Tone unknown
|
Infinitive
|
ukudedela
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukudedela
|
ukungadedeli
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
dedela
|
-dedele
|
Plural
|
dedelani
|
-dedeleni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyadedela, ngidedela
|
engidedelayo, engidedela
|
ngidedela
|
angidedeli
|
engingadedeli
|
ngingadedeli
|
2nd singular
|
uyadedela, udedela
|
odedelayo, odedela
|
udedela
|
awudedeli
|
ongadedeli
|
ungadedeli
|
1st plural
|
siyadedela, sidedela
|
esidedelayo, esidedela
|
sidedela
|
asidedeli
|
esingadedeli
|
singadedeli
|
2nd plural
|
niyadedela, nidedela
|
enidedelayo, enidedela
|
nidedela
|
anidedeli
|
eningadedeli
|
ningadedeli
|
Class 1
|
uyadedela, udedela
|
odedelayo, odedela
|
ededela
|
akadedeli
|
ongadedeli
|
engadedeli
|
Class 2
|
bayadedela, badedela
|
abadedelayo, abadedela
|
bededela
|
abadedeli
|
abangadedeli
|
bengadedeli
|
Class 3
|
uyadedela, udedela
|
odedelayo, odedela
|
udedela
|
awudedeli
|
ongadedeli
|
ungadedeli
|
Class 4
|
iyadedela, idedela
|
ededelayo, ededela
|
idedela
|
ayidedeli
|
engadedeli
|
ingadedeli
|
Class 5
|
liyadedela, lidedela
|
elidedelayo, elidedela
|
lidedela
|
alidedeli
|
elingadedeli
|
lingadedeli
|
Class 6
|
ayadedela, adedela
|
adedelayo, adedela
|
ededela
|
awadedeli
|
angadedeli
|
engadedeli
|
Class 7
|
siyadedela, sidedela
|
esidedelayo, esidedela
|
sidedela
|
asidedeli
|
esingadedeli
|
singadedeli
|
Class 8
|
ziyadedela, zidedela
|
ezidedelayo, ezidedela
|
zidedela
|
azidedeli
|
ezingadedeli
|
zingadedeli
|
Class 9
|
iyadedela, idedela
|
ededelayo, ededela
|
idedela
|
ayidedeli
|
engadedeli
|
ingadedeli
|
Class 10
|
ziyadedela, zidedela
|
ezidedelayo, ezidedela
|
zidedela
|
azidedeli
|
ezingadedeli
|
zingadedeli
|
Class 11
|
luyadedela, ludedela
|
oludedelayo, oludedela
|
ludedela
|
aludedeli
|
olungadedeli
|
lungadedeli
|
Class 14
|
buyadedela, budedela
|
obudedelayo, obudedela
|
budedela
|
abudedeli
|
obungadedeli
|
bungadedeli
|
Class 15
|
kuyadedela, kudedela
|
okudedelayo, okudedela
|
kudedela
|
akudedeli
|
okungadedeli
|
kungadedeli
|
Class 17
|
kuyadedela, kudedela
|
okudedelayo, okudedela
|
kudedela
|
akudedeli
|
okungadedeli
|
kungadedeli
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngidedelile, ngidedelē
|
engidedelile, engidedelē
|
ngidedelile, ngidedelē
|
angidedelanga
|
engingadedelanga
|
ngingadedelanga
|
2nd singular
|
udedelile, udedelē
|
odedelile, odedelē
|
udedelile, udedelē
|
awudedelanga
|
ongadedelanga
|
ungadedelanga
|
1st plural
|
sidedelile, sidedelē
|
esidedelile, esidedelē
|
sidedelile, sidedelē
|
asidedelanga
|
esingadedelanga
|
singadedelanga
|
2nd plural
|
nidedelile, nidedelē
|
enidedelile, enidedelē
|
nidedelile, nidedelē
|
anidedelanga
|
eningadedelanga
|
ningadedelanga
|
Class 1
|
udedelile, udedelē
|
odedelile, odedelē
|
ededelile, ededelē
|
akadedelanga
|
ongadedelanga
|
engadedelanga
|
Class 2
|
badedelile, badedelē
|
abadedelile, abadedelē
|
bededelile, bededelē
|
abadedelanga
|
abangadedelanga
|
bengadedelanga
|
Class 3
|
udedelile, udedelē
|
odedelile, odedelē
|
udedelile, udedelē
|
awudedelanga
|
ongadedelanga
|
ungadedelanga
|
Class 4
|
idedelile, idedelē
|
ededelile, ededelē
|
idedelile, idedelē
|
ayidedelanga
|
engadedelanga
|
ingadedelanga
|
Class 5
|
lidedelile, lidedelē
|
elidedelile, elidedelē
|
lidedelile, lidedelē
|
alidedelanga
|
elingadedelanga
|
lingadedelanga
|
Class 6
|
adedelile, adedelē
|
