ilobolo

Zulu

Etymology

From i- +‎ -lobola +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːloɓóːlo/

Noun

îlobólo class 5 (plural ámalobólo class 6)

1. dowry, lobola

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ilobolo	amalobolo
Locative	elobolweni	emalobolweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ilobolo		amalobolo
Simple form	lilobolo		malobolo
Locative	elobolweni		emalobolweni
Copulative	yilobolo		ngamalobolo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	welobolo	owelobolo	wamalobolo	owamalobolo
Class 2	belobolo	abelobolo	bamalobolo	abamalobolo
Class 3	welobolo	owelobolo	wamalobolo	owamalobolo
Class 4	yelobolo	eyelobolo	yamalobolo	eyamalobolo
Class 5	lelobolo	elelobolo	lamalobolo	elamalobolo
Class 6	elobolo	awelobolo	amalobolo	awamalobolo
Class 7	selobolo	eselobolo	samalobolo	esamalobolo
Class 8	zelobolo	ezelobolo	zamalobolo	ezamalobolo
Class 9	yelobolo	eyelobolo	yamalobolo	eyamalobolo
Class 10	zelobolo	ezelobolo	zamalobolo	ezamalobolo
Class 11	lwelobolo	olwelobolo	lwamalobolo	olwamalobolo
Class 14	belobolo	obelobolo	bamalobolo	obamalobolo
Class 15	kwelobolo	okwelobolo	kwamalobolo	okwamalobolo
Class 17	kwelobolo	okwelobolo	kwamalobolo	okwamalobolo

See also

• umumba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-loɓolo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-loɓolo (2.4.6.3.9)”