uMandulo

Zulu

Etymology

From um- (class 3) +‎ -andula (“to commence cultivation”) +‎ -o (nominalizer). This month was originally called uMpandu (< phanda (“to dig up”)), but it was changed to uMandulo out of respect for King Mpande.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /umánduːlo/

Noun

uMándulo class 1a (plural oMandulo class 2a)

September
the second month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in August

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	uMandulo	oMandulo
Locative	kuMandulo	koMandulo
	Singular		Plural
Full form	uMandulo		oMandulo
Simple form	Mandulo		boMandulo
Locative	kuMandulo		koMandulo
Copulative	nguMandulo		ngoMandulo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kaMandulo	okaMandulo	woMandulo	owoMandulo
Class 2	bakaMandulo	abakaMandulo	boMandulo	aboMandulo
Class 3	kaMandulo	okaMandulo	woMandulo	owoMandulo
Class 4	kaMandulo	ekaMandulo	yoMandulo	eyoMandulo
Class 5	likaMandulo	elikaMandulo	loMandulo	eloMandulo
Class 6	kaMandulo	akaMandulo	oMandulo	awoMandulo
Class 7	sikaMandulo	esikaMandulo	soMandulo	esoMandulo
Class 8	zikaMandulo	ezikaMandulo	zoMandulo	ezoMandulo
Class 9	kaMandulo	ekaMandulo	yoMandulo	eyoMandulo
Class 10	zikaMandulo	ezikaMandulo	zoMandulo	ezoMandulo
Class 11	lukaMandulo	olukaMandulo	loMandulo	oloMandulo
Class 14	bukaMandulo	obukaMandulo	boMandulo	oboMandulo
Class 15	kukaMandulo	okukaMandulo	koMandulo	okoMandulo
Class 17	kukaMandulo	okukaMandulo	koMandulo	okoMandulo

Synonyms

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mandulo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mandulo (3.2.9.9)”
Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press