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Southern Ndebele
Verb
-hléba
- to whisper, to gossip
Inflection
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Swazi
Verb
-hléba
- to whisper
- to backbite
Inflection
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Xhosa
Etymology
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Verb
-hleba?
- to gossip
Inflection
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Zulu
Verb
-hlêba
- to backbite, to calumniate, to defame, to libel, to slander, to traduce
Inflection
Tone HH
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Infinitive
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ukuhleba
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Positive
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Negative
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Infinitive
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ukuhleba
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ukungahlebi
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Imperative
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Simple
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+ object concord
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Singular
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hleba
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-hlebe
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Plural
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hlebani
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-hlebeni
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Present
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Positive absolute
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Positive relative
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Positive participial
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Negative absolute
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Negative relative
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Negative participial
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1st singular
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ngiyahleba, ngihleba
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engihlebayo, engihleba
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ngihleba
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angihlebi
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engingahlebi
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ngingahlebi
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2nd singular
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uyahleba, uhleba
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ohlebayo, ohleba
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uhleba
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awuhlebi
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ongahlebi
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ungahlebi
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1st plural
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siyahleba, sihleba
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esihlebayo, esihleba
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sihleba
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asihlebi
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esingahlebi
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singahlebi
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2nd plural
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niyahleba, nihleba
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enihlebayo, enihleba
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nihleba
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anihlebi
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eningahlebi
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ningahlebi
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Class 1
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uyahleba, uhleba
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ohlebayo, ohleba
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ehleba
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akahlebi
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ongahlebi
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engahlebi
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Class 2
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bayahleba, bahleba
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abahlebayo, abahleba
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behleba
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abahlebi
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abangahlebi
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bengahlebi
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Class 3
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uyahleba, uhleba
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ohlebayo, ohleba
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uhleba
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awuhlebi
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ongahlebi
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ungahlebi
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Class 4
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iyahleba, ihleba
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ehlebayo, ehleba
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ihleba
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ayihlebi
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engahlebi
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ingahlebi
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Class 5
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liyahleba, lihleba
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elihlebayo, elihleba
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lihleba
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alihlebi
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elingahlebi
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lingahlebi
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Class 6
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ayahleba, ahleba
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ahlebayo, ahleba
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ehleba
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awahlebi
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angahlebi
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engahlebi
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Class 7
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siyahleba, sihleba
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esihlebayo, esihleba
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sihleba
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asihlebi
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esingahlebi
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singahlebi
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Class 8
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ziyahleba, zihleba
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ezihlebayo, ezihleba
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zihleba
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azihlebi
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ezingahlebi
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zingahlebi
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Class 9
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iyahleba, ihleba
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ehlebayo, ehleba
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ihleba
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ayihlebi
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engahlebi
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ingahlebi
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Class 10
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ziyahleba, zihleba
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ezihlebayo, ezihleba
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zihleba
