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Lobedu, n. and a. S. Afr.
Brit. |lə(ʊ)ˈbɛduː|, U.S. |ˌloʊˈbɛdu|, |ləˈbɛdu|, S. Afr. |ləˈveduː|, |lɔˈveduː|
Plural unchanged
Forms: 19– Lobedu, 19– loBedu, 19– Lovedu, 19– Lubedu
[‹ Lobedu Lobedu, self-designation.
Variation between the forms Lobedu and Lovedu corresponds formally to the differing modern orthographies of the voiced bilabial fricative in the Lobedu sound system.The Lobedu plural form Balobedu (also as Balobelu, Vhalovedu) occurs slightly earlier in English context in the following:
1931Bantu Stud. 5 207 Among the Balobedu whose queen Modjadge is renowned for her great rain-making powers, rain ceremonies predominate. ]
A. n.
1. A member of a Northern Sotho people, living mainly in Limpopo province (formerly northern Transvaal) in South Africa. Cf. Modjadji n.
1933J. Juta Look Out for Ostriches 97 Her Tribe, known as the Lovedu, is said to be an offshoot of the great migration of the Bantu race. 1943E. J. Krige & J. D. Krige Realm of Rain-Queen (1965) xiv. 263 The Lovedu maintain..that witches injure mainly those with whom they are in close contact—that is, relatives and neighbours—and that it is difficult to bewitch a stranger. 1976M. E. West & J. Morris Abantu 133 The Lobedu are not entirely typical of the North Sotho—in some ways they stand mid-way between the Sotho and the Venda. They are also unique in Southern Africa in that they are ruled by a queen. 1998Jrnl. Compar. Family Stud. 29 1 Among the Gusii, Lovedu, and Simbiti this recognition is reflected in a form of woman-to-woman marriage whereby the female husband marries a ‘daughter-in-law’.
2. The south-eastern Bantu language of the Lobedu, belonging to the Northern Sotho group, and now largely regarded as a dialect of Sepedi.
1956Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 18 202 The author..has omitted the consideration of the peripheral languages such as Kxhalaxari, Luβedu, Nreβele. 1977C. F. Voegelin & F. M. Voegelin Classif. & Index World's Langs. 70 Lobedu = (khi-)Lubedu = Lovedu, including Phalaburwa. 1998S. Afr. Jrnl. Afr. Langs. 1 No. 19 (title) Notes on perfective formation in Lobedu.
B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating the Lobedu or their language.
1937E. J. Krige in I. Schapera Bantu-speaking Tribes S. Afr. v. 116 A Lobedu wife never returns empty-handed after a visit to her former home. 1943Geogr. Jrnl. 102139 Lovedu words have been written in the script of the International Institute. 1955T. V. Bulpin Storm over Tvl 85 Mujaji, the renowned Rain Queen who lived with the loBedu people thirty miles north-east of Wolkberg. 2003Guardian (Nexis) 1 Nov. 8 Modjadji..belongs to the Lobedu tribe, connected to the Karanga of Zimbabwe. |