# ibandla
## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀bánjá.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [íɓâːⁿd̥ɮa̤]

### Noun

íbândla class 5 (plural ámábândla class 6)
* parish
* assembly
* congregation

#### Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀bánjá.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /íɓâːnɮa/

### Noun

íbândla class 5 (plural ámabândla class 6)
* assembly
* congregation

#### Inflection

Class 5/6, short locative :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Full form | ibandla | amabandla |
| Locative | ebandla | emabandla |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| Full form | ibandla | ibandla | amabandla | amabandla |
| Simple form | libandla | libandla | mabandla | mabandla |
| Locative | ebandla | ebandla | emabandla | emabandla |
| Copulative | yibandla | yibandla | ngamabandla | ngamabandla |
| Possessive forms |||||
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| | Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive |
| Class 1 | webandla | owebandla | wamabandla | owamabandla |
| Class 2 | bebandla | abebandla | bamabandla | abamabandla |
| Class 3 | webandla | owebandla | wamabandla | owamabandla |
| Class 4 | yebandla | eyebandla | yamabandla | eyamabandla |
| Class 5 | lebandla | elebandla | lamabandla | elamabandla |
| Class 6 | ebandla | awebandla | amabandla | awamabandla |
| Class 7 | sebandla | esebandla | samabandla | esamabandla |
| Class 8 | zebandla | ezebandla | zamabandla | ezamabandla |
| Class 9 | yebandla | eyebandla | yamabandla | eyamabandla |
| Class 10 | zebandla | ezebandla | zamabandla | ezamabandla |
| Class 11 | lwebandla | olwebandla | lwamabandla | olwamabandla |
| Class 14 | bebandla | obebandla | bamabandla | obamabandla |
| Class 15 | kwebandla | okwebandla | kwamabandla | okwamabandla |
| Class 17 | kwebandla | okwebandla | kwamabandla | okwamabandla |
Class 5/6 :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Full form | ibandla | amabandla |
| Locative | ebandleni | emabandleni |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| Full form | ibandla | ibandla | amabandla | amabandla |
| Simple form | libandla | libandla | mabandla | mabandla |
| Locative | ebandleni | ebandleni | emabandleni | emabandleni |
| Copulative | yibandla | yibandla | ngamabandla | ngamabandla |
| Possessive forms |||||
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| | Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive |
| Class 1 | webandla | owebandla | wamabandla | owamabandla |
| Class 2 | bebandla | abebandla | bamabandla | abamabandla |
| Class 3 | webandla | owebandla | wamabandla | owamabandla |
| Class 4 | yebandla | eyebandla | yamabandla | eyamabandla |
| Class 5 | lebandla | elebandla | lamabandla | elamabandla |
| Class 6 | ebandla | awebandla | amabandla | awamabandla |
| Class 7 | sebandla | esebandla | samabandla | esamabandla |
| Class 8 | zebandla | ezebandla | zamabandla | ezamabandla |
| Class 9 | yebandla | eyebandla | yamabandla | eyamabandla |
| Class 10 | zebandla | ezebandla | zamabandla | ezamabandla |
| Class 11 | lwebandla | olwebandla | lwamabandla | olwamabandla |
| Class 14 | bebandla | obebandla | bamabandla | obamabandla |
| Class 15 | kwebandla | okwebandla | kwamabandla | okwamabandla |
| Class 17 | kwebandla | okwebandla | kwamabandla | okwamabandla |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓandla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓandla (2.3.2-8.9)”