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Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-còa.
Verb
-hlwa
- (intransitive) to become dark
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-còa.
Verb
-hlwa
- (intransitive) to become dark
Inflection
Tone L
|
Infinitive
|
ukuhlwa
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukuhlwa
|
ukungahlwi
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
yihlwa
|
-hlwe
|
Plural
|
yihlwani
|
-hlweni
|
|
Present
|
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Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyahlwa, ngihlwa
|
engihlwayo, engihlwa
|
ngihlwa
|
angihlwi
|
engingahlwi
|
ngingahlwi
|
2nd singular
|
uyahlwa, uhlwa
|
ohlwayo, ohlwa
|
uhlwa
|
awuhlwi
|
ongahlwi
|
ungahlwi
|
1st plural
|
siyahlwa, sihlwa
|
esihlwayo, esihlwa
|
sihlwa
|
asihlwi
|
esingahlwi
|
singahlwi
|
2nd plural
|
niyahlwa, nihlwa
|
enihlwayo, enihlwa
|
nihlwa
|
anihlwi
|
eningahlwi
|
ningahlwi
|
Class 1
|
uyahlwa, uhlwa
|
ohlwayo, ohlwa
|
ehlwa
|
akahlwi
|
ongahlwi
|
engahlwi
|
Class 2
|
bayahlwa, bahlwa
|
abahlwayo, abahlwa
|
behlwa
|
abahlwi
|
abangahlwi
|
bengahlwi
|
Class 3
|
uyahlwa, uhlwa
|
ohlwayo, ohlwa
|
uhlwa
|
awuhlwi
|
ongahlwi
|
ungahlwi
|
Class 4
|
iyahlwa, ihlwa
|
ehlwayo, ehlwa
|
ihlwa
|
ayihlwi
|
engahlwi
|
ingahlwi
|
Class 5
|
liyahlwa, lihlwa
|
elihlwayo, elihlwa
|
lihlwa
|
alihlwi
|
elingahlwi
|
lingahlwi
|
Class 6
|
ayahlwa, ahlwa
|
ahlwayo, ahlwa
|
ehlwa
|
awahlwi
|
angahlwi
|
engahlwi
|
Class 7
|
siyahlwa, sihlwa
|
esihlwayo, esihlwa
|
sihlwa
|
asihlwi
|
esingahlwi
|
singahlwi
|
Class 8
|
ziyahlwa, zihlwa
|
ezihlwayo, ezihlwa
|
zihlwa
|
azihlwi
|
ezingahlwi
|
zingahlwi
|
Class 9
|
iyahlwa, ihlwa
|
ehlwayo, ehlwa
|
ihlwa
|
ayihlwi
|
engahlwi
|
ingahlwi
|
Class 10
|
ziyahlwa, zihlwa
|
ezihlwayo, ezihlwa
|
zihlwa
|
azihlwi
|
ezingahlwi
|
zingahlwi
|
Class 11
|
luyahlwa, luhlwa
|
oluhlwayo, oluhlwa
|
luhlwa
|
aluhlwi
|
olungahlwi
|
lungahlwi
|
Class 14
|
buyahlwa, buhlwa
|
obuhlwayo, obuhlwa
|
buhlwa
|
abuhlwi
|
obungahlwi
|
bungahlwi
|
Class 15
|
kuyahlwa, kuhlwa
|
okuhlwayo, okuhlwa
|
kuhlwa
|
akuhlwi
|
okungahlwi
|
kungahlwi
|
Class 17
|
kuyahlwa, kuhlwa
|
okuhlwayo, okuhlwa
|
kuhlwa
|
akuhlwi
|
okungahlwi
|
kungahlwi
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngihlwile, ngihlwē
|
engihlwile, engihlwē
|
ngihlwile, ngihlwē
|
angihlwanga
|
engingahlwanga
|
ngingahlwanga
|
2nd singular
|
uhlwile, uhlwē
|
