Tone H
|
Infinitive
|
ukwethemba
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukwethemba
|
ukungethembi
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
yethemba
|
-ethembe
|
Plural
|
yethembani
|
-ethembeni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyethemba, ngethemba
|
engethembayo, engethemba
|
ngethemba
|
angethembi
|
engingethembi
|
ngingethembi
|
2nd singular
|
uyethemba, wethemba
|
owethembayo, owethemba
|
wethemba
|
awethembi
|
ongethembi
|
ungethembi
|
1st plural
|
siyethemba, sethemba
|
esethembayo, esethemba
|
sethemba
|
asethembi
|
esingethembi
|
singethembi
|
2nd plural
|
niyethemba, nethemba
|
enethembayo, enethemba
|
nethemba
|
anethembi
|
eningethembi
|
ningethembi
|
Class 1
|
uyethemba, wethemba
|
owethembayo, owethemba
|
ethemba
|
akethembi
|
ongethembi
|
engethembi
|
Class 2
|
bayethemba, bethemba
|
abethembayo, abethemba
|
bethemba
|
abethembi
|
abangethembi
|
bengethembi
|
Class 3
|
uyethemba, wethemba
|
owethembayo, owethemba
|
wethemba
|
awethembi
|
ongethembi
|
ungethembi
|
Class 4
|
iyethemba, yethemba
|
eyethembayo, eyethemba
|
yethemba
|
ayethembi
|
engethembi
|
ingethembi
|
Class 5
|
liyethemba, lethemba
|
elethembayo, elethemba
|
lethemba
|
alethembi
|
elingethembi
|
lingethembi
|
Class 6
|
ayethemba, ethemba
|
ethembayo, ethemba
|
ethemba
|
awethembi
|
angethembi
|
engethembi
|
Class 7
|
siyethemba, sethemba
|
esethembayo, esethemba
|
sethemba
|
asethembi
|
esingethembi
|
singethembi
|
Class 8
|
ziyethemba, zethemba
|
ezethembayo, ezethemba
|
zethemba
|
azethembi
|
ezingethembi
|
zingethembi
|
Class 9
|
iyethemba, yethemba
|
eyethembayo, eyethemba
|
yethemba
|
ayethembi
|
engethembi
|
ingethembi
|
Class 10
|
ziyethemba, zethemba
|
ezethembayo, ezethemba
|
zethemba
|
azethembi
|
ezingethembi
|
zingethembi
|
Class 11
|
luyethemba, lwethemba
|
olwethembayo, olwethemba
|
lwethemba
|
alwethembi
|
olungethembi
|
lungethembi
|
Class 14
|
buyethemba, bethemba
|
obethembayo, obethemba
|
bethemba
|
abethembi
|
obungethembi
|
bungethembi
|
Class 15
|
kuyethemba, kwethemba
|
okwethembayo, okwethemba
|
kwethemba
|
akwethembi
|
okungethembi
|
kungethembi
|
Class 17
|
kuyethemba, kwethemba
|
okwethembayo, okwethemba
|
kwethemba
|
akwethembi
|
okungethembi
|
kungethembi
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngethembile, ngethembē
|
engethembile, engethembē
|
ngethembile, ngethembē
|
angethembanga
|
engingethembanga
|
ngingethembanga
|
2nd singular
|
wethembile, wethembē
|
owethembile, owethembē
|
wethembile, wethembē
|
awethembanga
|
ongethembanga
|
ungethembanga
|
1st plural
|
sethembile, sethembē
|
esethembile, esethembē
|
sethembile, sethembē
|
asethembanga
|
esingethembanga
|
singethembanga
|
2nd plural
|
nethembile, nethembē
|
enethembile, enethembē
|
nethembile, nethembē
|
anethembanga
|
eningethembanga
|
ningethembanga
|
Class 1
|
wethembile, wethembē
|
owethembile, owethembē
|
ethembile, ethembē
|
akethembanga
|
ongethembanga
|
engethembanga
|
Class 2
|
bethembile, bethembē
|
abethembile, abethembē
|
bethembile, bethembē
|
abethembanga
|
abangethembanga
|
bengethembanga
|
Class 3
|
wethembile, wethembē
|
owethembile, owethembē
|
wethembile, wethembē
|
awethembanga
|
ongethembanga
|
ungethembanga
|
Class 4
|
yethembile, yethembē
|
eyethembile, eyethembē
|
yethembile, yethembē
|
ayethembanga
|
engethembanga
|
ingethembanga
|
Class 5
|
lethembile, lethembē
|
elethembile, elethembē
|
lethembile, lethembē
|
alethembanga
|
elingethembanga
|
lingethembanga
|
Class 6
|
ethembile, ethembē
|
ethembile, ethembē
|
ethembile, ethembē
|
awethembanga
|
angethembanga
|
engethembanga
|
Class 7
|
sethembile, sethembē
|
esethembile, esethembē
|
sethembile, sethembē
|
asethembanga
|
esingethembanga
|
singethembanga
|
Class 8
|
zethembile, zethembē
|
ezethembile, ezethembē
|
zethembile, zethembē
|
azethembanga
|
ezingethembanga
|
zingethembanga
|
Class 9
|
yethembile, yethembē
|
eyethembile, eyethembē
|
yethembile, yethembē
|
ayethembanga
|
engethembanga
|
