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Fanagalo
Etymology
From Zulu -vuma.
Verb
vuma
- to agree
Southern Ndebele
Verb
-vuma
- to agree
- to sing
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-vuma (infinitive kuvuma)
- to growl, howl, hum, roar
- to be talked about, to be discussed
Conjugation
Conjugation of -vuma
|
Positive present
|
-navuma
|
Subjunctive
|
-vume
|
Negative
|
-vumi
|
Imperative singular
|
vuma
|
|
Infinitives
|
|
Imperatives
|
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Tensed forms
|
Habitual
|
huvuma
|
Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -livuma
|
Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuvuma
|
|
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navuma)
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
1st person
|
ninavuma/navuma
|
tunavuma
|
2nd person
|
unavuma
|
mnavuma
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anavuma
|
wanavuma
|
other classes
|
positive subject concord + -navuma
|
|
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vumi)
|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
1st person
|
sivumi
|
hatuvumi
|
2nd person
|
huvumi
|
hamvumi
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
havumi
|
hawavumi
|
other classes
|
negative subject concord + -vumi
|
|
Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tavuma
|
Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tavuma
|
|
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vume)
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
1st person
|
nivume
|
tuvume
|
2nd person
|
uvume
|
mvume
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
avume
|
wavume
|
other classes
|
positive subject concord + -vume
|
|
Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sivume
|
Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngevuma
|
Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singevuma
|
Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalivuma
|
Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalivuma
|
|
|
Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mevuma
|
"Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshavuma
|
"Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -javuma
|
"If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kivuma
|
"If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipovuma
|
Consecutive
|
kavuma / positive subject concord + -kavuma
|
Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kavume
|
|
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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.
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Derived terms
Xhosa
Verb
-vuma
- to agree
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Verb
-vuma
- to agree
Inflection
Tone L
|
Infinitive
|
ukuvuma