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azihlebi
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ezingahlebi
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zingahlebi
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Class 11
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luyahleba, luhleba
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oluhlebayo, oluhleba
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luhleba
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aluhlebi
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olungahlebi
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lungahlebi
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Class 14
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buyahleba, buhleba
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obuhlebayo, obuhleba
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buhleba
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abuhlebi
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obungahlebi
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bungahlebi
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Class 15
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kuyahleba, kuhleba
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okuhlebayo, okuhleba
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kuhleba
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akuhlebi
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okungahlebi
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kungahlebi
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Class 17
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kuyahleba, kuhleba
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okuhlebayo, okuhleba
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kuhleba
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akuhlebi
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okungahlebi
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kungahlebi
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Recent past
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Positive absolute
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Positive relative
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Positive participial
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Negative absolute
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Negative relative
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Negative participial
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1st singular
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ngihlebile, ngihlebē
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engihlebile, engihlebē
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ngihlebile, ngihlebē
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angihlebanga
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engingahlebanga
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ngingahlebanga
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2nd singular
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uhlebile, uhlebē
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ohlebile, ohlebē
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uhlebile, uhlebē
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awuhlebanga
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ongahlebanga
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ungahlebanga
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1st plural
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sihlebile, sihlebē
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esihlebile, esihlebē
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sihlebile, sihlebē
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asihlebanga
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esingahlebanga
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singahlebanga
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2nd plural
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nihlebile, nihlebē
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enihlebile, enihlebē
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nihlebile, nihlebē
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anihlebanga
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eningahlebanga
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ningahlebanga
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Class 1
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uhlebile, uhlebē
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ohlebile, ohlebē
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ehlebile, ehlebē
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akahlebanga
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ongahlebanga
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engahlebanga
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Class 2
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bahlebile, bahlebē
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abahlebile, abahlebē
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behlebile, behlebē
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abahlebanga
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abangahlebanga
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bengahlebanga
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Class 3
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uhlebile, uhlebē
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ohlebile, ohlebē
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uhlebile, uhlebē
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awuhlebanga
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ongahlebanga
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ungahlebanga
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Class 4
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ihlebile, ihlebē
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ehlebile, ehlebē
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ihlebile, ihlebē
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ayihlebanga
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engahlebanga
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ingahlebanga
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Class 5
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lihlebile, lihlebē
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elihlebile, elihlebē
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lihlebile, lihlebē
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alihlebanga
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elingahlebanga
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lingahlebanga
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Class 6
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ahlebile, ahlebē
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ahlebile, ahlebē
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ehlebile, ehlebē
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awahlebanga
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angahlebanga
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engahlebanga
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Class 7
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sihlebile, sihlebē
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esihlebile, esihlebē
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sihlebile, sihlebē
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asihlebanga
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esingahlebanga
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singahlebanga
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Class 8
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zihlebile, zihlebē
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ezihlebile, ezihlebē
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zihlebile, zihlebē
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azihlebanga
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ezingahlebanga
