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Menya
Noun
eqa
- Alternative form of eqä
References
Zulu
Etymology
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Verb
-eqa
- to jump over, to leap across, to skip
- to cross (a boundary)
- to transgress, to break (a law)
- to escape, to elope
- to surpass
- to overshoot
- (phonetics) to elide
Inflection
Tone L
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Infinitive
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ukweqa
|
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Positive
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Negative
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Infinitive
|
ukweqa
|
ukungeqi
|
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Imperative
|
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Simple
|
+ object concord
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Singular
|
yeqa
|
-eqe
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Plural
|
yeqani
|
-eqeni
|
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Present
|
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Positive absolute
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Positive relative
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Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyeqa, ngeqa
|
engeqayo, engeqa
|
ngeqa
|
angeqi
|
engingeqi
|
ngingeqi
|
2nd singular
|
uyeqa, weqa
|
oweqayo, oweqa
|
weqa
|
aweqi
|
ongeqi
|
ungeqi
|
1st plural
|
siyeqa, seqa
|
eseqayo, eseqa
|
seqa
|
aseqi
|
esingeqi
|
singeqi
|
2nd plural
|
niyeqa, neqa
|
eneqayo, eneqa
|
neqa
|
aneqi
|
eningeqi
|
ningeqi
|
Class 1
|
uyeqa, weqa
|
oweqayo, oweqa
|
eqa
|
akeqi
|
ongeqi
|
engeqi
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Class 2
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bayeqa, beqa
|
abeqayo, abeqa
|
beqa
|
abeqi
|
abangeqi
|
bengeqi
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Class 3
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uyeqa, weqa
|
oweqayo, oweqa
|
weqa
|
aweqi
|
ongeqi
|
ungeqi
|
Class 4
|
iyeqa, yeqa
|
eyeqayo, eyeqa
|
yeqa
|
ayeqi
|
engeqi
|
ingeqi
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Class 5
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liyeqa, leqa
|
eleqayo, eleqa
|
leqa
|
aleqi
|
elingeqi
|
lingeqi
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Class 6
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ayeqa, eqa
|
eqayo, eqa
|
eqa
|
aweqi
|
angeqi
|
engeqi
|
Class 7
|
siyeqa, seqa
|
eseqayo, eseqa
|
seqa
|
aseqi
|
esingeqi
|
singeqi
|
Class 8
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ziyeqa, zeqa
|
ezeqayo, ezeqa
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zeqa
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azeqi
|
ezingeqi
|
zingeqi
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Class 9
|
iyeqa, yeqa
|
eyeqayo, eyeqa
|
yeqa
|
ayeqi
|
engeqi
|
ingeqi
|
Class 10
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ziyeqa, zeqa
|
ezeqayo, ezeqa
|
zeqa
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azeqi
|
ezingeqi
|
zingeqi
|
Class 11
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luyeqa, lweqa
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olweqayo, olweqa
|
lweqa
|
alweqi
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olungeqi
|
lungeqi
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Class 14
|
buyeqa, beqa
|
obeqayo, obeqa
|
beqa
|
abeqi
|
obungeqi
|
bungeqi
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Class 15
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kuyeqa, kweqa
|
okweqayo, okweqa
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kweqa
|
akweqi
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okungeqi
|
kungeqi
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Class 17
|
kuyeqa, kweqa
|
okweqayo, okweqa
|
kweqa
|
akweqi
|
okungeqi
|
kungeqi
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
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Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngeqile, ngeqē
|
engeqile, engeqē
|
ngeqile, ngeqē
|
angeqanga
|
engingeqanga
|
ngingeqanga
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2nd singular
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weqile, weqē
|
oweqile, oweqē
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weqile, weqē
|
aweqanga
|
ongeqanga
|
ungeqanga
|
