indlu
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀.
Noun
índlu class 9 (plural ízíndlu class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀.
Noun
índlu class 9 (plural ízíndlu class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀.
Noun
índlu class 9 (plural tíndlu class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íːⁿd̥ɮṳ]
Noun
índlu class 9 (plural ízíndlu class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːnɮu/
Noun
índlu class 9 (plural izíndlu class 10)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | indlu | izindlu | ||
| simple form | ndlu | zindlu | ||
| locative | endlini | ezindlini | ||
| copulative | yindlu | yizindlu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wendlu | owendlu | wezindlu | owezindlu |
| class 2 | bendlu | abendlu | bezindlu | abezindlu |
| class 3 | wendlu | owendlu | wezindlu | owezindlu |
| class 4 | yendlu | eyendlu | yezindlu | eyezindlu |
| class 5 | lendlu | elendlu | lezindlu | elezindlu |
| class 6 | endlu | awendlu | ezindlu | awezindlu |
| class 7 | sendlu | esendlu | sezindlu | esezindlu |
| class 8 | zendlu | ezendlu | zezindlu | ezezindlu |
| class 9 | yendlu | eyendlu | yezindlu | eyezindlu |
| class 10 | zendlu | ezendlu | zezindlu | ezezindlu |
| class 11 | lwendlu | olwendlu | lwezindlu | olwezindlu |
| class 14 | bendlu | obendlu | bezindlu | obezindlu |
| class 15 | kwendlu | okwendlu | kwezindlu | okwezindlu |
| class 17 | kwendlu | okwendlu | kwezindlu | okwezindlu |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ndlu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ndlu (2.9)”