lala

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Etymology 1

Noun

lala (plural lalas)

Alternative form of ilala

Etymology 2

Noun

lala (uncountable)

(Singapore, Malaysia) Alternative form of la la (“clams”)

Adverb

lala

maybe, perhaps

Noun

lâlâ

thick dirt on the neck and in the armpit

Etymology 1

Several etymologies have been proposed:

From Sanskrit लाला (lālā, “saliva”).
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajaq (“to sting, of a wound or spices in food”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪aˌl̪a/
(Cebu) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪a/
(Surigaonon) IPA^(key): /ˈjaˌja/
Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: la‧la

Noun

lala

venom
sting

Adjective

lala

venomous
(of bladed weapons or tools) sharp

Derived terms

lala og dila

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja (“to plait, weave by hand, of baskets or mats”).

Verb

lála

to weave (leaves, straw, or plastic as to make hats or a mat)

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Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl tlalalacatl (“goose”).

Noun

lala

goose

References

López Marín; Antonio (2013), Diccionario Español-Mazahua, Colección biblioteca de los pueblos indígenas, Colegio de lenguas y literatura indígena del Instituto Mexiquense de Cultura, Gobierno del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexico.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lælæ/

Verb

lala

to wait

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈla.la/, [ˈlɐ.lə]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *rara, from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ (“broil; warm oneself or something near a fire”).

Verb

lala

(transitive) to warm (as over fire)
(intransitive) to bask in the sun
(transitive) to cook over a fire

Derived terms

ʻōlala

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *rara (“side, to be on the side”).

Noun

lala

diagonal, slanting, oblique

Derived terms

hoʻolala

References

Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “lala”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja.

Verb

lala

to weave (mats)

Noun

lala

solfeggio

Verb

lála (diminutive lalá-lála)

(music) to sing a lullaby

Verb

lalà or lâlâ

to strip; to separate (meat from the bone)

Verb

lala

to sleep

FWOTD – 31 May 2014

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈla.la/

Noun

lala (plural lala-lala)

shellfish, as food^[1]

References

[1]
2010, Ladislav Prištic, Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa, Masaryk University, page 25.

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

-lála

to sleep

Verb

lala

to lie down

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lala/
Rhymes: -ala, -la

Noun

lala (Jawi spelling لالا, plural lala-lala, informal 1st possessive lalaku, 2nd possessive lalamu, 3rd possessive lalanya)

a kind of edible Venus clam, Paratapes textilis.
a type of sea mollusc, Orbicularia orbiculata.

Descendants

Indonesian: lala

Noun

lala

guava

Usage notes

Only in the southern dialect.

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

-lála

to sleep

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

lala

shoe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈla.la/

(Greater Poland):
- (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈla.la/
- (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈla.la/

Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ala
Syllabification: la‧la

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ľaľa.

Noun

lala f

Augmentative of lalka
(childish) doll (toy made in the form of a person)
(childish) puppet (any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove)
(colloquial, slang) attractive woman
(colloquial, derogatory) Barbie, bimbo (physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence)
(Central Greater Poland) sheepdog stick with lead inserted in the head

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

	singular	plural
nominative	lala	lale
genitive	lali	lal
dative	lali	lalom
accusative	lalę	lale
instrumental	lalą	lalami
locative	lali	lalach
vocative	lalo/lalu	lale

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Declension of lala

Related terms

nouns

Etymology 2

See lela.

Interjection

lala

(Kuyavia) Alternative form of lela

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *rara, from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ (“broil; warm oneself or something near a fire”).

Verb

lala

to scorch leaves to make them soft and flexible
to bleach pandanus leaves by passing them over fire

Derived terms

lālā

Etymology 2

Verb

lala

to insult verbally, to curse another person

Derived terms

lalalala

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لاله (lâle), from Persian (lâle).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lǎːla/
Hyphenation: la‧la

Noun

lála f (Cyrillic spelling ла́ла)