1st plural
|
seqile, seqē
|
eseqile, eseqē
|
seqile, seqē
|
aseqanga
|
esingeqanga
|
singeqanga
|
2nd plural
|
neqile, neqē
|
eneqile, eneqē
|
neqile, neqē
|
aneqanga
|
eningeqanga
|
ningeqanga
|
Class 1
|
weqile, weqē
|
oweqile, oweqē
|
eqile, eqē
|
akeqanga
|
ongeqanga
|
engeqanga
|
Class 2
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beqile, beqē
|
abeqile, abeqē
|
beqile, beqē
|
abeqanga
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abangeqanga
|
bengeqanga
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Class 3
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weqile, weqē
|
oweqile, oweqē
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weqile, weqē
|
aweqanga
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ongeqanga
|
ungeqanga
|
Class 4
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yeqile, yeqē
|
eyeqile, eyeqē
|
yeqile, yeqē
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ayeqanga
|
engeqanga
|
ingeqanga
|
Class 5
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leqile, leqē
|
eleqile, eleqē
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leqile, leqē
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aleqanga
|
elingeqanga
|
lingeqanga
|
Class 6
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eqile, eqē
|
eqile, eqē
|
eqile, eqē
|
aweqanga
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angeqanga
|
engeqanga
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Class 7
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seqile, seqē
|
eseqile, eseqē
|
seqile, seqē
|
aseqanga
|
esingeqanga
|
singeqanga
|
Class 8
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zeqile, zeqē
|
ezeqile, ezeqē
|
zeqile, zeqē
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azeqanga
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ezingeqanga
|
zingeqanga
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Class 9
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yeqile, yeqē
|
eyeqile, eyeqē
|
yeqile, yeqē
|
ayeqanga
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engeqanga
|
ingeqanga
|
Class 10
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zeqile, zeqē
|
ezeqile, ezeqē
|
zeqile, zeqē
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azeqanga
|
ezingeqanga
|
zingeqanga
|
Class 11
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lweqile, lweqē
|
olweqile, olweqē
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lweqile, lweqē
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alweqanga
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olungeqanga
|
lungeqanga
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Class 14
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beqile, beqē
|
obeqile, obeqē
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beqile, beqē
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abeqanga
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obungeqanga
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bungeqanga
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Class 15
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kweqile, kweqē
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okweqile, okweqē
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kweqile, kweqē
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akweqanga
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okungeqanga
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kungeqanga
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Class 17
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kweqile, kweqē
|
okweqile, okweqē
|
kweqile, kweqē
|
akweqanga
|
okungeqanga
|
kungeqanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
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ngēqa
|
engēqa
|
ngēqa
|
angeqanga
|
engingeqanga
|
ngingeqanga
|
2nd singular
|
wēqa
|
owēqa
|
wēqa
|
aweqanga
|
ongeqanga
|
ungeqanga
|
1st plural
|
sēqa
|
esēqa
|
sēqa
|
aseqanga
|
esingeqanga
|
singeqanga
|
2nd plural
|
nēqa
|
enēqa
|
nēqa
|
aneqanga
|
eningeqanga
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ningeqanga
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Class 1
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wēqa
|
owēqa
|
ēqa
|
akeqanga
|
ongeqanga
|
engeqanga
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Class 2
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bēqa
|
abēqa
