umngane

Northern Ndebele

Noun

úḿngane class 1 (plural ábángane class 2)

1. friend

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩nɡaːne/

Noun

uḿngane class 1 (plural abángane class 2)

1. friend, buddy, comrade
2. companion

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umngane	abangane
Locative	kumngane	kubangane
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umngane		abangane
Simple form	mngane		bangane
Locative	kumngane		kubangane
Copulative	ngumngane		ngabangane
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womngane	owomngane	wabangane	owabangane
Class 2	bomngane	abomngane	babangane	ababangane
Class 3	womngane	owomngane	wabangane	owabangane
Class 4	yomngane	eyomngane	yabangane	eyabangane
Class 5	lomngane	elomngane	labangane	elabangane
Class 6	omngane	awomngane	abangane	awabangane
Class 7	somngane	esomngane	sabangane	esabangane
Class 8	zomngane	ezomngane	zabangane	ezabangane
Class 9	yomngane	eyomngane	yabangane	eyabangane
Class 10	zomngane	ezomngane	zabangane	ezabangane
Class 11	lomngane	olomngane	lwabangane	olwabangane
Class 14	bomngane	obomngane	babangane	obabangane
Class 15	komngane	okomngane	kwabangane	okwabangane
Class 17	komngane	okomngane	kwabangane	okwabangane

Derived terms

• isingane
• ubungane

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ngane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ngane (3.2.9.9)”