adedelile, adedelē
|
ededelile, ededelē
|
awadedelanga
|
angadedelanga
|
engadedelanga
|
Class 7
|
sidedelile, sidedelē
|
esidedelile, esidedelē
|
sidedelile, sidedelē
|
asidedelanga
|
esingadedelanga
|
singadedelanga
|
Class 8
|
zidedelile, zidedelē
|
ezidedelile, ezidedelē
|
zidedelile, zidedelē
|
azidedelanga
|
ezingadedelanga
|
zingadedelanga
|
Class 9
|
idedelile, idedelē
|
ededelile, ededelē
|
idedelile, idedelē
|
ayidedelanga
|
engadedelanga
|
ingadedelanga
|
Class 10
|
zidedelile, zidedelē
|
ezidedelile, ezidedelē
|
zidedelile, zidedelē
|
azidedelanga
|
ezingadedelanga
|
zingadedelanga
|
Class 11
|
ludedelile, ludedelē
|
oludedelile, oludedelē
|
ludedelile, ludedelē
|
aludedelanga
|
olungadedelanga
|
lungadedelanga
|
Class 14
|
budedelile, budedelē
|
obudedelile, obudedelē
|
budedelile, budedelē
|
abudedelanga
|
obungadedelanga
|
bungadedelanga
|
Class 15
|
kudedelile, kudedelē
|
okudedelile, okudedelē
|
kudedelile, kudedelē
|
akudedelanga
|
okungadedelanga
|
kungadedelanga
|
Class 17
|
kudedelile, kudedelē
|
okudedelile, okudedelē
|
kudedelile, kudedelē
|
akudedelanga
|
okungadedelanga
|
kungadedelanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngādedela
|
engādedela
|
ngādedela
|
angidedelanga
|
engingadedelanga
|
ngingadedelanga
|
2nd singular
|
wādedela
|
owādedela
|
wādedela
|
awudedelanga
|
ongadedelanga
|
ungadedelanga
|
1st plural
|
sādedela
|
esādedela
|
sādedela
|
asidedelanga
|
esingadedelanga
|
singadedelanga
|
2nd plural
|
nādedela
|
enādedela
|
nādedela
|
anidedelanga
|
eningadedelanga
|
ningadedelanga
|
Class 1
|
wādedela
|
owādedela
|
ādedela
|
akadedelanga
|
ongadedelanga
|
engadedelanga
|
Class 2
|
bādedela
|
abādedela
|
bādedela
|
abadedelanga
|
abangadedelanga
|
bengadedelanga
|
Class 3
|
wādedela
|
owādedela
|
wādedela
|
awudedelanga
|
ongadedelanga
|
ungadedelanga
|
Class 4
|
yādedela
|
eyādedela
|
yādedela
|
ayidedelanga
|
engadedelanga
|
ingadedelanga
|
Class 5
|
lādedela
|
elādedela
|
lādedela
|
alidedelanga
|
elingadedelanga
|
lingadedelanga
|
Class 6
|
ādedela
|
ādedela
|
ādedela
|
awadedelanga
|
angadedelanga
|
engadedelanga
|
Class 7
|
sādedela
|
esādedela
|
sādedela
|
asidedelanga
|
esingadedelanga
|
singadedelanga
|
Class 8
|
zādedela
|
ezādedela
|
zādedela
|
azidedelanga
|
ezingadedelanga
|
zingadedelanga
|
Class 9
|
yādedela
|
eyādedela
|
yādedela
|
ayidedelanga
|
engadedelanga
|
ingadedelanga
|
Class 10
|
zādedela
|
ezādedela
|
zādedela
|
azidedelanga
|
ezingadedelanga
|
zingadedelanga
|
Class 11
|
lwādedela
|
olwādedela
|
lwādedela
|
aludedelanga
|
olungadedelanga
|
lungadedelanga
|
Class 14
|
bādedela
|
obādedela
|
bādedela
|
abudedelanga
|
obungadedelanga
|
bungadedelanga
|
Class 15
|
kwādedela
|
okwādedela
|
kwādedela
|
akudedelanga
|
okungadedelanga
|
kungadedelanga
|
Class 17
|
kwādedela
|
okwādedela
|
kwādedela
|
akudedelanga
|
okungadedelanga
|
kungadedelanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingadedela
|
—
|
ngingadedela
|
ngingededele
|
—
|
ngingededele
|
2nd singular
|
ungadedela
|
—
|
ungadedela
|
ungededele
|
—
|
ungededele
|
1st plural
|
singadedela
|
—
|
singadedela
|
singededele
|
—
|
singededele
|
2nd plural
|
ningadedela
|
—
|
ningadedela
|
ningededele
|
—
|
ningededele
|
Class 1
|
angadedela
|
—
|
engadedela
|
angededele
|
—
|
engededele
|
Class 2
|
bangadedela
|
—
|
bengadedela
|
bangededele
|
—
|
bengededele
|
Class 3
|
ungadedela
|
—
|
ungadedela
|
ungededele
|
—
|
ungededele
|
Class 4
|