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukuvuma
|
ukungavumi
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
vuma
|
-vume
|
Plural
|
vumani
|
-vumeni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyavuma, ngivuma
|
engivumayo, engivuma
|
ngivuma
|
angivumi
|
engingavumi
|
ngingavumi
|
2nd singular
|
uyavuma, uvuma
|
ovumayo, ovuma
|
uvuma
|
awuvumi
|
ongavumi
|
ungavumi
|
1st plural
|
siyavuma, sivuma
|
esivumayo, esivuma
|
sivuma
|
asivumi
|
esingavumi
|
singavumi
|
2nd plural
|
niyavuma, nivuma
|
enivumayo, enivuma
|
nivuma
|
anivumi
|
eningavumi
|
ningavumi
|
Class 1
|
uyavuma, uvuma
|
ovumayo, ovuma
|
evuma
|
akavumi
|
ongavumi
|
engavumi
|
Class 2
|
bayavuma, bavuma
|
abavumayo, abavuma
|
bevuma
|
abavumi
|
abangavumi
|
bengavumi
|
Class 3
|
uyavuma, uvuma
|
ovumayo, ovuma
|
uvuma
|
awuvumi
|
ongavumi
|
ungavumi
|
Class 4
|
iyavuma, ivuma
|
evumayo, evuma
|
ivuma
|
ayivumi
|
engavumi
|
ingavumi
|
Class 5
|
liyavuma, livuma
|
elivumayo, elivuma
|
livuma
|
alivumi
|
elingavumi
|
lingavumi
|
Class 6
|
ayavuma, avuma
|
avumayo, avuma
|
evuma
|
awavumi
|
angavumi
|
engavumi
|
Class 7
|
siyavuma, sivuma
|
esivumayo, esivuma
|
sivuma
|
asivumi
|
esingavumi
|
singavumi
|
Class 8
|
ziyavuma, zivuma
|
ezivumayo, ezivuma
|
zivuma
|
azivumi
|
ezingavumi
|
zingavumi
|
Class 9
|
iyavuma, ivuma
|
evumayo, evuma
|
ivuma
|
ayivumi
|
engavumi
|
ingavumi
|
Class 10
|
ziyavuma, zivuma
|
ezivumayo, ezivuma
|
zivuma
|
azivumi
|
ezingavumi
|
zingavumi
|
Class 11
|
luyavuma, luvuma
|
oluvumayo, oluvuma
|
luvuma
|
aluvumi
|
olungavumi
|
lungavumi
|
Class 14
|
buyavuma, buvuma
|
obuvumayo, obuvuma
|
buvuma
|
abuvumi
|
obungavumi
|
bungavumi
|
Class 15
|
kuyavuma, kuvuma
|
okuvumayo, okuvuma
|
kuvuma
|
akuvumi
|
okungavumi
|
kungavumi
|
Class 17
|
kuyavuma, kuvuma
|
okuvumayo, okuvuma
|
kuvuma
|
akuvumi
|
okungavumi
|
kungavumi
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngivumile, ngivumē
|
engivumile, engivumē
|
ngivumile, ngivumē
|
angivumanga
|
engingavumanga
|
ngingavumanga
|
2nd singular
|
uvumile, uvumē
|
ovumile, ovumē
|
uvumile, uvumē
|
awuvumanga
|
ongavumanga
|
ungavumanga
|
1st plural
|
sivumile, sivumē
|
esivumile, esivumē
|
sivumile, sivumē
|
asivumanga
|
esingavumanga
|
singavumanga
|
2nd plural
|
nivumile, nivumē
|
enivumile, enivumē
|
nivumile, nivumē
|
anivumanga
|
eningavumanga
|
ningavumanga
|
Class 1
|
uvumile, uvumē
|
ovumile, ovumē
|
evumile, evumē
|
akavumanga
|
ongavumanga
|
engavumanga
|
Class 2
|
bavumile, bavumē
|
abavumile, abavumē
|
bevumile, bevumē
|
abavumanga
|
abangavumanga
|
bengavumanga
|
Class 3
|
uvumile, uvumē
|
ovumile, ovumē
|
uvumile, uvumē
|
awuvumanga
|
ongavumanga
|
ungavumanga
|
Class 4
|
ivumile, ivumē
|
evumile, evumē
|
ivumile, ivumē
|
ayivumanga
|
engavumanga
|
ingavumanga
|
Class 5
|
livumile, livumē
|
elivumile, elivumē
|
livumile, livumē
|
