoqo	lwamagoqo	olwamagoqo
Class 14	begoqo	obegoqo	bamagoqo	obamagoqo
Class 15	kwegoqo	okwegoqo	kwamagoqo	okwamagoqo
Class 17	kwegoqo	okwegoqo	kwamagoqo	okwamagoqo

Derived terms

• ingoqokazi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “goqo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “goqo (2.6.3.9)”