ukulobola, noun
/ˌʊkʊlɔˈbɔːla/, /ˌʊɡʊlɔˈbɔːla/
- Origin:
- IsiXhosa, IsiZuluShow more IsiXhosa and isiZulu, verbal noun prefix uku- + lobola see lobola verb.
lobola noun sense 1. Also attributive.
1855 J.W. Colenso Ten Weeks in Natal 138A Kafir, going to marry, usually pays a number of cows to the father of the bride. This is called ukuLobola.
1985 P. McAllister Informant, Grahamstown (now Makhanda, Eastern Cape)Ukulobola in its broad sense refers to the process of negotiating the exchange and size of the bridewealth, in its narrower sense it may be translated as ‘to give bridewealth/dowry’.
lobola noun sense 1. Also attributive.
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