uMandulo
Zulu
Etymology
From um- (class 3) + -andula (“to commence cultivation”) + -o (nominalizer). This month was originally called uMpandu (< phanda (“to dig up”)), but it was changed to uMandulo out of respect for King Mpande.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /umánduːlo/
Noun
uMándulo class 1a (plural oMandulo class 2a)
- September
- the second month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in August
Inflection
Class 1a/2a | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | uMandulo | oMandulo | ||
Locative | kuMandulo | koMandulo | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | uMandulo | oMandulo | ||
Simple form | Mandulo | boMandulo | ||
Locative | kuMandulo | koMandulo | ||
Copulative | nguMandulo | ngoMandulo | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | kaMandulo | okaMandulo | woMandulo | owoMandulo |
Class 2 | bakaMandulo | abakaMandulo | boMandulo | aboMandulo |
Class 3 | kaMandulo | okaMandulo | woMandulo | owoMandulo |
Class 4 | kaMandulo | ekaMandulo | yoMandulo | eyoMandulo |
Class 5 | likaMandulo | elikaMandulo | loMandulo | eloMandulo |
Class 6 | kaMandulo | akaMandulo | oMandulo | awoMandulo |
Class 7 | sikaMandulo | esikaMandulo | soMandulo | esoMandulo |
Class 8 | zikaMandulo | ezikaMandulo | zoMandulo | ezoMandulo |
Class 9 | kaMandulo | ekaMandulo | yoMandulo | eyoMandulo |
Class 10 | zikaMandulo | ezikaMandulo | zoMandulo | ezoMandulo |
Class 11 | lukaMandulo | olukaMandulo | loMandulo | oloMandulo |
Class 14 | bukaMandulo | obukaMandulo | boMandulo | oboMandulo |
Class 15 | kukaMandulo | okukaMandulo | koMandulo | okoMandulo |
Class 17 | kukaMandulo | okukaMandulo | koMandulo | okoMandulo |
Synonyms
- uMpandu
- uSepthemba
- iSokanqangi
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-mandulo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mandulo (3.2.9.9)”
- Koopman, Adrian (2002), Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press