Northern Ndebele edit

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Verb edit

-báléka

  1. to run away, to flee

Inflection edit

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Phuthi edit

Etymology edit

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Verb edit

-báléka

  1. to run away, to flee

Inflection edit

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Swazi edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb edit

-báléka

  1. to run away, to flee

Inflection edit

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Xhosa edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb edit

-báléka

  1. (intransitive) to run away, to flee

Inflection edit

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Zulu edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb edit

-baléka

  1. (intransitive) to run away, to flee
  2. (intransitive) to escape

Inflection edit

Tone H
Infinitive ukubaleka
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukubaleka ukungabaleki
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular baleka -baleke
Plural balekani -balekeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyabaleka, ngibaleka engibalekayo, engibaleka ngibaleka angibaleki engingabaleki ngingabaleki
2nd singular uyabaleka, ubaleka obalekayo, obaleka ubaleka awubaleki ongabaleki ungabaleki
1st plural siyabaleka, sibaleka esibalekayo, esibaleka sibaleka asibaleki esingabaleki singabaleki
2nd plural niyabaleka, nibaleka enibalekayo, enibaleka nibaleka anibaleki eningabaleki ningabaleki
Class 1 uyabaleka, ubaleka obalekayo, obaleka ebaleka akabaleki ongabaleki engabaleki
Class 2 bayabaleka, babaleka ababalekayo, ababaleka bebaleka ababaleki abangabaleki bengabaleki
Class 3 uyabaleka, ubaleka obalekayo, obaleka ubaleka awubaleki ongabaleki ungabaleki
Class 4 iyabaleka, ibaleka ebalekayo, ebaleka ibaleka ayibaleki engabaleki ingabaleki
Class 5 liyabaleka, libaleka elibalekayo, elibaleka libaleka alibaleki elingabaleki lingabaleki
Class 6 ayabaleka, abaleka abalekayo, abaleka ebaleka awabaleki angabaleki engabaleki
Class 7 siyabaleka, sibaleka esibalekayo, esibaleka sibaleka asibaleki esingabaleki singabaleki
Class 8 ziyabaleka, zibaleka ezibalekayo, ezibaleka zibaleka azibaleki ezingabaleki zingabaleki
Class 9 iyabaleka, ibaleka ebalekayo, ebaleka ibaleka ayibaleki engabaleki ingabaleki
Class 10 ziyabaleka, zibaleka ezibalekayo, ezibaleka zibaleka azibaleki ezingabaleki zingabaleki
Class 11 luyabaleka, lubaleka olubalekayo, olubaleka lubaleka alubaleki olungabaleki lungabaleki
Class 14 buyabaleka, bubaleka obubalekayo, obubaleka bubaleka abubaleki obungabaleki bungabaleki
Class 15 kuyabaleka, kubaleka okubalekayo, okubaleka kubaleka akubaleki okungabaleki kungabaleki
Class 17 kuyabaleka, kubaleka okubalekayo, okubaleka kubaleka akubaleki okungabaleki kungabaleki
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngibalekile, ngibalekē engibalekile, engibalekē ngibalekile, ngibalekē angibalekanga engingabalekanga ngingabalekanga
2nd singular ubalekile, ubalekē obalekile, obalekē ubalekile, ubalekē awubalekanga ongabalekanga ungabalekanga
1st plural sibalekile, sibalekē esibalekile, esibalekē sibalekile, sibalekē asibalekanga esingabalekanga singabalekanga
2nd plural nibalekile, nibalekē enibalekile, enibalekē nibalekile, nibalekē anibalekanga eningabalekanga ningabalekanga
Class 1 ubalekile, ubalekē obalekile, obalekē ebalekile, ebalekē akabalekanga ongabalekanga engabalekanga
Class 2 babalekile, babalekē ababalekile, ababalekē bebalekile, bebalekē ababalekanga abangabalekanga bengabalekanga
Class 3 ubalekile, ubalekē obalekile, obalekē ubalekile, ubalekē awubalekanga ongabalekanga ungabalekanga
Class 4 ibalekile, ibalekē ebalekile, ebalekē ibalekile, ibalekē ayibalekanga engabalekanga ingabalekanga
Class 5 libalekile, libalekē elibalekile, elibalekē libalekile, libalekē alibalekanga elingabalekanga lingabalekanga
Class 6 abalekile, abalekē abalekile, abalekē ebalekile, ebalekē awabalekanga angabalekanga engabalekanga