alivumanga
|
elingavumanga
|
lingavumanga
|
Class 6
|
avumile, avumē
|
avumile, avumē
|
evumile, evumē
|
awavumanga
|
angavumanga
|
engavumanga
|
Class 7
|
sivumile, sivumē
|
esivumile, esivumē
|
sivumile, sivumē
|
asivumanga
|
esingavumanga
|
singavumanga
|
Class 8
|
zivumile, zivumē
|
ezivumile, ezivumē
|
zivumile, zivumē
|
azivumanga
|
ezingavumanga
|
zingavumanga
|
Class 9
|
ivumile, ivumē
|
evumile, evumē
|
ivumile, ivumē
|
ayivumanga
|
engavumanga
|
ingavumanga
|
Class 10
|
zivumile, zivumē
|
ezivumile, ezivumē
|
zivumile, zivumē
|
azivumanga
|
ezingavumanga
|
zingavumanga
|
Class 11
|
luvumile, luvumē
|
oluvumile, oluvumē
|
luvumile, luvumē
|
aluvumanga
|
olungavumanga
|
lungavumanga
|
Class 14
|
buvumile, buvumē
|
obuvumile, obuvumē
|
buvumile, buvumē
|
abuvumanga
|
obungavumanga
|
bungavumanga
|
Class 15
|
kuvumile, kuvumē
|
okuvumile, okuvumē
|
kuvumile, kuvumē
|
akuvumanga
|
okungavumanga
|
kungavumanga
|
Class 17
|
kuvumile, kuvumē
|
okuvumile, okuvumē
|
kuvumile, kuvumē
|
akuvumanga
|
okungavumanga
|
kungavumanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngāvuma
|
engāvuma
|
ngāvuma
|
angivumanga
|
engingavumanga
|
ngingavumanga
|
2nd singular
|
wāvuma
|
owāvuma
|
wāvuma
|
awuvumanga
|
ongavumanga
|
ungavumanga
|
1st plural
|
sāvuma
|
esāvuma
|
sāvuma
|
asivumanga
|
esingavumanga
|
singavumanga
|
2nd plural
|
nāvuma
|
enāvuma
|
nāvuma
|
anivumanga
|
eningavumanga
|
ningavumanga
|
Class 1
|
wāvuma
|
owāvuma
|
āvuma
|
akavumanga
|
ongavumanga
|
engavumanga
|
Class 2
|
bāvuma
|
abāvuma
|
bāvuma
|
abavumanga
|
abangavumanga
|
bengavumanga
|
Class 3
|
wāvuma
|
owāvuma
|
wāvuma
|
awuvumanga
|
ongavumanga
|
ungavumanga
|
Class 4
|
yāvuma
|
eyāvuma
|
yāvuma
|
ayivumanga
|
engavumanga
|
ingavumanga
|
Class 5
|
lāvuma
|
elāvuma
|
lāvuma
|
alivumanga
|
elingavumanga
|
lingavumanga
|
Class 6
|
āvuma
|
āvuma
|
āvuma
|
awavumanga
|
angavumanga
|
engavumanga
|
Class 7
|
sāvuma
|
esāvuma
|
sāvuma
|
asivumanga
|
esingavumanga
|
singavumanga
|
Class 8
|
zāvuma
|
ezāvuma
|
zāvuma
|
azivumanga
|
ezingavumanga
|
zingavumanga
|
Class 9
|
yāvuma
|
eyāvuma
|
yāvuma
|
ayivumanga
|
engavumanga
|
ingavumanga
|
Class 10
|
zāvuma
|
ezāvuma
|
zāvuma
|
azivumanga
|
ezingavumanga
|
zingavumanga
|
Class 11
|
lwāvuma
|
olwāvuma
|
lwāvuma
|
aluvumanga
|
olungavumanga
|
lungavumanga
|
Class 14
|
bāvuma
|
obāvuma
|
bāvuma
|
abuvumanga
|
obungavumanga
|
bungavumanga
|
Class 15
|
kwāvuma
|
okwāvuma
|
kwāvuma
|
akuvumanga
|
okungavumanga
|
kungavumanga
|
Class 17
|
kwāvuma
|
okwāvuma
|
kwāvuma
|
akuvumanga
|
okungavumanga
|
kungavumanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingavuma
|
—
|
ngingavuma
|
ngingevume
|
—
|
ngingevume
|
2nd singular
|
ungavuma
|
—
|
ungavuma
|
ungevume
|
—
|
ungevume
|
1st plural
|
singavuma
|
—
|
singavuma
|
singevume
|
—
|
singevume
|
2nd plural
|
ningavuma
