bonga

Malagasy

Noun

bonga

eminence

Spanish

Noun

bonga f (plural bongas)

(Colombia) silk-cotton tree

Synonyms

ceiba

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bonga.

Verb

-bonga

to thank
to praise

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bonga.

Verb

-bonga

to thank
to praise

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bonga.

Verb

-bonga

(transitive) to thank
(transitive) to praise, to laud
Synonym: -dumisa
(transitive) to recognise, to show appreciation for

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukubonga
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubonga	ukungabongi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	bonga	-bonge
Plural	bongani	-bongeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabonga, ngibonga	engibongayo, engibonga	ngibonga	angibongi	engingabongi	ngingabongi
2nd singular	uyabonga, ubonga	obongayo, obonga	ubonga	awubongi	ongabongi	ungabongi
1st plural	siyabonga, sibonga	esibongayo, esibonga	sibonga	asibongi	esingabongi	singabongi
2nd plural	niyabonga, nibonga	enibongayo, enibonga	nibonga	anibongi	eningabongi	ningabongi
Class 1	uyabonga, ubonga	obongayo, obonga	ebonga	akabongi	ongabongi	engabongi
Class 2	bayabonga, babonga	ababongayo, ababonga	bebonga	ababongi	abangabongi	bengabongi
Class 3	uyabonga, ubonga	obongayo, obonga	ubonga	awubongi	ongabongi	ungabongi
Class 4	iyabonga, ibonga	ebongayo, ebonga	ibonga	ayibongi	engabongi	ingabongi
Class 5	liyabonga, libonga	elibongayo, elibonga	libonga	alibongi	elingabongi	lingabongi
Class 6	ayabonga, abonga	abongayo, abonga	ebonga	awabongi	angabongi	engabongi
Class 7	siyabonga, sibonga	esibongayo, esibonga	sibonga	asibongi	esingabongi	singabongi
Class 8	ziyabonga, zibonga	ezibongayo, ezibonga	zibonga	azibongi	ezingabongi	zingabongi
Class 9	iyabonga, ibonga	ebongayo, ebonga	ibonga	ayibongi	engabongi	ingabongi
Class 10	ziyabonga, zibonga	ezibongayo, ezibonga	zibonga	azibongi	ezingabongi	zingabongi
Class 11	luyabonga, lubonga	olubongayo, olubonga	lubonga	alubongi	olungabongi	lungabongi
Class 14	buyabonga, bubonga	obubongayo, obubonga	bubonga	abubongi	obungabongi	bungabongi
Class 15	kuyabonga, kubonga	okubongayo, okubonga	kubonga	akubongi	okungabongi	kungabongi
Class 17	kuyabonga, kubonga	okubongayo, okubonga	kubonga	akubongi	okungabongi	kungabongi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibongile, ngibongē	engibongile, engibongē	ngibongile, ngibongē	angibonganga	engingabonganga	ngingabonganga
2nd singular	ubongile, ubongē	obongile, obongē	ubongile, ubongē	awubonganga	ongabonganga	ungabonganga
1st plural	sibongile, sibongē	esibongile, esibongē	sibongile, sibongē	asibonganga	esingabonganga	singabonganga
2nd plural	nibongile, nibongē	enibongile, enibongē	nibongile, nibongē	anibonganga	eningabonganga	ningabonganga
Class 1	ubongile, ubongē	obongile, obongē	ebongile, ebongē	akabonganga	ongabonganga	engabonganga
Class 2	babongile, babongē	ababongile, ababongē	bebongile, bebongē	ababonganga	abangabonganga	bengabonganga
Class 3	ubongile, ubongē	obongile, obongē	ubongile, ubongē	awubonganga	ongabonganga	ungabonganga
Class 4	ibongile, ibongē	ebongile, ebongē	ibongile, ibongē	ayibonganga	engabonganga	ingabonganga
Class 5	libongile, libongē	elibongile, elibongē	libongile, libongē	alibonganga	elingabonganga	lingabonganga
Class 6	abongile, abongē	abongile, abongē	ebongile, ebongē	awabonganga	angabonganga	engabonganga
Class 7	sibongile, sibongē	esibongile, esibongē	sibongile, sibongē	asibonganga	esingabonganga	singabonganga
Class 8	zibongile, zibongē	ezibongile, ezibongē	zibongile, zibongē	azibonganga	ezingabonganga	zingabonganga