Class 7 sibalekile, sibalekē esibalekile, esibalekē sibalekile, sibalekē asibalekanga esingabalekanga singabalekanga
Class 8 zibalekile, zibalekē ezibalekile, ezibalekē zibalekile, zibalekē azibalekanga ezingabalekanga zingabalekanga
Class 9 ibalekile, ibalekē ebalekile, ebalekē ibalekile, ibalekē ayibalekanga engabalekanga ingabalekanga
Class 10 zibalekile, zibalekē ezibalekile, ezibalekē zibalekile, zibalekē azibalekanga ezingabalekanga zingabalekanga
Class 11 lubalekile, lubalekē olubalekile, olubalekē lubalekile, lubalekē alubalekanga olungabalekanga lungabalekanga
Class 14 bubalekile, bubalekē obubalekile, obubalekē bubalekile, bubalekē abubalekanga obungabalekanga bungabalekanga
Class 15 kubalekile, kubalekē okubalekile, okubalekē kubalekile, kubalekē akubalekanga okungabalekanga kungabalekanga
Class 17 kubalekile, kubalekē okubalekile, okubalekē kubalekile, kubalekē akubalekanga okungabalekanga kungabalekanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngābaleka engābaleka ngābaleka angibalekanga engingabalekanga ngingabalekanga
2nd singular wābaleka owābaleka wābaleka awubalekanga ongabalekanga ungabalekanga
1st plural sābaleka esābaleka sābaleka asibalekanga esingabalekanga singabalekanga
2nd plural nābaleka enābaleka nābaleka anibalekanga eningabalekanga ningabalekanga
Class 1 wābaleka owābaleka ābaleka akabalekanga ongabalekanga engabalekanga
Class 2 bābaleka abābaleka bābaleka ababalekanga abangabalekanga bengabalekanga
Class 3 wābaleka owābaleka wābaleka awubalekanga ongabalekanga ungabalekanga
Class 4 yābaleka eyābaleka yābaleka ayibalekanga engabalekanga ingabalekanga
Class 5 lābaleka elābaleka lābaleka alibalekanga elingabalekanga lingabalekanga
Class 6 ābaleka ābaleka ābaleka awabalekanga angabalekanga engabalekanga
Class 7 sābaleka esābaleka sābaleka asibalekanga esingabalekanga singabalekanga
Class 8 zābaleka ezābaleka zābaleka azibalekanga ezingabalekanga zingabalekanga
Class 9 yābaleka eyābaleka yābaleka ayibalekanga engabalekanga ingabalekanga
Class 10 zābaleka ezābaleka zābaleka azibalekanga ezingabalekanga zingabalekanga
Class 11 lwābaleka olwābaleka lwābaleka alubalekanga olungabalekanga lungabalekanga
Class 14 bābaleka obābaleka bābaleka abubalekanga obungabalekanga bungabalekanga
Class 15 kwābaleka okwābaleka kwābaleka akubalekanga okungabalekanga kungabalekanga
Class 17 kwābaleka okwābaleka kwābaleka akubalekanga okungabalekanga kungabalekanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingabaleka ngingabaleka ngingebaleke ngingebaleke
2nd singular ungabaleka ungabaleka ungebaleke ungebaleke
1st plural singabaleka singabaleka singebaleke singebaleke
2nd plural ningabaleka ningabaleka ningebaleke ningebaleke
Class 1 angabaleka engabaleka angebaleke engebaleke
Class 2 bangabaleka bengabaleka bangebaleke bengebaleke
Class 3 ungabaleka ungabaleka ungebaleke ungebaleke
Class 4 ingabaleka ingabaleka ingebaleke ingebaleke
Class 5 lingabaleka lingabaleka lingebaleke lingebaleke
Class 6 angabaleka engabaleka angebaleke engebaleke
Class 7 singabaleka singabaleka singebaleke singebaleke
Class 8 zingabaleka zingabaleka zingebaleke zingebaleke
Class 9 ingabaleka ingabaleka ingebaleke ingebaleke
Class 10 zingabaleka zingabaleka zingebaleke zingebaleke
Class 11 lungabaleka lungabaleka lungebaleke lungebaleke
Class 14 bungabaleka bungabaleka bungebaleke bungebaleke
Class 15 kungabaleka kungabaleka kungebaleke kungebaleke
Class 17 kungabaleka kungabaleka kungebaleke kungebaleke
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizobaleka engizobaleka ngizobaleka angizubaleka engingezubaleka ngingezubaleka
2nd singular uzobaleka ozobaleka uzobaleka awuzubaleka ongezubaleka ungezubaleka
1st plural sizobaleka esizobaleka sizobaleka asizubaleka esingezubaleka singezubaleka
2nd plural nizobaleka enizobaleka nizobaleka anizubaleka eningezubaleka ningezubaleka
Class 1 uzobaleka ozobaleka ezobaleka akazubaleka ongezubaleka engezubaleka
Class 2 bazobaleka abazobaleka bezobaleka abazubaleka abangezubaleka bengezubaleka
Class 3 uzobaleka ozobaleka uzobaleka awuzubaleka ongezubaleka ungezubaleka
