ingane

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínɡáːne/

Noun

íngáne class 9 (plural ízingáne class 10)

1. infant, baby, small child

   Synonym: umntwana

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative enganeni)

	singular		plural
full form	ingane		izingane
simple form	ngane		zingane
locative	enganeni		ezinganeni
copulative	yingane		yizingane
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wengane	owengane	wezingane	owezingane
class 2	bengane	abengane	bezingane	abezingane
class 3	wengane	owengane	wezingane	owezingane
class 4	yengane	eyengane	yezingane	eyezingane
class 5	lengane	elengane	lezingane	elezingane
class 6	engane	awengane	ezingane	awezingane
class 7	sengane	esengane	sezingane	esezingane
class 8	zengane	ezengane	zezingane	ezezingane
class 9	yengane	eyengane	yezingane	eyezingane
class 10	zengane	ezengane	zezingane	ezezingane
class 11	lwengane	olwengane	lwezingane	olwezingane
class 14	bengane	obengane	bezingane	obezingane
class 15	kwengane	okwengane	kwezingane	okwezingane
class 17	kwengane	okwengane	kwezingane	okwezingane

Derived terms

• ubungane

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ngane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ngane (2.6.9)”