ingwenya

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòìnà.

Noun

íngwenya class 9 (plural ízíngwenya class 10)

1. crocodile

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòìnà.

Noun

íngwenya class 9 (plural iíngwenya class 10)

1. crocodile

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòìnà.

Noun

íngwenya class 9 (plural tíngwenya class 10)

1. crocodile

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòìnà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵑɡ̊ʷe̤ːɲa]

Noun

íngwenya class 9 (plural iíngwenya class 10)

1. crocodile

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòìnà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íᵑɡʷeːɲa/

Noun

íngwenya class 9 (plural izíngwenya class 10)

1. crocodile
2. bandit, criminal, gangster
3. submarine

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ingwenya	izingwenya
Locative	engwenyeni	ezingwenyeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ingwenya		izingwenya
Simple form	ngwenya		zingwenya
Locative	engwenyeni		ezingwenyeni
Copulative	yingwenya		yizingwenya
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wengwenya	owengwenya	wezingwenya	owezingwenya
Class 2	bengwenya	abengwenya	bezingwenya	abezingwenya
Class 3	wengwenya	owengwenya	wezingwenya	owezingwenya
Class 4	yengwenya	eyengwenya	yezingwenya	eyezingwenya
Class 5	lengwenya	elengwenya	lezingwenya	elezingwenya
Class 6	engwenya	awengwenya	ezingwenya	awezingwenya
Class 7	sengwenya	esengwenya	sezingwenya	esezingwenya
Class 8	zengwenya	ezengwenya	zezingwenya	ezezingwenya
Class 9	yengwenya	eyengwenya	yezingwenya	eyezingwenya
Class 10	zengwenya	ezengwenya	zezingwenya	ezezingwenya
Class 11	lwengwenya	olwengwenya	lwezingwenya	olwezingwenya
Class 14	bengwenya	obengwenya	bezingwenya	obezingwenya
Class 15	kwengwenya	okwengwenya	kwezingwenya	okwezingwenya
Class 17	kwengwenya	okwengwenya	kwezingwenya	okwezingwenya

References

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