(Bosnia, regional Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia) tulip
Synonym: tȕlipān
- 1863, Laza Kostić "Slavuj i lala" in Danica, Đorđe Popović (the publisher):
  Kako te lala žestoko ljubi,
  kad bi otvorila list,
  svu ujedanput razmilinu bi,
  sav bi ti dala miris. [...]
  How tulip fiercely loves you,
  if it opened its leaf,
  all the fondness at once it would,
  all the smell it would give you. [...]
- Musa Ćazim Ćatić Gazeli:
  Tu se pilo rujno vino k'o tekuće lala-cv'jeće. [...]
  Here the red wine it was drunk as if it were liquid tulip-flowers. [...]
- Gavro Babić, Zašto me voliš:
  [...] ni lala nisam sa kojom možeš,
  
  blistave kose jutrom da kitiš [...]
  [...] nor I am tulip with which you can
  
  shiny hair in the morning adorn [...]
(regional) a person from Vojvodina

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

	singular	plural
nominative	lala	lale
genitive	lale	lala
dative	lali	lalama
accusative	lalu	lale
vocative	lalo	lale
locative	lali	lalama
instrumental	lalom	lalama

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Declension of lala

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

-lála

to sleep

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Verb

lala

inflection of lalar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Verb

-lala (infinitive kulala)

to sleep
to lie down
(kulala na) to sleep with (to have sexual intercourse with)

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of, Positive present ...

Conjugation of -lala

Positive present	-nalala
Subjunctive	-lale
Negative	-lali
Imperative singular	lala

Infinitives

Positive	kulala
Negative	kutolala

Imperatives

Singular	lala
Plural	laleni

Tensed forms

Habitual	hulala
Positive past	positive subject concord + -lilala
Negative past	negative subject concord + -kulala

Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalala)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		ninalala/nalala	tunalala
2nd person		unalala	mnalala
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	analala	wanalala
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -nalala

Negative present (negative subject concord + -lali)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		silali	hatulali
2nd person		hulali	hamlali
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	halali	hawalali
3rd person	other classes	negative subject concord + -lali

Positive future	positive subject concord + -talala
Negative future	negative subject concord + -talala

Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lale)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nilale	tulale
2nd person		ulale	mlale
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	alale	walale
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -lale

Negative subjunctive	positive subject concord + -silale
Positive present conditional	positive subject concord + -ngelala
Negative present conditional	positive subject concord + -singelala
Positive past conditional	positive subject concord + -ngalilala
Negative past conditional	positive subject concord + -singalilala

Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alala)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nalala	twalala
2nd person		walala	mwalala
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	alala	walala
	m-mi_(III/IV)	walala	yalala
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	lalala	yalala
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	chalala	vyalala
	n_(IX/X)	yalala	zalala
	u_(XI)	walala	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	kwalala
	pa_(XVI)	palala
	mu_(XVIII)	mwalala

Perfect	positive subject concord + -melala
"Already"	positive subject concord + -meshalala
"Not yet"	negative subject concord + -jalala
"If/When"	positive subject concord + -kilala
"If not"	positive subject concord + -sipolala
Consecutive	kalala / positive subject concord + -kalala
Consecutive subjunctive	positive subject concord + -kalale
Object concord	—

Relative forms

General positive (positive subject concord + -lala- + relative marker)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-lalaye	-lalao
m-mi_(III/IV)	-lalao	-lalayo
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lalalo	-lalayo
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-lalacho	-lalavyo
n_(IX/X)	-lalayo	-lalazo
u_(XI)	-lalao	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-lalako
pa_(XVI)	-lalapo
mu_(XVIII)	-lalamo

Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -lala)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-yelala	-olala
m-mi_(III/IV)	-olala	-yolala
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lolala	-yolala
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-cholala	-vyolala
n_(IX/X)	-yolala	-zolala
u_(XI)	-olala	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-kolala
pa_(XVI)	-polala
mu_(XVIII)	-molala

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

Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -lalia

Nominal derivations:
- malale (“sleeping sickness”)
- mlalaji (“sleeper”)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

-lála

to sleep

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

lala

mother

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajaq (“to sting, of a wound or spices in food”). Doublet of lara.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈlaʔ/ [lɐˈlaʔ]
Rhymes: -aʔ
Syllabification: la‧la

Noun

lalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)

state of becoming or growing serious or aggravated
aggravation; seriousness; graveness

Derived terms

anlala
kalalaan
lalang-lala
lumala
magpalala
malala
malalang-malala
paglala
pagpapalala
palalain
pampalala

