uNhlangula
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Etymology edit
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.
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Noun edit
uNhlángula class 1a (plural oNhlangula class 2a)
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References edit
- 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