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Zulu
Etymology
From -shaya + -wa.
Verb
-shaywa?
- (intransitive) to be hit, to be struck, to be beaten
- (intransitive) to be punished
- (intransitive) to be sentenced
- (intransitive) to be played (a percussion instrument)
Inflection
Tone L
|
Infinitive
|
ukushaywa
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukushaywa
|
ukungashaywa
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
shaywa
|
-shaywe
|
Plural
|
shaywani
|
-shayweni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyashaywa, ngishaywa
|
engishaywayo, engishaywa
|
ngishaywa
|
angishaywa
|
engingashaywa
|
ngingashaywa
|
2nd singular
|
uyashaywa, ushaywa
|
oshaywayo, oshaywa
|
ushaywa
|
awushaywa
|
ongashaywa
|
ungashaywa
|
1st plural
|
siyashaywa, sishaywa
|
esishaywayo, esishaywa
|
sishaywa
|
asishaywa
|
esingashaywa
|
singashaywa
|
2nd plural
|
niyashaywa, nishaywa
|
enishaywayo, enishaywa
|
nishaywa
|
anishaywa
|
eningashaywa
|
ningashaywa
|
Class 1
|
uyashaywa, ushaywa
|
oshaywayo, oshaywa
|
eshaywa
|
akashaywa
|
ongashaywa
|
engashaywa
|
Class 2
|
bayashaywa, bashaywa
|
abashaywayo, abashaywa
|
beshaywa
|
abashaywa
|
abangashaywa
|
bengashaywa
|
Class 3
|
uyashaywa, ushaywa
|
oshaywayo, oshaywa
|
ushaywa
|
awushaywa
|
ongashaywa
|
ungashaywa
|
Class 4
|
iyashaywa, ishaywa
|
eshaywayo, eshaywa
|
ishaywa
|
ayishaywa
|
engashaywa
|
ingashaywa
|
Class 5
|
liyashaywa, lishaywa
|
elishaywayo, elishaywa
|
lishaywa
|
alishaywa
|
elingashaywa
|
lingashaywa
|
Class 6
|
ayashaywa, ashaywa
|
ashaywayo, ashaywa
|
eshaywa
|
awashaywa
|
angashaywa
|
engashaywa
|
Class 7
|
siyashaywa, sishaywa
|
esishaywayo, esishaywa
|
sishaywa
|
asishaywa
|
esingashaywa
|
singashaywa
|
Class 8
|
ziyashaywa, zishaywa
|
ezishaywayo, ezishaywa
|
zishaywa
|
azishaywa
|
ezingashaywa
|
zingashaywa
|
Class 9
|
iyashaywa, ishaywa
|
eshaywayo, eshaywa
|
ishaywa
|
ayishaywa
|
engashaywa
|
ingashaywa
|
Class 10
|
ziyashaywa, zishaywa
|
ezishaywayo, ezishaywa
|
zishaywa
|
azishaywa
|
ezingashaywa
|
zingashaywa
|
Class 11
|
luyashaywa, lushaywa
|
olushaywayo, olushaywa
|
lushaywa
|
alushaywa
|
olungashaywa
|
lungashaywa
|
Class 14
|
buyashaywa, bushaywa
|
obushaywayo, obushaywa
|
bushaywa
|
abushaywa
|
obungashaywa
|
bungashaywa
|
Class 15
|
kuyashaywa, kushaywa
|
okushaywayo, okushaywa
|
kushaywa
|
akushaywa
|
okungashaywa
|
kungashaywa
|
Class 17
|
kuyashaywa, kushaywa
|
okushaywayo, okushaywa
|
kushaywa
|
akushaywa
|
okungashaywa
|
kungashaywa
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngishayiwe, ngishaywē
|
engishayiwe, engishaywē
|
ngishayiwe, ngishaywē
|
angishaywanga
|
engingashaywanga
|