ingethembanga
|
Class 10
|
zethembile, zethembē
|
ezethembile, ezethembē
|
zethembile, zethembē
|
azethembanga
|
ezingethembanga
|
zingethembanga
|
Class 11
|
lwethembile, lwethembē
|
olwethembile, olwethembē
|
lwethembile, lwethembē
|
alwethembanga
|
olungethembanga
|
lungethembanga
|
Class 14
|
bethembile, bethembē
|
obethembile, obethembē
|
bethembile, bethembē
|
abethembanga
|
obungethembanga
|
bungethembanga
|
Class 15
|
kwethembile, kwethembē
|
okwethembile, okwethembē
|
kwethembile, kwethembē
|
akwethembanga
|
okungethembanga
|
kungethembanga
|
Class 17
|
kwethembile, kwethembē
|
okwethembile, okwethembē
|
kwethembile, kwethembē
|
akwethembanga
|
okungethembanga
|
kungethembanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngēthemba
|
engēthemba
|
ngēthemba
|
angethembanga
|
engingethembanga
|
ngingethembanga
|
2nd singular
|
wēthemba
|
owēthemba
|
wēthemba
|
awethembanga
|
ongethembanga
|
ungethembanga
|
1st plural
|
sēthemba
|
esēthemba
|
sēthemba
|
asethembanga
|
esingethembanga
|
singethembanga
|
2nd plural
|
nēthemba
|
enēthemba
|
nēthemba
|
anethembanga
|
eningethembanga
|
ningethembanga
|
Class 1
|
wēthemba
|
owēthemba
|
ēthemba
|
akethembanga
|
ongethembanga
|
engethembanga
|
Class 2
|
bēthemba
|
abēthemba
|
bēthemba
|
abethembanga
|
abangethembanga
|
bengethembanga
|
Class 3
|
wēthemba
|
owēthemba
|
wēthemba
|
awethembanga
|
ongethembanga
|
ungethembanga
|
Class 4
|
yēthemba
|
eyēthemba
|
yēthemba
|
ayethembanga
|
engethembanga
|
ingethembanga
|
Class 5
|
lēthemba
|
elēthemba
|
lēthemba
|
alethembanga
|
elingethembanga
|
lingethembanga
|
Class 6
|
ēthemba
|
ēthemba
|
ēthemba
|
awethembanga
|
angethembanga
|
engethembanga
|
Class 7
|
sēthemba
|
esēthemba
|
sēthemba
|
asethembanga
|
esingethembanga
|
singethembanga
|
Class 8
|
zēthemba
|
ezēthemba
|
zēthemba
|
azethembanga
|
ezingethembanga
|
zingethembanga
|
Class 9
|
yēthemba
|
eyēthemba
|
yēthemba
|
ayethembanga
|
engethembanga
|
ingethembanga
|
Class 10
|
zēthemba
|
ezēthemba
|
zēthemba
|
azethembanga
|
ezingethembanga
|
zingethembanga
|
Class 11
|
lwēthemba
|
olwēthemba
|
lwēthemba
|
alwethembanga
|
olungethembanga
|
lungethembanga
|
Class 14
|
bēthemba
|
obēthemba
|
bēthemba
|
abethembanga
|
obungethembanga
|
bungethembanga
|
Class 15
|
kwēthemba
|
okwēthemba
|
kwēthemba
|
akwethembanga
|
okungethembanga
|
kungethembanga
|
Class 17
|
kwēthemba
|
okwēthemba
|
kwēthemba
|
akwethembanga
|
okungethembanga
|
kungethembanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingethemba
|
—
|
ngingethemba
|
ngingethembe
|
—
|
ngingethembe
|
2nd singular
|
ungethemba
|
—
|
ungethemba
|
ungethembe
|
—
|
ungethembe
|
1st plural
|
singethemba
|
—
|
singethemba
|
singethembe
|
—
|
singethembe
|
2nd plural
|
ningethemba
|
—
|
ningethemba
|
ningethembe
|
—
|
ningethembe
|
Class 1
|
angethemba
|
—
|
engethemba
|
angethembe
|
—
|
engethembe
|
Class 2
|
bangethemba
|
—
|
bengethemba
|
bangethembe
|
—
|
bengethembe
|
Class 3
|
ungethemba
|
—
|
ungethemba
|
ungethembe
|
—
|
ungethembe
|
Class 4
|
ingethemba
|
—
|
ingethemba
|
ingethembe
|
—
|
ingethembe
|
Class 5
|
lingethemba
|
—
|
lingethemba
|
lingethembe
|
—
|
lingethembe
|
Class 6
|
angethemba
|
—
|
engethemba
|
angethembe
|
—
|
engethembe
|
Class 7
|
singethemba
|
—
|
singethemba
|
singethembe
|
—
|
singethembe
|
Class 8
|
zingethemba
|
—
|
zingethemba
|
zingethembe
|
—
|
zingethembe
|
Class 9
|
ingethemba
|
—
|
ingethemba
|
ingethembe
|
—
|
ingethembe
|
Class 10
|
zingethemba
|
—
|
zingethemba
|
zingethembe
|
—
|
zingethembe
|
Class 11
|
lungethemba
|
—
|
lungethemba
|
lungethembe
|
—
|
lungethembe
|
Class 14
|
bungethemba
|
—
|
bungethemba
|
bungethembe
|
—
|
bungethembe
|
Class 15
|
kungethemba
|
—
|
kungethemba
|
kungethembe
|
—
|
kungethembe
|
Class 17
|
kungethemba
|
—
|
kungethemba
|
kungethembe
|
—
|
kungethembe
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizokwethemba
|
engizokwethemba
|
ngizokwethemba
|
angizukwethemba
|
engingezukwethemba
|
ngingezukwethemba
|
2nd singular
|
