uNhlangula

Zulu

Etymology

From u- (class 1a) +‎ n- (class 9) +‎ -hlangula (“drive off, brush off, scatter”). Refers to the time of year when winds blow the leaves off trees.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /unɬánɡuːla/

Noun

uNhlángula class 1a (plural oNhlangula class 2a)

1. June
2. the twelfth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in May

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	uNhlangula	oNhlangula
Locative	kuNhlangula	koNhlangula
	Singular		Plural
Full form	uNhlangula		oNhlangula
Simple form	Nhlangula		boNhlangula
Locative	kuNhlangula		koNhlangula
Copulative	nguNhlangula		ngoNhlangula
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kaNhlangula	okaNhlangula	woNhlangula	owoNhlangula
Class 2	bakaNhlangula	abakaNhlangula	boNhlangula	aboNhlangula
Class 3	kaNhlangula	okaNhlangula	woNhlangula	owoNhlangula
Class 4	kaNhlangula	ekaNhlangula	yoNhlangula	eyoNhlangula
Class 5	likaNhlangula	elikaNhlangula	loNhlangula	eloNhlangula
Class 6	kaNhlangula	akaNhlangula	oNhlangula	awoNhlangula
Class 7	sikaNhlangula	esikaNhlangula	soNhlangula	esoNhlangula
Class 8	zikaNhlangula	ezikaNhlangula	zoNhlangula	ezoNhlangula
Class 9	kaNhlangula	ekaNhlangula	yoNhlangula	eyoNhlangula
Class 10	zikaNhlangula	ezikaNhlangula	zoNhlangula	ezoNhlangula
Class 11	lukaNhlangula	olukaNhlangula	loNhlangula	oloNhlangula
Class 14	bukaNhlangula	obukaNhlangula	boNhlangula	oboNhlangula
Class 15	kukaNhlangula	okukaNhlangula	koNhlangula	okoNhlangula
Class 17	kukaNhlangula	okukaNhlangula	koNhlangula	okoNhlangula

Synonyms

• uJuni
• uLuthudlana

Derived terms

• uNhlangulana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nhlangula”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nhlangula (6.3.9.9)”
• Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press