ngingashaywanga
|
2nd singular
|
ushayiwe, ushaywē
|
oshayiwe, oshaywē
|
ushayiwe, ushaywē
|
awushaywanga
|
ongashaywanga
|
ungashaywanga
|
1st plural
|
sishayiwe, sishaywē
|
esishayiwe, esishaywē
|
sishayiwe, sishaywē
|
asishaywanga
|
esingashaywanga
|
singashaywanga
|
2nd plural
|
nishayiwe, nishaywē
|
enishayiwe, enishaywē
|
nishayiwe, nishaywē
|
anishaywanga
|
eningashaywanga
|
ningashaywanga
|
Class 1
|
ushayiwe, ushaywē
|
oshayiwe, oshaywē
|
eshayiwe, eshaywē
|
akashaywanga
|
ongashaywanga
|
engashaywanga
|
Class 2
|
bashayiwe, bashaywē
|
abashayiwe, abashaywē
|
beshayiwe, beshaywē
|
abashaywanga
|
abangashaywanga
|
bengashaywanga
|
Class 3
|
ushayiwe, ushaywē
|
oshayiwe, oshaywē
|
ushayiwe, ushaywē
|
awushaywanga
|
ongashaywanga
|
ungashaywanga
|
Class 4
|
ishayiwe, ishaywē
|
eshayiwe, eshaywē
|
ishayiwe, ishaywē
|
ayishaywanga
|
engashaywanga
|
ingashaywanga
|
Class 5
|
lishayiwe, lishaywē
|
elishayiwe, elishaywē
|
lishayiwe, lishaywē
|
alishaywanga
|
elingashaywanga
|
lingashaywanga
|
Class 6
|
ashayiwe, ashaywē
|
ashayiwe, ashaywē
|
eshayiwe, eshaywē
|
awashaywanga
|
angashaywanga
|
engashaywanga
|
Class 7
|
sishayiwe, sishaywē
|
esishayiwe, esishaywē
|
sishayiwe, sishaywē
|
asishaywanga
|
esingashaywanga
|
singashaywanga
|
Class 8
|
zishayiwe, zishaywē
|
ezishayiwe, ezishaywē
|
zishayiwe, zishaywē
|
azishaywanga
|
ezingashaywanga
|
zingashaywanga
|
Class 9
|
ishayiwe, ishaywē
|
eshayiwe, eshaywē
|
ishayiwe, ishaywē
|
ayishaywanga
|
engashaywanga
|
ingashaywanga
|
Class 10
|
zishayiwe, zishaywē
|
ezishayiwe, ezishaywē
|
zishayiwe, zishaywē
|
azishaywanga
|
ezingashaywanga
|
zingashaywanga
|
Class 11
|
lushayiwe, lushaywē
|
olushayiwe, olushaywē
|
lushayiwe, lushaywē
|
alushaywanga
|
olungashaywanga
|
lungashaywanga
|
Class 14
|
bushayiwe, bushaywē
|
obushayiwe, obushaywē
|
bushayiwe, bushaywē
|
abushaywanga
|
obungashaywanga
|
bungashaywanga
|
Class 15
|
kushayiwe, kushaywē
|
okushayiwe, okushaywē
|
kushayiwe, kushaywē
|
akushaywanga
|
okungashaywanga
|
kungashaywanga
|
Class 17
|
kushayiwe, kushaywē
|
okushayiwe, okushaywē
|
kushayiwe, kushaywē
|
akushaywanga
|
okungashaywanga
|
kungashaywanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngāshaywa
|
engāshaywa
|
ngāshaywa
|
angishaywanga
|
engingashaywanga
|
ngingashaywanga
|
2nd singular
|
wāshaywa
|
owāshaywa
|
wāshaywa
|
awushaywanga
|
ongashaywanga
|
ungashaywanga
|
1st plural
|
sāshaywa
|
esāshaywa
|
sāshaywa
|
asishaywanga
|
esingashaywanga
|
singashaywanga
|
2nd plural
|
nāshaywa
|
enāshaywa
|
nāshaywa
|
anishaywanga
|
eningashaywanga
|
ningashaywanga
|
Class 1
|
wāshaywa
|
owāshaywa
|
āshaywa
|
akashaywanga
|
ongashaywanga
|
engashaywanga