ingadedela
|
—
|
ingadedela
|
ingededele
|
—
|
ingededele
|
Class 5
|
lingadedela
|
—
|
lingadedela
|
lingededele
|
—
|
lingededele
|
Class 6
|
angadedela
|
—
|
engadedela
|
angededele
|
—
|
engededele
|
Class 7
|
singadedela
|
—
|
singadedela
|
singededele
|
—
|
singededele
|
Class 8
|
zingadedela
|
—
|
zingadedela
|
zingededele
|
—
|
zingededele
|
Class 9
|
ingadedela
|
—
|
ingadedela
|
ingededele
|
—
|
ingededele
|
Class 10
|
zingadedela
|
—
|
zingadedela
|
zingededele
|
—
|
zingededele
|
Class 11
|
lungadedela
|
—
|
lungadedela
|
lungededele
|
—
|
lungededele
|
Class 14
|
bungadedela
|
—
|
bungadedela
|
bungededele
|
—
|
bungededele
|
Class 15
|
kungadedela
|
—
|
kungadedela
|
kungededele
|
—
|
kungededele
|
Class 17
|
kungadedela
|
—
|
kungadedela
|
kungededele
|
—
|
kungededele
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizodedela
|
engizodedela
|
ngizodedela
|
angizudedela
|
engingezudedela
|
ngingezudedela
|
2nd singular
|
uzodedela
|
ozodedela
|
uzodedela
|
awuzudedela
|
ongezudedela
|
ungezudedela
|
1st plural
|
sizodedela
|
esizodedela
|
sizodedela
|
asizudedela
|
esingezudedela
|
singezudedela
|
2nd plural
|
nizodedela
|
enizodedela
|
nizodedela
|
anizudedela
|
eningezudedela
|
ningezudedela
|
Class 1
|
uzodedela
|
ozodedela
|
ezodedela
|
akazudedela
|
ongezudedela
|
engezudedela
|
Class 2
|
bazodedela
|
abazodedela
|
bezodedela
|
abazudedela
|
abangezudedela
|
bengezudedela
|
Class 3
|
uzodedela
|
ozodedela
|
uzodedela
|
awuzudedela
|
ongezudedela
|
ungezudedela
|
Class 4
|
izodedela
|
ezodedela
|
izodedela
|
ayizudedela
|
engezudedela
|
ingezudedela
|
Class 5
|
lizodedela
|
elizodedela
|
lizodedela
|
alizudedela
|
elingezudedela
|
lingezudedela
|
Class 6
|
azodedela
|
azodedela
|
ezodedela
|
awazudedela
|
angezudedela
|
engezudedela
|
Class 7
|
sizodedela
|
esizodedela
|
sizodedela
|
asizudedela
|
esingezudedela
|
singezudedela
|
Class 8
|
zizodedela
|
ezizodedela
|
zizodedela
|
azizudedela
|
ezingezudedela
|
zingezudedela
|
Class 9
|
izodedela
|
ezodedela
|
izodedela
|
ayizudedela
|
engezudedela
|
ingezudedela
|
Class 10
|
zizodedela
|
ezizodedela
|
zizodedela
|
azizudedela
|
ezingezudedela
|
zingezudedela
|
Class 11
|
luzodedela
|
oluzodedela
|
luzodedela
|
aluzudedela
|
olungezudedela
|
lungezudedela
|
Class 14
|
buzodedela
|
obuzodedela
|
buzodedela
|
abuzudedela
|
obungezudedela
|
bungezudedela
|
Class 15
|
kuzodedela
|
okuzodedela
|
kuzodedela
|
akuzudedela
|
okungezudedela
|
kungezudedela
|
Class 17
|
kuzodedela
|
okuzodedela
|
kuzodedela
|
akuzudedela
|
okungezudedela
|
kungezudedela
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyodedela
|
engiyodedela
|
ngiyodedela
|
angiyudedela
|
engingeyudedela
|
ngingeyudedela
|
2nd singular
|
uyodedela
|
oyodedela
|
uyodedela
|
awuyudedela
|
ongeyudedela
|
ungeyudedela
|
1st plural
|
siyodedela
|
esiyodedela
|
siyodedela
|
asiyudedela
|
esingeyudedela
|
singeyudedela
|
2nd plural
|
niyodedela
|
eniyodedela
|
niyodedela
|
aniyudedela
|
eningeyudedela
|
ningeyudedela
|
Class 1
|
uyodedela
|
oyodedela
|
eyodedela
|
akayudedela
|
ongeyudedela
|
engeyudedela
|
Class 2
|
bayodedela
|
abayodedela
|
beyodedela
|
abayudedela
|
abangeyudedela
|
bengeyudedela
|
Class 3
|
uyodedela
|
oyodedela
|
uyodedela
|
awuyudedela
|
ongeyudedela
|
ungeyudedela
|
Class 4
|
iyodedela
|
eyodedela
|
iyodedela
|
ayiyudedela
|
engeyudedela
|
ingeyudedela
|
Class 5
|
liyodedela
|
eliyodedela
|
liyodedela
|
aliyudedela
|
