"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|prep}} nga-
  1. with, by means of
    Sense id: en-nga--zu-prep-pd8Mg3VP
  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 Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu prepositions Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 4 23 20 0 0 34 11 8 Disambiguation of Zulu prepositions: 15 12 9 9 22 18 16
  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
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          "in",
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          "on",
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        [
          "around",
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      ],
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          "about",
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          "concerning",
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    },
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          "english": "kilometres per hour",
          "text": "amakhilomitha ngehora",
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        "per, for each"
      ],
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        [
          "per",
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        ],
        [
          "each",
          "each"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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        "with, by means of"
      ],
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        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "through, via"
      ],
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          "through",
          "through"
        ],
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          "via",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "at, in, on (a time, moment, day etc)"
      ],
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          "at",
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        ],
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ],
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          "on",
          "on"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "by",
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        ],
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      ],
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    },
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          "about",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "per",
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          "each",
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      ],
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          "not",
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    {
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