|
Class 2
|
bāshaywa
|
abāshaywa
|
bāshaywa
|
abashaywanga
|
abangashaywanga
|
bengashaywanga
|
Class 3
|
wāshaywa
|
owāshaywa
|
wāshaywa
|
awushaywanga
|
ongashaywanga
|
ungashaywanga
|
Class 4
|
yāshaywa
|
eyāshaywa
|
yāshaywa
|
ayishaywanga
|
engashaywanga
|
ingashaywanga
|
Class 5
|
lāshaywa
|
elāshaywa
|
lāshaywa
|
alishaywanga
|
elingashaywanga
|
lingashaywanga
|
Class 6
|
āshaywa
|
āshaywa
|
āshaywa
|
awashaywanga
|
angashaywanga
|
engashaywanga
|
Class 7
|
sāshaywa
|
esāshaywa
|
sāshaywa
|
asishaywanga
|
esingashaywanga
|
singashaywanga
|
Class 8
|
zāshaywa
|
ezāshaywa
|
zāshaywa
|
azishaywanga
|
ezingashaywanga
|
zingashaywanga
|
Class 9
|
yāshaywa
|
eyāshaywa
|
yāshaywa
|
ayishaywanga
|
engashaywanga
|
ingashaywanga
|
Class 10
|
zāshaywa
|
ezāshaywa
|
zāshaywa
|
azishaywanga
|
ezingashaywanga
|
zingashaywanga
|
Class 11
|
lwāshaywa
|
olwāshaywa
|
lwāshaywa
|
alushaywanga
|
olungashaywanga
|
lungashaywanga
|
Class 14
|
bāshaywa
|
obāshaywa
|
bāshaywa
|
abushaywanga
|
obungashaywanga
|
bungashaywanga
|
Class 15
|
kwāshaywa
|
okwāshaywa
|
kwāshaywa
|
akushaywanga
|
okungashaywanga
|
kungashaywanga
|
Class 17
|
kwāshaywa
|
okwāshaywa
|
kwāshaywa
|
akushaywanga
|
okungashaywanga
|
kungashaywanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingashaywa
|
—
|
ngingashaywa
|
ngingeshaywe
|
—
|
ngingeshaywe
|
2nd singular
|
ungashaywa
|
—
|
ungashaywa
|
ungeshaywe
|
—
|
ungeshaywe
|
1st plural
|
singashaywa
|
—
|
singashaywa
|
singeshaywe
|
—
|
singeshaywe
|
2nd plural
|
ningashaywa
|
—
|
ningashaywa
|
ningeshaywe
|
—
|
ningeshaywe
|
Class 1
|
angashaywa
|
—
|
engashaywa
|
angeshaywe
|
—
|
engeshaywe
|
Class 2
|
bangashaywa
|
—
|
bengashaywa
|
bangeshaywe
|
—
|
bengeshaywe
|
Class 3
|
ungashaywa
|
—
|
ungashaywa
|
ungeshaywe
|
—
|
ungeshaywe
|
Class 4
|
ingashaywa
|
—
|
ingashaywa
|
ingeshaywe
|
—
|
ingeshaywe
|
Class 5
|
lingashaywa
|
—
|
lingashaywa
|
lingeshaywe
|
—
|
lingeshaywe
|
Class 6
|
angashaywa
|
—
|
engashaywa
|
angeshaywe
|
—
|
engeshaywe
|
Class 7
|
singashaywa
|
—
|
singashaywa
|
singeshaywe
|
—
|
singeshaywe
|
Class 8
|
zingashaywa
|
—
|
zingashaywa
|
zingeshaywe
|
—
|
zingeshaywe
|
Class 9
|
ingashaywa
|
—
|
ingashaywa
|
ingeshaywe
|
—
|
ingeshaywe
|
Class 10
|
zingashaywa
|
—
|
zingashaywa
|
zingeshaywe
|
—
|
zingeshaywe
|
Class 11
|
lungashaywa
|
—
|
lungashaywa
|
lungeshaywe
|
—
|
lungeshaywe
|
Class 14
|
bungashaywa
|
—
|
bungashaywa
|
bungeshaywe
|
—
|
bungeshaywe
|
Class 15
|
kungashaywa
|
—
|
kungashaywa
|
kungeshaywe
|
—
|
kungeshaywe
|
Class 17
|
kungashaywa
|
—
|
kungashaywa
|
kungeshaywe
|
—
|
kungeshaywe
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizoshaywa
|
