ingalo
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Xhosa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Luganda ngalo (“finger”).
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Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
íngalo class 9 (plural iíngalo class 10)
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Luganda ngalo (“finger”).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
íngalo class 9 (plural izíngalo class 10)
- arm
- Ingalo yami ibuhlungu.
- My arm hurts.
Inflection[edit]
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ingalo | izingalo | ||
| Locative | engalweni | ezingalweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ingalo | izingalo | ||
| Simple form | ngalo | zingalo | ||
| Locative | engalweni | ezingalweni | ||
| Copulative | yingalo | yizingalo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wengalo | owengalo | wezingalo | owezingalo |
| Class 2 | bengalo | abengalo | bezingalo | abezingalo |
| Class 3 | wengalo | owengalo | wezingalo | owezingalo |
| Class 4 | yengalo | eyengalo | yezingalo | eyezingalo |
| Class 5 | lengalo | elengalo | lezingalo | elezingalo |
| Class 6 | engalo | awengalo | ezingalo | awezingalo |
| Class 7 | sengalo | esengalo | sezingalo | esezingalo |
| Class 8 | zengalo | ezengalo | zezingalo | ezezingalo |
| Class 9 | yengalo | eyengalo | yezingalo | eyezingalo |
| Class 10 | zengalo | ezengalo | zezingalo | ezezingalo |
| Class 11 | lwengalo | olwengalo | lwezingalo | olwezingalo |
| Class 14 | bengalo | obengalo | bezingalo | obezingalo |
| Class 15 | kwengalo | okwengalo | kwezingalo | okwezingalo |
| Class 17 | kwengalo | okwengalo | kwezingalo | okwezingalo |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ingalo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ingalo (2.9.9)”