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umlungu
umlungu
English
Noun
umlungu (plural umlungus or abelungu)
- (South Africa, often derogatory) white person
- 1992, Colin Bender, Makapan odyssey (page 166)
- No, the average Bantu always had a dilemma; live with the wild tribes and never know when some witchdoctor's tagati would strike him down; or live with the umlungus and respect his authority (and his sjambok).
- 1992, Colin Bender, Makapan odyssey (page 166)
Zulu
Noun
umlungu class 1/2 (plural abelungu)
- white person
Inflection
| Class 1/2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Full form | umlungu | abelungu |
| Simple form | mlungu | belungu |
| Locative | kumlungu | kubelungu |
| Copulative | ngumlungu | ngabelungu |
| Possessive forms | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Class 1 | womlungu | wabelungu |
| Class 2 | bomlungu | babelungu |
| Class 3 | womlungu | wabelungu |
| Class 4 | yomlungu | yabelungu |
| Class 5 | lomlungu | labelungu |
| Class 6 | omlungu | abelungu |
| Class 7 | somlungu | sabelungu |
| Class 8 | zomlungu | zabelungu |
| Class 9 | yomlungu | yabelungu |
| Class 10 | zomlungu | zabelungu |
| Class 11 | lwomlungu | lwabelungu |
| Class 14 | bomlungu | babelungu |
| Class 15 | kwomlungu | kwabelungu |
| Class 17 | kwomlungu | kwabelungu |