Adjective

lalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)

aggravated; grown serious or grave
Synonyms: malala, malubha, seryo, mabigat

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja (“to plait, weave by hand, of baskets or mats”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /ˈlala/ [ˈlaː.lɐ] (noun)
  - Rhymes: -ala
- IPA^(key): /laˈla/ [lɐˈla] (adjective)
  - Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: la‧la

Noun

lala (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)

weave
Synonyms: habi, wanla, paglala, paglalala, pagkakalala

Derived terms

lalahin
linala
lumala
maglala
makalala
pagkakalala
paglala
paglalala

Adjective

lalá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)

woven

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlalaʔ/ [ˈlaː.lɐʔ]
Rhymes: -alaʔ
Syllabification: la‧la

Noun

lalà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)

extreme sourness; strong acidic taste

Derived terms

lumala
malala

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlalaʔ/ [ˈlaː.lɐʔ]
Rhymes: -alaʔ
Syllabification: la‧la

Noun

lalà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ) (obsolete)

preparation of a reward or punishment

Derived terms

lalaan
maglala

Etymology 5

Possibly similar with etymology 1.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈla/ [lɐˈla]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: la‧la

Noun

lalá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ) (obsolete)

flaying of the skin due to a fall or burn

Derived terms

lalahan
lalahin
lumala
makalala
malala
malalahan

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈlaʔ/ [lɐˈlaʔ]
Rhymes: -aʔ
Syllabification: la‧la

Noun

lalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ) (obsolete)

name of the Baybayin letter ᜎ, corresponding to "la"

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

lala

to sleep

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

lala

to sleep

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لالا, لله (lala), from Persian (lala, lale) or from Persian (lālā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɫɑ.ˈɫɑ]
Hyphenation: la‧la

Noun

lala (definite accusative lalayı, plural lalalar)

(obsolete) tutor
(history) tutor of a Shahzadah

Declension

More information Inflection, Nominative ...

Inflection
Nominative	lala
Definite accusative	lalayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lala	lalalar
Definite accusative	lalayı	lalaları
Dative	lalaya	lalalara
Locative	lalada	lalalarda
Ablative	laladan	lalalardan
Genitive	lalanın	lalaların

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Synonyms

şehzade lalası (2)

Derived terms

lala paşa eğlendirmek
lalalık

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

lala

to lie down

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [láːla]

Verb

-lála

(intransitive) to rest (by lying down)
(intransitive) to sleep

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /láːla/

Verb

-lála

(intransitive) to rest (by lying down)
(intransitive) to sleep
(intransitive) to stay (for the night)
(intransitive) to have sex