Class 4 izobaleka ezobaleka izobaleka ayizubaleka engezubaleka ingezubaleka
Class 5 lizobaleka elizobaleka lizobaleka alizubaleka elingezubaleka lingezubaleka
Class 6 azobaleka azobaleka ezobaleka awazubaleka angezubaleka engezubaleka
Class 7 sizobaleka esizobaleka sizobaleka asizubaleka esingezubaleka singezubaleka
Class 8 zizobaleka ezizobaleka zizobaleka azizubaleka ezingezubaleka zingezubaleka
Class 9 izobaleka ezobaleka izobaleka ayizubaleka engezubaleka ingezubaleka
Class 10 zizobaleka ezizobaleka zizobaleka azizubaleka ezingezubaleka zingezubaleka
Class 11 luzobaleka oluzobaleka luzobaleka aluzubaleka olungezubaleka lungezubaleka
Class 14 buzobaleka obuzobaleka buzobaleka abuzubaleka obungezubaleka bungezubaleka
Class 15 kuzobaleka okuzobaleka kuzobaleka akuzubaleka okungezubaleka kungezubaleka
Class 17 kuzobaleka okuzobaleka kuzobaleka akuzubaleka okungezubaleka kungezubaleka
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyobaleka engiyobaleka ngiyobaleka angiyubaleka engingeyubaleka ngingeyubaleka
2nd singular uyobaleka oyobaleka uyobaleka awuyubaleka ongeyubaleka ungeyubaleka
1st plural siyobaleka esiyobaleka siyobaleka asiyubaleka esingeyubaleka singeyubaleka
2nd plural niyobaleka eniyobaleka niyobaleka aniyubaleka eningeyubaleka ningeyubaleka
Class 1 uyobaleka oyobaleka eyobaleka akayubaleka ongeyubaleka engeyubaleka
Class 2 bayobaleka abayobaleka beyobaleka abayubaleka abangeyubaleka bengeyubaleka
Class 3 uyobaleka oyobaleka uyobaleka awuyubaleka ongeyubaleka ungeyubaleka
Class 4 iyobaleka eyobaleka iyobaleka ayiyubaleka engeyubaleka ingeyubaleka
Class 5 liyobaleka eliyobaleka liyobaleka aliyubaleka elingeyubaleka lingeyubaleka
Class 6 ayobaleka ayobaleka eyobaleka awayubaleka angeyubaleka engeyubaleka
Class 7 siyobaleka esiyobaleka siyobaleka asiyubaleka esingeyubaleka singeyubaleka
Class 8 ziyobaleka eziyobaleka ziyobaleka aziyubaleka ezingeyubaleka zingeyubaleka
Class 9 iyobaleka eyobaleka iyobaleka ayiyubaleka engeyubaleka ingeyubaleka
Class 10 ziyobaleka eziyobaleka ziyobaleka aziyubaleka ezingeyubaleka zingeyubaleka
Class 11 luyobaleka oluyobaleka luyobaleka aluyubaleka olungeyubaleka lungeyubaleka
Class 14 buyobaleka obuyobaleka buyobaleka abuyubaleka obungeyubaleka bungeyubaleka
Class 15 kuyobaleka okuyobaleka kuyobaleka akuyubaleka okungeyubaleka kungeyubaleka
Class 17 kuyobaleka okuyobaleka kuyobaleka akuyubaleka okungeyubaleka kungeyubaleka
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngibaleke ngingabaleki
2nd singular ubaleke ungabaleki
1st plural sibaleke singabaleki
2nd plural nibaleke ningabaleki
Class 1 abaleke angabaleki
Class 2 babaleke bangabaleki
Class 3 ubaleke ungabaleki
Class 4 ibaleke ingabaleki
Class 5 libaleke lingabaleki
Class 6 abaleke angabaleki
Class 7 sibaleke singabaleki
Class 8 zibaleke zingabaleki
Class 9 ibaleke ingabaleki
Class 10 zibaleke zingabaleki
Class 11 lubaleke lungabaleki
Class 14 bubaleke bungabaleki
Class 15 kubaleke kungabaleki
Class 17 kubaleke kungabaleki
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngabaleka ngangabaleka, angabaleka, angangabaleka
2nd singular wabaleka wangabaleka, awabaleka, awangabaleka
1st plural sabaleka sangabaleka, asabaleka, asangabaleka
2nd plural nabaleka nangabaleka, anabaleka, anangabaleka
Class 1 wabaleka wangabaleka, akabaleka, akangabaleka
Class 2 babaleka bangabaleka, ababaleka, abangabaleka
Class 3 wabaleka wangabaleka, awabaleka, awangabaleka
Class 4 yabaleka yangabaleka, ayabaleka, ayangabaleka
Class 5 labaleka langabaleka, alabaleka, alangabaleka
Class 6 abaleka angabaleka, awabaleka, awangabaleka
Class 7 sabaleka sangabaleka, asabaleka, asangabaleka
Class 8 zabaleka zangabaleka, azabaleka, azangabaleka
Class 9 yabaleka yangabaleka, ayabaleka, ayangabaleka
Class 10 zabaleka zangabaleka, azabaleka, azangabaleka
Class 11 lwabaleka lwangabaleka, alwabaleka, alwangabaleka
Class 14 babaleka bangabaleka, ababaleka, abangabaleka
Class 15 kwabaleka kwangabaleka, akwabaleka, akwangabaleka
Class 17 kwabaleka kwangabaleka, akwabaleka, akwangabaleka

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