Tone H
|
Infinitive
|
ukubuyela
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukubuyela
|
ukungabuyeli
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
buyela
|
-buyele
|
Plural
|
buyelani
|
-buyeleni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyabuyela, ngibuyela
|
engibuyelayo, engibuyela
|
ngibuyela
|
angibuyeli
|
engingabuyeli
|
ngingabuyeli
|
2nd singular
|
uyabuyela, ubuyela
|
obuyelayo, obuyela
|
ubuyela
|
awubuyeli
|
ongabuyeli
|
ungabuyeli
|
1st plural
|
siyabuyela, sibuyela
|
esibuyelayo, esibuyela
|
sibuyela
|
asibuyeli
|
esingabuyeli
|
singabuyeli
|
2nd plural
|
niyabuyela, nibuyela
|
enibuyelayo, enibuyela
|
nibuyela
|
anibuyeli
|
eningabuyeli
|
ningabuyeli
|
Class 1
|
uyabuyela, ubuyela
|
obuyelayo, obuyela
|
ebuyela
|
akabuyeli
|
ongabuyeli
|
engabuyeli
|
Class 2
|
bayabuyela, babuyela
|
ababuyelayo, ababuyela
|
bebuyela
|
ababuyeli
|
abangabuyeli
|
bengabuyeli
|
Class 3
|
uyabuyela, ubuyela
|
obuyelayo, obuyela
|
ubuyela
|
awubuyeli
|
ongabuyeli
|
ungabuyeli
|
Class 4
|
iyabuyela, ibuyela
|
ebuyelayo, ebuyela
|
ibuyela
|
ayibuyeli
|
engabuyeli
|
ingabuyeli
|
Class 5
|
liyabuyela, libuyela
|
elibuyelayo, elibuyela
|
libuyela
|
alibuyeli
|
elingabuyeli
|
lingabuyeli
|
Class 6
|
ayabuyela, abuyela
|
abuyelayo, abuyela
|
ebuyela
|
awabuyeli
|
angabuyeli
|
engabuyeli
|
Class 7
|
siyabuyela, sibuyela
|
esibuyelayo, esibuyela
|
sibuyela
|
asibuyeli
|
esingabuyeli
|
singabuyeli
|
Class 8
|
ziyabuyela, zibuyela
|
ezibuyelayo, ezibuyela
|
zibuyela
|
azibuyeli
|
ezingabuyeli
|
zingabuyeli
|
Class 9
|
iyabuyela, ibuyela
|
ebuyelayo, ebuyela
|
ibuyela
|
ayibuyeli
|
engabuyeli
|
ingabuyeli
|
Class 10
|
ziyabuyela, zibuyela
|
ezibuyelayo, ezibuyela
|
zibuyela
|
azibuyeli
|
ezingabuyeli
|
zingabuyeli
|
Class 11
|
luyabuyela, lubuyela
|
olubuyelayo, olubuyela
|
lubuyela
|
alubuyeli
|
olungabuyeli
|
lungabuyeli
|
Class 14
|
buyabuyela, bubuyela
|
obubuyelayo, obubuyela
|
bubuyela
|
abubuyeli
|
obungabuyeli
|
bungabuyeli
|
Class 15
|
kuyabuyela, kubuyela
|
okubuyelayo, okubuyela
|
kubuyela
|
akubuyeli
|
okungabuyeli
|
kungabuyeli
|
Class 17
|
kuyabuyela, kubuyela
|
okubuyelayo, okubuyela
|
kubuyela
|
akubuyeli
|
okungabuyeli
|
kungabuyeli
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngibuyelile, ngibuyelē
|
engibuyelile, engibuyelē
|
ngibuyelile, ngibuyelē
|
angibuyelanga
|
engingabuyelanga
|
ngingabuyelanga
|
2nd singular
|
ubuyelile, ubuyelē
|
obuyelile, obuyelē
|
ubuyelile, ubuyelē
|
awubuyelanga
|
ongabuyelanga
|
ungabuyelanga
|
1st plural
|
sibuyelile, sibuyelē
|
esibuyelile, esibuyelē
|
sibuyelile, sibuyelē
|
asibuyelanga
|
esingabuyelanga
|
singabuyelanga
|
2nd plural
|
nibuyelile, nibuyelē
|
enibuyelile, enibuyelē
|
nibuyelile, nibuyelē
|
anibuyelanga
|
eningabuyelanga
|
ningabuyelanga
|
Class 1
|
ubuyelile, ubuyelē
|
obuyelile, obuyelē
|
ebuyelile, ebuyelē
|
akabuyelanga
|
