umhlanga

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìcèngà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩ɬaːnɡa/

Noun

uḿhlanga class 3 (plural imíhlanga class 4)

1. reed

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umhlanga	imihlanga
Locative	emhlangeni	emihlangeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umhlanga		imihlanga
Simple form	mhlanga		mihlanga
Locative	emhlangeni		emihlangeni
Copulative	ngumhlanga		yimihlanga
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womhlanga	owomhlanga	wemihlanga	owemihlanga
Class 2	bomhlanga	abomhlanga	bemihlanga	abemihlanga
Class 3	womhlanga	owomhlanga	wemihlanga	owemihlanga
Class 4	yomhlanga	eyomhlanga	yemihlanga	eyemihlanga
Class 5	lomhlanga	elomhlanga	lemihlanga	elemihlanga
Class 6	omhlanga	awomhlanga	emihlanga	awemihlanga
Class 7	somhlanga	esomhlanga	semihlanga	esemihlanga
Class 8	zomhlanga	ezomhlanga	zemihlanga	ezemihlanga
Class 9	yomhlanga	eyomhlanga	yemihlanga	eyemihlanga
Class 10	zomhlanga	ezomhlanga	zemihlanga	ezemihlanga
Class 11	lomhlanga	olomhlanga	lwemihlanga	olwemihlanga
Class 14	bomhlanga	obomhlanga	bemihlanga	obemihlanga
Class 15	komhlanga	okomhlanga	kwemihlanga	okwemihlanga
Class 17	komhlanga	okomhlanga	kwemihlanga	okwemihlanga

References

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