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Fanagalo
Etymology
From Zulu -lingana , from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ngana .
Verb
lingana
to be equal to
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-lingana (infinitive kulingana )
Reciprocal form of -linga : to be equal , to be similar
to proclaim ( especially a proclamation to God )
Conjugation
Conjugation of -lingana
Positive present
-na lingana
Subjunctive
-lingane
Negative
-lingani
Imperative singular
lingana
Infinitives
Imperatives
Tensed forms
Habitual
hulingana
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li lingana
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku lingana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na lingana)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni nalingana/na lingana
tu nalingana
2nd person
u nalingana
m nalingana
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a nalingana
wa nalingana
other classes
positive subject concord + -na lingana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lingani )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si lingani
hatu lingani
2nd person
hu lingani
ham lingani
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha lingani
hawa lingani
other classes
negative subject concord + -lingani
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta lingana
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta lingana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lingane )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni lingane
tu lingane
2nd person
u lingane
m lingane
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a lingane
wa lingane
other classes
positive subject concord + -lingane
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si lingane
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge lingana
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe lingana
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali lingana
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali lingana
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me lingana
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha lingana
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja lingana
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki lingana
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo lingana
Consecutive
kalingana / positive subject concord + -ka lingana
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka lingane
Object concord
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ngana .
Verb
-língana
( intransitive ) to be equal
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ngana .
Verb
-língana
( intransitive ) to be equal
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ngana .
Verb
-lingana
( intransitive ) to be equal
( intransitive ) to be balanced , level , even
( intransitive ) to fit , to suit
( intransitive ) to suffice
Inflection
Tone L
Infinitive
ukulingana
Positive
Negative
Infinitive
ukulingana
ukungalingani
Imperative
Simple
+ object concord
Singular
lingana
-lingane
Plural
linganani
-linganeni
Present
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyalingana , ngilingana
engilinganayo , engilingana
ngilingana
angilingani
engingalingani
ngingalingani
2nd singular
uyalingana , ulingana
olinganayo , olingana
ulingana
awulingani
ongalingani
ungalingani
1st plural
siyalingana , silingana
esilinganayo , esilingana
silingana
asilingani
esingalingani
singalingani
2nd plural
niyalingana , nilingana
enilinganayo , enilingana
nilingana
anilingani
eningalingani
ningalingani
Class 1
uyalingana , ulingana
olinganayo , olingana
elingana
akalingani
ongalingani
engalingani
Class 2
bayalingana , balingana
abalinganayo , abalingana
belingana
abalingani
abangalingani
bengalingani
Class 3
uyalingana , ulingana
