uNhlangula

Zulu

Etymology

From u- (class 1a) +‎ n- (class 9) +‎ -hlangula (“drive off, brush off, scatter”). Refers to the time of year when winds blow the leaves off trees.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /unɬánɡuːla/

Noun

uNhlángula class 1a (plural oNhlangula class 2a)

  1. June
  2. the twelfth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in May

Inflection

Class 1a/2a (locative kuNhlangula)
singular plural
full form uNhlangula oNhlangula
simple form Nhlangula boNhlangula
locative kuNhlangula koNhlangula
copulative nguNhlangula ngoNhlangula
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 kaNhlangula okaNhlangula woNhlangula owoNhlangula
class 2 bakaNhlangula abakaNhlangula boNhlangula aboNhlangula
class 3 kaNhlangula okaNhlangula woNhlangula owoNhlangula
class 4 kaNhlangula ekaNhlangula yoNhlangula eyoNhlangula
class 5 likaNhlangula elikaNhlangula loNhlangula eloNhlangula
class 6 kaNhlangula akaNhlangula oNhlangula awoNhlangula
class 7 sikaNhlangula esikaNhlangula soNhlangula esoNhlangula
class 8 zikaNhlangula ezikaNhlangula zoNhlangula ezoNhlangula
class 9 kaNhlangula ekaNhlangula yoNhlangula eyoNhlangula
class 10 zikaNhlangula ezikaNhlangula zoNhlangula ezoNhlangula
class 11 lukaNhlangula olukaNhlangula loNhlangula oloNhlangula
class 14 bukaNhlangula obukaNhlangula boNhlangula oboNhlangula
class 15 kukaNhlangula okukaNhlangula koNhlangula okoNhlangula
class 17 kukaNhlangula okukaNhlangula koNhlangula okoNhlangula

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nhlangula”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nhlangula (6.3.9.9)”
  • Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press
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