inyonga

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njóngà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íɲôːᵑɡ̊a̤]

Noun

ínyônga class 9 (plural íinyônga class 10)

1. hip

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njóngà.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íɲôːnɡa/

Noun

ínyônga class 9 (plural ízinyônga class 10)

1. thigh bone, femur

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative enyongeni)

	singular		plural
full form	inyonga		izinyonga
simple form	nyonga		zinyonga
locative	enyongeni		ezinyongeni
copulative	yinyonga		yizinyonga
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wenyonga	owenyonga	wezinyonga	owezinyonga
class 2	benyonga	abenyonga	bezinyonga	abezinyonga
class 3	wenyonga	owenyonga	wezinyonga	owezinyonga
class 4	yenyonga	eyenyonga	yezinyonga	eyezinyonga
class 5	lenyonga	elenyonga	lezinyonga	elezinyonga
class 6	enyonga	awenyonga	ezinyonga	awezinyonga
class 7	senyonga	esenyonga	sezinyonga	esezinyonga
class 8	zenyonga	ezenyonga	zezinyonga	ezezinyonga
class 9	yenyonga	eyenyonga	yezinyonga	eyezinyonga
class 10	zenyonga	ezenyonga	zezinyonga	ezezinyonga
class 11	lwenyonga	olwenyonga	lwezinyonga	olwezinyonga
class 14	benyonga	obenyonga	bezinyonga	obezinyonga
class 15	kwenyonga	okwenyonga	kwezinyonga	okwezinyonga
class 17	kwenyonga	okwenyonga	kwezinyonga	okwezinyonga

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nyonga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nyonga (3.3-8.9)”