uzokwethemba
|
ozokwethemba
|
uzokwethemba
|
awuzukwethemba
|
ongezukwethemba
|
ungezukwethemba
|
1st plural
|
sizokwethemba
|
esizokwethemba
|
sizokwethemba
|
asizukwethemba
|
esingezukwethemba
|
singezukwethemba
|
2nd plural
|
nizokwethemba
|
enizokwethemba
|
nizokwethemba
|
anizukwethemba
|
eningezukwethemba
|
ningezukwethemba
|
Class 1
|
uzokwethemba
|
ozokwethemba
|
ezokwethemba
|
akazukwethemba
|
ongezukwethemba
|
engezukwethemba
|
Class 2
|
bazokwethemba
|
abazokwethemba
|
bezokwethemba
|
abazukwethemba
|
abangezukwethemba
|
bengezukwethemba
|
Class 3
|
uzokwethemba
|
ozokwethemba
|
uzokwethemba
|
awuzukwethemba
|
ongezukwethemba
|
ungezukwethemba
|
Class 4
|
izokwethemba
|
ezokwethemba
|
izokwethemba
|
ayizukwethemba
|
engezukwethemba
|
ingezukwethemba
|
Class 5
|
lizokwethemba
|
elizokwethemba
|
lizokwethemba
|
alizukwethemba
|
elingezukwethemba
|
lingezukwethemba
|
Class 6
|
azokwethemba
|
azokwethemba
|
ezokwethemba
|
awazukwethemba
|
angezukwethemba
|
engezukwethemba
|
Class 7
|
sizokwethemba
|
esizokwethemba
|
sizokwethemba
|
asizukwethemba
|
esingezukwethemba
|
singezukwethemba
|
Class 8
|
zizokwethemba
|
ezizokwethemba
|
zizokwethemba
|
azizukwethemba
|
ezingezukwethemba
|
zingezukwethemba
|
Class 9
|
izokwethemba
|
ezokwethemba
|
izokwethemba
|
ayizukwethemba
|
engezukwethemba
|
ingezukwethemba
|
Class 10
|
zizokwethemba
|
ezizokwethemba
|
zizokwethemba
|
azizukwethemba
|
ezingezukwethemba
|
zingezukwethemba
|
Class 11
|
luzokwethemba
|
oluzokwethemba
|
luzokwethemba
|
aluzukwethemba
|
olungezukwethemba
|
lungezukwethemba
|
Class 14
|
buzokwethemba
|
obuzokwethemba
|
buzokwethemba
|
abuzukwethemba
|
obungezukwethemba
|
bungezukwethemba
|
Class 15
|
kuzokwethemba
|
okuzokwethemba
|
kuzokwethemba
|
akuzukwethemba
|
okungezukwethemba
|
kungezukwethemba
|
Class 17
|
kuzokwethemba
|
okuzokwethemba
|
kuzokwethemba
|
akuzukwethemba
|
okungezukwethemba
|
kungezukwethemba
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyokwethemba
|
engiyokwethemba
|
ngiyokwethemba
|
angiyukwethemba
|
engingeyukwethemba
|
ngingeyukwethemba
|
2nd singular
|
uyokwethemba
|
oyokwethemba
|
uyokwethemba
|
awuyukwethemba
|
ongeyukwethemba
|
ungeyukwethemba
|
1st plural
|
siyokwethemba
|
esiyokwethemba
|
siyokwethemba
|
asiyukwethemba
|
esingeyukwethemba
|
singeyukwethemba
|
2nd plural
|
niyokwethemba
|
eniyokwethemba
|
niyokwethemba
|
aniyukwethemba
|
eningeyukwethemba
|
ningeyukwethemba
|
Class 1
|
uyokwethemba
|
oyokwethemba
|
eyokwethemba
|
akayukwethemba
|
ongeyukwethemba
|
engeyukwethemba
|
Class 2
|
bayokwethemba
|
abayokwethemba
|
beyokwethemba
|
abayukwethemba
|
abangeyukwethemba
|
bengeyukwethemba
|
Class 3
|
uyokwethemba
|
oyokwethemba
|
uyokwethemba
|
awuyukwethemba
|
ongeyukwethemba
|
ungeyukwethemba
|
Class 4
|
iyokwethemba
|
eyokwethemba
|
iyokwethemba
|
ayiyukwethemba
|
engeyukwethemba
|
ingeyukwethemba
|
Class 5
|
liyokwethemba
|
eliyokwethemba
|
liyokwethemba
|
aliyukwethemba
|
elingeyukwethemba
|
lingeyukwethemba
|
Class 6
|
ayokwethemba
|
ayokwethemba
|
eyokwethemba
|
awayukwethemba
|
angeyukwethemba
|
engeyukwethemba
|
Class 7
|
siyokwethemba
|
esiyokwethemba
|
siyokwethemba
|
asiyukwethemba
|
esingeyukwethemba
|
singeyukwethemba
|
Class 8
|
ziyokwethemba
|
eziyokwethemba
|
ziyokwethemba
|
aziyukwethemba
|
ezingeyukwethemba
|
zingeyukwethemba
|
Class 9
|
iyokwethemba
|
eyokwethemba
|
iyokwethemba
|
ayiyukwethemba
|
engeyukwethemba
|
ingeyukwethemba
|
Class 10
|
ziyokwethemba
|
eziyokwethemba
|
ziyokwethemba
|
aziyukwethemba
|
ezingeyukwethemba
|
zingeyukwethemba
|
Class 11
|
luyokwethemba
|
oluyokwethemba
|
luyokwethemba
|
aluyukwethemba
|
olungeyukwethemba
|
lungeyukwethemba
|
Class 14
|
buyokwethemba
|
obuyokwethemba
|
buyokwethemba
|
abuyukwethemba
|
obungeyukwethemba
|
bungeyukwethemba
|
Class 15
|
kuyokwethemba
|
okuyokwethemba
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kuyokwethemba
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akuyukwethemba