ohlwile, ohlwē
|
uhlwile, uhlwē
|
awuhlwanga
|
ongahlwanga
|
ungahlwanga
|
1st plural
|
sihlwile, sihlwē
|
esihlwile, esihlwē
|
sihlwile, sihlwē
|
asihlwanga
|
esingahlwanga
|
singahlwanga
|
2nd plural
|
nihlwile, nihlwē
|
enihlwile, enihlwē
|
nihlwile, nihlwē
|
anihlwanga
|
eningahlwanga
|
ningahlwanga
|
Class 1
|
uhlwile, uhlwē
|
ohlwile, ohlwē
|
ehlwile, ehlwē
|
akahlwanga
|
ongahlwanga
|
engahlwanga
|
Class 2
|
bahlwile, bahlwē
|
abahlwile, abahlwē
|
behlwile, behlwē
|
abahlwanga
|
abangahlwanga
|
bengahlwanga
|
Class 3
|
uhlwile, uhlwē
|
ohlwile, ohlwē
|
uhlwile, uhlwē
|
awuhlwanga
|
ongahlwanga
|
ungahlwanga
|
Class 4
|
ihlwile, ihlwē
|
ehlwile, ehlwē
|
ihlwile, ihlwē
|
ayihlwanga
|
engahlwanga
|
ingahlwanga
|
Class 5
|
lihlwile, lihlwē
|
elihlwile, elihlwē
|
lihlwile, lihlwē
|
alihlwanga
|
elingahlwanga
|
lingahlwanga
|
Class 6
|
ahlwile, ahlwē
|
ahlwile, ahlwē
|
ehlwile, ehlwē
|
awahlwanga
|
angahlwanga
|
engahlwanga
|
Class 7
|
sihlwile, sihlwē
|
esihlwile, esihlwē
|
sihlwile, sihlwē
|
asihlwanga
|
esingahlwanga
|
singahlwanga
|
Class 8
|
zihlwile, zihlwē
|
ezihlwile, ezihlwē
|
zihlwile, zihlwē
|
azihlwanga
|
ezingahlwanga
|
zingahlwanga
|
Class 9
|
ihlwile, ihlwē
|
ehlwile, ehlwē
|
ihlwile, ihlwē
|
ayihlwanga
|
engahlwanga
|
ingahlwanga
|
Class 10
|
zihlwile, zihlwē
|
ezihlwile, ezihlwē
|
zihlwile, zihlwē
|
azihlwanga
|
ezingahlwanga
|
zingahlwanga
|
Class 11
|
luhlwile, luhlwē
|
oluhlwile, oluhlwē
|
luhlwile, luhlwē
|
aluhlwanga
|
olungahlwanga
|
lungahlwanga
|
Class 14
|
buhlwile, buhlwē
|
obuhlwile, obuhlwē
|
buhlwile, buhlwē
|
abuhlwanga
|
obungahlwanga
|
bungahlwanga
|
Class 15
|
kuhlwile, kuhlwē
|
okuhlwile, okuhlwē
|
kuhlwile, kuhlwē
|
akuhlwanga
|
okungahlwanga
|
kungahlwanga
|
Class 17
|
kuhlwile, kuhlwē
|
okuhlwile, okuhlwē
|
kuhlwile, kuhlwē
|
akuhlwanga
|
okungahlwanga
|
kungahlwanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngāhlwa
|
engāhlwa
|
ngāhlwa
|
angihlwanga
|
engingahlwanga
|
ngingahlwanga
|
2nd singular
|
wāhlwa
|
owāhlwa
|
wāhlwa
|
awuhlwanga
|
ongahlwanga
|
ungahlwanga
|
1st plural
|
sāhlwa
|
esāhlwa
|
sāhlwa
|
asihlwanga
|
esingahlwanga
|
singahlwanga
|
2nd plural
|
nāhlwa
|
enāhlwa
|
nāhlwa
|
anihlwanga
|
eningahlwanga
|
ningahlwanga
|
Class 1
|
wāhlwa
|
owāhlwa
|
āhlwa
|
akahlwanga
|
ongahlwanga
|
engahlwanga
|
Class 2
|
bāhlwa
|
abāhlwa
|
bāhlwa
|
abahlwanga
|
abangahlwanga
|
bengahlwanga
|
Class 3
|
wāhlwa
|
owāhlwa
|
wāhlwa
|
awuhlwanga
|
