ubala

See also: Ubalá

Zulu

Etymology

From Common Bantu *dʊ̀bàdà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ûːɓâːla/

Noun

ûbâla class 11

1. outdoors, open country
2. emptiness, nothingness

Inflection

Class 11 (locative obaleni)

	singular		plural
full form	ubala		—
simple form	lubala		—
locative	obaleni		—
copulative	wubala		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wobala	owobala	—	—
class 2	bobala	abobala	—	—
class 3	wobala	owobala	—	—
class 4	yobala	eyobala	—	—
class 5	lobala	elobala	—	—
class 6	obala	awobala	—	—
class 7	sobala	esobala	—	—
class 8	zobala	ezobala	—	—
class 9	yobala	eyobala	—	—
class 10	zobala	ezobala	—	—
class 11	lobala	olobala	—	—
class 14	bobala	obobala	—	—
class 15	kobala	okobala	—	—
class 17	kobala	okobala	—	—

Related terms

• ibala

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓala (3.6.3-6.9)”