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Zulu Grammar
Zulu grammar is the way in which meanings are encoded into wordings in the Zulu language. Zulu grammar is typical for Bantu languages, bearing all the hallmarks of this language family. These include agglutinativity, a rich array of noun classes, extensive inflection for person (both subject and object), tense and aspect and a subject–verb–object word order. Notation used in this article Zulu orthography does not indicate vowel length or tone, but it can be important to note this in a description of grammar. The following diacritical marks are used throughout this article to indicate aspects that the standard orthography fails to. * A macron ā ē ī ō ū indicates a long vowel. * An acute accent á é í ó ú ḿ ń indicates a high tone. * A circumflex accent â ê î ô û indicates a long vowel with falling tone. * No accent indicates a short vowel with no (low) tone, or is written where tone is not relevant. * A diaeresis below m̤ n̤ w̤ y̤ indicates that they a ...
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Zulu Language
Zulu (), or isiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken in Southern Africa. It is the language of the Zulu people, with about 12 million native speakers, who primarily inhabit the province of KwaZulu-Natal of South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa (24% of the population), and it is understood by over 50% of its population. It became one of South Africa's 11 official languages in 1994. According to Ethnologue, it is the second-most-widely spoken of the Bantu languages, after Swahili. Like many other Bantu languages, it is written with the Latin alphabet. In South African English, the language is often referred to in its native form, ''isiZulu''. Geographical distribution Zulu migrant populations have taken it to adjacent regions, especially Zimbabwe, where the Northern Ndebele language ( isiNdebele) is closely related to Zulu. Xhosa, the predominant language in the Eastern Cape, is often considered ...
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Ubaba
Ubaba, in today's Algeria, is an ancient episcopal seat of the ecclesiastical province of Mauretania Caesariensis. The seat of the diocese is currently lost to history. The only known bishop of this diocese is Ingenuo, who took part in the synod assembled in Carthage in 484 by the Arian King Huneric the Vandal, after which Ingenuo was exiled. Today Ubaba survives as a titular bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...ric and currently the venue is vacant.Stefano Antonio Morcelli''Africa christiana'' Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 348. References Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Africa Roman towns and cities in Mauretania Caesariensis Catholic titular sees in Africa Lost places {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub ...
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