unobhala

Southern Ndebele

Noun

unobhala^? class 1a (plural abonobhala class 2a)

1. clerk

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

unobhala^? class 1a (plural oonobhala class 2a)

1. secretary

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From -bhala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /unóbaːla/

Noun

unóbhala class 1a (plural ōnóbhala class 2a)

1. clerk, secretary

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	unobhala	onobhala
Locative	kunobhala	konobhala
	Singular		Plural
Full form	unobhala		onobhala
Simple form	nobhala		bonobhala
Locative	kunobhala		konobhala
Copulative	ngunobhala		ngonobhala
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kanobhala	okanobhala	wonobhala	owonobhala
Class 2	bakanobhala	abakanobhala	bonobhala	abonobhala
Class 3	kanobhala	okanobhala	wonobhala	owonobhala
Class 4	kanobhala	ekanobhala	yonobhala	eyonobhala
Class 5	likanobhala	elikanobhala	lonobhala	elonobhala
Class 6	kanobhala	akanobhala	onobhala	awonobhala
Class 7	sikanobhala	esikanobhala	sonobhala	esonobhala
Class 8	zikanobhala	ezikanobhala	zonobhala	ezonobhala
Class 9	kanobhala	ekanobhala	yonobhala	eyonobhala
Class 10	zikanobhala	ezikanobhala	zonobhala	ezonobhala
Class 11	lukanobhala	olukanobhala	lonobhala	olonobhala
Class 14	bukanobhala	obukanobhala	bonobhala	obonobhala
Class 15	kukanobhala	okukanobhala	konobhala	okonobhala
Class 17	kukanobhala	okukanobhala	konobhala	okonobhala

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nobala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nobala (2.4.6.9)”