isibongo

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-

Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀-

Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-kɪ̀-

Zulu ísi-

Proto-Nguni *-bonga

Zulu -bonga

Zulu -o

Zulu isíbongobor.

English isibongo

Borrowed from Zulu isíbongo.

Noun

isibongo (plural isibongos or izibongo)

1. A complimentary metonym used to describe members of a Zulu clan.

Xhosa

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -bonga +‎ -o.

Noun

isibongo^? class 7 (plural izibongo class 8)

1. class name

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -bonga +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isíɓoːnɡo/

Noun

isíbongo class 7 (plural izibôngo class 8)

1. surname

Inflection

Class 7/8 (locative esibongweni)

	singular		plural
full form	isibongo		izibongo
simple form	sibongo		zibongo
locative	esibongweni		ezibongweni
copulative	yisibongo		yizibongo
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wesibongo	owesibongo	wezibongo	owezibongo
class 2	besibongo	abesibongo	bezibongo	abezibongo
class 3	wesibongo	owesibongo	wezibongo	owezibongo
class 4	yesibongo	eyesibongo	yezibongo	eyezibongo
class 5	lesibongo	elesibongo	lezibongo	elezibongo
class 6	esibongo	awesibongo	ezibongo	awezibongo
class 7	sesibongo	esesibongo	sezibongo	esezibongo
class 8	zesibongo	ezesibongo	zezibongo	ezezibongo
class 9	yesibongo	eyesibongo	yezibongo	eyezibongo
class 10	zesibongo	ezesibongo	zezibongo	ezezibongo
class 11	lwesibongo	olwesibongo	lwezibongo	olwezibongo
class 14	besibongo	obesibongo	bezibongo	obezibongo
class 15	kwesibongo	okwesibongo	kwezibongo	okwezibongo
class 17	kwesibongo	okwesibongo	kwezibongo	okwezibongo