ongahlwanga
|
ungahlwanga
|
Class 4
|
yāhlwa
|
eyāhlwa
|
yāhlwa
|
ayihlwanga
|
engahlwanga
|
ingahlwanga
|
Class 5
|
lāhlwa
|
elāhlwa
|
lāhlwa
|
alihlwanga
|
elingahlwanga
|
lingahlwanga
|
Class 6
|
āhlwa
|
āhlwa
|
āhlwa
|
awahlwanga
|
angahlwanga
|
engahlwanga
|
Class 7
|
sāhlwa
|
esāhlwa
|
sāhlwa
|
asihlwanga
|
esingahlwanga
|
singahlwanga
|
Class 8
|
zāhlwa
|
ezāhlwa
|
zāhlwa
|
azihlwanga
|
ezingahlwanga
|
zingahlwanga
|
Class 9
|
yāhlwa
|
eyāhlwa
|
yāhlwa
|
ayihlwanga
|
engahlwanga
|
ingahlwanga
|
Class 10
|
zāhlwa
|
ezāhlwa
|
zāhlwa
|
azihlwanga
|
ezingahlwanga
|
zingahlwanga
|
Class 11
|
lwāhlwa
|
olwāhlwa
|
lwāhlwa
|
aluhlwanga
|
olungahlwanga
|
lungahlwanga
|
Class 14
|
bāhlwa
|
obāhlwa
|
bāhlwa
|
abuhlwanga
|
obungahlwanga
|
bungahlwanga
|
Class 15
|
kwāhlwa
|
okwāhlwa
|
kwāhlwa
|
akuhlwanga
|
okungahlwanga
|
kungahlwanga
|
Class 17
|
kwāhlwa
|
okwāhlwa
|
kwāhlwa
|
akuhlwanga
|
okungahlwanga
|
kungahlwanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingahlwa
|
—
|
ngingahlwa
|
ngingehlwe
|
—
|
ngingehlwe
|
2nd singular
|
ungahlwa
|
—
|
ungahlwa
|
ungehlwe
|
—
|
ungehlwe
|
1st plural
|
singahlwa
|
—
|
singahlwa
|
singehlwe
|
—
|
singehlwe
|
2nd plural
|
ningahlwa
|
—
|
ningahlwa
|
ningehlwe
|
—
|
ningehlwe
|
Class 1
|
angahlwa
|
—
|
engahlwa
|
angehlwe
|
—
|
engehlwe
|
Class 2
|
bangahlwa
|
—
|
bengahlwa
|
bangehlwe
|
—
|
bengehlwe
|
Class 3
|
ungahlwa
|
—
|
ungahlwa
|
ungehlwe
|
—
|
ungehlwe
|
Class 4
|
ingahlwa
|
—
|
ingahlwa
|
ingehlwe
|
—
|
ingehlwe
|
Class 5
|
lingahlwa
|
—
|
lingahlwa
|
lingehlwe
|
—
|
lingehlwe
|
Class 6
|
angahlwa
|
—
|
engahlwa
|
angehlwe
|
—
|
engehlwe
|
Class 7
|
singahlwa
|
—
|
singahlwa
|
singehlwe
|
—
|
singehlwe
|
Class 8
|
zingahlwa
|
—
|
zingahlwa
|
zingehlwe
|
—
|
zingehlwe
|
Class 9
|
ingahlwa
|
—
|
ingahlwa
|
ingehlwe
|
—
|
ingehlwe
|
Class 10
|
zingahlwa
|
—
|
zingahlwa
|
zingehlwe
|
—
|
zingehlwe
|
Class 11
|
lungahlwa
|
—
|
lungahlwa
|
lungehlwe
|
—
|
lungehlwe
|
Class 14
|
bungahlwa
|
—
|
bungahlwa
|
bungehlwe
|
—
|
bungehlwe
|
Class 15
|
kungahlwa
|
—
|
kungahlwa
|
kungehlwe
|
—
|
kungehlwe
|
Class 17
|
kungahlwa
|
—
|
kungahlwa
|
kungehlwe
|
—
|
kungehlwe
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizokuhlwa
|
engizokuhlwa
|
ngizokuhlwa
|
angizukuhlwa
|
engingezukuhlwa
|
ngingezukuhlwa
|
2nd singular
|
uzokuhlwa
|
ozokuhlwa
|
uzokuhlwa
|
awuzukuhlwa
|
ongezukuhlwa
|
ungezukuhlwa
|
1st plural
|
sizokuhlwa
|
esizokuhlwa
|
sizokuhlwa
