indlovu

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njògù.

Noun

índlovu class 9 (plural ízíndlovu class 10)

1. elephant

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njògù.

Noun

índlovu class 9 (plural iíndlovu class 10)

1. elephant

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njògù.

Noun

índlovu class 9 (plural tíndlovu class 10)

1. elephant

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njògù.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íⁿd̥ɮo̤ːvṳ]

Noun

índlovu class 9 (plural íindlovu class 10)

1. elephant

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njògù.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íⁿɮʱoːvu/

Noun

índlovu class 9 (plural izíndlovu class 10)

1. elephant

Usage notes

This term may be used as a praise name for a king, such as Wena wendlovu! (You of the elephant!).

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative endlovini)

	singular		plural
full form	indlovu		izindlovu
simple form	ndlovu		zindlovu
locative	endlovini		ezindlovini
copulative	yindlovu		yizindlovu
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wendlovu	owendlovu	wezindlovu	owezindlovu
class 2	bendlovu	abendlovu	bezindlovu	abezindlovu
class 3	wendlovu	owendlovu	wezindlovu	owezindlovu
class 4	yendlovu	eyendlovu	yezindlovu	eyezindlovu
class 5	lendlovu	elendlovu	lezindlovu	elezindlovu
class 6	endlovu	awendlovu	ezindlovu	awezindlovu
class 7	sendlovu	esendlovu	sezindlovu	esezindlovu
class 8	zendlovu	ezendlovu	zezindlovu	ezezindlovu
class 9	yendlovu	eyendlovu	yezindlovu	eyezindlovu
class 10	zendlovu	ezendlovu	zezindlovu	ezezindlovu
class 11	lwendlovu	olwendlovu	lwezindlovu	olwezindlovu
class 14	bendlovu	obendlovu	bezindlovu	obezindlovu
class 15	kwendlovu	okwendlovu	kwezindlovu	okwezindlovu
class 17	kwendlovu	okwendlovu	kwezindlovu	okwezindlovu

Derived terms

• indlovukazi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dlovu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dlovu (2.9.9)”