ngwevu

Xhosa

Etymology

From ingwevu.

Relative

-ngwevu

1. grey

Inflection

Relative concord
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	endingwevu	endingengwevu	ndingwevu	andingwevu
2nd singular	ongwevu	ongengwevu	ungwevu	awungwevu
1st plural	esingwevu	esingengwevu	singwevu	asingwevu
2nd plural	eningwevu	eningengwevu	ningwevu	aningwevu
Class 1	ongwevu	ongengwevu	ungwevu	akangwevu
Class 2	abangwevu	abangengwevu	bangwevu	abangwevu
Class 3	ongwevu	ongengwevu	ungwevu	awungwevu
Class 4	engwevu	engengwevu	ingwevu	ayingwevu
Class 5	elingwevu	elingengwevu	lingwevu	alingwevu
Class 6	angwevu	angengwevu	angwevu	awangwevu
Class 7	esingwevu	esingengwevu	singwevu	asingwevu
Class 8	ezingwevu	ezingengwevu	zingwevu	azingwevu
Class 9	engwevu	engengwevu	ingwevu	ayingwevu
Class 10	ezingwevu	ezingengwevu	zingwevu	azingwevu
Class 11	olungwevu	olungengwevu	lungwevu	alungwevu
Class 14	obungwevu	obungengwevu	bungwevu	abungwevu
Class 15	okungwevu	okungengwevu	kungwevu	akungwevu
Class 17	okungwevu	okungengwevu	kungwevu	akungwevu

See also

Colors in Xhosa · imibala (layout · text)

-mhlophe	-ngwevu	-mnyama
-bomvu	-orenji; -ntsundu	-lubhelu; -mthubi; -tyheli
	-luhlaza
		-luhlaza; -blowu
	-mfusa	-pinki

Zulu

Relative

-ngwevu

1. grey

   Synonym: -mpunga

Inflection

Relative concord
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engingwevu	engingengwevu	ngingwevu	angingwevu
2nd singular	ongwevu	ongengwevu	ungwevu	awungwevu
1st plural	esingwevu	esingengwevu	singwevu	asingwevu
2nd plural	eningwevu	eningengwevu	ningwevu	aningwevu
Class 1	ongwevu	ongengwevu	ungwevu	akangwevu
Class 2	abangwevu	abangengwevu	bangwevu	abangwevu
Class 3	ongwevu	ongengwevu	ungwevu	awungwevu
Class 4	engwevu	engengwevu	ingwevu	ayingwevu
Class 5	elingwevu	elingengwevu	lingwevu	alingwevu
Class 6	angwevu	angengwevu	angwevu	awangwevu
Class 7	esingwevu	esingengwevu	singwevu	asingwevu
Class 8	ezingwevu	ezingengwevu	zingwevu	azingwevu
Class 9	engwevu	engengwevu	ingwevu	ayingwevu
Class 10	ezingwevu	ezingengwevu	zingwevu	azingwevu
Class 11	olungwevu	olungengwevu	lungwevu	alungwevu
Class 14	obungwevu	obungengwevu	bungwevu	abungwevu
Class 15	okungwevu	okungengwevu	kungwevu	akungwevu
Class 17	okungwevu	okungengwevu	kungwevu	akungwevu

See also

Colors in Zulu · imibala (layout · text)

-mhlophe	-mpunga; -ngwevu	-mnyama
-bomvu	-nsundu	-liphuzi; -ncombo
	-luhlaza
		-luhlaza
	-nsomi

References

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