|
asizukuhlwa
|
esingezukuhlwa
|
singezukuhlwa
|
2nd plural
|
nizokuhlwa
|
enizokuhlwa
|
nizokuhlwa
|
anizukuhlwa
|
eningezukuhlwa
|
ningezukuhlwa
|
Class 1
|
uzokuhlwa
|
ozokuhlwa
|
ezokuhlwa
|
akazukuhlwa
|
ongezukuhlwa
|
engezukuhlwa
|
Class 2
|
bazokuhlwa
|
abazokuhlwa
|
bezokuhlwa
|
abazukuhlwa
|
abangezukuhlwa
|
bengezukuhlwa
|
Class 3
|
uzokuhlwa
|
ozokuhlwa
|
uzokuhlwa
|
awuzukuhlwa
|
ongezukuhlwa
|
ungezukuhlwa
|
Class 4
|
izokuhlwa
|
ezokuhlwa
|
izokuhlwa
|
ayizukuhlwa
|
engezukuhlwa
|
ingezukuhlwa
|
Class 5
|
lizokuhlwa
|
elizokuhlwa
|
lizokuhlwa
|
alizukuhlwa
|
elingezukuhlwa
|
lingezukuhlwa
|
Class 6
|
azokuhlwa
|
azokuhlwa
|
ezokuhlwa
|
awazukuhlwa
|
angezukuhlwa
|
engezukuhlwa
|
Class 7
|
sizokuhlwa
|
esizokuhlwa
|
sizokuhlwa
|
asizukuhlwa
|
esingezukuhlwa
|
singezukuhlwa
|
Class 8
|
zizokuhlwa
|
ezizokuhlwa
|
zizokuhlwa
|
azizukuhlwa
|
ezingezukuhlwa
|
zingezukuhlwa
|
Class 9
|
izokuhlwa
|
ezokuhlwa
|
izokuhlwa
|
ayizukuhlwa
|
engezukuhlwa
|
ingezukuhlwa
|
Class 10
|
zizokuhlwa
|
ezizokuhlwa
|
zizokuhlwa
|
azizukuhlwa
|
ezingezukuhlwa
|
zingezukuhlwa
|
Class 11
|
luzokuhlwa
|
oluzokuhlwa
|
luzokuhlwa
|
aluzukuhlwa
|
olungezukuhlwa
|
lungezukuhlwa
|
Class 14
|
buzokuhlwa
|
obuzokuhlwa
|
buzokuhlwa
|
abuzukuhlwa
|
obungezukuhlwa
|
bungezukuhlwa
|
Class 15
|
kuzokuhlwa
|
okuzokuhlwa
|
kuzokuhlwa
|
akuzukuhlwa
|
okungezukuhlwa
|
kungezukuhlwa
|
Class 17
|
kuzokuhlwa
|
okuzokuhlwa
|
kuzokuhlwa
|
akuzukuhlwa
|
okungezukuhlwa
|
kungezukuhlwa
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyokuhlwa
|
engiyokuhlwa
|
ngiyokuhlwa
|
angiyukuhlwa
|
engingeyukuhlwa
|
ngingeyukuhlwa
|
2nd singular
|
uyokuhlwa
|
oyokuhlwa
|
uyokuhlwa
|
awuyukuhlwa
|
ongeyukuhlwa
|
ungeyukuhlwa
|
1st plural
|
siyokuhlwa
|
esiyokuhlwa
|
siyokuhlwa
|
asiyukuhlwa
|
esingeyukuhlwa
|
singeyukuhlwa
|
2nd plural
|
niyokuhlwa
|
eniyokuhlwa
|
niyokuhlwa
|
aniyukuhlwa
|
eningeyukuhlwa
|
ningeyukuhlwa
|
Class 1
|
uyokuhlwa
|
oyokuhlwa
|
eyokuhlwa
|
akayukuhlwa
|
ongeyukuhlwa
|
engeyukuhlwa
|
Class 2
|
bayokuhlwa
|
abayokuhlwa
|
beyokuhlwa
|
abayukuhlwa
|
abangeyukuhlwa
|
bengeyukuhlwa
|
Class 3
|
uyokuhlwa
|
oyokuhlwa
|
uyokuhlwa
|
awuyukuhlwa
|
ongeyukuhlwa
|
ungeyukuhlwa
|
Class 4
|
iyokuhlwa
|
eyokuhlwa
|
iyokuhlwa
|
ayiyukuhlwa
|
engeyukuhlwa
|
ingeyukuhlwa
|
Class 5
|
liyokuhlwa
|
eliyokuhlwa
|
liyokuhlwa
|
aliyukuhlwa
|
elingeyukuhlwa
|
lingeyukuhlwa
|
Class 6
|
ayokuhlwa
|
ayokuhlwa
|
eyokuhlwa
|
awayukuhlwa