ongabuyelanga
|
engabuyelanga
|
Class 2
|
babuyelile, babuyelē
|
ababuyelile, ababuyelē
|
bebuyelile, bebuyelē
|
ababuyelanga
|
abangabuyelanga
|
bengabuyelanga
|
Class 3
|
ubuyelile, ubuyelē
|
obuyelile, obuyelē
|
ubuyelile, ubuyelē
|
awubuyelanga
|
ongabuyelanga
|
ungabuyelanga
|
Class 4
|
ibuyelile, ibuyelē
|
ebuyelile, ebuyelē
|
ibuyelile, ibuyelē
|
ayibuyelanga
|
engabuyelanga
|
ingabuyelanga
|
Class 5
|
libuyelile, libuyelē
|
elibuyelile, elibuyelē
|
libuyelile, libuyelē
|
alibuyelanga
|
elingabuyelanga
|
lingabuyelanga
|
Class 6
|
abuyelile, abuyelē
|
abuyelile, abuyelē
|
ebuyelile, ebuyelē
|
awabuyelanga
|
angabuyelanga
|
engabuyelanga
|
Class 7
|
sibuyelile, sibuyelē
|
esibuyelile, esibuyelē
|
sibuyelile, sibuyelē
|
asibuyelanga
|
esingabuyelanga
|
singabuyelanga
|
Class 8
|
zibuyelile, zibuyelē
|
ezibuyelile, ezibuyelē
|
zibuyelile, zibuyelē
|
azibuyelanga
|
ezingabuyelanga
|
zingabuyelanga
|
Class 9
|
ibuyelile, ibuyelē
|
ebuyelile, ebuyelē
|
ibuyelile, ibuyelē
|
ayibuyelanga
|
engabuyelanga
|
ingabuyelanga
|
Class 10
|
zibuyelile, zibuyelē
|
ezibuyelile, ezibuyelē
|
zibuyelile, zibuyelē
|
azibuyelanga
|
ezingabuyelanga
|
zingabuyelanga
|
Class 11
|
lubuyelile, lubuyelē
|
olubuyelile, olubuyelē
|
lubuyelile, lubuyelē
|
alubuyelanga
|
olungabuyelanga
|
lungabuyelanga
|
Class 14
|
bubuyelile, bubuyelē
|
obubuyelile, obubuyelē
|
bubuyelile, bubuyelē
|
abubuyelanga
|
obungabuyelanga
|
bungabuyelanga
|
Class 15
|
kubuyelile, kubuyelē
|
okubuyelile, okubuyelē
|
kubuyelile, kubuyelē
|
akubuyelanga
|
okungabuyelanga
|
kungabuyelanga
|
Class 17
|
kubuyelile, kubuyelē
|
okubuyelile, okubuyelē
|
kubuyelile, kubuyelē
|
akubuyelanga
|
okungabuyelanga
|
kungabuyelanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngābuyela
|
engābuyela
|
ngābuyela
|
angibuyelanga
|
engingabuyelanga
|
ngingabuyelanga
|
2nd singular
|
wābuyela
|
owābuyela
|
wābuyela
|
awubuyelanga
|
ongabuyelanga
|
ungabuyelanga
|
1st plural
|
sābuyela
|
esābuyela
|
sābuyela
|
asibuyelanga
|
esingabuyelanga
|
singabuyelanga
|
2nd plural
|
nābuyela
|
enābuyela
|
nābuyela
|
anibuyelanga
|
eningabuyelanga
|
ningabuyelanga
|
Class 1
|
wābuyela
|
owābuyela
|
ābuyela
|
akabuyelanga
|
ongabuyelanga
|
engabuyelanga
|
Class 2
|
bābuyela
|
abābuyela
|
bābuyela
|
ababuyelanga
|
abangabuyelanga
|
bengabuyelanga
|
Class 3
|
wābuyela
|
owābuyela
|
wābuyela
|
awubuyelanga
|
ongabuyelanga
|
ungabuyelanga
|
Class 4
|
yābuyela
|
eyābuyela
|
yābuyela
|
ayibuyelanga
|
engabuyelanga
|
ingabuyelanga
|
Class 5
|
lābuyela
|
elābuyela
|
lābuyela
|
alibuyelanga
|
elingabuyelanga
|
lingabuyelanga
|
Class 6
|
ābuyela
|
ābuyela
|
ābuyela
|
awabuyelanga
|
angabuyelanga
|
engabuyelanga
|
Class 7
|
sābuyela
|
esābuyela
|
sābuyela
|
asibuyelanga
|
esingabuyelanga
|
singabuyelanga
|
Class 8
|
zābuyela
|
ezābuyela
|
zābuyela
|
azibuyelanga
|
ezingabuyelanga
|
zingabuyelanga
|