|
bēqa
|
abeqanga
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abangeqanga
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bengeqanga
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Class 3
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wēqa
|
owēqa
|
wēqa
|
aweqanga
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ongeqanga
|
ungeqanga
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Class 4
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yēqa
|
eyēqa
|
yēqa
|
ayeqanga
|
engeqanga
|
ingeqanga
|
Class 5
|
lēqa
|
elēqa
|
lēqa
|
aleqanga
|
elingeqanga
|
lingeqanga
|
Class 6
|
ēqa
|
ēqa
|
ēqa
|
aweqanga
|
angeqanga
|
engeqanga
|
Class 7
|
sēqa
|
esēqa
|
sēqa
|
aseqanga
|
esingeqanga
|
singeqanga
|
Class 8
|
zēqa
|
ezēqa
|
zēqa
|
azeqanga
|
ezingeqanga
|
zingeqanga
|
Class 9
|
yēqa
|
eyēqa
|
yēqa
|
ayeqanga
|
engeqanga
|
ingeqanga
|
Class 10
|
zēqa
|
ezēqa
|
zēqa
|
azeqanga
|
ezingeqanga
|
zingeqanga
|
Class 11
|
lwēqa
|
olwēqa
|
lwēqa
|
alweqanga
|
olungeqanga
|
lungeqanga
|
Class 14
|
bēqa
|
obēqa
|
bēqa
|
abeqanga
|
obungeqanga
|
bungeqanga
|
Class 15
|
kwēqa
|
okwēqa
|
kwēqa
|
akweqanga
|
okungeqanga
|
kungeqanga
|
Class 17
|
kwēqa
|
okwēqa
|
kwēqa
|
akweqanga
|
okungeqanga
|
kungeqanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingeqa
|
—
|
ngingeqa
|
ngingeqe
|
—
|
ngingeqe
|
2nd singular
|
ungeqa
|
—
|
ungeqa
|
ungeqe
|
—
|
ungeqe
|
1st plural
|
singeqa
|
—
|
singeqa
|
singeqe
|
—
|
singeqe
|
2nd plural
|
ningeqa
|
—
|
ningeqa
|
ningeqe
|
—
|
ningeqe
|
Class 1
|
angeqa
|
—
|
engeqa
|
angeqe
|
—
|
engeqe
|
Class 2
|
bangeqa
|
—
|
bengeqa
|
bangeqe
|
—
|
bengeqe
|
Class 3
|
ungeqa
|
—
|
ungeqa
|
ungeqe
|
—
|
ungeqe
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Class 4
|
ingeqa
|
—
|
ingeqa
|
ingeqe
|
—
|
ingeqe
|
Class 5
|
lingeqa
|
—
|
lingeqa
|
lingeqe
|
—
|
lingeqe
|
Class 6
|
angeqa
|
—
|
engeqa
|
angeqe
|
—
|
engeqe
|
Class 7
|
singeqa
|
—
|
singeqa
|
singeqe
|
—
|
singeqe
|
Class 8
|
zingeqa
|
—
|
zingeqa
|
zingeqe
|
—
|
zingeqe
|
Class 9
|
ingeqa
|
—
|
ingeqa
|
ingeqe
|
—
|
ingeqe
|
Class 10
|
zingeqa
|
—
|
zingeqa
|
zingeqe
|
—
|
zingeqe
|
Class 11
|
lungeqa
|
—
|
lungeqa
|
lungeqe
|
—
|
lungeqe
|
Class 14
|
bungeqa
|
—
|
bungeqa
|
bungeqe
|
—
|
bungeqe
|
Class 15
|
kungeqa
|
—
|
kungeqa
|
kungeqe
|
—
|
kungeqe
|
Class 17
|
kungeqa
|
—
|
kungeqa
|
kungeqe
|
—
|
kungeqe
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizokweqa
|
engizokweqa
|
ngizokweqa
|
angizukweqa
|
engingezukweqa
|
ngingezukweqa
|
2nd singular
|
uzokweqa
|
ozokweqa
|
uzokweqa
|
awuzukweqa
|
ongezukweqa
|
ungezukweqa
|
1st plural
|
sizokweqa
|
esizokweqa
|
sizokweqa
|
asizukweqa
|
esingezukweqa
|
singezukweqa
|
2nd plural
|
nizokweqa
|
enizokweqa
|
nizokweqa
|
anizukweqa
|
eningezukweqa
|
ningezukweqa
|
Class 1
|
uzokweqa
|
ozokweqa
|
ezokweqa
|
akazukweqa
|
ongezukweqa
|
engezukweqa
|
Class 2
|
bazokweqa
|
abazokweqa
|
bezokweqa
|
abazukweqa
|
abangezukweqa
|
bengezukweqa
|
Class 3
|
uzokweqa
|
ozokweqa
|
uzokweqa
|
awuzukweqa
|
ongezukweqa
|
ungezukweqa
|
Class 4
|
izokweqa
|
ezokweqa
|
izokweqa
|
ayizukweqa
|
engezukweqa
|
ingezukweqa
|
Class 5
|
lizokweqa
|
elizokweqa
|
lizokweqa
|
alizukweqa
|
elingezukweqa
|
lingezukweqa
|
Class 6
|
azokweqa
|
azokweqa
|
ezokweqa
|
awazukweqa
|
angezukweqa
|
engezukweqa
|
Class 7
|
sizokweqa
|
esizokweqa
|
sizokweqa
|
asizukweqa
|
esingezukweqa
|
singezukweqa
|
Class 8
|
zizokweqa
|
ezizokweqa
|
zizokweqa
|
azizukweqa
|
ezingezukweqa
|
zingezukweqa
|
Class 9
|
izokweqa
|
ezokweqa
|
izokweqa
|
ayizukweqa
|
engezukweqa
|
ingezukweqa
|
Class 10
|
zizokweqa
|
ezizokweqa
|
zizokweqa
|
azizukweqa
|
ezingezukweqa
|
zingezukweqa
|
Class 11
|
luzokweqa
|
oluzokweqa
|
luzokweqa
|
aluzukweqa
|
olungezukweqa
|
lungezukweqa
|
Class 14
|
buzokweqa
|
obuzokweqa
|
buzokweqa
|
abuzukweqa
|
obungezukweqa
|
bungezukweqa
|
Class 15
|
kuzokweqa
|
okuzokweqa
|
kuzokweqa
|
akuzukweqa
|
okungezukweqa
|
kungezukweqa
|
Class 17
|
kuzokweqa
|
okuzokweqa
|
kuzokweqa
|
akuzukweqa
|
okungezukweqa
|
kungezukweqa
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyokweqa
|
engiyokweqa
|
ngiyokweqa
|
angiyukweqa
|
engingeyukweqa
|
ngingeyukweqa
|
2nd singular
|
uyokweqa
|
oyokweqa
|
uyokweqa
|
awuyukweqa
|
ongeyukweqa
|
ungeyukweqa
|
1st plural
|
siyokweqa
|
esiyokweqa
|
siyokweqa
|
asiyukweqa
|
esingeyukweqa
|
singeyukweqa
|
2nd plural
|
niyokweqa
|
eniyokweqa
|
niyokweqa
|