|
—
|
ningavuma
|
ningevume
|
—
|
ningevume
|
Class 1
|
angavuma
|
—
|
engavuma
|
angevume
|
—
|
engevume
|
Class 2
|
bangavuma
|
—
|
bengavuma
|
bangevume
|
—
|
bengevume
|
Class 3
|
ungavuma
|
—
|
ungavuma
|
ungevume
|
—
|
ungevume
|
Class 4
|
ingavuma
|
—
|
ingavuma
|
ingevume
|
—
|
ingevume
|
Class 5
|
lingavuma
|
—
|
lingavuma
|
lingevume
|
—
|
lingevume
|
Class 6
|
angavuma
|
—
|
engavuma
|
angevume
|
—
|
engevume
|
Class 7
|
singavuma
|
—
|
singavuma
|
singevume
|
—
|
singevume
|
Class 8
|
zingavuma
|
—
|
zingavuma
|
zingevume
|
—
|
zingevume
|
Class 9
|
ingavuma
|
—
|
ingavuma
|
ingevume
|
—
|
ingevume
|
Class 10
|
zingavuma
|
—
|
zingavuma
|
zingevume
|
—
|
zingevume
|
Class 11
|
lungavuma
|
—
|
lungavuma
|
lungevume
|
—
|
lungevume
|
Class 14
|
bungavuma
|
—
|
bungavuma
|
bungevume
|
—
|
bungevume
|
Class 15
|
kungavuma
|
—
|
kungavuma
|
kungevume
|
—
|
kungevume
|
Class 17
|
kungavuma
|
—
|
kungavuma
|
kungevume
|
—
|
kungevume
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizovuma
|
engizovuma
|
ngizovuma
|
angizuvuma
|
engingezuvuma
|
ngingezuvuma
|
2nd singular
|
uzovuma
|
ozovuma
|
uzovuma
|
awuzuvuma
|
ongezuvuma
|
ungezuvuma
|
1st plural
|
sizovuma
|
esizovuma
|
sizovuma
|
asizuvuma
|
esingezuvuma
|
singezuvuma
|
2nd plural
|
nizovuma
|
enizovuma
|
nizovuma
|
anizuvuma
|
eningezuvuma
|
ningezuvuma
|
Class 1
|
uzovuma
|
ozovuma
|
ezovuma
|
akazuvuma
|
ongezuvuma
|
engezuvuma
|
Class 2
|
bazovuma
|
abazovuma
|
bezovuma
|
abazuvuma
|
abangezuvuma
|
bengezuvuma
|
Class 3
|
uzovuma
|
ozovuma
|
uzovuma
|
awuzuvuma
|
ongezuvuma
|
ungezuvuma
|
Class 4
|
izovuma
|
ezovuma
|
izovuma
|
ayizuvuma
|
engezuvuma
|
ingezuvuma
|
Class 5
|
lizovuma
|
elizovuma
|
lizovuma
|
alizuvuma
|
elingezuvuma
|
lingezuvuma
|
Class 6
|
azovuma
|
azovuma
|
ezovuma
|
awazuvuma
|
angezuvuma
|
engezuvuma
|
Class 7
|
sizovuma
|
esizovuma
|
sizovuma
|
asizuvuma
|
esingezuvuma
|
singezuvuma
|
Class 8
|
zizovuma
|
ezizovuma
|
zizovuma
|
azizuvuma
|
ezingezuvuma
|
zingezuvuma
|
Class 9
|
izovuma
|
ezovuma
|
izovuma
|
ayizuvuma
|
engezuvuma
|
ingezuvuma
|
Class 10
|
zizovuma
|
ezizovuma
|
zizovuma
|
azizuvuma
|
ezingezuvuma
|
zingezuvuma
|
Class 11
|
luzovuma
|
oluzovuma
|
luzovuma
|
aluzuvuma
|
olungezuvuma
|
lungezuvuma
|
Class 14
|
buzovuma
|
obuzovuma
|
buzovuma
|
abuzuvuma
|
obungezuvuma
|
bungezuvuma
|
Class 15
|
kuzovuma
|
okuzovuma
|
kuzovuma
|
akuzuvuma
|
okungezuvuma
|
kungezuvuma
|
Class 17
|
kuzovuma
|
okuzovuma
|
kuzovuma
|
akuzuvuma
|
okungezuvuma
|
kungezuvuma
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyovuma
|
engiyovuma
|
ngiyovuma
|
angiyuvuma
|
engingeyuvuma
|
ngingeyuvuma
|
2nd singular
|
uyovuma
|
oyovuma
|
uyovuma
|
awuyuvuma
|
ongeyuvuma
|
ungeyuvuma
|
1st plural
|
siyovuma
|
esiyovuma
|
siyovuma
|
asiyuvuma
|
esingeyuvuma
|
singeyuvuma
|
2nd plural
|
niyovuma
|