Class 9
|
yābuyela
|
eyābuyela
|
yābuyela
|
ayibuyelanga
|
engabuyelanga
|
ingabuyelanga
|
Class 10
|
zābuyela
|
ezābuyela
|
zābuyela
|
azibuyelanga
|
ezingabuyelanga
|
zingabuyelanga
|
Class 11
|
lwābuyela
|
olwābuyela
|
lwābuyela
|
alubuyelanga
|
olungabuyelanga
|
lungabuyelanga
|
Class 14
|
bābuyela
|
obābuyela
|
bābuyela
|
abubuyelanga
|
obungabuyelanga
|
bungabuyelanga
|
Class 15
|
kwābuyela
|
okwābuyela
|
kwābuyela
|
akubuyelanga
|
okungabuyelanga
|
kungabuyelanga
|
Class 17
|
kwābuyela
|
okwābuyela
|
kwābuyela
|
akubuyelanga
|
okungabuyelanga
|
kungabuyelanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingabuyela
|
—
|
ngingabuyela
|
ngingebuyele
|
—
|
ngingebuyele
|
2nd singular
|
ungabuyela
|
—
|
ungabuyela
|
ungebuyele
|
—
|
ungebuyele
|
1st plural
|
singabuyela
|
—
|
singabuyela
|
singebuyele
|
—
|
singebuyele
|
2nd plural
|
ningabuyela
|
—
|
ningabuyela
|
ningebuyele
|
—
|
ningebuyele
|
Class 1
|
angabuyela
|
—
|
engabuyela
|
angebuyele
|
—
|
engebuyele
|
Class 2
|
bangabuyela
|
—
|
bengabuyela
|
bangebuyele
|
—
|
bengebuyele
|
Class 3
|
ungabuyela
|
—
|
ungabuyela
|
ungebuyele
|
—
|
ungebuyele
|
Class 4
|
ingabuyela
|
—
|
ingabuyela
|
ingebuyele
|
—
|
ingebuyele
|
Class 5
|
lingabuyela
|
—
|
lingabuyela
|
lingebuyele
|
—
|
lingebuyele
|
Class 6
|
angabuyela
|
—
|
engabuyela
|
angebuyele
|
—
|
engebuyele
|
Class 7
|
singabuyela
|
—
|
singabuyela
|
singebuyele
|
—
|
singebuyele
|
Class 8
|
zingabuyela
|
—
|
zingabuyela
|
zingebuyele
|
—
|
zingebuyele
|
Class 9
|
ingabuyela
|
—
|
ingabuyela
|
ingebuyele
|
—
|
ingebuyele
|
Class 10
|
zingabuyela
|
—
|
zingabuyela
|
zingebuyele
|
—
|
zingebuyele
|
Class 11
|
lungabuyela
|
—
|
lungabuyela
|
lungebuyele
|
—
|
lungebuyele
|
Class 14
|
bungabuyela
|
—
|
bungabuyela
|
bungebuyele
|
—
|
bungebuyele
|
Class 15
|
kungabuyela
|
—
|
kungabuyela
|
kungebuyele
|
—
|
kungebuyele
|
Class 17
|
kungabuyela
|
—
|
kungabuyela
|
kungebuyele
|
—
|
kungebuyele
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizobuyela
|
engizobuyela
|
ngizobuyela
|
angizubuyela
|
engingezubuyela
|
ngingezubuyela
|
2nd singular
|
uzobuyela
|
ozobuyela
|
uzobuyela
|
awuzubuyela
|
ongezubuyela
|
ungezubuyela
|
1st plural
|
sizobuyela
|
esizobuyela
|
sizobuyela
|
asizubuyela
|
esingezubuyela
|
singezubuyela
|
2nd plural
|
nizobuyela
|
enizobuyela
|
nizobuyela
|
anizubuyela
|
eningezubuyela
|
ningezubuyela
|
Class 1
|
uzobuyela
|
ozobuyela
|
ezobuyela
|
akazubuyela
|
ongezubuyela
|
engezubuyela
|
Class 2
|
bazobuyela
|
abazobuyela
|
bezobuyela
|
abazubuyela
|
abangezubuyela
|
bengezubuyela
|
Class 3
|
uzobuyela
|
ozobuyela
|
uzobuyela
|
awuzubuyela
|
ongezubuyela
|
ungezubuyela
|
Class 4
|
izobuyela
|
ezobuyela
|
izobuyela
|
ayizubuyela
|
engezubuyela
|
ingezubuyela
|
Class 5
|
lizobuyela
|
elizobuyela
|
lizobuyela
|
alizubuyela
|
elingezubuyela
|
lingezubuyela
|
Class 6
|
azobuyela
|
