ingcwaba

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From i- +‎ -ngcwaba.

Noun

ingcwaba^? class 5 (plural amangcwaba class 6)

1. grave

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

From i- +‎ -ngcwaba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íŋǀʷa̤ːɓa]

Noun

íngcwaba class 5 (plural ámángcwaba class 6)

1. grave

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From i- +‎ -ngcwaba +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːᵑǀʱwâːɓa/

Noun

îngcwâba class 5 (plural ámangcwâba class 6)

1. grave, sepulchre, tomb

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative engcwabeni)

	singular		plural
full form	ingcwaba		amangcwaba
simple form	lingcwaba		mangcwaba
locative	engcwabeni		emangcwabeni
copulative	yingcwaba		ngamangcwaba
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wengcwaba	owengcwaba	wamangcwaba	owamangcwaba
class 2	bengcwaba	abengcwaba	bamangcwaba	abamangcwaba
class 3	wengcwaba	owengcwaba	wamangcwaba	owamangcwaba
class 4	yengcwaba	eyengcwaba	yamangcwaba	eyamangcwaba
class 5	lengcwaba	elengcwaba	lamangcwaba	elamangcwaba
class 6	engcwaba	awengcwaba	amangcwaba	awamangcwaba
class 7	sengcwaba	esengcwaba	samangcwaba	esamangcwaba
class 8	zengcwaba	ezengcwaba	zamangcwaba	ezamangcwaba
class 9	yengcwaba	eyengcwaba	yamangcwaba	eyamangcwaba
class 10	zengcwaba	ezengcwaba	zamangcwaba	ezamangcwaba
class 11	lwengcwaba	olwengcwaba	lwamangcwaba	olwamangcwaba
class 14	bengcwaba	obengcwaba	bamangcwaba	obamangcwaba
class 15	kwengcwaba	okwengcwaba	kwamangcwaba	okwamangcwaba
class 17	kwengcwaba	okwengcwaba	kwamangcwaba	okwamangcwaba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ngcwaɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ngcwaɓa (2.6.6-3-8.9)”