elingeyudedela
|
lingeyudedela
|
Class 6
|
ayodedela
|
ayodedela
|
eyodedela
|
awayudedela
|
angeyudedela
|
engeyudedela
|
Class 7
|
siyodedela
|
esiyodedela
|
siyodedela
|
asiyudedela
|
esingeyudedela
|
singeyudedela
|
Class 8
|
ziyodedela
|
eziyodedela
|
ziyodedela
|
aziyudedela
|
ezingeyudedela
|
zingeyudedela
|
Class 9
|
iyodedela
|
eyodedela
|
iyodedela
|
ayiyudedela
|
engeyudedela
|
ingeyudedela
|
Class 10
|
ziyodedela
|
eziyodedela
|
ziyodedela
|
aziyudedela
|
ezingeyudedela
|
zingeyudedela
|
Class 11
|
luyodedela
|
oluyodedela
|
luyodedela
|
aluyudedela
|
olungeyudedela
|
lungeyudedela
|
Class 14
|
buyodedela
|
obuyodedela
|
buyodedela
|
abuyudedela
|
obungeyudedela
|
bungeyudedela
|
Class 15
|
kuyodedela
|
okuyodedela
|
kuyodedela
|
akuyudedela
|
okungeyudedela
|
kungeyudedela
|
Class 17
|
kuyodedela
|
okuyodedela
|
kuyodedela
|
akuyudedela
|
okungeyudedela
|
kungeyudedela
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngidedele
|
ngingadedeli
|
2nd singular
|
udedele
|
ungadedeli
|
1st plural
|
sidedele
|
singadedeli
|
2nd plural
|
nidedele
|
ningadedeli
|
Class 1
|
adedele
|
angadedeli
|
Class 2
|
badedele
|
bangadedeli
|
Class 3
|
udedele
|
ungadedeli
|
Class 4
|
idedele
|
ingadedeli
|
Class 5
|
lidedele
|
lingadedeli
|
Class 6
|
adedele
|
angadedeli
|
Class 7
|
sidedele
|
singadedeli
|
Class 8
|
zidedele
|
zingadedeli
|
Class 9
|
idedele
|
ingadedeli
|
Class 10
|
zidedele
|
zingadedeli
|
Class 11
|
ludedele
|
lungadedeli
|
Class 14
|
budedele
|
bungadedeli
|
Class 15
|
kudedele
|
kungadedeli
|
Class 17
|
kudedele
|
kungadedeli
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngadedela
|
ngangadedela, angadedela, angangadedela
|
2nd singular
|
wadedela
|
wangadedela, awadedela, awangadedela
|
1st plural
|
sadedela
|
sangadedela, asadedela, asangadedela
|
2nd plural
|
nadedela
|
nangadedela, anadedela, anangadedela
|
Class 1
|
wadedela
|
wangadedela, akadedela, akangadedela
|
Class 2
|
badedela
|
bangadedela, abadedela, abangadedela
|
Class 3
|
wadedela
|
wangadedela, awadedela, awangadedela
|
Class 4
|
yadedela
|
yangadedela, ayadedela, ayangadedela
|
Class 5
|
ladedela
|
langadedela, aladedela, alangadedela
|
Class 6
|
adedela
|
angadedela, awadedela, awangadedela
|
Class 7
|
sadedela
|
sangadedela, asadedela, asangadedela
|
Class 8
|
zadedela
|
zangadedela, azadedela, azangadedela
|
Class 9
|
yadedela
|
yangadedela, ayadedela, ayangadedela
|
Class 10
|
zadedela
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zangadedela, azadedela, azangadedela
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Class 11
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lwadedela
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lwangadedela, alwadedela, alwangadedela
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Class 14
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badedela
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bangadedela, abadedela, abangadedela
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Class 15
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kwadedela
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kwangadedela, akwadedela, akwangadedela
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Class 17
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kwadedela
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kwangadedela, akwadedela, akwangadedela
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