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okungeyukwethemba
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kungeyukwethemba
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Class 17
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kuyokwethemba
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okuyokwethemba
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kuyokwethemba
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akuyukwethemba
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okungeyukwethemba
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kungeyukwethemba
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Present subjunctive
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Positive
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Negative
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1st singular
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ngethembe
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ngingethembi
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2nd singular
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wethembe
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ungethembi
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1st plural
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sethembe
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singethembi
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2nd plural
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nethembe
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ningethembi
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Class 1
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ethembe
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angethembi
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Class 2
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bethembe
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bangethembi
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Class 3
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wethembe
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ungethembi
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Class 4
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yethembe
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ingethembi
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Class 5
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lethembe
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lingethembi
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Class 6
|
ethembe
|
angethembi
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Class 7
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sethembe
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singethembi
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Class 8
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zethembe
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zingethembi
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Class 9
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yethembe
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ingethembi
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Class 10
|
zethembe
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zingethembi
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Class 11
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lwethembe
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lungethembi
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Class 14
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bethembe
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bungethembi
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Class 15
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kwethembe
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kungethembi
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Class 17
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kwethembe
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kungethembi
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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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ngethemba
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ngangethemba, angethemba, angangethemba
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2nd singular
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wethemba
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wangethemba, awethemba, awangethemba
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1st plural
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sethemba
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sangethemba, asethemba, asangethemba
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2nd plural
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nethemba
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nangethemba, anethemba, anangethemba
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Class 1
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wethemba
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wangethemba, akethemba, akangethemba
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Class 2
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bethemba
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bangethemba, abethemba, abangethemba
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Class 3
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wethemba
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wangethemba, awethemba, awangethemba
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Class 4
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yethemba
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yangethemba, ayethemba, ayangethemba
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Class 5
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lethemba
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langethemba, alethemba, alangethemba
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Class 6
|
ethemba
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angethemba, awethemba, awangethemba
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Class 7
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sethemba
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sangethemba, asethemba, asangethemba
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Class 8
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zethemba
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zangethemba, azethemba, azangethemba
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Class 9
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yethemba
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yangethemba, ayethemba, ayangethemba
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Class 10
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zethemba
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zangethemba, azethemba, azangethemba
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Class 11
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lwethemba
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lwangethemba, alwethemba, alwangethemba
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Class 14
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bethemba
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bangethemba, abethemba, abangethemba
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Class 15
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kwethemba
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kwangethemba, akwethemba, akwangethemba
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Class 17
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kwethemba
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kwangethemba, akwethemba, akwangethemba
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