olinganayo , olingana
ulingana
awulingani
ongalingani
ungalingani
Class 4
iyalingana , ilingana
elinganayo , elingana
ilingana
ayilingani
engalingani
ingalingani
Class 5
liyalingana , lilingana
elilinganayo , elilingana
lilingana
alilingani
elingalingani
lingalingani
Class 6
ayalingana , alingana
alinganayo , alingana
elingana
awalingani
angalingani
engalingani
Class 7
siyalingana , silingana
esilinganayo , esilingana
silingana
asilingani
esingalingani
singalingani
Class 8
ziyalingana , zilingana
ezilinganayo , ezilingana
zilingana
azilingani
ezingalingani
zingalingani
Class 9
iyalingana , ilingana
elinganayo , elingana
ilingana
ayilingani
engalingani
ingalingani
Class 10
ziyalingana , zilingana
ezilinganayo , ezilingana
zilingana
azilingani
ezingalingani
zingalingani
Class 11
luyalingana , lulingana
olulinganayo , olulingana
lulingana
alulingani
olungalingani
lungalingani
Class 14
buyalingana , bulingana
obulinganayo , obulingana
bulingana
abulingani
obungalingani
bungalingani
Class 15
kuyalingana , kulingana
okulinganayo , okulingana
kulingana
akulingani
okungalingani
kungalingani
Class 17
kuyalingana , kulingana
okulinganayo , okulingana
kulingana
akulingani
okungalingani
kungalingani
Recent past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngilinganile , ngilinganē
engilinganile , engilinganē
ngilinganile , ngilinganē
angilingananga
engingalingananga
ngingalingananga
2nd singular
ulinganile , ulinganē
olinganile , olinganē
ulinganile , ulinganē
awulingananga
ongalingananga
ungalingananga
1st plural
silinganile , silinganē
esilinganile , esilinganē
silinganile , silinganē
asilingananga
esingalingananga
singalingananga
2nd plural
nilinganile , nilinganē
enilinganile , enilinganē
nilinganile , nilinganē
anilingananga
eningalingananga
ningalingananga
Class 1
ulinganile , ulinganē
olinganile , olinganē
elinganile , elinganē
akalingananga
ongalingananga
engalingananga
Class 2
balinganile , balinganē
abalinganile , abalinganē
belinganile , belinganē
abalingananga
abangalingananga
bengalingananga
Class 3
ulinganile , ulinganē
olinganile , olinganē
ulinganile , ulinganē
awulingananga
ongalingananga
ungalingananga
Class 4
ilinganile , ilinganē
elinganile , elinganē
ilinganile , ilinganē
ayilingananga
engalingananga
ingalingananga
Class 5
lilinganile , lilinganē
elilinganile , elilinganē
lilinganile , lilinganē
alilingananga
elingalingananga
lingalingananga
Class 6
alinganile , alinganē
alinganile , alinganē
elinganile , elinganē
awalingananga
angalingananga
engalingananga
Class 7
silinganile , silinganē
esilinganile , esilinganē
silinganile , silinganē
asilingananga
esingalingananga
singalingananga
Class 8
zilinganile , zilinganē
ezilinganile , ezilinganē
zilinganile , zilinganē
azilingananga
ezingalingananga
zingalingananga
Class 9
ilinganile , ilinganē
elinganile , elinganē
ilinganile , ilinganē
ayilingananga
engalingananga
ingalingananga
Class 10
zilinganile , zilinganē
ezilinganile , ezilinganē
zilinganile , zilinganē
azilingananga
ezingalingananga
zingalingananga
Class 11
lulinganile , lulinganē
olulinganile , olulinganē
lulinganile , lulinganē
alulingananga
olungalingananga
lungalingananga
Class 14
bulinganile , bulinganē
obulinganile , obulinganē
bulinganile , bulinganē
abulingananga
obungalingananga
bungalingananga
Class 15
kulinganile , kulinganē
okulinganile , okulinganē
kulinganile , kulinganē
akulingananga
okungalingananga
kungalingananga
Class 17
kulinganile , kulinganē
okulinganile , okulinganē
kulinganile , kulinganē
akulingananga
okungalingananga
kungalingananga
Remote past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngālingana
engālingana
ngālingana
angilingananga
engingalingananga
ngingalingananga
2nd singular
wālingana
owālingana
wālingana
awulingananga
ongalingananga
ungalingananga
1st plural
sālingana
esālingana
sālingana
