icilongo

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îːǀilóːnɡo/

Noun

îcilóngo class 5 (plural ámacilóngo class 6)

trumpet, horn

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	icilongo	amacilongo
Locative	ecilongweni	emacilongweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	icilongo		amacilongo
Simple form	licilongo		macilongo
Locative	ecilongweni		emacilongweni
Copulative	yicilongo		ngamacilongo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wecilongo	owecilongo	wamacilongo	owamacilongo
Class 2	becilongo	abecilongo	bamacilongo	abamacilongo
Class 3	wecilongo	owecilongo	wamacilongo	owamacilongo
Class 4	yecilongo	eyecilongo	yamacilongo	eyamacilongo
Class 5	lecilongo	elecilongo	lamacilongo	elamacilongo
Class 6	ecilongo	awecilongo	amacilongo	awamacilongo
Class 7	secilongo	esecilongo	samacilongo	esamacilongo
Class 8	zecilongo	ezecilongo	zamacilongo	ezamacilongo
Class 9	yecilongo	eyecilongo	yamacilongo	eyamacilongo
Class 10	zecilongo	ezecilongo	zamacilongo	ezamacilongo
Class 11	lwecilongo	olwecilongo	lwamacilongo	olwamacilongo
Class 14	becilongo	obecilongo	bamacilongo	obamacilongo
Class 15	kwecilongo	okwecilongo	kwamacilongo	okwamacilongo
Class 17	kwecilongo	okwecilongo	kwamacilongo	okwamacilongo

Alternative forms

ixilongo

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-cilongo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-cilongo (2.4.4.3.9)”

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