# buhlungu
## Fanagalo
### Etymology

From Zulu ubuhlungu, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cʊ́ngʊ́.

### Noun

buhlungu
* pain

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From ubuhlungu.

### Relative

-búhlûngu
* sore, aching, painful

#### Inflection

Relative concord, tone HHH :
| | Modifier | Copulative |
| 1st singular | engibuhlungu | ngibuhlungu |
| 2nd singular | obuhlungu | ubuhlungu |
| 1st plural | esibuhlungu | sibuhlungu |
| 2nd plural | enibuhlungu | nibuhlungu |
| Class 1 | obuhlungu | ubuhlungu |
| Class 2 | ababuhlungu | babuhlungu |
| Class 3 | obuhlungu | ubuhlungu |
| Class 4 | ebuhlungu | ibuhlungu |
| Class 5 | elibuhlungu | libuhlungu |
| Class 6 | abuhlungu | abuhlungu |
| Class 7 | esibuhlungu | sibuhlungu |
| Class 8 | ezibuhlungu | zibuhlungu |
| Class 9 | ebuhlungu | ibuhlungu |
| Class 10 | ezibuhlungu | zibuhlungu |
| Class 14 | obubuhlungu | bubuhlungu |
| Class 15 | okubuhlungu | kubuhlungu |
| Class 17 | okubuhlungu | kubuhlungu |

## Swazi
### Etymology 1

From Common Bantu *bʊ̀cʊ́ngʊ́.

#### Noun

búhlûngu class 14
* pain

##### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

### Etymology 2

From buhlungu.

#### Relative

-búhlûngu
* sore, aching, painful

##### Inflection

Relative concord, tone HHH :
| | Modifier | Copulative |
| 1st singular | lengibuhlungu | ngibuhlungu |
| 2nd singular | lobuhlungu | ubuhlungu |
| 1st plural | lesibuhlungu | sibuhlungu |
| 2nd plural | lenibuhlungu | nibuhlungu |
| Class 1 | lobuhlungu | ubuhlungu |
| Class 2 | lababuhlungu | babuhlungu |
| Class 3 | lobuhlungu | ubuhlungu |
| Class 4 | lebuhlungu | ibuhlungu |
| Class 5 | lelibuhlungu | libuhlungu |
| Class 6 | labuhlungu | abuhlungu |
| Class 7 | lesibuhlungu | sibuhlungu |
| Class 8 | letibuhlungu | tibuhlungu |
| Class 9 | lebuhlungu | ibuhlungu |
| Class 10 | letibuhlungu | tibuhlungu |
| Class 11 | lolubuhlungu | lubuhlungu |
| Class 14 | lobubuhlungu | bubuhlungu |
| Class 15 | lokubuhlungu | kubuhlungu |
| Class 17 | lokubuhlungu | kubuhlungu |

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From ubuhlungu.

### Relative

-búhlûngu
* sore, aching, painful

#### Inflection

Relative concord, tone HHH :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | endibuhlungu | endingebuhlungu | ndibuhlungu | andibuhlungu |
| 2nd singular | obuhlungu | ongebuhlungu | ubuhlungu | awubuhlungu |
| 1st plural | esibuhlungu | esingebuhlungu | sibuhlungu | asibuhlungu |
| 2nd plural | enibuhlungu | eningebuhlungu | nibuhlungu | anibuhlungu |
| Class 1 | obuhlungu | ongebuhlungu | ubuhlungu | akabuhlungu |
| Class 2 | ababuhlungu | abangebuhlungu | babuhlungu | ababuhlungu |
| Class 3 | obuhlungu | ongebuhlungu | ubuhlungu | awubuhlungu |
| Class 4 | ebuhlungu | engebuhlungu | ibuhlungu | ayibuhlungu |
| Class 5 | elibuhlungu | elingebuhlungu | libuhlungu | alibuhlungu |
| Class 6 | abuhlungu | angebuhlungu | abuhlungu | awabuhlungu |
| Class 7 | esibuhlungu | esingebuhlungu | sibuhlungu | asibuhlungu |
| Class 8 | ezibuhlungu | ezingebuhlungu | zibuhlungu | azibuhlungu |
| Class 9 | ebuhlungu | engebuhlungu | ibuhlungu | ayibuhlungu |
| Class 10 | ezibuhlungu | ezingebuhlungu | zibuhlungu | azibuhlungu |
| Class 11 | olubuhlungu | olungebuhlungu | lubuhlungu | alubuhlungu |
| Class 14 | obubuhlungu | obungebuhlungu | bubuhlungu | abubuhlungu |
| Class 15 | okubuhlungu | okungebuhlungu | kubuhlungu | akubuhlungu |
| Class 17 | okubuhlungu | okungebuhlungu | kubuhlungu | akubuhlungu |

## Zulu
### Etymology

From ubuhlungu.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ɓuɬûːnɡu/

### Relative

-buhlûngu
* sore, aching, painful

#### Inflection

Relative concord :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | engibuhlungu | engingebuhlungu | ngibuhlungu | angibuhlungu |
| 2nd singular | obuhlungu | ongebuhlungu | ubuhlungu | awubuhlungu |
| 1st plural | esibuhlungu | esingebuhlungu | sibuhlungu | asibuhlungu |
| 2nd plural | enibuhlungu | eningebuhlungu | nibuhlungu | anibuhlungu |
| Class 1 | obuhlungu | ongebuhlungu | ubuhlungu | akabuhlungu |
| Class 2 | ababuhlungu | abangebuhlungu | babuhlungu | ababuhlungu |
| Class 3 | obuhlungu | ongebuhlungu | ubuhlungu | awubuhlungu |
| Class 4 | ebuhlungu | engebuhlungu | ibuhlungu | ayibuhlungu |
| Class 5 | elibuhlungu | elingebuhlungu | libuhlungu | alibuhlungu |
| Class 6 | abuhlungu | angebuhlungu | abuhlungu | awabuhlungu |
| Class 7 | esibuhlungu | esingebuhlungu | sibuhlungu | asibuhlungu |
| Class 8 | ezibuhlungu | ezingebuhlungu | zibuhlungu | azibuhlungu |
| Class 9 | ebuhlungu | engebuhlungu | ibuhlungu | ayibuhlungu |
| Class 10 | ezibuhlungu | ezingebuhlungu | zibuhlungu | azibuhlungu |
| Class 11 | olubuhlungu | olungebuhlungu | lubuhlungu | alubuhlungu |
| Class 14 | obubuhlungu | obungebuhlungu | bubuhlungu | abubuhlungu |
| Class 15 | okubuhlungu | okungebuhlungu | kubuhlungu | akubuhlungu |
| Class 17 | okubuhlungu | okungebuhlungu | kubuhlungu | akubuhlungu |

### References

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