uMandulo

== Zulu == === Etymology === From um- (class 3) +‎ -andula (“to commence cultivation”) +‎ -o (nominalizer). This month was originally called uMpandu (< phanda (“to dig up”)), but it was changed to uMandulo out of respect for King Mpande. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /umánduːlo/ === Noun === uMándulo class 1a (plural oMandulo class 2a) September the second month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in August ==== Inflection ==== ==== Synonyms ==== uMpandu uSepthemba iSokanqangi === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-mandulo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mandulo (3.2.9.9)” Koopman, Adrian (2002), Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press