engizoshaywa
|
ngizoshaywa
|
angizushaywa
|
engingezushaywa
|
ngingezushaywa
|
2nd singular
|
uzoshaywa
|
ozoshaywa
|
uzoshaywa
|
awuzushaywa
|
ongezushaywa
|
ungezushaywa
|
1st plural
|
sizoshaywa
|
esizoshaywa
|
sizoshaywa
|
asizushaywa
|
esingezushaywa
|
singezushaywa
|
2nd plural
|
nizoshaywa
|
enizoshaywa
|
nizoshaywa
|
anizushaywa
|
eningezushaywa
|
ningezushaywa
|
Class 1
|
uzoshaywa
|
ozoshaywa
|
ezoshaywa
|
akazushaywa
|
ongezushaywa
|
engezushaywa
|
Class 2
|
bazoshaywa
|
abazoshaywa
|
bezoshaywa
|
abazushaywa
|
abangezushaywa
|
bengezushaywa
|
Class 3
|
uzoshaywa
|
ozoshaywa
|
uzoshaywa
|
awuzushaywa
|
ongezushaywa
|
ungezushaywa
|
Class 4
|
izoshaywa
|
ezoshaywa
|
izoshaywa
|
ayizushaywa
|
engezushaywa
|
ingezushaywa
|
Class 5
|
lizoshaywa
|
elizoshaywa
|
lizoshaywa
|
alizushaywa
|
elingezushaywa
|
lingezushaywa
|
Class 6
|
azoshaywa
|
azoshaywa
|
ezoshaywa
|
awazushaywa
|
angezushaywa
|
engezushaywa
|
Class 7
|
sizoshaywa
|
esizoshaywa
|
sizoshaywa
|
asizushaywa
|
esingezushaywa
|
singezushaywa
|
Class 8
|
zizoshaywa
|
ezizoshaywa
|
zizoshaywa
|
azizushaywa
|
ezingezushaywa
|
zingezushaywa
|
Class 9
|
izoshaywa
|
ezoshaywa
|
izoshaywa
|
ayizushaywa
|
engezushaywa
|
ingezushaywa
|
Class 10
|
zizoshaywa
|
ezizoshaywa
|
zizoshaywa
|
azizushaywa
|
ezingezushaywa
|
zingezushaywa
|
Class 11
|
luzoshaywa
|
oluzoshaywa
|
luzoshaywa
|
aluzushaywa
|
olungezushaywa
|
lungezushaywa
|
Class 14
|
buzoshaywa
|
obuzoshaywa
|
buzoshaywa
|
abuzushaywa
|
obungezushaywa
|
bungezushaywa
|
Class 15
|
kuzoshaywa
|
okuzoshaywa
|
kuzoshaywa
|
akuzushaywa
|
okungezushaywa
|
kungezushaywa
|
Class 17
|
kuzoshaywa
|
okuzoshaywa
|
kuzoshaywa
|
akuzushaywa
|
okungezushaywa
|
kungezushaywa
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyoshaywa
|
engiyoshaywa
|
ngiyoshaywa
|
angiyushaywa
|
engingeyushaywa
|
ngingeyushaywa
|
2nd singular
|
uyoshaywa
|
oyoshaywa
|
uyoshaywa
|
awuyushaywa
|
ongeyushaywa
|
ungeyushaywa
|
1st plural
|
siyoshaywa
|
esiyoshaywa
|
siyoshaywa
|
asiyushaywa
|
esingeyushaywa
|
singeyushaywa
|
2nd plural
|
niyoshaywa
|
eniyoshaywa
|
niyoshaywa
|
aniyushaywa
|
eningeyushaywa
|
ningeyushaywa
|
Class 1
|
uyoshaywa
|
oyoshaywa
|
eyoshaywa
|
akayushaywa
|
ongeyushaywa
|
engeyushaywa
|
Class 2
|
bayoshaywa
|
abayoshaywa
|
beyoshaywa
|
abayushaywa
|
abangeyushaywa
|
bengeyushaywa
|
Class 3
|
uyoshaywa
|
oyoshaywa
|
uyoshaywa
|
awuyushaywa
|
ongeyushaywa
|
ungeyushaywa
|
Class 4
|
iyoshaywa
|
eyoshaywa
|
iyoshaywa
|
ayiyushaywa
|
engeyushaywa
|
ingeyushaywa
|
Class 5
|
liyoshaywa
|
eliyoshaywa
|
liyoshaywa
|
aliyushaywa
|
elingeyushaywa
|
lingeyushaywa
|
Class 6
|
ayoshaywa
|
ayoshaywa
|
eyoshaywa
|