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zingahlebanga
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Class 9
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ihlebile, ihlebē
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ehlebile, ehlebē
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ihlebile, ihlebē
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ayihlebanga
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engahlebanga
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ingahlebanga
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Class 10
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zihlebile, zihlebē
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ezihlebile, ezihlebē
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zihlebile, zihlebē
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azihlebanga
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ezingahlebanga
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zingahlebanga
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Class 11
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luhlebile, luhlebē
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oluhlebile, oluhlebē
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luhlebile, luhlebē
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aluhlebanga
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olungahlebanga
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lungahlebanga
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Class 14
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buhlebile, buhlebē
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obuhlebile, obuhlebē
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buhlebile, buhlebē
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abuhlebanga
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obungahlebanga
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bungahlebanga
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Class 15
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kuhlebile, kuhlebē
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okuhlebile, okuhlebē
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kuhlebile, kuhlebē
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akuhlebanga
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okungahlebanga
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kungahlebanga
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Class 17
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kuhlebile, kuhlebē
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okuhlebile, okuhlebē
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kuhlebile, kuhlebē
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akuhlebanga
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okungahlebanga
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kungahlebanga
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Remote past
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Positive absolute
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Positive relative
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Positive participial
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Negative absolute
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Negative relative
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Negative participial
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1st singular
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ngāhleba
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engāhleba
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ngāhleba
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angihlebanga
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engingahlebanga
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ngingahlebanga
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2nd singular
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wāhleba
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owāhleba
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wāhleba
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awuhlebanga
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ongahlebanga
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ungahlebanga
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1st plural
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sāhleba
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esāhleba
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sāhleba
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asihlebanga
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esingahlebanga
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singahlebanga
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2nd plural
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nāhleba
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enāhleba
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nāhleba
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anihlebanga
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eningahlebanga
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ningahlebanga
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Class 1
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wāhleba
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owāhleba
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āhleba
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akahlebanga
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ongahlebanga
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engahlebanga
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Class 2
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bāhleba
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abāhleba
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bāhleba
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abahlebanga
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abangahlebanga
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bengahlebanga
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Class 3
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wāhleba
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owāhleba
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wāhleba
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awuhlebanga
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ongahlebanga
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ungahlebanga
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Class 4
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yāhleba
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eyāhleba
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yāhleba
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ayihlebanga
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engahlebanga
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ingahlebanga
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Class 5
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lāhleba
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elāhleba
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lāhleba
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alihlebanga
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elingahlebanga
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lingahlebanga
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Class 6
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āhleba
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āhleba
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āhleba
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awahlebanga
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angahlebanga
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engahlebanga
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Class 7
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sāhleba
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esāhleba
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sāhleba
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asihlebanga
