udaba

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úːdaːɓa/

Noun

ū́daba class 11 (plural izíndaba class 10)

1. important matter, serious issue

Inflection

Class 11/10 (locative odabeni)

	singular		plural
full form	udaba		izindaba
simple form	ludaba		zindaba
locative	odabeni		ezindabeni
copulative	wudaba		yizindaba
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wodaba	owodaba	wezindaba	owezindaba
class 2	bodaba	abodaba	bezindaba	abezindaba
class 3	wodaba	owodaba	wezindaba	owezindaba
class 4	yodaba	eyodaba	yezindaba	eyezindaba
class 5	lodaba	elodaba	lezindaba	elezindaba
class 6	odaba	awodaba	ezindaba	awezindaba
class 7	sodaba	esodaba	sezindaba	esezindaba
class 8	zodaba	ezodaba	zezindaba	ezezindaba
class 9	yodaba	eyodaba	yezindaba	eyezindaba
class 10	zodaba	ezodaba	zezindaba	ezezindaba
class 11	lodaba	olodaba	lwezindaba	olwezindaba
class 14	bodaba	obodaba	bezindaba	obezindaba
class 15	kodaba	okodaba	kwezindaba	okwezindaba
class 17	kodaba	okodaba	kwezindaba	okwezindaba

Related terms

• indaba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-daɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-daɓa (3.2.9.9)”