ingubo

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngʊ̀bò.

Noun

íngubo class 9 (plural ízíngubo class 10)

1. blanket

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngʊ̀bò.

Noun

íngubo class 9 (plural iíngubo class 10)

1. blanket

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngʊ̀bò.

Noun

íngubo class 9 (plural tíngubo class 10)

1. blanket

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngʊ̀bò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵑɡ̊ṳːɓo]

Noun

íngubo class 9 (plural iíngubo class 10)

1. blanket

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngʊ̀bò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínɡuːɓo/

Noun

íngubo class 9 (plural izíngubo class 10)

1. blanket
2. (in the plural) clothes

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ingubo	izingubo
Locative	engutsheni	ezingutsheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ingubo		izingubo
Simple form	ngubo		zingubo
Locative	engutsheni		ezingutsheni
Copulative	yingubo		yizingubo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wengubo	owengubo	wezingubo	owezingubo
Class 2	bengubo	abengubo	bezingubo	abezingubo
Class 3	wengubo	owengubo	wezingubo	owezingubo
Class 4	yengubo	eyengubo	yezingubo	eyezingubo
Class 5	lengubo	elengubo	lezingubo	elezingubo
Class 6	engubo	awengubo	ezingubo	awezingubo
Class 7	sengubo	esengubo	sezingubo	esezingubo
Class 8	zengubo	ezengubo	zezingubo	ezezingubo
Class 9	yengubo	eyengubo	yezingubo	eyezingubo
Class 10	zengubo	ezengubo	zezingubo	ezezingubo
Class 11	lwengubo	olwengubo	lwezingubo	olwezingubo
Class 14	bengubo	obengubo	bezingubo	obezingubo
Class 15	kwengubo	okwengubo	kwezingubo	okwezingubo
Class 17	kwengubo	okwengubo	kwezingubo	okwezingubo

Derived terms

• ingutshana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nguɓo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nguɓo (2.9.9)”