ingwe

Eastern Arrernte

Noun

ingwe

1. night

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Luhya

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòì.

Noun

ingwe

1. leopard

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòì.

Noun

íngwe class 9 (plural ízíngwe class 10)

1. leopard
2. cheetah

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòì.

Noun

ingwe class 9 (plural ingwe class 10)

1. leopard

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòì.

Noun

ingwe class 9 (plural ingwe class 10)

1. (Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru) leopard

   Synonyms: (Korekore) mbada, (Manyika) kamba

Alternative forms

• ngwe (Karanga)

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòì.

Noun

íngwe class 9 (plural ízíngwe class 10)

1. leopard

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòì.

Noun

íngwe class 9 (plural tíngwe class 10)

1. leopard

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íːᵑɡ̊ʷe̤]

Noun

íngwe class 9 (plural ízíngwe class 10)

1. leopard

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːnɡwe/

Noun

íngwe class 9 (plural izíngwe class 10)

1. leopard

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative engweni)

	singular		plural
full form	ingwe		izingwe
simple form	ngwe		zingwe
locative	engweni		ezingweni
copulative	yingwe		yizingwe
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wengwe	owengwe	wezingwe	owezingwe
class 2	bengwe	abengwe	bezingwe	abezingwe
class 3	wengwe	owengwe	wezingwe	owezingwe
class 4	yengwe	eyengwe	yezingwe	eyezingwe
class 5	lengwe	elengwe	lezingwe	elezingwe
class 6	engwe	awengwe	ezingwe	awezingwe
class 7	sengwe	esengwe	sezingwe	esezingwe
class 8	zengwe	ezengwe	zezingwe	ezezingwe
class 9	yengwe	eyengwe	yezingwe	eyezingwe
class 10	zengwe	ezengwe	zezingwe	ezezingwe
class 11	lwengwe	olwengwe	lwezingwe	olwezingwe
class 14	bengwe	obengwe	bezingwe	obezingwe
class 15	kwengwe	okwengwe	kwezingwe	okwezingwe
class 17	kwengwe	okwengwe	kwezingwe	okwezingwe

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ngwe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ngwe (3.9)”