uMandulo

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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

Noun

uMándulo class 1a (plural oMandulo class 2a)

  1. September
  2. 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

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
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