uZibandlela

Zulu

Etymology

From u- (class 1a) +‎ -ziba (“pretend, feign, deceive, mislead”) +‎ indlela (“path”). Refers to the time in the summer when the grass grows over the roads.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uziɓánɮeːla/

Noun

uZibándlela class 1a (plural oZibandlela class 2a)

1. December
2. the fifth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in November

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	uZibandlela	oZibandlela
Locative	kuZibandlela	koZibandlela
	Singular		Plural
Full form	uZibandlela		oZibandlela
Simple form	Zibandlela		boZibandlela
Locative	kuZibandlela		koZibandlela
Copulative	nguZibandlela		ngoZibandlela
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kaZibandlela	okaZibandlela	woZibandlela	owoZibandlela
Class 2	bakaZibandlela	abakaZibandlela	boZibandlela	aboZibandlela
Class 3	kaZibandlela	okaZibandlela	woZibandlela	owoZibandlela
Class 4	kaZibandlela	ekaZibandlela	yoZibandlela	eyoZibandlela
Class 5	likaZibandlela	elikaZibandlela	loZibandlela	eloZibandlela
Class 6	kaZibandlela	akaZibandlela	oZibandlela	awoZibandlela
Class 7	sikaZibandlela	esikaZibandlela	soZibandlela	esoZibandlela
Class 8	zikaZibandlela	ezikaZibandlela	zoZibandlela	ezoZibandlela
Class 9	kaZibandlela	ekaZibandlela	yoZibandlela	eyoZibandlela
Class 10	zikaZibandlela	ezikaZibandlela	zoZibandlela	ezoZibandlela
Class 11	lukaZibandlela	olukaZibandlela	loZibandlela	oloZibandlela
Class 14	bukaZibandlela	obukaZibandlela	boZibandlela	oboZibandlela
Class 15	kukaZibandlela	okukaZibandlela	koZibandlela	okoZibandlela
Class 17	kukaZibandlela	okukaZibandlela	koZibandlela	okoZibandlela

Synonyms

• uDisemba
• uDlolo

References

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