asilingananga
esingalingananga
singalingananga
2nd plural
nālingana
enālingana
nālingana
anilingananga
eningalingananga
ningalingananga
Class 1
wālingana
owālingana
ālingana
akalingananga
ongalingananga
engalingananga
Class 2
bālingana
abālingana
bālingana
abalingananga
abangalingananga
bengalingananga
Class 3
wālingana
owālingana
wālingana
awulingananga
ongalingananga
ungalingananga
Class 4
yālingana
eyālingana
yālingana
ayilingananga
engalingananga
ingalingananga
Class 5
lālingana
elālingana
lālingana
alilingananga
elingalingananga
lingalingananga
Class 6
ālingana
ālingana
ālingana
awalingananga
angalingananga
engalingananga
Class 7
sālingana
esālingana
sālingana
asilingananga
esingalingananga
singalingananga
Class 8
zālingana
ezālingana
zālingana
azilingananga
ezingalingananga
zingalingananga
Class 9
yālingana
eyālingana
yālingana
ayilingananga
engalingananga
ingalingananga
Class 10
zālingana
ezālingana
zālingana
azilingananga
ezingalingananga
zingalingananga
Class 11
lwālingana
olwālingana
lwālingana
alulingananga
olungalingananga
lungalingananga
Class 14
bālingana
obālingana
bālingana
abulingananga
obungalingananga
bungalingananga
Class 15
kwālingana
okwālingana
kwālingana
akulingananga
okungalingananga
kungalingananga
Class 17
kwālingana
okwālingana
kwālingana
akulingananga
okungalingananga
kungalingananga
Potential
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngingalingana
—
ngingalingana
ngingelingane
—
ngingelingane
2nd singular
ungalingana
—
ungalingana
ungelingane
—
ungelingane
1st plural
singalingana
—
singalingana
singelingane
—
singelingane
2nd plural
ningalingana
—
ningalingana
ningelingane
—
ningelingane
Class 1
angalingana
—
engalingana
angelingane
—
engelingane
Class 2
bangalingana
—
bengalingana
bangelingane
—
bengelingane
Class 3
ungalingana
—
ungalingana
ungelingane
—
ungelingane
Class 4
ingalingana
—
ingalingana
ingelingane
—
ingelingane
Class 5
lingalingana
—
lingalingana
lingelingane
—
lingelingane
Class 6
angalingana
—
engalingana
angelingane
—
engelingane
Class 7
singalingana
—
singalingana
singelingane
—
singelingane
Class 8
zingalingana
—
zingalingana
zingelingane
—
zingelingane
Class 9
ingalingana
—
ingalingana
ingelingane
—
ingelingane
Class 10
zingalingana
—
zingalingana
zingelingane
—
zingelingane
Class 11
lungalingana
—
lungalingana
lungelingane
—
lungelingane
Class 14
bungalingana
—
bungalingana
bungelingane
—
bungelingane
Class 15
kungalingana
—
kungalingana
kungelingane
—
kungelingane
Class 17
kungalingana
—
kungalingana
kungelingane
—
kungelingane
Immediate future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngizolingana
engizolingana
ngizolingana
angizulingana
engingezulingana
ngingezulingana
2nd singular
uzolingana
ozolingana
uzolingana
awuzulingana
ongezulingana
ungezulingana
1st plural
sizolingana
esizolingana
sizolingana
asizulingana
esingezulingana
singezulingana
2nd plural
nizolingana
enizolingana
nizolingana
anizulingana
eningezulingana
ningezulingana
Class 1
uzolingana
ozolingana
ezolingana
akazulingana
ongezulingana
engezulingana
Class 2
bazolingana
abazolingana
bezolingana
abazulingana
abangezulingana
bengezulingana
Class 3
uzolingana
ozolingana
uzolingana
awuzulingana
ongezulingana
ungezulingana
Class 4
izolingana
ezolingana
izolingana
ayizulingana
engezulingana
ingezulingana
Class 5
lizolingana
elizolingana
lizolingana
alizulingana
elingezulingana
lingezulingana
Class 6
azolingana
azolingana
ezolingana
awazulingana
angezulingana
engezulingana
Class 7
sizolingana
esizolingana
sizolingana
asizulingana
esingezulingana
singezulingana
Class 8
zizolingana
ezizolingana
zizolingana
azizulingana
ezingezulingana
zingezulingana
Class 9
izolingana
ezolingana
izolingana
ayizulingana
engezulingana
ingezulingana
Class 10
zizolingana
ezizolingana
zizolingana
azizulingana
ezingezulingana
zingezulingana
Class 11
