uZibandlela
Zulu
Etymology
From u- (class 1a) + -ziba (“pretend, feign, deceive, mislead”) + indlela (“path”). Refers to the time in the summer when the grass grows over the roads.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uziɓánɮeːla/
Noun
uZibándlela class 1a (plural oZibandlela class 2a)
- December
- the fifth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in November
Inflection
Class 1a/2a | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | uZibandlela | oZibandlela | ||
Locative | kuZibandlela | koZibandlela | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | uZibandlela | oZibandlela | ||
Simple form | Zibandlela | boZibandlela | ||
Locative | kuZibandlela | koZibandlela | ||
Copulative | nguZibandlela | ngoZibandlela | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | kaZibandlela | okaZibandlela | woZibandlela | owoZibandlela |
Class 2 | bakaZibandlela | abakaZibandlela | boZibandlela | aboZibandlela |
Class 3 | kaZibandlela | okaZibandlela | woZibandlela | owoZibandlela |
Class 4 | kaZibandlela | ekaZibandlela | yoZibandlela | eyoZibandlela |
Class 5 | likaZibandlela | elikaZibandlela | loZibandlela | eloZibandlela |
Class 6 | kaZibandlela | akaZibandlela | oZibandlela | awoZibandlela |
Class 7 | sikaZibandlela | esikaZibandlela | soZibandlela | esoZibandlela |
Class 8 | zikaZibandlela | ezikaZibandlela | zoZibandlela | ezoZibandlela |
Class 9 | kaZibandlela | ekaZibandlela | yoZibandlela | eyoZibandlela |
Class 10 | zikaZibandlela | ezikaZibandlela | zoZibandlela | ezoZibandlela |
Class 11 | lukaZibandlela | olukaZibandlela | loZibandlela | oloZibandlela |
Class 14 | bukaZibandlela | obukaZibandlela | boZibandlela | oboZibandlela |
Class 15 | kukaZibandlela | okukaZibandlela | koZibandlela | okoZibandlela |
Class 17 | kukaZibandlela | okukaZibandlela | koZibandlela | okoZibandlela |
Synonyms
- uDisemba
- uDlolo
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ziɓandlela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ziɓandlela (6.6.3.9.9)”
- Koopman, Adrian (2002), Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press