isibungu

Northern Ndebele

Noun

isibungu^? class 7 (plural izibungu class 8)

1. insect

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isíɓuːnɡú/

Noun

isíbungú class 7 (plural izibûngú class 8)

1. maggot

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isibungu	izibungu
Locative	esibungwini	ezibungwini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isibungu		izibungu
Simple form	sibungu		zibungu
Locative	esibungwini		ezibungwini
Copulative	yisibungu		yizibungu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesibungu	owesibungu	wezibungu	owezibungu
Class 2	besibungu	abesibungu	bezibungu	abezibungu
Class 3	wesibungu	owesibungu	wezibungu	owezibungu
Class 4	yesibungu	eyesibungu	yezibungu	eyezibungu
Class 5	lesibungu	elesibungu	lezibungu	elezibungu
Class 6	esibungu	awesibungu	ezibungu	awezibungu
Class 7	sesibungu	esesibungu	sezibungu	esezibungu
Class 8	zesibungu	ezesibungu	zezibungu	ezezibungu
Class 9	yesibungu	eyesibungu	yezibungu	eyezibungu
Class 10	zesibungu	ezesibungu	zezibungu	ezezibungu
Class 11	lwesibungu	olwesibungu	lwezibungu	olwezibungu
Class 14	besibungu	obesibungu	bezibungu	obezibungu
Class 15	kwesibungu	okwesibungu	kwezibungu	okwezibungu
Class 17	kwesibungu	okwesibungu	kwezibungu	okwezibungu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓungu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓungu (3.2.6.3)”