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esingahlebanga
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singahlebanga
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Class 8
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zāhleba
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ezāhleba
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zāhleba
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azihlebanga
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ezingahlebanga
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zingahlebanga
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Class 9
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yāhleba
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eyāhleba
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yāhleba
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ayihlebanga
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engahlebanga
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ingahlebanga
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Class 10
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zāhleba
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ezāhleba
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zāhleba
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azihlebanga
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ezingahlebanga
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zingahlebanga
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Class 11
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lwāhleba
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olwāhleba
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lwāhleba
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aluhlebanga
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olungahlebanga
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lungahlebanga
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Class 14
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bāhleba
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obāhleba
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bāhleba
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abuhlebanga
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obungahlebanga
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bungahlebanga
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Class 15
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kwāhleba
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okwāhleba
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kwāhleba
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akuhlebanga
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okungahlebanga
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kungahlebanga
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Class 17
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kwāhleba
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okwāhleba
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kwāhleba
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akuhlebanga
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okungahlebanga
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kungahlebanga
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Potential
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Positive absolute
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Positive relative
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Positive participial
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Negative absolute
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Negative relative
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Negative participial
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1st singular
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ngingahleba
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—
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ngingahleba
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ngingehlebe
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—
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ngingehlebe
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2nd singular
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ungahleba
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—
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ungahleba
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ungehlebe
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—
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ungehlebe
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1st plural
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singahleba
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—
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singahleba
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singehlebe
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—
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singehlebe
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2nd plural
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ningahleba
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—
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ningahleba
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ningehlebe
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—
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ningehlebe
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Class 1
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angahleba
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—
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engahleba
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angehlebe
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—
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engehlebe
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Class 2
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bangahleba
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—
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bengahleba
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bangehlebe
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—
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bengehlebe
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Class 3
|
ungahleba
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—
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ungahleba
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ungehlebe
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—
|
ungehlebe
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Class 4
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ingahleba
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—
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ingahleba
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ingehlebe
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—
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ingehlebe
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Class 5
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lingahleba
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—
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lingahleba
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lingehlebe
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—
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lingehlebe
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Class 6
|
angahleba
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—
|
engahleba
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angehlebe
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—
|
engehlebe
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Class 7
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singahleba
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—
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singahleba
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singehlebe
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—
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singehlebe
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Class 8
