Zulu

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Etymology

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This is a compound word whose second half is izibuya, plural of isibuya (threshing ground, enclosed yard). Doke and Vilakazi say that the first part is a contraction of -gulula (sweep off, skim off, scrape off), meaning the name of this month refers to sweeping the yard. Bryant says that the first part is the verb -ngula (remove surface scum). Faye says the first part is the verb -gula (be sick), referring to the time of year when the cattle are satiated, wanting to lie down, and appearing sick.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /únɡulaziɓûːja/

Noun

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úNgulazibûya class 1a (plural ôNgulazibûya class 2a)

  1. the tenth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon at the end of March

Inflection

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Class 1a/2a
Singular Plural
Full form uNgulazibuya oNgulazibuya
Locative kuNgulazibuya koNgulazibuya
Singular Plural
Full form uNgulazibuya oNgulazibuya
Simple form Ngulazibuya boNgulazibuya
Locative kuNgulazibuya koNgulazibuya
Copulative nguNgulazibuya ngoNgulazibuya
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 kaNgulazibuya okaNgulazibuya woNgulazibuya owoNgulazibuya
Class 2 bakaNgulazibuya abakaNgulazibuya boNgulazibuya aboNgulazibuya
Class 3 kaNgulazibuya okaNgulazibuya woNgulazibuya owoNgulazibuya
Class 4 kaNgulazibuya ekaNgulazibuya yoNgulazibuya eyoNgulazibuya
Class 5 likaNgulazibuya elikaNgulazibuya loNgulazibuya eloNgulazibuya
Class 6 kaNgulazibuya akaNgulazibuya oNgulazibuya awoNgulazibuya
Class 7 sikaNgulazibuya esikaNgulazibuya soNgulazibuya esoNgulazibuya
Class 8 zikaNgulazibuya ezikaNgulazibuya zoNgulazibuya ezoNgulazibuya
Class 9 kaNgulazibuya ekaNgulazibuya yoNgulazibuya eyoNgulazibuya
Class 10 zikaNgulazibuya ezikaNgulazibuya zoNgulazibuya ezoNgulazibuya
Class 11 lukaNgulazibuya olukaNgulazibuya loNgulazibuya oloNgulazibuya
Class 14 bukaNgulazibuya obukaNgulazibuya boNgulazibuya oboNgulazibuya
Class 15 kukaNgulazibuya okukaNgulazibuya koNgulazibuya okoNgulazibuya
Class 17 kukaNgulazibuya okukaNgulazibuya koNgulazibuya okoNgulazibuya

References

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  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ngulaziɓuya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN:-ngulaziɓuya (2.6.6.6.3-8.9)
  • Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press
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