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Zulu
Etymology
From u- (class 1) + (izi)ntuli (“dusts”) + -kazi (augmentative). Refers to the dust blown up by the wind at this time of year.
Pronunciation
Noun
uNtulíkazi class 1a (plural oNtulikazi class 2a)
- July
- the thirteenth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in June
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References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ntulikazi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ntulikazi (6.6.3.9.9)”
- Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press