uNtulikazi

Zulu

Etymology

From u- (class 1) +‎ (izi)ntuli (“dusts”) +‎ -kazi (augmentative). Refers to the dust blown up by the wind at this time of year.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /untulíɠaːzi/

Noun

uNtulíkazi class 1a (plural oNtulikazi class 2a)

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

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	uNtulikazi	oNtulikazi
Locative	kuNtulikazi	koNtulikazi
	Singular		Plural
Full form	uNtulikazi		oNtulikazi
Simple form	Ntulikazi		boNtulikazi
Locative	kuNtulikazi		koNtulikazi
Copulative	nguNtulikazi		ngoNtulikazi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kaNtulikazi	okaNtulikazi	woNtulikazi	owoNtulikazi
Class 2	bakaNtulikazi	abakaNtulikazi	boNtulikazi	aboNtulikazi
Class 3	kaNtulikazi	okaNtulikazi	woNtulikazi	owoNtulikazi
Class 4	kaNtulikazi	ekaNtulikazi	yoNtulikazi	eyoNtulikazi
Class 5	likaNtulikazi	elikaNtulikazi	loNtulikazi	eloNtulikazi
Class 6	kaNtulikazi	akaNtulikazi	oNtulikazi	awoNtulikazi
Class 7	sikaNtulikazi	esikaNtulikazi	soNtulikazi	esoNtulikazi
Class 8	zikaNtulikazi	ezikaNtulikazi	zoNtulikazi	ezoNtulikazi
Class 9	kaNtulikazi	ekaNtulikazi	yoNtulikazi	eyoNtulikazi
Class 10	zikaNtulikazi	ezikaNtulikazi	zoNtulikazi	ezoNtulikazi
Class 11	lukaNtulikazi	olukaNtulikazi	loNtulikazi	oloNtulikazi
Class 14	bukaNtulikazi	obukaNtulikazi	boNtulikazi	oboNtulikazi
Class 15	kukaNtulikazi	okukaNtulikazi	koNtulikazi	okoNtulikazi
Class 17	kukaNtulikazi	okukaNtulikazi	koNtulikazi	okoNtulikazi

Synonyms

• uJulayi
• uLuthuli
• uLuthuyana
• uMaqhuba
• uMaqhubintuli
• uMaquba
• uNdida
• uNtulini

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ntulikazi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ntulikazi (6.6.3.9.9)”
• Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press