Inflection

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Infinitive	ukulala
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukulala	ukungalali
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	lala	-lale
Plural	lalani	-laleni
	Stative
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilele	engilele	ngilele	angilele	engingalele	ngingalele
2nd singular	ulele	olele	ulele	awulele	ongalele	ungalele
1st plural	silele	esilele	silele	asilele	esingalele	singalele
2nd plural	nilele	enilele	nilele	anilele	eningalele	ningalele
Class 1	ulele	olele	elele	akalele	ongalele	engalele
Class 2	balele	abalele	belele	abalele	abangalele	bengalele
Class 3	ulele	olele	ulele	awulele	ongalele	ongalele
Class 4	ilele	elele	ilele	ayilele	engalele	ingalele
Class 5	lilele	elilele	lilele	alilele	elingalele	lingalele
Class 6	alele	alele	elele	awalele	angalele	engalele
Class 7	silele	esilele	silele	asilele	esingalele	singalele
Class 8	zilele	ezilele	zilele	azilele	ezingalele	zingalele
Class 9	ilele	elele	ilele	ayilele	engalele	ingalele
Class 10	zilele	ezilele	zilele	azilele	ezingalele	zingalele
Class 11	lulele	olulele	lulele	alulele	olungalele	lungalele
Class 14	bulele	obulele	bulele	abulele	obungalele	bungalele
Class 15	kulele	okulele	kulele	akulele	okungalele	kungalele
Class 17	kulele	okulele	kulele	akulele	okungalele	kungalele
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyalala, ngilala	engilalayo, engilala	ngilala	angilali	engingalali	ngingalali
2nd singular	uyalala, ulala	olalayo, olala	ulala	awulali	ongalali	ungalali
1st plural	siyalala, silala	esilalayo, esilala	silala	asilali	esingalali	singalali
2nd plural	niyalala, nilala	enilalayo, enilala	nilala	anilali	eningalali	ningalali
Class 1	uyalala, ulala	olalayo, olala	elala	akalali	ongalali	engalali
Class 2	bayalala, balala	abalalayo, abalala	belala	abalali	abangalali	bengalali
Class 3	uyalala, ulala	olalayo, olala	ulala	awulali	ongalali	ungalali
Class 4	iyalala, ilala	elalayo, elala	ilala	ayilali	engalali	ingalali
Class 5	liyalala, lilala	elilalayo, elilala	lilala	alilali	elingalali	lingalali
Class 6	ayalala, alala	alalayo, alala	elala	awalali	angalali	engalali
Class 7	siyalala, silala	esilalayo, esilala	silala	asilali	esingalali	singalali
Class 8	ziyalala, zilala	ezilalayo, ezilala	zilala	azilali	ezingalali	zingalali
Class 9	iyalala, ilala	elalayo, elala	ilala	ayilali	engalali	ingalali
Class 10	ziyalala, zilala	ezilalayo, ezilala	zilala	azilali	ezingalali	zingalali
Class 11	luyalala, lulala	olulalayo, olulala	lulala	alulali	olungalali	lungalali
Class 14	buyalala, bulala	obulalayo, obulala	bulala	abulali	obungalali	bungalali
Class 15	kuyalala, kulala	okulalayo, okulala	kulala	akulali	okungalali	kungalali
Class 17	kuyalala, kulala	okulalayo, okulala	kulala	akulali	okungalali	kungalali
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilalile, ngilalē	engilalile, engilalē	ngilalile, ngilalē	angilalanga	engingalalanga	ngingalalanga
2nd singular	ulalile, ulalē	olalile, olalē	ulalile, ulalē	awulalanga	ongalalanga	ungalalanga
1st plural	silalile, silalē	esilalile, esilalē	silalile, silalē	asilalanga	esingalalanga	singalalanga
2nd plural	nilalile, nilalē	enilalile, enilalē	nilalile, nilalē	anilalanga	eningalalanga	ningalalanga
Class 1	ulalile, ulalē	olalile, olalē	elalile, elalē	akalalanga	ongalalanga	engalalanga
Class 2	balalile, balalē	abalalile, abalalē	belalile, belalē	abalalanga	abangalalanga	bengalalanga
Class 3	ulalile, ulalē	olalile, olalē	ulalile, ulalē	awulalanga	ongalalanga	ungalalanga
Class 4	ilalile, ilalē	elalile, elalē	ilalile, ilalē	ayilalanga	engalalanga	ingalalanga
Class 5	lilalile, lilalē	elilalile, elilalē	lilalile, lilalē	alilalanga	elingalalanga	lingalalanga
Class 6	alalile, alalē	alalile, alalē	elalile, elalē	awalalanga	angalalanga	engalalanga