Class 9	ibongile, ibongē	ebongile, ebongē	ibongile, ibongē	ayibonganga	engabonganga	ingabonganga
Class 10	zibongile, zibongē	ezibongile, ezibongē	zibongile, zibongē	azibonganga	ezingabonganga	zingabonganga
Class 11	lubongile, lubongē	olubongile, olubongē	lubongile, lubongē	alubonganga	olungabonganga	lungabonganga
Class 14	bubongile, bubongē	obubongile, obubongē	bubongile, bubongē	abubonganga	obungabonganga	bungabonganga
Class 15	kubongile, kubongē	okubongile, okubongē	kubongile, kubongē	akubonganga	okungabonganga	kungabonganga
Class 17	kubongile, kubongē	okubongile, okubongē	kubongile, kubongē	akubonganga	okungabonganga	kungabonganga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābonga	engābonga	ngābonga	angibonganga	engingabonganga	ngingabonganga
2nd singular	wābonga	owābonga	wābonga	awubonganga	ongabonganga	ungabonganga
1st plural	sābonga	esābonga	sābonga	asibonganga	esingabonganga	singabonganga
2nd plural	nābonga	enābonga	nābonga	anibonganga	eningabonganga	ningabonganga
Class 1	wābonga	owābonga	ābonga	akabonganga	ongabonganga	engabonganga
Class 2	bābonga	abābonga	bābonga	ababonganga	abangabonganga	bengabonganga
Class 3	wābonga	owābonga	wābonga	awubonganga	ongabonganga	ungabonganga
Class 4	yābonga	eyābonga	yābonga	ayibonganga	engabonganga	ingabonganga
Class 5	lābonga	elābonga	lābonga	alibonganga	elingabonganga	lingabonganga
Class 6	ābonga	ābonga	ābonga	awabonganga	angabonganga	engabonganga
Class 7	sābonga	esābonga	sābonga	asibonganga	esingabonganga	singabonganga
Class 8	zābonga	ezābonga	zābonga	azibonganga	ezingabonganga	zingabonganga
Class 9	yābonga	eyābonga	yābonga	ayibonganga	engabonganga	ingabonganga
Class 10	zābonga	ezābonga	zābonga	azibonganga	ezingabonganga	zingabonganga
Class 11	lwābonga	olwābonga	lwābonga	alubonganga	olungabonganga	lungabonganga
Class 14	bābonga	obābonga	bābonga	abubonganga	obungabonganga	bungabonganga
Class 15	kwābonga	okwābonga	kwābonga	akubonganga	okungabonganga	kungabonganga
Class 17	kwābonga	okwābonga	kwābonga	akubonganga	okungabonganga	kungabonganga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabonga	—	ngingabonga	ngingebonge	—	ngingebonge
2nd singular	ungabonga	—	ungabonga	ungebonge	—	ungebonge
1st plural	singabonga	—	singabonga	singebonge	—	singebonge
2nd plural	ningabonga	—	ningabonga	ningebonge	—	ningebonge
Class 1	angabonga	—	engabonga	angebonge	—	engebonge
Class 2	bangabonga	—	bengabonga	bangebonge	—	bengebonge
Class 3	ungabonga	—	ungabonga	ungebonge	—	ungebonge
Class 4	ingabonga	—	ingabonga	ingebonge	—	ingebonge
Class 5	lingabonga	—	lingabonga	lingebonge	—	lingebonge
Class 6	angabonga	—	engabonga	angebonge	—	engebonge
Class 7	singabonga	—	singabonga	singebonge	—	singebonge
Class 8	zingabonga	—	zingabonga	zingebonge	—	zingebonge
Class 9	ingabonga	—	ingabonga	ingebonge	—	ingebonge
Class 10	zingabonga	—	zingabonga	zingebonge	—	zingebonge
Class 11	lungabonga	—	lungabonga	lungebonge	—	lungebonge
Class 14	bungabonga	—	bungabonga	bungebonge	—	bungebonge
Class 15	kungabonga	—	kungabonga	kungebonge	—	kungebonge
Class 17	kungabonga	—	kungabonga	kungebonge	—	kungebonge
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobonga	engizobonga	ngizobonga	angizubonga	—	ngingezubonga
2nd singular	uzobonga	ozobonga	uzobonga	awuzubonga	—	ungezubonga
1st plural	sizobonga	esizobonga	sizobonga	asizubonga	—	singezubonga
2nd plural	nizobonga	enizobonga	nizobonga	anizubonga	—	ningezubonga
Class 1	uzobonga	ozobonga	ezobonga	akazubonga	—	engezubonga
Class 2	bazobonga	abazobonga	bezobonga	abazubonga	—	bengezubonga
