"umlungu" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: umlungus [plural], abelungu [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Zulu umlungu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zu|umlungu}} Zulu umlungu Head templates: {{en-noun|s|abelungu}} umlungu (plural umlungus or abelungu)
  1. (South Africa, often derogatory) A white person. Tags: South-Africa, derogatory, often Synonyms: white person
    Sense id: en-umlungu-en-noun-qcoW7nC2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, South African English

Noun [Swazi]

Forms: úḿlungu [canonical, class-1], bélungu [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀. Etymology templates: {{inh|ss|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, {{inh|ss|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀ Head templates: {{ss-noun|úḿlungu|1|2|bélungu}} úḿlungu class 1 (plural bélungu class 2)
  1. white person

Noun [Xhosa]

IPA: [úḿ̩luːᵑɡṳ] Forms: úḿlungu [canonical, class-1], ábélungu [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀. According to the Greater Dictionary of IsiXhosa, the term also referred to a “member of the abeLungu clan descended from whites shipwrecked on the Pondoland coast circa 1700 and absorbed by the Pondos ... ” Many White South Africans believe that it means "scum of the sea". Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀ Head templates: {{xh-noun|úḿlungu|1|2|ábélungu}} úḿlungu class 1 (plural ábélungu class 2)
  1. white person

Noun [Zulu]

IPA: /uḿ̩luːnɡu/
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀. Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀ Head templates: {{zu-noun|uḿlungu|1|2|abélungu}} uḿlungu class 1 (plural abélungu class 2) Inflection templates: {{zu-infl-noun|LL|1|2|abelungu}} Forms: uḿlungu [canonical, class-1], abélungu [class-2, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], umlungu [full-form, singular], abelungu [full-form, plural], mlungu [basic-form, singular], belungu [basic-form, plural], kumlungu [locative, singular], kubelungu [locative, plural], ngumlungu [copulative, singular], ngabelungu [copulative, plural], womlungu [class-1, possessive, singular], owomlungu [class-1, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], wabelungu [class-1, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], owabelungu [class-1, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], bomlungu [class-2, possessive, singular], abomlungu [class-2, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], babelungu [class-2, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], ababelungu [class-2, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], womlungu [class-3, possessive, singular], owomlungu [class-3, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], wabelungu [class-3, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], owabelungu [class-3, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], yomlungu [class-4, possessive, singular], eyomlungu [class-4, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], yabelungu [class-4, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], eyabelungu [class-4, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], lomlungu [class-5, possessive, singular], elomlungu [class-5, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], labelungu [class-5, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], elabelungu [class-5, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], omlungu [class-6, possessive, singular], awomlungu [class-6, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], abelungu [class-6, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], awabelungu [class-6, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], somlungu [class-7, possessive, singular], esomlungu [class-7, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], sabelungu [class-7, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], esabelungu [class-7, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], zomlungu [class-8, possessive, singular], ezomlungu [class-8, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], zabelungu [class-8, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], ezabelungu [class-8, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], yomlungu [class-9, possessive, singular], eyomlungu [class-9, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], yabelungu [class-9, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], eyabelungu [class-9, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], zomlungu [class-10, possessive, singular], ezomlungu [class-10, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], zabelungu [class-10, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], ezabelungu [class-10, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], lomlungu [class-11, possessive, singular], olomlungu [class-11, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], lwabelungu [class-11, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], olwabelungu [class-11, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], bomlungu [class-14, possessive, singular], obomlungu [class-14, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], babelungu [class-14, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], obabelungu [class-14, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], komlungu [class-15, possessive, singular], okomlungu [class-15, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], kwabelungu [class-15, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], okwabelungu [class-15, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], komlungu [class-17, possessive, singular], okomlungu [class-17, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], kwabelungu [class-17, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], okwabelungu [class-17, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive]
  1. white person
    Sense id: en-umlungu-zu-noun-h5sxWIrX Categories (other): Zulu nouns with tone LL Disambiguation of Zulu nouns with tone LL: 66 34
  2. (South Africa, slang) a fellow black person, especially one who is more richer or famous Tags: South-Africa, slang
    Sense id: en-umlungu-zu-noun-Epr6qDjG Categories (other): South African Zulu, Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: isilungu, ubulungu

