Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isibongo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: isi-bon-go
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complimentary metonym used to describe members of a Zulu clan.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *kɪ́- Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀- Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-kɪ̀- Zulu ísi- Proto-Nguni *-bonga Zulu -bonga Zulu -o Zulu isíbongobor. English isibongo Borrowed from Zulu isíbongo.

Inflected Forms

isibongos (plural) izibongo (plural)

Questions

What does isibongo mean?: A complimentary metonym used to describe members of a Zulu clan.
Where does isibongo come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *kɪ́- Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀- Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-kɪ̀- Zulu ísi- Proto-Nguni *-bonga Zulu -bonga Zulu -o Zulu isíbongobor. English isibongo Borrowed from Zulu isíbongo.

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