umuga

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úmuːɡá/

Noun

úmugá class 3 (plural ímigá class 4)

1. long gash or scratch

Inflection

Class 3/4 (locative emugeni)

	singular		plural
full form	umuga		imiga
simple form	muga		miga
locative	emugeni		emigeni
copulative	ngumuga		yimiga
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womuga	owomuga	wemiga	owemiga
class 2	bomuga	abomuga	bemiga	abemiga
class 3	womuga	owomuga	wemiga	owemiga
class 4	yomuga	eyomuga	yemiga	eyemiga
class 5	lomuga	elomuga	lemiga	elemiga
class 6	omuga	awomuga	emiga	awemiga
class 7	somuga	esomuga	semiga	esemiga
class 8	zomuga	ezomuga	zemiga	ezemiga
class 9	yomuga	eyomuga	yemiga	eyemiga
class 10	zomuga	ezomuga	zemiga	ezemiga
class 11	lomuga	olomuga	lwemiga	olwemiga
class 14	bomuga	obomuga	bemiga	obemiga
class 15	komuga	okomuga	kwemiga	okwemiga
class 17	komuga	okomuga	kwemiga	okwemiga

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ga (2.3-6.6-3)”