hlanu

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.

Adjective

-hlánu

1. 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

1. 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

1. five

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-táànò.

Adjective

-hlánu

1. 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

1. five

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone HH
	Modifier		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

1. five

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone H
	Modifier		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”