awayushaywa
|
angeyushaywa
|
engeyushaywa
|
Class 7
|
siyoshaywa
|
esiyoshaywa
|
siyoshaywa
|
asiyushaywa
|
esingeyushaywa
|
singeyushaywa
|
Class 8
|
ziyoshaywa
|
eziyoshaywa
|
ziyoshaywa
|
aziyushaywa
|
ezingeyushaywa
|
zingeyushaywa
|
Class 9
|
iyoshaywa
|
eyoshaywa
|
iyoshaywa
|
ayiyushaywa
|
engeyushaywa
|
ingeyushaywa
|
Class 10
|
ziyoshaywa
|
eziyoshaywa
|
ziyoshaywa
|
aziyushaywa
|
ezingeyushaywa
|
zingeyushaywa
|
Class 11
|
luyoshaywa
|
oluyoshaywa
|
luyoshaywa
|
aluyushaywa
|
olungeyushaywa
|
lungeyushaywa
|
Class 14
|
buyoshaywa
|
obuyoshaywa
|
buyoshaywa
|
abuyushaywa
|
obungeyushaywa
|
bungeyushaywa
|
Class 15
|
kuyoshaywa
|
okuyoshaywa
|
kuyoshaywa
|
akuyushaywa
|
okungeyushaywa
|
kungeyushaywa
|
Class 17
|
kuyoshaywa
|
okuyoshaywa
|
kuyoshaywa
|
akuyushaywa
|
okungeyushaywa
|
kungeyushaywa
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngishaywe
|
ngingashaywa
|
2nd singular
|
ushaywe
|
ungashaywa
|
1st plural
|
sishaywe
|
singashaywa
|
2nd plural
|
nishaywe
|
ningashaywa
|
Class 1
|
ashaywe
|
angashaywa
|
Class 2
|
bashaywe
|
bangashaywa
|
Class 3
|
ushaywe
|
ungashaywa
|
Class 4
|
ishaywe
|
ingashaywa
|
Class 5
|
lishaywe
|
lingashaywa
|
Class 6
|
ashaywe
|
angashaywa
|
Class 7
|
sishaywe
|
singashaywa
|
Class 8
|
zishaywe
|
zingashaywa
|
Class 9
|
ishaywe
|
ingashaywa
|
Class 10
|
zishaywe
|
zingashaywa
|
Class 11
|
lushaywe
|
lungashaywa
|
Class 14
|
bushaywe
|
bungashaywa
|
Class 15
|
kushaywe
|
kungashaywa
|
Class 17
|
kushaywe
|
kungashaywa
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngashaywa
|
ngangashaywa, angashaywa, angangashaywa
|
2nd singular
|
washaywa
|
wangashaywa, awashaywa, awangashaywa
|
1st plural
|
sashaywa
|
sangashaywa, asashaywa, asangashaywa
|
2nd plural
|
nashaywa
|
nangashaywa, anashaywa, anangashaywa
|
Class 1
|
washaywa
|
wangashaywa, akashaywa, akangashaywa
|
Class 2
|
bashaywa
|
bangashaywa, abashaywa, abangashaywa
|
Class 3
|
washaywa
|
wangashaywa, awashaywa, awangashaywa
|
Class 4
|
yashaywa
|
yangashaywa, ayashaywa, ayangashaywa
|
Class 5
|
lashaywa
|
langashaywa, alashaywa, alangashaywa
|
Class 6
|
ashaywa
|
angashaywa, awashaywa, awangashaywa
|
Class 7
|
sashaywa
|
sangashaywa, asashaywa, asangashaywa
|
Class 8
|
zashaywa
|
zangashaywa, azashaywa, azangashaywa
|
Class 9
|
yashaywa
|
yangashaywa, ayashaywa, ayangashaywa
|
Class 10
|
zashaywa
|
zangashaywa, azashaywa, azangashaywa
|
Class 11
|
lwashaywa
|
lwangashaywa, alwashaywa, alwangashaywa
|
Class 14
|
bashaywa
|
bangashaywa, abashaywa, abangashaywa
|
Class 15
|
kwashaywa
|
kwangashaywa, akwashaywa, akwangashaywa
|
Class 17
|
kwashaywa
|
kwangashaywa, akwashaywa, akwangashaywa
|
References