induna

See also: in d'una

English

Alternative forms

• inDuna

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu induna.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈduːnə/

Noun

induna (plural indunas or izinduna)

1. A South African tribal councillor or headman (under the king); someone in authority, a boss.
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 75:

     Although we swore this fellow to secrecy, he went straight to the induna and revealed our secret.

Translations

a South African tribal headman

• Afrikaans: indoena (af)
• Zulu: induna

Anagrams

• Induan, Undina

Maltese

Alternative forms

• nduna (chiefly informal, after a vowel)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian *indunàrisi, obsolete form of addunàrisi, from Old Occitan. Compare Catalan endonar-se alongside usual adonar-se.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈduː.na/

Verb

induna (imperfect jinduna)

1. to notice, realise

Conjugation

Conjugation of induna

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	indunajt	indunajt	induna		indunajna	indunajtu	indunaw
	f			indunat
imperfect	m	ninduna	tinduna	jinduna		nindunaw	tindunaw	jindunaw
	f			tinduna
imperative			induna				indunaw

Northern Ndebele

Noun

induna^? class 9 (plural izinduna class 10)

1. chief

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• indua (Campidanese)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈduna/

Adverb

induna

1. (Logudorese, Nuorese) Alternative form of in d'una, only used in induna-induna

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Southern Ndebele

Noun

induna^? class 9 (plural iinduna class 10)

1. headman, foreman

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

induna^? class 9 (plural iinduna class 10)

1. headman

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

FWOTD – 8 October 2016

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /índúːna/

Noun

índúna class 9 (plural ízindúna class 10)

1. male animal
2. headman

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	induna	izinduna
Locative	enduneni	ezinduneni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	induna		izinduna
Simple form	nduna		zinduna
Locative	enduneni		ezinduneni
Copulative	yinduna		yizinduna
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenduna	owenduna	wezinduna	owezinduna
Class 2	benduna	abenduna	bezinduna	abezinduna
Class 3	wenduna	owenduna	wezinduna	owezinduna
Class 4	yenduna	eyenduna	yezinduna	eyezinduna
Class 5	lenduna	elenduna	lezinduna	elezinduna
Class 6	enduna	awenduna	ezinduna	awezinduna
Class 7	senduna	esenduna	sezinduna	esezinduna
Class 8	zenduna	ezenduna	zezinduna	ezezinduna
Class 9	yenduna	eyenduna	yezinduna	eyezinduna
Class 10	zenduna	ezenduna	zezinduna	ezezinduna
Class 11	lwenduna	olwenduna	lwezinduna	olwezinduna
Class 14	benduna	obenduna	bezinduna	obezinduna
Class 15	kwenduna	okwenduna	kwezinduna	okwezinduna
Class 17	kwenduna	okwenduna	kwezinduna	okwezinduna

Descendants

• → Afrikaans: indoena
• → English: induna

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-duna”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-duna (2.4.9)”
• Daniel Silverman (1996). Tone Displacement in Zulu, and the Maintenance of Contrasts. San Diego, CA.