"imbongi" meaning in Zulu

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Noun

IPA: /ímboːnɡi/
Etymology: From in- + -bonga (“to thank”) + -i (agent noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{affix|zu|in-|bonga|-i|alt2=-bonga|pos3=agent noun suffix|t2=to thank}} in- + -bonga (“to thank”) + -i (agent noun suffix) Head templates: {{zu-noun|ímbongi|9|10|izímbongi}} ímbongi class 9 (plural izímbongi class 10) Inflection templates: {{zu-infl-noun|LL|9|10|izimbongi}} Forms: ímbongi [canonical, class-9], izímbongi [class-10, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], imbongi [full-form, singular], izimbongi [full-form, plural], mbongi [basic-form, singular], zimbongi [basic-form, plural], embongini [locative, singular], ezimbongini [locative, plural], yimbongi [copulative, singular], yizimbongi [copulative, plural], wembongi [class-1, possessive, singular], owembongi [class-1, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], wezimbongi [class-1, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], owezimbongi [class-1, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], bembongi [class-2, possessive, singular], abembongi [class-2, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], bezimbongi [class-2, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], abezimbongi [class-2, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], wembongi [class-3, possessive, singular], owembongi [class-3, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], wezimbongi [class-3, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], owezimbongi [class-3, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], yembongi [class-4, possessive, singular], eyembongi [class-4, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], yezimbongi [class-4, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], eyezimbongi [class-4, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], lembongi [class-5, possessive, singular], elembongi [class-5, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], lezimbongi [class-5, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], elezimbongi [class-5, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], embongi [class-6, possessive, singular], awembongi [class-6, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], ezimbongi [class-6, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], awezimbongi [class-6, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], sembongi [class-7, possessive, singular], esembongi [class-7, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], sezimbongi [class-7, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], esezimbongi [class-7, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], zembongi [class-8, possessive, singular], ezembongi [class-8, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], zezimbongi [class-8, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], ezezimbongi [class-8, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], yembongi [class-9, possessive, singular], eyembongi [class-9, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], yezimbongi [class-9, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], eyezimbongi [class-9, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], zembongi [class-10, possessive, singular], ezembongi [class-10, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], zezimbongi [class-10, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], ezezimbongi [class-10, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], lwembongi [class-11, possessive, singular], olwembongi [class-11, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], lwezimbongi [class-11, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], olwezimbongi [class-11, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], bembongi [class-14, possessive, singular], obembongi [class-14, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], bezimbongi [class-14, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], obezimbongi [class-14, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], kwembongi [class-15, possessive, singular], okwembongi [class-15, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], kwezimbongi [class-15, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], okwezimbongi [class-15, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], kwembongi [class-17, possessive, singular], okwembongi [class-17, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], kwezimbongi [class-17, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], okwezimbongi [class-17, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive]
  1. A praise singer, a traditional bard in Zulu culture.
    Sense id: en-imbongi-zu-noun-OBx4axHZ Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu nouns with tone LL, Zulu terms prefixed with in-, Zulu terms suffixed with -i, Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

Inflected forms

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "in-",
        "3": "bonga",
        "4": "-i",
        "alt2": "-bonga",
        "pos3": "agent noun suffix",
        "t2": "to thank"
      },
      "expansion": "in- + -bonga (“to thank”) + -i (agent noun suffix)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From in- + -bonga (“to thank”) + -i (agent noun suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ímbongi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "izímbongi",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zu-infl-noun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "full-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "izimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "full-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "basic-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "basic-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "embongini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezimbongini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yizimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "embongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lwembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olwembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lwezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olwezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ímbongi",
        "2": "9",
        "3": "10",
        "4": "izímbongi"
      },
      "expansion": "ímbongi class 9 (plural izímbongi class 10)",
      "name": "zu-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "LL",
        "2": "9",
        "3": "10",
        "4": "izimbongi"
      },
      "name": "zu-infl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu nouns with tone LL",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu terms prefixed with in-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu terms suffixed with -i",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A praise singer, a traditional bard in Zulu culture."
      ],
      "id": "en-imbongi-zu-noun-OBx4axHZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "praise",
          "praise"
        ],
        [
          "singer",
          "singer"
        ],
        [
          "bard",
          "bard"
        ],
        [
          "Zulu",
          "Zulu"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ímboːnɡi/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "imbongi"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "in-",
        "3": "bonga",
        "4": "-i",
        "alt2": "-bonga",
        "pos3": "agent noun suffix",
        "t2": "to thank"
      },
      "expansion": "in- + -bonga (“to thank”) + -i (agent noun suffix)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From in- + -bonga (“to thank”) + -i (agent noun suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ímbongi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "izímbongi",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zu-infl-noun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "full-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "izimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "full-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "basic-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "basic-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "embongini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezimbongini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yizimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "embongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lwembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olwembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lwezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olwezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwembongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwezimbongi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ímbongi",
        "2": "9",
        "3": "10",
        "4": "izímbongi"
      },
      "expansion": "ímbongi class 9 (plural izímbongi class 10)",
      "name": "zu-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "LL",
        "2": "9",
        "3": "10",
        "4": "izimbongi"
      },
      "name": "zu-infl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Zulu class 9 nouns",
        "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Zulu lemmas",
        "Zulu nouns",
        "Zulu nouns with tone LL",
        "Zulu terms prefixed with in-",
        "Zulu terms suffixed with -i",
        "Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A praise singer, a traditional bard in Zulu culture."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "praise",
          "praise"
        ],
        [
          "singer",
          "singer"
        ],
        [
          "bard",
          "bard"
        ],
        [
          "Zulu",
          "Zulu"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ímboːnɡi/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "imbongi"
}

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