eniyovuma
|
niyovuma
|
aniyuvuma
|
eningeyuvuma
|
ningeyuvuma
|
Class 1
|
uyovuma
|
oyovuma
|
eyovuma
|
akayuvuma
|
ongeyuvuma
|
engeyuvuma
|
Class 2
|
bayovuma
|
abayovuma
|
beyovuma
|
abayuvuma
|
abangeyuvuma
|
bengeyuvuma
|
Class 3
|
uyovuma
|
oyovuma
|
uyovuma
|
awuyuvuma
|
ongeyuvuma
|
ungeyuvuma
|
Class 4
|
iyovuma
|
eyovuma
|
iyovuma
|
ayiyuvuma
|
engeyuvuma
|
ingeyuvuma
|
Class 5
|
liyovuma
|
eliyovuma
|
liyovuma
|
aliyuvuma
|
elingeyuvuma
|
lingeyuvuma
|
Class 6
|
ayovuma
|
ayovuma
|
eyovuma
|
awayuvuma
|
angeyuvuma
|
engeyuvuma
|
Class 7
|
siyovuma
|
esiyovuma
|
siyovuma
|
asiyuvuma
|
esingeyuvuma
|
singeyuvuma
|
Class 8
|
ziyovuma
|
eziyovuma
|
ziyovuma
|
aziyuvuma
|
ezingeyuvuma
|
zingeyuvuma
|
Class 9
|
iyovuma
|
eyovuma
|
iyovuma
|
ayiyuvuma
|
engeyuvuma
|
ingeyuvuma
|
Class 10
|
ziyovuma
|
eziyovuma
|
ziyovuma
|
aziyuvuma
|
ezingeyuvuma
|
zingeyuvuma
|
Class 11
|
luyovuma
|
oluyovuma
|
luyovuma
|
aluyuvuma
|
olungeyuvuma
|
lungeyuvuma
|
Class 14
|
buyovuma
|
obuyovuma
|
buyovuma
|
abuyuvuma
|
obungeyuvuma
|
bungeyuvuma
|
Class 15
|
kuyovuma
|
okuyovuma
|
kuyovuma
|
akuyuvuma
|
okungeyuvuma
|
kungeyuvuma
|
Class 17
|
kuyovuma
|
okuyovuma
|
kuyovuma
|
akuyuvuma
|
okungeyuvuma
|
kungeyuvuma
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngivume
|
ngingavumi
|
2nd singular
|
uvume
|
ungavumi
|
1st plural
|
sivume
|
singavumi
|
2nd plural
|
nivume
|
ningavumi
|
Class 1
|
avume
|
angavumi
|
Class 2
|
bavume
|
bangavumi
|
Class 3
|
uvume
|
ungavumi
|
Class 4
|
ivume
|
ingavumi
|
Class 5
|
livume
|
lingavumi
|
Class 6
|
avume
|
angavumi
|
Class 7
|
sivume
|
singavumi
|
Class 8
|
zivume
|
zingavumi
|
Class 9
|
ivume
|
ingavumi
|
Class 10
|
zivume
|
zingavumi
|
Class 11
|
luvume
|
lungavumi
|
Class 14
|
buvume
|
bungavumi
|
Class 15
|
kuvume
|
kungavumi
|
Class 17
|
kuvume
|
kungavumi
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngavuma
|
ngangavuma, angavuma, angangavuma
|
2nd singular
|
wavuma
|
wangavuma, awavuma, awangavuma
|
1st plural
|
savuma
|
sangavuma, asavuma, asangavuma
|
2nd plural
|
navuma
|
nangavuma, anavuma, anangavuma
|
Class 1
|
wavuma
|
wangavuma, akavuma, akangavuma
|
Class 2
|
bavuma
|
bangavuma, abavuma, abangavuma
|
Class 3
|
wavuma
|
wangavuma, awavuma, awangavuma
|
Class 4
|
yavuma
|
yangavuma, ayavuma, ayangavuma
|
Class 5
|
lavuma
|
langavuma, alavuma, alangavuma
|
Class 6
|
avuma
|
angavuma, awavuma, awangavuma
|
Class 7
|
savuma
|
sangavuma, asavuma, asangavuma
|
Class 8
|
zavuma
|
zangavuma, azavuma, azangavuma
|
Class 9
|
yavuma
|
yangavuma, ayavuma, ayangavuma
|
Class 10
|
zavuma
|
zangavuma, azavuma, azangavuma
|
Class 11
|
lwavuma
|
lwangavuma, alwavuma, alwangavuma
|
Class 14
|
bavuma
|
bangavuma, abavuma, abangavuma
|
Class 15
|
kwavuma
|
kwangavuma, akwavuma, akwangavuma
|
Class 17
|
kwavuma
|
kwangavuma, akwavuma, akwangavuma
|