uNhlolanja

Zulu

Etymology

From u- (class 1a) +‎ n- (class 9) +‎ -hlola (“inspect, examine”) +‎ inja (“dog”). May refer to the time of the year when dogs copulate, and their owners inspect which dogs they have copulated with.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /únɬólaːɲdʒá/

Noun

úNhlólanjá class 1a (plural ôNhlólanjá class 2a)

  1. February
    Synonym: uFebruwari
  2. the seventh month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in January

Inflection

Class 1a/2a (locative kuNhlolanja)
singular plural
full form uNhlolanja oNhlolanja
simple form Nhlolanja boNhlolanja
locative kuNhlolanja koNhlolanja
copulative nguNhlolanja ngoNhlolanja
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 kaNhlolanja okaNhlolanja woNhlolanja owoNhlolanja
class 2 bakaNhlolanja abakaNhlolanja boNhlolanja aboNhlolanja
class 3 kaNhlolanja okaNhlolanja woNhlolanja owoNhlolanja
class 4 kaNhlolanja ekaNhlolanja yoNhlolanja eyoNhlolanja
class 5 likaNhlolanja elikaNhlolanja loNhlolanja eloNhlolanja
class 6 kaNhlolanja akaNhlolanja oNhlolanja awoNhlolanja
class 7 sikaNhlolanja esikaNhlolanja soNhlolanja esoNhlolanja
class 8 zikaNhlolanja ezikaNhlolanja zoNhlolanja ezoNhlolanja
class 9 kaNhlolanja ekaNhlolanja yoNhlolanja eyoNhlolanja
class 10 zikaNhlolanja ezikaNhlolanja zoNhlolanja ezoNhlolanja
class 11 lukaNhlolanja olukaNhlolanja loNhlolanja oloNhlolanja
class 14 bukaNhlolanja obukaNhlolanja boNhlolanja oboNhlolanja
class 15 kukaNhlolanja okukaNhlolanja koNhlolanja okoNhlolanja
class 17 kukaNhlolanja okukaNhlolanja koNhlolanja okoNhlolanja

References

  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nhlolanja”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nhlolanja (2.4.6.8-3)”
  • Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press
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