azobuyela
|
ezobuyela
|
awazubuyela
|
angezubuyela
|
engezubuyela
|
Class 7
|
sizobuyela
|
esizobuyela
|
sizobuyela
|
asizubuyela
|
esingezubuyela
|
singezubuyela
|
Class 8
|
zizobuyela
|
ezizobuyela
|
zizobuyela
|
azizubuyela
|
ezingezubuyela
|
zingezubuyela
|
Class 9
|
izobuyela
|
ezobuyela
|
izobuyela
|
ayizubuyela
|
engezubuyela
|
ingezubuyela
|
Class 10
|
zizobuyela
|
ezizobuyela
|
zizobuyela
|
azizubuyela
|
ezingezubuyela
|
zingezubuyela
|
Class 11
|
luzobuyela
|
oluzobuyela
|
luzobuyela
|
aluzubuyela
|
olungezubuyela
|
lungezubuyela
|
Class 14
|
buzobuyela
|
obuzobuyela
|
buzobuyela
|
abuzubuyela
|
obungezubuyela
|
bungezubuyela
|
Class 15
|
kuzobuyela
|
okuzobuyela
|
kuzobuyela
|
akuzubuyela
|
okungezubuyela
|
kungezubuyela
|
Class 17
|
kuzobuyela
|
okuzobuyela
|
kuzobuyela
|
akuzubuyela
|
okungezubuyela
|
kungezubuyela
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyobuyela
|
engiyobuyela
|
ngiyobuyela
|
angiyubuyela
|
engingeyubuyela
|
ngingeyubuyela
|
2nd singular
|
uyobuyela
|
oyobuyela
|
uyobuyela
|
awuyubuyela
|
ongeyubuyela
|
ungeyubuyela
|
1st plural
|
siyobuyela
|
esiyobuyela
|
siyobuyela
|
asiyubuyela
|
esingeyubuyela
|
singeyubuyela
|
2nd plural
|
niyobuyela
|
eniyobuyela
|
niyobuyela
|
aniyubuyela
|
eningeyubuyela
|
ningeyubuyela
|
Class 1
|
uyobuyela
|
oyobuyela
|
eyobuyela
|
akayubuyela
|
ongeyubuyela
|
engeyubuyela
|
Class 2
|
bayobuyela
|
abayobuyela
|
beyobuyela
|
abayubuyela
|
abangeyubuyela
|
bengeyubuyela
|
Class 3
|
uyobuyela
|
oyobuyela
|
uyobuyela
|
awuyubuyela
|
ongeyubuyela
|
ungeyubuyela
|
Class 4
|
iyobuyela
|
eyobuyela
|
iyobuyela
|
ayiyubuyela
|
engeyubuyela
|
ingeyubuyela
|
Class 5
|
liyobuyela
|
eliyobuyela
|
liyobuyela
|
aliyubuyela
|
elingeyubuyela
|
lingeyubuyela
|
Class 6
|
ayobuyela
|
ayobuyela
|
eyobuyela
|
awayubuyela
|
angeyubuyela
|
engeyubuyela
|
Class 7
|
siyobuyela
|
esiyobuyela
|
siyobuyela
|
asiyubuyela
|
esingeyubuyela
|
singeyubuyela
|
Class 8
|
ziyobuyela
|
eziyobuyela
|
ziyobuyela
|
aziyubuyela
|
ezingeyubuyela
|
zingeyubuyela
|
Class 9
|
iyobuyela
|
eyobuyela
|
iyobuyela
|
ayiyubuyela
|
engeyubuyela
|
ingeyubuyela
|
Class 10
|
ziyobuyela
|
eziyobuyela
|
ziyobuyela
|
aziyubuyela
|
ezingeyubuyela
|
zingeyubuyela
|
Class 11
|
luyobuyela
|
oluyobuyela
|
luyobuyela
|
aluyubuyela
|
olungeyubuyela
|
lungeyubuyela
|
Class 14
|
buyobuyela
|
obuyobuyela
|
buyobuyela
|
abuyubuyela
|
obungeyubuyela
|
bungeyubuyela
|
Class 15
|
kuyobuyela
|
okuyobuyela
|
kuyobuyela
|
akuyubuyela
|
okungeyubuyela
|
kungeyubuyela
|
Class 17
|
kuyobuyela
|
okuyobuyela
|
kuyobuyela
|
akuyubuyela
|
okungeyubuyela
|
kungeyubuyela
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngibuyele
|
ngingabuyeli
|
2nd singular
|
ubuyele
|
ungabuyeli
|
1st plural
|
sibuyele
|
singabuyeli
|
2nd plural
|
nibuyele
|
ningabuyeli
|
Class 1
|
abuyele
|
angabuyeli
|
Class 2
|
babuyele
|
bangabuyeli
