uMgungundlovu

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -gunga (“surround”) +‎ uNdlovu (“the king, the elephant”). Literally "(the place that) surrounds the king."

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /um̩ɡunɡúnɮoːvu/

Noun

uMgungúndlovu class 3

1. Pietermaritzburg (a city, the capital of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)

Inflection

Class 3, short locative (locative eMgungundlovu)

	singular		plural
full form	uMgungundlovu		—
simple form	Mgungundlovu		—
locative	eMgungundlovu		—
copulative	nguMgungundlovu		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	woMgungundlovu	owoMgungundlovu	—	—
class 2	boMgungundlovu	aboMgungundlovu	—	—
class 3	woMgungundlovu	owoMgungundlovu	—	—
class 4	yoMgungundlovu	eyoMgungundlovu	—	—
class 5	loMgungundlovu	eloMgungundlovu	—	—
class 6	oMgungundlovu	awoMgungundlovu	—	—
class 7	soMgungundlovu	esoMgungundlovu	—	—
class 8	zoMgungundlovu	ezoMgungundlovu	—	—
class 9	yoMgungundlovu	eyoMgungundlovu	—	—
class 10	zoMgungundlovu	ezoMgungundlovu	—	—
class 11	loMgungundlovu	oloMgungundlovu	—	—
class 14	boMgungundlovu	oboMgungundlovu	—	—
class 15	koMgungundlovu	okoMgungundlovu	—	—
class 17	koMgungundlovu	okoMgungundlovu	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-Gungundlovu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-Gungundlovu (6.6.6.3.9.9)”
• Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press