ubala

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úlubálá, from Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀bàdà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ûːɓâːla/

Noun

ûbâla class 11

1. outdoors, open country
2. emptiness, nothingness

Inflection

Class 11
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubala	—
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)”