luzolingana
oluzolingana
luzolingana
aluzulingana
olungezulingana
lungezulingana
Class 14
buzolingana
obuzolingana
buzolingana
abuzulingana
obungezulingana
bungezulingana
Class 15
kuzolingana
okuzolingana
kuzolingana
akuzulingana
okungezulingana
kungezulingana
Class 17
kuzolingana
okuzolingana
kuzolingana
akuzulingana
okungezulingana
kungezulingana
Remote future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyolingana
engiyolingana
ngiyolingana
angiyulingana
engingeyulingana
ngingeyulingana
2nd singular
uyolingana
oyolingana
uyolingana
awuyulingana
ongeyulingana
ungeyulingana
1st plural
siyolingana
esiyolingana
siyolingana
asiyulingana
esingeyulingana
singeyulingana
2nd plural
niyolingana
eniyolingana
niyolingana
aniyulingana
eningeyulingana
ningeyulingana
Class 1
uyolingana
oyolingana
eyolingana
akayulingana
ongeyulingana
engeyulingana
Class 2
bayolingana
abayolingana
beyolingana
abayulingana
abangeyulingana
bengeyulingana
Class 3
uyolingana
oyolingana
uyolingana
awuyulingana
ongeyulingana
ungeyulingana
Class 4
iyolingana
eyolingana
iyolingana
ayiyulingana
engeyulingana
ingeyulingana
Class 5
liyolingana
eliyolingana
liyolingana
aliyulingana
elingeyulingana
lingeyulingana
Class 6
ayolingana
ayolingana
eyolingana
awayulingana
angeyulingana
engeyulingana
Class 7
siyolingana
esiyolingana
siyolingana
asiyulingana
esingeyulingana
singeyulingana
Class 8
ziyolingana
eziyolingana
ziyolingana
aziyulingana
ezingeyulingana
zingeyulingana
Class 9
iyolingana
eyolingana
iyolingana
ayiyulingana
engeyulingana
ingeyulingana
Class 10
ziyolingana
eziyolingana
ziyolingana
aziyulingana
ezingeyulingana
zingeyulingana
Class 11
luyolingana
oluyolingana
luyolingana
aluyulingana
olungeyulingana
lungeyulingana
Class 14
buyolingana
obuyolingana
buyolingana
abuyulingana
obungeyulingana
bungeyulingana
Class 15
kuyolingana
okuyolingana
kuyolingana
akuyulingana
okungeyulingana
kungeyulingana
Class 17
kuyolingana
okuyolingana
kuyolingana
akuyulingana
okungeyulingana
kungeyulingana
Present subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngilingane
ngingalingani
2nd singular
ulingane
ungalingani
1st plural
silingane
singalingani
2nd plural
nilingane
ningalingani
Class 1
alingane
angalingani
Class 2
balingane
bangalingani
Class 3
ulingane
ungalingani
Class 4
ilingane
ingalingani
Class 5
lilingane
lingalingani
Class 6
alingane
angalingani
Class 7
silingane
singalingani
Class 8
zilingane
zingalingani
Class 9
ilingane
ingalingani
Class 10
zilingane
zingalingani
Class 11
lulingane
lungalingani
Class 14
bulingane
bungalingani
Class 15
kulingane
kungalingani
Class 17
kulingane
kungalingani
Past subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngalingana
ngangalingana , angalingana , angangalingana
2nd singular
walingana
wangalingana , awalingana , awangalingana
1st plural
salingana
sangalingana , asalingana , asangalingana
2nd plural
nalingana
nangalingana , analingana , anangalingana
Class 1
walingana
wangalingana , akalingana , akangalingana
Class 2
balingana
bangalingana , abalingana , abangalingana
Class 3
walingana
wangalingana , awalingana , awangalingana
Class 4
yalingana
yangalingana , ayalingana , ayangalingana
Class 5
lalingana
langalingana , alalingana , alangalingana
Class 6
alingana
angalingana , awalingana , awangalingana
Class 7
salingana
sangalingana , asalingana , asangalingana
Class 8
zalingana
zangalingana , azalingana , azangalingana
Class 9
yalingana
yangalingana , ayalingana , ayangalingana
Class 10
zalingana
zangalingana , azalingana , azangalingana
Class 11
lwalingana
lwangalingana , alwalingana , alwangalingana
Class 14
balingana
bangalingana , abalingana , abangalingana
Class 15
kwalingana
kwangalingana , akwalingana , akwangalingana
Class 17
kwalingana
kwangalingana , akwalingana , akwangalingana
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