Class 7	silalile, silalē	esilalile, esilalē	silalile, silalē	asilalanga	esingalalanga	singalalanga
Class 8	zilalile, zilalē	ezilalile, ezilalē	zilalile, zilalē	azilalanga	ezingalalanga	zingalalanga
Class 9	ilalile, ilalē	elalile, elalē	ilalile, ilalē	ayilalanga	engalalanga	ingalalanga
Class 10	zilalile, zilalē	ezilalile, ezilalē	zilalile, zilalē	azilalanga	ezingalalanga	zingalalanga
Class 11	lulalile, lulalē	olulalile, olulalē	lulalile, lulalē	alulalanga	olungalalanga	lungalalanga
Class 14	bulalile, bulalē	obulalile, obulalē	bulalile, bulalē	abulalanga	obungalalanga	bungalalanga
Class 15	kulalile, kulalē	okulalile, okulalē	kulalile, kulalē	akulalanga	okungalalanga	kungalalanga
Class 17	kulalile, kulalē	okulalile, okulalē	kulalile, kulalē	akulalanga	okungalalanga	kungalalanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngālala	engālala	ngālala	angilalanga	engingalalanga	ngingalalanga
2nd singular	wālala	owālala	wālala	awulalanga	ongalalanga	ungalalanga
1st plural	sālala	esālala	sālala	asilalanga	esingalalanga	singalalanga
2nd plural	nālala	enālala	nālala	anilalanga	eningalalanga	ningalalanga
Class 1	wālala	owālala	ālala	akalalanga	ongalalanga	engalalanga
Class 2	bālala	abālala	bālala	abalalanga	abangalalanga	bengalalanga
Class 3	wālala	owālala	wālala	awulalanga	ongalalanga	ungalalanga
Class 4	yālala	eyālala	yālala	ayilalanga	engalalanga	ingalalanga
Class 5	lālala	elālala	lālala	alilalanga	elingalalanga	lingalalanga
Class 6	ālala	ālala	ālala	awalalanga	angalalanga	engalalanga
Class 7	sālala	esālala	sālala	asilalanga	esingalalanga	singalalanga
Class 8	zālala	ezālala	zālala	azilalanga	ezingalalanga	zingalalanga
Class 9	yālala	eyālala	yālala	ayilalanga	engalalanga	ingalalanga
Class 10	zālala	ezālala	zālala	azilalanga	ezingalalanga	zingalalanga
Class 11	lwālala	olwālala	lwālala	alulalanga	olungalalanga	lungalalanga
Class 14	bālala	obālala	bālala	abulalanga	obungalalanga	bungalalanga
Class 15	kwālala	okwālala	kwālala	akulalanga	okungalalanga	kungalalanga
Class 17	kwālala	okwālala	kwālala	akulalanga	okungalalanga	kungalalanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingalala	—	ngingalala	ngingelale	—	ngingelale
2nd singular	ungalala	—	ungalala	ungelale	—	ungelale
1st plural	singalala	—	singalala	singelale	—	singelale
2nd plural	ningalala	—	ningalala	ningelale	—	ningelale
Class 1	angalala	—	engalala	angelale	—	engelale
Class 2	bangalala	—	bengalala	bangelale	—	bengelale
Class 3	ungalala	—	ungalala	ungelale	—	ungelale
Class 4	ingalala	—	ingalala	ingelale	—	ingelale
Class 5	lingalala	—	lingalala	lingelale	—	lingelale
Class 6	angalala	—	engalala	angelale	—	engelale
Class 7	singalala	—	singalala	singelale	—	singelale
Class 8	zingalala	—	zingalala	zingelale	—	zingelale
Class 9	ingalala	—	ingalala	ingelale	—	ingelale
Class 10	zingalala	—	zingalala	zingelale	—	zingelale
Class 11	lungalala	—	lungalala	lungelale	—	lungelale
Class 14	bungalala	—	bungalala	bungelale	—	bungelale
Class 15	kungalala	—	kungalala	kungelale	—	kungelale
Class 17	kungalala	—	kungalala	kungelale	—	kungelale
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizolala	engizolala	ngizolala	angizulala	engingezulala	ngingezulala
2nd singular	uzolala	ozolala	uzolala	awuzulala	ongezulala	ungezulala
1st plural	sizolala	esizolala	sizolala	asizulala	esingezulala	singezulala
2nd plural	nizolala	enizolala	nizolala	anizulala	eningezulala	ningezulala
Class 1	uzolala	ozolala	ezolala	akazulala	ongezulala	engezulala
Class 2	bazolala	abazolala	bezolala	abazulala	abangezulala	bengezulala
Class 3	uzolala	ozolala	uzolala	awuzulala	ongezulala	ungezulala
Class 4	izolala	ezolala	izolala	ayizulala	engezulala	ingezulala
Class 5	lizolala	elizolala	lizolala	alizulala	elingezulala	lingezulala
Class 6	azolala	azolala	ezolala	awazulala	angezulala	engezulala