Class 3	uzobonga	ozobonga	uzobonga	awuzubonga	—	ungezubonga
Class 4	izobonga	ezobonga	izobonga	ayizubonga	—	ingezubonga
Class 5	lizobonga	elizobonga	lizobonga	alizubonga	—	lingezubonga
Class 6	azobonga	azobonga	ezobonga	awazubonga	—	engezubonga
Class 7	sizobonga	esizobonga	sizobonga	asizubonga	—	singezubonga
Class 8	zizobonga	ezizobonga	zizobonga	azizubonga	—	zingezubonga
Class 9	izobonga	ezobonga	izobonga	ayizubonga	—	ingezubonga
Class 10	zizobonga	ezizobonga	zizobonga	azizubonga	—	zingezubonga
Class 11	luzobonga	oluzobonga	luzobonga	aluzubonga	—	lungezubonga
Class 14	buzobonga	obuzobonga	buzobonga	abuzubonga	—	bungezubonga
Class 15	kuzobonga	okuzobonga	kuzobonga	akuzubonga	—	kungezubonga
Class 17	kuzobonga	okuzobonga	kuzobonga	akuzubonga	—	kungezubonga
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobonga	engiyobonga	ngiyobonga	angiyubonga	—	ngingeyubonga
2nd singular	uyobonga	oyobonga	uyobonga	awuyubonga	—	ungeyubonga
1st plural	siyobonga	esiyobonga	siyobonga	asiyubonga	—	singeyubonga
2nd plural	niyobonga	eniyobonga	niyobonga	aniyubonga	—	ningeyubonga
Class 1	uyobonga	oyobonga	eyobonga	akayubonga	—	engeyubonga
Class 2	bayobonga	abayobonga	beyobonga	abayubonga	—	bengeyubonga
Class 3	uyobonga	oyobonga	uyobonga	awuyubonga	—	ungeyubonga
Class 4	iyobonga	eyobonga	iyobonga	ayiyubonga	—	ingeyubonga
Class 5	liyobonga	eliyobonga	liyobonga	aliyubonga	—	lingeyubonga
Class 6	ayobonga	ayobonga	eyobonga	awayubonga	—	engeyubonga
Class 7	siyobonga	esiyobonga	siyobonga	asiyubonga	—	singeyubonga
Class 8	ziyobonga	eziyobonga	ziyobonga	aziyubonga	—	zingeyubonga
Class 9	iyobonga	eyobonga	iyobonga	ayiyubonga	—	ingeyubonga
Class 10	ziyobonga	eziyobonga	ziyobonga	aziyubonga	—	zingeyubonga
Class 11	luyobonga	oluyobonga	luyobonga	aluyubonga	—	lungeyubonga
Class 14	buyobonga	obuyobonga	buyobonga	abuyubonga	—	bungeyubonga
Class 15	kuyobonga	okuyobonga	kuyobonga	akuyubonga	—	kungeyubonga
Class 17	kuyobonga	okuyobonga	kuyobonga	akuyubonga	—	kungeyubonga
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibonge	ngingabongi
2nd singular	ubonge	ungabongi
1st plural	sibonge	singabongi
2nd plural	nibonge	ningabongi
Class 1	abonge	angabongi
Class 2	babonge	bangabongi
Class 3	ubonge	ungabongi
Class 4	ibonge	ingabongi
Class 5	libonge	lingabongi
Class 6	abonge	angabongi
Class 7	sibonge	singabongi
Class 8	zibonge	zingabongi
Class 9	ibonge	ingabongi
Class 10	zibonge	zingabongi
Class 11	lubonge	lungabongi
Class 14	bubonge	bungabongi
Class 15	kubonge	kungabongi
Class 17	kubonge	kungabongi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabonga	ngangabonga, angabonga, angangabonga
2nd singular	wabonga	wangabonga, awabonga, awangabonga
1st plural	sabonga	sangabonga, asabonga, asangabonga
2nd plural	nabonga	nangabonga, anabonga, anangabonga
Class 1	wabonga	wangabonga, akabonga, akangabonga
Class 2	babonga	bangabonga, ababonga, abangabonga
Class 3	wabonga	wangabonga, awabonga, awangabonga
Class 4	yabonga	yangabonga, ayabonga, ayangabonga
Class 5	labonga	langabonga, alabonga, alangabonga
Class 6	abonga	angabonga, awabonga, awangabonga
Class 7	sabonga	sangabonga, asabonga, asangabonga
Class 8	zabonga	zangabonga, azabonga, azangabonga
Class 9	yabonga	yangabonga, ayabonga, ayangabonga
Class 10	zabonga	zangabonga, azabonga, azangabonga
Class 11	lwabonga	lwangabonga, alwabonga, alwangabonga
Class 14	babonga	bangabonga, ababonga, abangabonga
Class 15	kwabonga	kwangabonga, akwabonga, akwangabonga
Class 17	kwabonga	kwangabonga, akwabonga, akwangabonga

Derived terms

-bongela (applicative)
-bongeka (neuter-passive)
imbongi
isibongo

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