ibala

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìbádà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íɓâːla]

Noun

íbâla class 5 (plural ámábâla class 6)

1. spot
2. open space, yard

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìbádà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːɓâːla/

Noun

îbâla class 5 (plural ámabâla class 6)

1. speckle, spot
2. open space, area of land, yard
3. playground

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ibala	amabala
Locative	ebaleni	emabaleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ibala		amabala
Simple form	libala		mabala
Locative	ebaleni		emabaleni
Copulative	yibala		ngamabala
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	webala	owebala	wamabala	owamabala
Class 2	bebala	abebala	bamabala	abamabala
Class 3	webala	owebala	wamabala	owamabala
Class 4	yebala	eyebala	yamabala	eyamabala
Class 5	lebala	elebala	lamabala	elamabala
Class 6	ebala	awebala	amabala	awamabala
Class 7	sebala	esebala	samabala	esamabala
Class 8	zebala	ezebala	zamabala	ezamabala
Class 9	yebala	eyebala	yamabala	eyamabala
Class 10	zebala	ezebala	zamabala	ezamabala
Class 11	lwebala	olwebala	lwamabala	olwamabala
Class 14	bebala	obebala	bamabala	obamabala
Class 15	kwebala	okwebala	kwamabala	okwamabala
Class 17	kwebala	okwebala	kwamabala	okwamabala

Related terms

• ubala

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓala (2.4.3-8.9)”