ingoma

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *íngoma, from Proto-Bantu *ngòmà.

Noun

íngoma class 9 (plural izingoma class 10)

1. song

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *íngoma, from Proto-Bantu *ngòmà.

Noun

íngoma class 9 (plural iíngoma class 10)

1. song

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

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Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *íngoma, from Proto-Bantu *ngòmà.

Noun

íngoma class 9 (plural tíngoma class 10)

1. song

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *íngoma, from Proto-Bantu *ngòmà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵑɡ̊o̤ːma]

Noun

íngoma class 9 (plural iíngoma class 10)

1. song

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *íngoma, from Proto-Bantu *ngòmà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínɡoːma/

Noun

íngoma class 9 (plural izíngoma class 10)

1. dance song performed at a festival
2. hymn

   Synonym: iculo

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ingoma	izingoma
Locative	engomeni	ezingomeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ingoma		izingoma
Simple form	ngoma		zingoma
Locative	engomeni		ezingomeni
Copulative	yingoma		yizingoma
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wengoma	owengoma	wezingoma	owezingoma
Class 2	bengoma	abengoma	bezingoma	abezingoma
Class 3	wengoma	owengoma	wezingoma	owezingoma
Class 4	yengoma	eyengoma	yezingoma	eyezingoma
Class 5	lengoma	elengoma	lezingoma	elezingoma
Class 6	engoma	awengoma	ezingoma	awezingoma
Class 7	sengoma	esengoma	sezingoma	esezingoma
Class 8	zengoma	ezengoma	zezingoma	ezezingoma
Class 9	yengoma	eyengoma	yezingoma	eyezingoma
Class 10	zengoma	ezengoma	zezingoma	ezezingoma
Class 11	lwengoma	olwengoma	lwezingoma	olwezingoma
Class 14	bengoma	obengoma	bezingoma	obezingoma
Class 15	kwengoma	okwengoma	kwezingoma	okwezingoma
Class 17	kwengoma	okwengoma	kwezingoma	okwezingoma

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ngoma”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ngoma (2.9.9)”