inkomo

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Limpopo Khoekhoe, an extinct branch of the Khoe languages. Compare Khoekhoe gomab/gomas (“head of cattle”).

Noun

ínkomó class 9 (plural ízínkômó class 10)

1. cow

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Limpopo Khoekhoe, an extinct branch of the Khoe languages. Compare Khoekhoe gomab/gomas (“head of cattle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵑkoːmó]

Noun

ínkomó class 9 (plural íinkomó class 10)

1. cow

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Limpopo Khoekhoe, an extinct branch of the Khoe languages. Compare Khoekhoe gomab/gomas (“head of cattle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ínkoːmó/

Noun

ínkomó class 9 (plural izinkômó class 10)

1. cow

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative enkonyeni)

	singular		plural
full form	inkomo		izinkomo
simple form	nkomo		zinkomo
locative	enkonyeni		ezinkonyeni
copulative	yinkomo		yizinkomo
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wenkomo	owenkomo	wezinkomo	owezinkomo
class 2	benkomo	abenkomo	bezinkomo	abezinkomo
class 3	wenkomo	owenkomo	wezinkomo	owezinkomo
class 4	yenkomo	eyenkomo	yezinkomo	eyezinkomo
class 5	lenkomo	elenkomo	lezinkomo	elezinkomo
class 6	enkomo	awenkomo	ezinkomo	awezinkomo
class 7	senkomo	esenkomo	sezinkomo	esezinkomo
class 8	zenkomo	ezenkomo	zezinkomo	ezezinkomo
class 9	yenkomo	eyenkomo	yezinkomo	eyezinkomo
class 10	zenkomo	ezenkomo	zezinkomo	ezezinkomo
class 11	lwenkomo	olwenkomo	lwezinkomo	olwezinkomo
class 14	benkomo	obenkomo	bezinkomo	obezinkomo
class 15	kwenkomo	okwenkomo	kwezinkomo	okwezinkomo
class 17	kwenkomo	okwenkomo	kwezinkomo	okwezinkomo

Derived terms

• inkomana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khomo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khomo (2.3-5.4)”
• Ehret, Christopher (2008) “The early livestock-raisers of southern Africa”, in Southern African Humanities, volume 20, pages 7–35