|
Class 3
|
ubuyele
|
ungabuyeli
|
Class 4
|
ibuyele
|
ingabuyeli
|
Class 5
|
libuyele
|
lingabuyeli
|
Class 6
|
abuyele
|
angabuyeli
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Class 7
|
sibuyele
|
singabuyeli
|
Class 8
|
zibuyele
|
zingabuyeli
|
Class 9
|
ibuyele
|
ingabuyeli
|
Class 10
|
zibuyele
|
zingabuyeli
|
Class 11
|
lubuyele
|
lungabuyeli
|
Class 14
|
bubuyele
|
bungabuyeli
|
Class 15
|
kubuyele
|
kungabuyeli
|
Class 17
|
kubuyele
|
kungabuyeli
|
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Past subjunctive
|
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Positive
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Negative
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1st singular
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ngabuyela
|
ngangabuyela, angabuyela, angangabuyela
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2nd singular
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wabuyela
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wangabuyela, awabuyela, awangabuyela
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1st plural
|
sabuyela
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sangabuyela, asabuyela, asangabuyela
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2nd plural
|
nabuyela
|
nangabuyela, anabuyela, anangabuyela
|
Class 1
|
wabuyela
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wangabuyela, akabuyela, akangabuyela
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Class 2
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babuyela
|
bangabuyela, ababuyela, abangabuyela
|
Class 3
|
wabuyela
|
wangabuyela, awabuyela, awangabuyela
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Class 4
|
yabuyela
|
yangabuyela, ayabuyela, ayangabuyela
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Class 5
|
labuyela
|
langabuyela, alabuyela, alangabuyela
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Class 6
|
abuyela
|
angabuyela, awabuyela, awangabuyela
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Class 7
|
sabuyela
|
sangabuyela, asabuyela, asangabuyela
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Class 8
|
zabuyela
|
zangabuyela, azabuyela, azangabuyela
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Class 9
|
yabuyela
|
yangabuyela, ayabuyela, ayangabuyela
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Class 10
|
zabuyela
|
zangabuyela, azabuyela, azangabuyela
|
Class 11
|
lwabuyela
|
lwangabuyela, alwabuyela, alwangabuyela
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Class 14
|
babuyela
|
bangabuyela, ababuyela, abangabuyela
|
Class 15
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kwabuyela
|
kwangabuyela, akwabuyela, akwangabuyela
|
Class 17
|
kwabuyela
|
kwangabuyela, akwabuyela, akwangabuyela
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