|
angeyukuhlwa
|
engeyukuhlwa
|
Class 7
|
siyokuhlwa
|
esiyokuhlwa
|
siyokuhlwa
|
asiyukuhlwa
|
esingeyukuhlwa
|
singeyukuhlwa
|
Class 8
|
ziyokuhlwa
|
eziyokuhlwa
|
ziyokuhlwa
|
aziyukuhlwa
|
ezingeyukuhlwa
|
zingeyukuhlwa
|
Class 9
|
iyokuhlwa
|
eyokuhlwa
|
iyokuhlwa
|
ayiyukuhlwa
|
engeyukuhlwa
|
ingeyukuhlwa
|
Class 10
|
ziyokuhlwa
|
eziyokuhlwa
|
ziyokuhlwa
|
aziyukuhlwa
|
ezingeyukuhlwa
|
zingeyukuhlwa
|
Class 11
|
luyokuhlwa
|
oluyokuhlwa
|
luyokuhlwa
|
aluyukuhlwa
|
olungeyukuhlwa
|
lungeyukuhlwa
|
Class 14
|
buyokuhlwa
|
obuyokuhlwa
|
buyokuhlwa
|
abuyukuhlwa
|
obungeyukuhlwa
|
bungeyukuhlwa
|
Class 15
|
kuyokuhlwa
|
okuyokuhlwa
|
kuyokuhlwa
|
akuyukuhlwa
|
okungeyukuhlwa
|
kungeyukuhlwa
|
Class 17
|
kuyokuhlwa
|
okuyokuhlwa
|
kuyokuhlwa
|
akuyukuhlwa
|
okungeyukuhlwa
|
kungeyukuhlwa
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngihlwe
|
ngingahlwi
|
2nd singular
|
uhlwe
|
ungahlwi
|
1st plural
|
sihlwe
|
singahlwi
|
2nd plural
|
nihlwe
|
ningahlwi
|
Class 1
|
ahlwe
|
angahlwi
|
Class 2
|
bahlwe
|
bangahlwi
|
Class 3
|
uhlwe
|
ungahlwi
|
Class 4
|
ihlwe
|
ingahlwi
|
Class 5
|
lihlwe
|
lingahlwi
|
Class 6
|
ahlwe
|
angahlwi
|
Class 7
|
sihlwe
|
singahlwi
|
Class 8
|
zihlwe
|
zingahlwi
|
Class 9
|
ihlwe
|
ingahlwi
|
Class 10
|
zihlwe
|
zingahlwi
|
Class 11
|
luhlwe
|
lungahlwi
|
Class 14
|
buhlwe
|
bungahlwi
|
Class 15
|
kuhlwe
|
kungahlwi
|
Class 17
|
kuhlwe
|
kungahlwi
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngahlwa
|
ngangahlwa, angahlwa, angangahlwa
|
2nd singular
|
wahlwa
|
wangahlwa, awahlwa, awangahlwa
|
1st plural
|
sahlwa
|
sangahlwa, asahlwa, asangahlwa
|
2nd plural
|
nahlwa
|
nangahlwa, anahlwa, anangahlwa
|
Class 1
|
wahlwa
|
wangahlwa, akahlwa, akangahlwa
|
Class 2
|
bahlwa
|
bangahlwa, abahlwa, abangahlwa
|
Class 3
|
wahlwa
|
wangahlwa, awahlwa, awangahlwa
|
Class 4
|
yahlwa
|
yangahlwa, ayahlwa, ayangahlwa
|
Class 5
|
lahlwa
|
langahlwa, alahlwa, alangahlwa
|
Class 6
|
ahlwa
|
angahlwa, awahlwa, awangahlwa
|
Class 7
|
sahlwa
|
sangahlwa, asahlwa, asangahlwa
|
Class 8
|
zahlwa
|
zangahlwa, azahlwa, azangahlwa
|
Class 9
|
yahlwa
|
yangahlwa, ayahlwa, ayangahlwa
|
Class 10
|
zahlwa
|
zangahlwa, azahlwa, azangahlwa
|
Class 11
|
lwahlwa
|
lwangahlwa, alwahlwa, alwangahlwa
|
Class 14
|
bahlwa
|
bangahlwa, abahlwa, abangahlwa
|
Class 15
|
kwahlwa
|
kwangahlwa, akwahlwa, akwangahlwa
|
Class 17
|
kwahlwa
|
kwangahlwa, akwahlwa, akwangahlwa
|
References