Zulu

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Etymology

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From u- (class 1a) +‎ ulwezi (species of froghopper).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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úLwezí class 1a (plural ôLwezí class 2a)

  1. November
    Synonym: uNovemba
  2. the fourth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in October

Inflection

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Class 1a/2a
Singular Plural
Full form uLwezi oLwezi
Locative kuLwezi koLwezi
Singular Plural
Full form uLwezi oLwezi
Simple form Lwezi boLwezi
Locative kuLwezi koLwezi
Copulative nguLwezi ngoLwezi
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 kaLwezi okaLwezi woLwezi owoLwezi
Class 2 bakaLwezi abakaLwezi boLwezi aboLwezi
Class 3 kaLwezi okaLwezi woLwezi owoLwezi
Class 4 kaLwezi ekaLwezi yoLwezi eyoLwezi
Class 5 likaLwezi elikaLwezi loLwezi eloLwezi
Class 6 kaLwezi akaLwezi oLwezi awoLwezi
Class 7 sikaLwezi esikaLwezi soLwezi esoLwezi
Class 8 zikaLwezi ezikaLwezi zoLwezi ezoLwezi
Class 9 kaLwezi ekaLwezi yoLwezi eyoLwezi
Class 10 zikaLwezi ezikaLwezi zoLwezi ezoLwezi
Class 11 lukaLwezi olukaLwezi loLwezi oloLwezi
Class 14 bukaLwezi obukaLwezi boLwezi oboLwezi
Class 15 kukaLwezi okukaLwezi koLwezi okoLwezi
Class 17 kukaLwezi okukaLwezi koLwezi okoLwezi

References

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  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-Lwezi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN:-Lwezi (2.8.3)
  • Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press