"nga-" meaning in Zulu

See nga- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix|cat2=verb prefixes}} nga-
  1. not Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-nga--zu-prefix-JUu5e1fx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|zu|prepositions|head=|sort=}} nga-, {{zu-prep}} nga-
  1. with, by means of
    Sense id: en-nga--zu-prep-pd8Mg3VP Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu prepositions Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 2 67 8 0 0 15 5 3 Disambiguation of Zulu prepositions: 29 10 8 8 16 16 14
  2. through, via
    Sense id: en-nga--zu-prep-Au9NdH6y
  3. at, in, on (a time, moment, day etc)
    Sense id: en-nga--zu-prep-C9NnynTX
  4. by, before (a time)
    Sense id: en-nga--zu-prep-LvHMWerG
  5. by, near, around
    Sense id: en-nga--zu-prep-C7wxxgqN
  6. about, concerning
    Sense id: en-nga--zu-prep-ySUrdS4M
  7. per, for each
    Sense id: en-nga--zu-prep-x0fRsKiQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Download JSON data for nga- meaning in Zulu (1.9kB)

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