ugogo

Chichewa

Etymology

From u- (“Class 14 noun prefix”) +‎ gogo (“grandparent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈɡo.ɡo/

Noun

ugogo class 14

1. senility, state of being old

Related terms

• gogo (“grandparent”)

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford University Press, page 549

Northern Ndebele

Noun

úgógo class 1a (plural ógógo class 2a)

1. grandmother

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Noun

úgógo class 1a (plural ábógógo class 2a)

1. grandmother

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɡóːɡo/

Noun

úgógo class 1a (plural ôgógo class 2a)

1. grandmother
2. ancestor

Inflection

Class 1a/2a (locative kugogo)

	singular		plural
full form	ugogo		ogogo
simple form	gogo		bogogo
locative	kugogo		kogogo
copulative	ngugogo		ngogogo
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	kagogo	okagogo	wogogo	owogogo
class 2	bakagogo	abakagogo	bogogo	abogogo
class 3	kagogo	okagogo	wogogo	owogogo
class 4	kagogo	ekagogo	yogogo	eyogogo
class 5	likagogo	elikagogo	logogo	elogogo
class 6	kagogo	akagogo	ogogo	awogogo
class 7	sikagogo	esikagogo	sogogo	esogogo
class 8	zikagogo	ezikagogo	zogogo	ezogogo
class 9	kagogo	ekagogo	yogogo	eyogogo
class 10	zikagogo	ezikagogo	zogogo	ezogogo
class 11	lukagogo	olukagogo	logogo	ologogo
class 14	bukagogo	obukagogo	bogogo	obogogo
class 15	kukagogo	okukagogo	kogogo	okogogo
class 17	kukagogo	okukagogo	kogogo	okogogo

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-gogo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gogo (2.4.9)”