ngaki

Zulu

Etymology

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

Adjective

-ngaki^?

1. how many, how much

Inflection

Adjective concord
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engimngaki	engingemngaki	ngimngaki	angimngaki
2nd singular	omngaki	ongemngaki	umngaki	awumngaki
1st plural	esibangaki	esingebangaki	sibangaki	asibangaki
2nd plural	enibangaki	eningebangaki	nibangaki	anibangaki
Class 1	omngaki	ongemngaki	mngaki	akamngaki
Class 2	abangaki	abangebangaki	bangaki	ababangaki
Class 3	omngaki	ongemngaki	mngaki	awumngaki
Class 4	emingaki	engemingaki	mingaki	ayimingaki
Class 5	elingaki	elingelingaki	lingaki	alilingaki
Class 6	amangaki	angemangaki	mangaki	awamangaki
Class 7	esingaki	esingesingaki	singaki	asisingaki
Class 8	ezingaki	ezingezingaki	zingaki	azizingaki
Class 9	engaki	engengaki, engeyingaki	ingaki, yingaki	ayiyingaki
Class 10	ezingaki	ezingezingaki	zingaki	azizingaki
Class 11	olungaki	olungelungaki	lungaki	alulungaki
Class 14	obungaki	obungebungaki	bungaki	abubungaki
Class 15	okungaki	okungekungaki	kungaki	akukungaki
Class 17	okungaki	okungekungaki	kungaki	akukungaki

References

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