uLwezi

Zulu

Etymology

From u- (class 1a) +‎ ulwezi (“species of froghopper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úlweːzí/

Noun

úLwezí class 1a (plural ôLwezí class 2a)

1. November

   Synonym: uNovemba

2. the fourth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in October

Inflection

Class 1a/2a (locative kuLwezi)

	singular		plural
full form	uLwezi		oLwezi
simple form	Lwezi		boLwezi
locative	kuLwezi		koLwezi
copulative	nguLwezi		ngoLwezi
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	kaLwezi	okaLwezi	woLwezi	owoLwezi
class 2	bakaLwezi	abakaLwezi	boLwezi	aboLwezi
class 3	kaLwezi	okaLwezi	woLwezi	owoLwezi
class 4	kaLwezi	ekaLwezi	yoLwezi	eyoLwezi
class 5	likaLwezi	elikaLwezi	loLwezi	eloLwezi
class 6	kaLwezi	akaLwezi	oLwezi	awoLwezi
class 7	sikaLwezi	esikaLwezi	soLwezi	esoLwezi
class 8	zikaLwezi	ezikaLwezi	zoLwezi	ezoLwezi
class 9	kaLwezi	ekaLwezi	yoLwezi	eyoLwezi
class 10	zikaLwezi	ezikaLwezi	zoLwezi	ezoLwezi
class 11	lukaLwezi	olukaLwezi	loLwezi	oloLwezi
class 14	bukaLwezi	obukaLwezi	boLwezi	oboLwezi
class 15	kukaLwezi	okukaLwezi	koLwezi	okoLwezi
class 17	kukaLwezi	okukaLwezi	koLwezi	okoLwezi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-Lwezi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-Lwezi (2.8.3)”
• Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press