Class 7	sizolala	esizolala	sizolala	asizulala	esingezulala	singezulala
Class 8	zizolala	ezizolala	zizolala	azizulala	ezingezulala	zingezulala
Class 9	izolala	ezolala	izolala	ayizulala	engezulala	ingezulala
Class 10	zizolala	ezizolala	zizolala	azizulala	ezingezulala	zingezulala
Class 11	luzolala	oluzolala	luzolala	aluzulala	olungezulala	lungezulala
Class 14	buzolala	obuzolala	buzolala	abuzulala	obungezulala	bungezulala
Class 15	kuzolala	okuzolala	kuzolala	akuzulala	okungezulala	kungezulala
Class 17	kuzolala	okuzolala	kuzolala	akuzulala	okungezulala	kungezulala
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyolala	engiyolala	ngiyolala	angiyulala	engingeyulala	ngingeyulala
2nd singular	uyolala	oyolala	uyolala	awuyulala	ongeyulala	ungeyulala
1st plural	siyolala	esiyolala	siyolala	asiyulala	esingeyulala	singeyulala
2nd plural	niyolala	eniyolala	niyolala	aniyulala	eningeyulala	ningeyulala
Class 1	uyolala	oyolala	eyolala	akayulala	ongeyulala	engeyulala
Class 2	bayolala	abayolala	beyolala	abayulala	abangeyulala	bengeyulala
Class 3	uyolala	oyolala	uyolala	awuyulala	ongeyulala	ungeyulala
Class 4	iyolala	eyolala	iyolala	ayiyulala	engeyulala	ingeyulala
Class 5	liyolala	eliyolala	liyolala	aliyulala	elingeyulala	lingeyulala
Class 6	ayolala	ayolala	eyolala	awayulala	angeyulala	engeyulala
Class 7	siyolala	esiyolala	siyolala	asiyulala	esingeyulala	singeyulala
Class 8	ziyolala	eziyolala	ziyolala	aziyulala	ezingeyulala	zingeyulala
Class 9	iyolala	eyolala	iyolala	ayiyulala	engeyulala	ingeyulala
Class 10	ziyolala	eziyolala	ziyolala	aziyulala	ezingeyulala	zingeyulala
Class 11	luyolala	oluyolala	luyolala	aluyulala	olungeyulala	lungeyulala
Class 14	buyolala	obuyolala	buyolala	abuyulala	obungeyulala	bungeyulala
Class 15	kuyolala	okuyolala	kuyolala	akuyulala	okungeyulala	kungeyulala
Class 17	kuyolala	okuyolala	kuyolala	akuyulala	okungeyulala	kungeyulala
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngilale	ngingalali
2nd singular	ulale	ungalali
1st plural	silale	singalali
2nd plural	nilale	ningalali
Class 1	alale	angalali
Class 2	balale	bangalali
Class 3	ulale	ungalali
Class 4	ilale	ingalali
Class 5	lilale	lingalali
Class 6	alale	angalali
Class 7	silale	singalali
Class 8	zilale	zingalali
Class 9	ilale	ingalali
Class 10	zilale	zingalali
Class 11	lulale	lungalali
Class 14	bulale	bungalali
Class 15	kulale	kungalali
Class 17	kulale	kungalali
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngalala	ngangalala, angalala, angangalala
2nd singular	walala	wangalala, awalala, awangalala
1st plural	salala	sangalala, asalala, asangalala
2nd plural	nalala	nangalala, analala, anangalala
Class 1	walala	wangalala, akalala, akangalala
Class 2	balala	bangalala, abalala, abangalala
Class 3	walala	wangalala, awalala, awangalala
Class 4	yalala	yangalala, ayalala, ayangalala
Class 5	lalala	langalala, alalala, alangalala
Class 6	alala	angalala, awalala, awangalala
Class 7	salala	sangalala, asalala, asangalala
Class 8	zalala	zangalala, azalala, azangalala
Class 9	yalala	yangalala, ayalala, ayangalala
Class 10	zalala	zangalala, azalala, azangalala
Class 11	lwalala	lwangalala, alwalala, alwangalala
Class 14	balala	bangalala, abalala, abangalala
Class 15	kwalala	kwangalala, akwalala, akwangalala
Class 17	kwalala	kwangalala, akwalala, akwangalala

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Derived terms

-lalela (applicative)
-lalisa (causative)
-lalisisa (intensive)
-laleka (neuter-passive)
-lalwa (passive)
-lele (stative)

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “lala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lala (3.9)”

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2010, Ladislav Prištic, Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa, Masaryk University, page 25.

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