uMgungundlovu

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Zulu

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /um̩ɡunɡúnɮoːvu/

Noun

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uMgungúndlovu class 3

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

Inflection

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Class 3, short locative
Singular Plural
Full form uMgungundlovu
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

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  • 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