ilanga

Northern Ndebele

Noun

ílanga class 5 (plural ámálanga class 6)

1. day
2. sun

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Noun

ílanga class 5 (plural ámálanga class 6)

1. day
2. sun

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ílaːᵑɡ̊a̤]

Noun

ílanga class 5 (plural ámálanga class 6)

1. sun

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːlaːnɡa/

Noun

ī́langa class 5 (plural amálanga class 6)

1. sun
2. day, daytime

   Synonyms: usuku, umuhla

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ilanga	amalanga
Locative	elangeni	emalangeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ilanga		amalanga
Simple form	lilanga		malanga
Locative	elangeni		emalangeni
Copulative	yilanga		ngamalanga
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	welanga	owelanga	wamalanga	owamalanga
Class 2	belanga	abelanga	bamalanga	abamalanga
Class 3	welanga	owelanga	wamalanga	owamalanga
Class 4	yelanga	eyelanga	yamalanga	eyamalanga
Class 5	lelanga	elelanga	lamalanga	elamalanga
Class 6	elanga	awelanga	amalanga	awamalanga
Class 7	selanga	eselanga	samalanga	esamalanga
Class 8	zelanga	ezelanga	zamalanga	ezamalanga
Class 9	yelanga	eyelanga	yamalanga	eyamalanga
Class 10	zelanga	ezelanga	zamalanga	ezamalanga
Class 11	lwelanga	olwelanga	lwamalanga	olwamalanga
Class 14	belanga	obelanga	bamalanga	obamalanga
Class 15	kwelanga	okwelanga	kwamalanga	okwamalanga
Class 17	kwelanga	okwelanga	kwamalanga	okwamalanga

Derived terms

• impumalanga
• intshonalanga
• unozungezilanga

References

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