aniyukweqa
|
eningeyukweqa
|
ningeyukweqa
|
Class 1
|
uyokweqa
|
oyokweqa
|
eyokweqa
|
akayukweqa
|
ongeyukweqa
|
engeyukweqa
|
Class 2
|
bayokweqa
|
abayokweqa
|
beyokweqa
|
abayukweqa
|
abangeyukweqa
|
bengeyukweqa
|
Class 3
|
uyokweqa
|
oyokweqa
|
uyokweqa
|
awuyukweqa
|
ongeyukweqa
|
ungeyukweqa
|
Class 4
|
iyokweqa
|
eyokweqa
|
iyokweqa
|
ayiyukweqa
|
engeyukweqa
|
ingeyukweqa
|
Class 5
|
liyokweqa
|
eliyokweqa
|
liyokweqa
|
aliyukweqa
|
elingeyukweqa
|
lingeyukweqa
|
Class 6
|
ayokweqa
|
ayokweqa
|
eyokweqa
|
awayukweqa
|
angeyukweqa
|
engeyukweqa
|
Class 7
|
siyokweqa
|
esiyokweqa
|
siyokweqa
|
asiyukweqa
|
esingeyukweqa
|
singeyukweqa
|
Class 8
|
ziyokweqa
|
eziyokweqa
|
ziyokweqa
|
aziyukweqa
|
ezingeyukweqa
|
zingeyukweqa
|
Class 9
|
iyokweqa
|
eyokweqa
|
iyokweqa
|
ayiyukweqa
|
engeyukweqa
|
ingeyukweqa
|
Class 10
|
ziyokweqa
|
eziyokweqa
|
ziyokweqa
|
aziyukweqa
|
ezingeyukweqa
|
zingeyukweqa
|
Class 11
|
luyokweqa
|
oluyokweqa
|
luyokweqa
|
aluyukweqa
|
olungeyukweqa
|
lungeyukweqa
|
Class 14
|
buyokweqa
|
obuyokweqa
|
buyokweqa
|
abuyukweqa
|
obungeyukweqa
|
bungeyukweqa
|
Class 15
|
kuyokweqa
|
okuyokweqa
|
kuyokweqa
|
akuyukweqa
|
okungeyukweqa
|
kungeyukweqa
|
Class 17
|
kuyokweqa
|
okuyokweqa
|
kuyokweqa
|
akuyukweqa
|
okungeyukweqa
|
kungeyukweqa
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngeqe
|
ngingeqi
|
2nd singular
|
weqe
|
ungeqi
|
1st plural
|
seqe
|
singeqi
|
2nd plural
|
neqe
|
ningeqi
|
Class 1
|
eqe
|
angeqi
|
Class 2
|
beqe
|
bangeqi
|
Class 3
|
weqe
|
ungeqi
|
Class 4
|
yeqe
|
ingeqi
|
Class 5
|
leqe
|
lingeqi
|
Class 6
|
eqe
|
angeqi
|
Class 7
|
seqe
|
singeqi
|
Class 8
|
zeqe
|
zingeqi
|
Class 9
|
yeqe
|
ingeqi
|
Class 10
|
zeqe
|
zingeqi
|
Class 11
|
lweqe
|
lungeqi
|
Class 14
|
beqe
|
bungeqi
|
Class 15
|
kweqe
|
kungeqi
|
Class 17
|
kweqe
|
kungeqi
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngeqa
|
ngangeqa, angeqa, angangeqa
|
2nd singular
|
weqa
|
wangeqa, aweqa, awangeqa
|
1st plural
|
seqa
|
sangeqa, aseqa, asangeqa
|
2nd plural
|
neqa
|
nangeqa, aneqa, anangeqa
|
Class 1
|
weqa
|
wangeqa, akeqa, akangeqa
|
Class 2
|
beqa
|
bangeqa, abeqa, abangeqa
|
Class 3
|
weqa
|
wangeqa, aweqa, awangeqa
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Class 4
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yeqa
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yangeqa, ayeqa, ayangeqa
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Class 5
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leqa
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langeqa, aleqa, alangeqa
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Class 6
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eqa
|
angeqa, aweqa, awangeqa
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Class 7
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seqa
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sangeqa, aseqa, asangeqa
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Class 8
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zeqa
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zangeqa, azeqa, azangeqa
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Class 9
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yeqa
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yangeqa, ayeqa, ayangeqa
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Class 10
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zeqa
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zangeqa, azeqa, azangeqa
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Class 11
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lweqa
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lwangeqa, alweqa, alwangeqa
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Class 14
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beqa
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bangeqa, abeqa, abangeqa
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Class 15
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kweqa
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kwangeqa, akweqa, akwangeqa
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Class 17
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kweqa
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kwangeqa, akweqa, akwangeqa
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Derived terms
References