indlela

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njɪ̀dà.

Noun

índlela class 9 (plural ízíndlela class 10)

1. road, path

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njɪ̀dà.

Noun

índlela class 9 (plural iíndlela class 10)

1. road, path

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njɪ̀dà.

Noun

índlela class 9 (plural tíndlela class 10)

1. road, path

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njɪ̀dà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íⁿd̥ɮe̤ːla]

Noun

índlela class 9 (plural iíndlela class 10)

1. road, path

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njɪ̀dà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínɮeːla/

Noun

índlela class 9 (plural izíndlela class 10)

1. path, track, trail
2. way, route, course
3. manner, way of behaving, behaviour
4. method
5. (grammar) mood

Inflection

Class 9/10 (locative endleleni)

	singular		plural
full form	indlela		izindlela
simple form	ndlela		zindlela
locative	endleleni		ezindleleni
copulative	yindlela		yizindlela
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wendlela	owendlela	wezindlela	owezindlela
class 2	bendlela	abendlela	bezindlela	abezindlela
class 3	wendlela	owendlela	wezindlela	owezindlela
class 4	yendlela	eyendlela	yezindlela	eyezindlela
class 5	lendlela	elendlela	lezindlela	elezindlela
class 6	endlela	awendlela	ezindlela	awezindlela
class 7	sendlela	esendlela	sezindlela	esezindlela
class 8	zendlela	ezendlela	zezindlela	ezezindlela
class 9	yendlela	eyendlela	yezindlela	eyezindlela
class 10	zendlela	ezendlela	zezindlela	ezezindlela
class 11	lwendlela	olwendlela	lwezindlela	olwezindlela
class 14	bendlela	obendlela	bezindlela	obezindlela
class 15	kwendlela	okwendlela	kwezindlela	okwezindlela
class 17	kwendlela	okwendlela	kwezindlela	okwezindlela

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-dlela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dlela (2.9.9)”