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zingahleba
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—
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zingahleba
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zingehlebe
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—
|
zingehlebe
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Class 9
|
ingahleba
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—
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ingahleba
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ingehlebe
|
—
|
ingehlebe
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Class 10
|
zingahleba
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—
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zingahleba
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zingehlebe
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—
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zingehlebe
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Class 11
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lungahleba
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—
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lungahleba
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lungehlebe
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—
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lungehlebe
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Class 14
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bungahleba
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—
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bungahleba
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bungehlebe
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—
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bungehlebe
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Class 15
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kungahleba
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—
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kungahleba
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kungehlebe
|
—
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kungehlebe
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Class 17
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kungahleba
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—
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kungahleba
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kungehlebe
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—
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kungehlebe
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Immediate future
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Positive absolute
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Positive relative
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Positive participial
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Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
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1st singular
|
ngizohleba
|
engizohleba
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ngizohleba
|
angizuhleba
|
engingezuhleba
|
ngingezuhleba
|
2nd singular
|
uzohleba
|
ozohleba
|
uzohleba
|
awuzuhleba
|
ongezuhleba
|
ungezuhleba
|
1st plural
|
sizohleba
|
esizohleba
|
sizohleba
|
asizuhleba
|
esingezuhleba
|
singezuhleba
|
2nd plural
|
nizohleba
|
enizohleba
|
nizohleba
|
anizuhleba
|
eningezuhleba
|
ningezuhleba
|
Class 1
|
uzohleba
|
ozohleba
|
ezohleba
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akazuhleba
|
ongezuhleba
|
engezuhleba
|
Class 2
|
bazohleba
|
abazohleba
|
bezohleba
|
abazuhleba
|
abangezuhleba
|
bengezuhleba
|
Class 3
|
uzohleba
|
ozohleba
|
uzohleba
|
awuzuhleba
|
ongezuhleba
|
ungezuhleba
|
Class 4
|
izohleba
|
ezohleba
|
izohleba
|
ayizuhleba
|
engezuhleba
|
ingezuhleba
|
Class 5
|
lizohleba
|
elizohleba
|
lizohleba
|
alizuhleba
|
elingezuhleba
|
lingezuhleba
|
Class 6
|
azohleba
|
azohleba
|
ezohleba
|
awazuhleba
|
angezuhleba
|
engezuhleba
|
Class 7
|
sizohleba
|
esizohleba
|
sizohleba
|
asizuhleba
|
esingezuhleba
|
singezuhleba
|
Class 8
|
zizohleba
|
ezizohleba
|
zizohleba
|
azizuhleba
|
ezingezuhleba
|
zingezuhleba
|
Class 9
|
izohleba
|
ezohleba
|
izohleba
|
ayizuhleba
|
engezuhleba
|
ingezuhleba
|
Class 10
|
zizohleba
|
ezizohleba
|
zizohleba
|
azizuhleba
|
ezingezuhleba
|
zingezuhleba
|
Class 11
|
luzohleba
|
oluzohleba
|
luzohleba
|
aluzuhleba
|
olungezuhleba
|
lungezuhleba
|
Class 14
|
buzohleba
|
obuzohleba
|
buzohleba
|
abuzuhleba
|
obungezuhleba
|
bungezuhleba
|
Class 15
|
kuzohleba
|
okuzohleba
|
kuzohleba
|
akuzuhleba
|
okungezuhleba
|
kungezuhleba
|
Class 17
|
kuzohleba
|
okuzohleba
|
kuzohleba
|
akuzuhleba
|
okungezuhleba
|
kungezuhleba
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyohleba
|
engiyohleba
|
ngiyohleba
|
angiyuhleba
|
engingeyuhleba
|
ngingeyuhleba
|
2nd singular
|
uyohleba
|
oyohleba
|
uyohleba
|
awuyuhleba
|
ongeyuhleba
|
ungeyuhleba
|
1st plural
|
siyohleba
|
esiyohleba
|
siyohleba
|
asiyuhleba
|
esingeyuhleba
|
singeyuhleba
|
2nd plural
|
niyohleba
|
eniyohleba
|
niyohleba
|
aniyuhleba
|
eningeyuhleba
|
ningeyuhleba
|
Class 1
|
uyohleba
|
oyohleba
|
eyohleba
|
akayuhleba
|
ongeyuhleba
|
engeyuhleba
|
Class 2
|
bayohleba
|
abayohleba
|
beyohleba
|
abayuhleba
|
abangeyuhleba
|
bengeyuhleba
|
Class 3
|
uyohleba
|
oyohleba
|
uyohleba
|
awuyuhleba
|
ongeyuhleba
|
ungeyuhleba
|
Class 4
|
iyohleba
|
eyohleba
|
iyohleba
|
ayiyuhleba
|
engeyuhleba
|
ingeyuhleba
|
Class 5
|
liyohleba
|
eliyohleba
|
liyohleba
|
aliyuhleba
|
elingeyuhleba
|
lingeyuhleba
|
Class 6
|
ayohleba
|
ayohleba
|
eyohleba
|
awayuhleba
|
angeyuhleba
|
engeyuhleba
|
Class 7
|
siyohleba
|
esiyohleba
|
siyohleba
|
asiyuhleba
|
esingeyuhleba
|
singeyuhleba
|
Class 8
|
ziyohleba
|
eziyohleba
|
ziyohleba
|
aziyuhleba
|
ezingeyuhleba
|
zingeyuhleba
|
Class 9
|
iyohleba
|
eyohleba
|
iyohleba
|
ayiyuhleba
|
engeyuhleba
|
ingeyuhleba
|
Class 10
|
ziyohleba
|
eziyohleba
|
ziyohleba
|
aziyuhleba
|
ezingeyuhleba
|
zingeyuhleba
|
Class 11
|
luyohleba
|
oluyohleba
|
luyohleba
|
aluyuhleba
|
olungeyuhleba
|
lungeyuhleba
|
Class 14
|
buyohleba
|
obuyohleba
|
buyohleba
|
abuyuhleba
|
obungeyuhleba
|
bungeyuhleba
|
Class 15
|
kuyohleba
|
okuyohleba
|
kuyohleba
|
akuyuhleba
|
okungeyuhleba
|
kungeyuhleba
|
Class 17
|
kuyohleba
|
okuyohleba
|
kuyohleba
|
akuyuhleba
|
okungeyuhleba
|
kungeyuhleba
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngihlebe
|
ngingahlebi
|
2nd singular
|
uhlebe
|
ungahlebi
|
1st plural
|
sihlebe
|
singahlebi
|
2nd plural
|
nihlebe
|
ningahlebi
|
Class 1
|
ahlebe
|
angahlebi
|
Class 2
|
bahlebe
|
bangahlebi
|
Class 3
|
uhlebe
|
ungahlebi
|
Class 4
|
ihlebe
|
ingahlebi
|
Class 5
|
lihlebe
|
lingahlebi
|
Class 6
|
ahlebe
|
angahlebi
|
Class 7
|
sihlebe
|
singahlebi
|
Class 8
|
zihlebe
|
zingahlebi
|
Class 9
|
ihlebe
|
ingahlebi
|
Class 10
|
zihlebe
|
zingahlebi
|
Class 11
|
luhlebe
|
lungahlebi
|
Class 14
|
buhlebe
|
bungahlebi
|
Class 15
|
kuhlebe
|
kungahlebi
|
Class 17
|
kuhlebe
|
kungahlebi
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngahleba
|
ngangahleba, angahleba, angangahleba
|
2nd singular
|
wahleba
|
wangahleba, awahleba, awangahleba
|
1st plural
|
sahleba
|
sangahleba, asahleba, asangahleba
|
2nd plural
|
nahleba
|
nangahleba, anahleba, anangahleba
|
Class 1
|
wahleba
|
wangahleba, akahleba, akangahleba
|
Class 2
|
bahleba
|
bangahleba, abahleba, abangahleba
|
Class 3
|
wahleba
|
wangahleba, awahleba, awangahleba
|
Class 4
|
yahleba
|
yangahleba, ayahleba, ayangahleba
|
Class 5
|
lahleba
|
langahleba, alahleba, alangahleba
|
Class 6
|
ahleba
|
angahleba, awahleba, awangahleba
|
Class 7
|
sahleba
|
sangahleba, asahleba, asangahleba
|
Class 8
|
zahleba
|
zangahleba, azahleba, azangahleba
|
Class 9
|
yahleba
|
yangahleba, ayahleba, ayangahleba
|
Class 10
|
zahleba
|
zangahleba, azahleba, azangahleba
|
Class 11
|
lwahleba
|
lwangahleba, alwahleba, alwangahleba
|
Class 14
|
bahleba
|
bangahleba, abahleba, abangahleba
|
Class 15
|
kwahleba
|
kwangahleba, akwahleba, akwangahleba
|
Class 17
|
kwahleba
|
kwangahleba, akwahleba, akwangahleba
|
References