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1992, Colin Bender, Makapan odyssey, page 166",
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          "ref": "2013, Samuel Muggington, People of the Stones",
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-3",
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        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "possessive-substantive"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "yabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "labelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "omlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "somlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
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        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lwabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olwabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "komlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "komlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uḿlungu",
        "2": "1",
        "3": "2",
        "4": "abélungu"
      },
      "expansion": "uḿlungu class 1 (plural abélungu class 2)",
      "name": "zu-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "LL",
        "2": "1",
        "3": "2",
        "4": "abelungu"
      },
      "name": "zu-infl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu nouns with tone LL",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white person"
      ],
      "id": "en-umlungu-zu-noun-h5sxWIrX",
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "South African Zulu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 62",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a fellow black person, especially one who is more richer or famous"
      ],
      "id": "en-umlungu-zu-noun-Epr6qDjG",
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(South Africa, slang) a fellow black person, especially one who is more richer or famous"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "South-Africa",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/uḿ̩luːnɡu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "umlungu"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "zu",
        "3": "umlungu"
      },
      "expansion": "Zulu umlungu",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Zulu umlungu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "umlungus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abelungu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s",
        "2": "abelungu"
      },
      "expansion": "umlungu (plural umlungus or abelungu)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English derogatory terms",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English nouns with irregular plurals",
        "English terms borrowed from Zulu",
        "English terms derived from Zulu",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "South African English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1992, Colin Bender, Makapan odyssey, page 166",
          "text": "No, the average Bantu always had a dilemma; live with the wild tribes and never know when some witchdoctor's tagati would strike him down; or live with the umlungus and respect his authority (and his sjambok).",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Samuel Muggington, People of the Stones",
          "text": "The old man snorted and laughed, “Is your teacher an umlungu?”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A white person."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(South Africa, often derogatory) A white person."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "South-Africa",
        "derogatory",
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "white person"
    }
  ],
  "word": "umlungu"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ss",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ss",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "úḿlungu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bélungu",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "úḿlungu",
        "2": "1",
        "3": "2",
        "4": "bélungu"
      },
      "expansion": "úḿlungu class 1 (plural bélungu class 2)",
      "name": "ss-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swazi",
  "lang_code": "ss",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swazi class 1 nouns",
        "Swazi entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swazi lemmas",
        "Swazi nouns",
        "Swazi terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Swazi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Swazi terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "umlungu"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀.\nAccording to the Greater Dictionary of IsiXhosa, the term also referred to a “member of the abeLungu clan descended from whites shipwrecked on the Pondoland coast circa 1700 and absorbed by the Pondos ... ” Many White South Africans believe that it means \"scum of the sea\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "úḿlungu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ábélungu",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "úḿlungu",
        "2": "1",
        "3": "2",
        "4": "ábélungu"
      },
      "expansion": "úḿlungu class 1 (plural ábélungu class 2)",
      "name": "xh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Xhosa class 1 nouns",
        "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Xhosa lemmas",
        "Xhosa nouns",
        "Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Xhosa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Xhosa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[úḿ̩luːᵑɡṳ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "umlungu"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Zulu class 1 nouns",
    "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Zulu lemmas",
    "Zulu nouns",
    "Zulu nouns with tone LL",
    "Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "isilungu"
    },
    {
      "word": "ubulungu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dʊ̀ngʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "uḿlungu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abélungu",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zu-infl-noun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "umlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "full-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "full-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "basic-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "basic-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kumlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kubelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngumlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "womlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ababelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "womlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "labelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "omlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "somlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lwabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olwabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "komlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "komlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okomlungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwabelungu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uḿlungu",
        "2": "1",
        "3": "2",
        "4": "abélungu"
      },
      "expansion": "uḿlungu class 1 (plural abélungu class 2)",
      "name": "zu-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "LL",
        "2": "1",
        "3": "2",
        "4": "abelungu"
      },
      "name": "zu-infl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "white person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "South African Zulu",
        "Zulu slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a fellow black person, especially one who is more richer or famous"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(South Africa, slang) a fellow black person, especially one who is more richer or famous"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "South-Africa",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/uḿ̩luːnɡu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "umlungu"
}

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