udonga

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dòngà (“river, valley, channel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úd̥o̤ːᵑɡ̊ǎ̤]

Noun

údongá class 11 (plural íindongá class 10)

1. wall

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dòngà (“river, valley, channel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úːdoːnɡá/

Noun

ū́dongá class 11 (plural izíndongá class 10)

1. wall (of a house, ravine, or river)
2. washed-out ravine or gully, deep waterway
3. limit, grade
4. grave

Inflection

Class 11/10 (locative odongeni)

	singular		plural
full form	udonga		izindonga
simple form	ludonga		zindonga
locative	odongeni		ezindongeni
copulative	wudonga		yizindonga
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wodonga	owodonga	wezindonga	owezindonga
class 2	bodonga	abodonga	bezindonga	abezindonga
class 3	wodonga	owodonga	wezindonga	owezindonga
class 4	yodonga	eyodonga	yezindonga	eyezindonga
class 5	lodonga	elodonga	lezindonga	elezindonga
class 6	odonga	awodonga	ezindonga	awezindonga
class 7	sodonga	esodonga	sezindonga	esezindonga
class 8	zodonga	ezodonga	zezindonga	ezezindonga
class 9	yodonga	eyodonga	yezindonga	eyezindonga
class 10	zodonga	ezodonga	zezindonga	ezezindonga
class 11	lodonga	olodonga	lwezindonga	olwezindonga
class 14	bodonga	obodonga	bezindonga	obezindonga
class 15	kodonga	okodonga	kwezindonga	okwezindonga
class 17	kodonga	okodonga	kwezindonga	okwezindonga

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-donga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-donga (3.2.8.3)”