# hlanu
## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.

### Adjective

-hlánu
* five

#### Inflection

Adjective concord :
| | Modifier | Copulative |
| 1st singular | engimhlanu | ngimhlanu |
| 2nd singular | omhlanu | umhlanu |
| 1st plural | esibahlanu | sibahlanu |
| 2nd plural | elibahlanu | libahlanu |
| Class 1 | omhlanu | mhlanu |
| Class 2 | abahlanu | bahlanu |
| Class 3 | omhlanu | mhlanu |
| Class 4 | emihlanu | mihlanu |
| Class 5 | elihlanu | lihlanu |
| Class 6 | amahlanu | mahlanu |
| Class 7 | esihlanu | sihlanu |
| Class 8 | ezinhlanu | zinhlanu |
| Class 9 | enhlanu | inhlanu |
| Class 10 | ezinhlanu | zinhlanu |
| Class 11 | oluhlanu | luhlanu |
| Class 14 | obuhlanu | buhlanu |
| Class 15 | okuhlanu | kuhlanu |
| Class 17 | okuhlanu | kuhlanu |

## Phuthi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.

### Adjective

-hlánu
* five

#### Inflection

Adjective concord :
| | Modifier | Copulative |
| 1st singular | legimuhlanu | gimuhlanu |
| 2nd singular | lomuhlanu | umuhlanu |
| 1st plural | lesibahlanu | sibahlanu |
| 2nd plural | lelibahlanu | libahlanu |
| Class 1 | lamuhlanu | mhuhlanu |
| Class 2 | labahlanu | bhahlanu |
| Class 3 | lomuhlanu | mhuhlanu |
| Class 4 | lemihlanu | mhihlanu |
| Class 5 | lelihlanu | lhihlanu |
| Class 6 | lamahlanu | mhahlanu |
| Class 7 | lesihlanu | ssihlanu |
| Class 8 | letihlanu | ttihlanu |
| Class 9 | lehlanu | yhihlanu |
| Class 10 | letihlanu | ttihlanu |
| Class 14 | lobuhlanu | bhuhlanu |
| Class 15 | lokuhlanu | kkuhlanu |
| Class 17 | lokuhlanu | kkuhlanu |

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.

### Adjective

-hlánu
* five

#### Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.

### Adjective

-hlánu
* five

#### Inflection

Adjective concord :
| | Modifier | Copulative |
| 1st singular | lengimhlanu | ngimhlanu |
| 2nd singular | lomhlanu | umhlanu |
| 1st plural | lesibahlanu | sibahlanu |
| 2nd plural | lenibahlanu | nibahlanu |
| Class 1 | lomhlanu | mhlanu |
| Class 2 | labahlanu | bahlanu |
| Class 3 | lomhlanu | mhlanu |
| Class 4 | lemihlanu | mihlanu |
| Class 5 | lelihlanu | lihlanu |
| Class 6 | lamahlanu | mahlanu |
| Class 7 | lesihlanu | sihlanu |
| Class 8 | letinhlanu | tinhlanu |
| Class 9 | lenhlanu | inhlanu |
| Class 10 | letinhlanu | tinhlanu |
| Class 11 | loluhlanu | luhlanu |
| Class 14 | lobuhlanu | buhlanu |
| Class 15 | lokuhlanu | kuhlanu |
| Class 17 | lokuhlanu | kuhlanu |

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.

### Adjective

-hlânu
* five

#### Inflection

Adjective concord, tone HH :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | endimhlanu | endingemhlanu | ndimhlanu | andimhlanu |
| 2nd singular | omhlanu | ongemhlanu | umhlanu | awumhlanu |
| 1st plural | esibahlanu | esingebahlanu | sibahlanu | asibahlanu |
| 2nd plural | enibahlanu | eningebahlanu | nibahlanu | anibahlanu |
| Class 1 | omhlanu | ongemhlanu | mhlanu | akamhlanu |
| Class 2 | abahlanu | abangebahlanu | bahlanu | ababahlanu |
| Class 3 | omhlanu | ongemhlanu | mhlanu | awumhlanu |
| Class 4 | emihlanu | engemihlanu | mihlanu | ayimihlanu |
| Class 5 | elihlanu | elingelihlanu | lihlanu | alilihlanu |
| Class 6 | amahlanu | angemahlanu | mahlanu | awamahlanu |
| Class 7 | esihlanu | esingesihlanu | sihlanu | asisihlanu |
| Class 8 | ezintlanu | ezingezintlanu | zintlanu | azizintlanu |
| Class 9 | entlanu | engentlanu | intlanu | ayiyintlanu |
| Class 10 | ezintlanu | ezingezintlanu | zintlanu | azizintlanu |
| Class 11 | oluhlanu | olungeluhlanu | luhlanu | aluluhlanu |
| Class 14 | obuhlanu | obungebuhlanu | buhlanu | abubuhlanu |
| Class 15 | okuhlanu | okungekuhlanu | kuhlanu | akukuhlanu |
| Class 17 | okuhlanu | okungekuhlanu | kuhlanu | akukuhlanu |

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.

### Adjective

-hlánu
* five

#### Inflection

Adjective concord, tone H :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | engimhlanu | engingemhlanu | ngimhlanu | angimhlanu |
| 2nd singular | omhlanu | ongemhlanu | umhlanu | awumhlanu |
| 1st plural | esibahlanu | esingebahlanu | sibahlanu | asibahlanu |
| 2nd plural | enibahlanu | eningebahlanu | nibahlanu | anibahlanu |
| Class 1 | omhlanu | ongemhlanu | mhlanu | akamhlanu |
| Class 2 | abahlanu | abangebahlanu | bahlanu | ababahlanu |
| Class 3 | omhlanu | ongemhlanu | mhlanu | awumhlanu |
| Class 4 | emihlanu | engemihlanu | mihlanu | ayimihlanu |
| Class 5 | elihlanu | elingelihlanu | lihlanu | alilihlanu |
| Class 6 | amahlanu | angemahlanu | mahlanu | awamahlanu |
| Class 7 | esihlanu | esingesihlanu | sihlanu | asisihlanu |
| Class 8 | ezinhlanu | ezingezinhlanu | zinhlanu | azizinhlanu |
| Class 9 | enhlanu | engenhlanu, engeyinhlanu | inhlanu, yinhlanu | ayiyinhlanu |
| Class 10 | ezinhlanu | ezingezinhlanu | zinhlanu | azizinhlanu |
| Class 11 | oluhlanu | olungeluhlanu | luhlanu | aluluhlanu |
| Class 14 | obuhlanu | obungebuhlanu | buhlanu | abubuhlanu |
| Class 15 | okuhlanu | okungekuhlanu | kuhlanu | akukuhlanu |
| Class 17 | okuhlanu | okungekuhlanu | kuhlanu | akukuhlanu |

#### Derived terms

* isihlanu

### References

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