Southern Ndebele

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Verb

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-hléba

  1. to whisper, to gossip

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Swazi

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Verb

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-hléba

  1. to whisper
  2. to backbite

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Xhosa

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Etymology

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Verb

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-hleba?

  1. to gossip

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Zulu

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Verb

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-hlêba

  1. to backbite, to calumniate, to defame, to libel, to slander, to traduce

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Tone HH
Infinitive ukuhleba
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukuhleba ukungahlebi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular hleba -hlebe
Plural hlebani -hlebeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyahleba, ngihleba engihlebayo, engihleba ngihleba angihlebi engingahlebi ngingahlebi
2nd singular uyahleba, uhleba ohlebayo, ohleba uhleba awuhlebi ongahlebi ungahlebi
1st plural siyahleba, sihleba esihlebayo, esihleba sihleba asihlebi esingahlebi singahlebi
2nd plural niyahleba, nihleba enihlebayo, enihleba nihleba anihlebi eningahlebi ningahlebi
Class 1 uyahleba, uhleba ohlebayo, ohleba ehleba akahlebi ongahlebi engahlebi
Class 2 bayahleba, bahleba abahlebayo, abahleba behleba abahlebi abangahlebi bengahlebi
Class 3 uyahleba, uhleba ohlebayo, ohleba uhleba awuhlebi ongahlebi ungahlebi
Class 4 iyahleba, ihleba ehlebayo, ehleba ihleba ayihlebi engahlebi ingahlebi
Class 5 liyahleba, lihleba elihlebayo, elihleba lihleba alihlebi elingahlebi lingahlebi
Class 6 ayahleba, ahleba ahlebayo, ahleba ehleba awahlebi angahlebi engahlebi
Class 7 siyahleba, sihleba esihlebayo, esihleba sihleba asihlebi esingahlebi singahlebi
Class 8 ziyahleba, zihleba ezihlebayo, ezihleba zihleba azihlebi ezingahlebi zingahlebi
Class 9 iyahleba, ihleba ehlebayo, ehleba ihleba ayihlebi engahlebi ingahlebi
Class 10 ziyahleba, zihleba ezihlebayo, ezihleba zihleba azihlebi ezingahlebi zingahlebi
Class 11 luyahleba, luhleba oluhlebayo, oluhleba luhleba aluhlebi olungahlebi lungahlebi
Class 14 buyahleba, buhleba obuhlebayo, obuhleba buhleba abuhlebi obungahlebi bungahlebi
Class 15 kuyahleba, kuhleba okuhlebayo, okuhleba kuhleba akuhlebi okungahlebi kungahlebi
Class 17 kuyahleba, kuhleba okuhlebayo, okuhleba kuhleba akuhlebi okungahlebi kungahlebi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngihlebile, ngihlebē engihlebile, engihlebē ngihlebile, ngihlebē angihlebanga engingahlebanga ngingahlebanga
2nd singular uhlebile, uhlebē ohlebile, ohlebē uhlebile, uhlebē awuhlebanga ongahlebanga ungahlebanga
1st plural sihlebile, sihlebē esihlebile, esihlebē sihlebile, sihlebē asihlebanga esingahlebanga singahlebanga
2nd plural nihlebile, nihlebē enihlebile, enihlebē nihlebile, nihlebē anihlebanga eningahlebanga ningahlebanga
Class 1 uhlebile, uhlebē ohlebile, ohlebē ehlebile, ehlebē akahlebanga ongahlebanga engahlebanga
Class 2 bahlebile, bahlebē abahlebile, abahlebē behlebile, behlebē abahlebanga abangahlebanga bengahlebanga
Class 3 uhlebile, uhlebē ohlebile, ohlebē uhlebile, uhlebē awuhlebanga ongahlebanga ungahlebanga
Class 4 ihlebile, ihlebē ehlebile, ehlebē ihlebile, ihlebē ayihlebanga engahlebanga ingahlebanga
Class 5 lihlebile, lihlebē elihlebile, elihlebē lihlebile, lihlebē alihlebanga elingahlebanga lingahlebanga
Class 6 ahlebile, ahlebē ahlebile, ahlebē ehlebile, ehlebē awahlebanga angahlebanga engahlebanga
Class 7 sihlebile, sihlebē esihlebile, esihlebē sihlebile, sihlebē asihlebanga esingahlebanga singahlebanga
Class 8 zihlebile, zihlebē ezihlebile, ezihlebē zihlebile, zihlebē azihlebanga ezingahlebanga zingahlebanga
Class 9 ihlebile, ihlebē ehlebile, ehlebē ihlebile, ihlebē ayihlebanga engahlebanga ingahlebanga
Class 10 zihlebile, zihlebē ezihlebile, ezihlebē zihlebile, zihlebē azihlebanga ezingahlebanga zingahlebanga
Class 11 luhlebile, luhlebē oluhlebile, oluhlebē luhlebile, luhlebē aluhlebanga olungahlebanga lungahlebanga
Class 14 buhlebile, buhlebē obuhlebile, obuhlebē buhlebile, buhlebē abuhlebanga obungahlebanga bungahlebanga
Class 15 kuhlebile, kuhlebē okuhlebile, okuhlebē kuhlebile, kuhlebē akuhlebanga okungahlebanga kungahlebanga
Class 17 kuhlebile, kuhlebē okuhlebile, okuhlebē kuhlebile, kuhlebē akuhlebanga okungahlebanga kungahlebanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāhleba engāhleba ngāhleba angihlebanga engingahlebanga ngingahlebanga
2nd singular wāhleba owāhleba wāhleba awuhlebanga ongahlebanga ungahlebanga
1st plural sāhleba esāhleba sāhleba asihlebanga esingahlebanga singahlebanga
2nd plural nāhleba enāhleba nāhleba anihlebanga eningahlebanga ningahlebanga
Class 1 wāhleba owāhleba āhleba akahlebanga ongahlebanga engahlebanga
Class 2 bāhleba abāhleba bāhleba abahlebanga abangahlebanga bengahlebanga
Class 3 wāhleba owāhleba wāhleba awuhlebanga ongahlebanga ungahlebanga
Class 4 yāhleba eyāhleba yāhleba ayihlebanga engahlebanga ingahlebanga
Class 5 lāhleba elāhleba lāhleba alihlebanga elingahlebanga lingahlebanga
Class 6 āhleba āhleba āhleba awahlebanga angahlebanga engahlebanga
Class 7 sāhleba esāhleba sāhleba asihlebanga esingahlebanga singahlebanga
Class 8 zāhleba ezāhleba zāhleba azihlebanga ezingahlebanga zingahlebanga
Class 9 yāhleba eyāhleba yāhleba ayihlebanga engahlebanga ingahlebanga
Class 10 zāhleba ezāhleba zāhleba azihlebanga ezingahlebanga zingahlebanga
Class 11 lwāhleba olwāhleba lwāhleba aluhlebanga olungahlebanga lungahlebanga
Class 14 bāhleba obāhleba bāhleba abuhlebanga obungahlebanga bungahlebanga
Class 15 kwāhleba okwāhleba kwāhleba akuhlebanga okungahlebanga kungahlebanga
Class 17 kwāhleba okwāhleba kwāhleba akuhlebanga okungahlebanga kungahlebanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingahleba ngingahleba ngingehlebe ngingehlebe
2nd singular ungahleba ungahleba ungehlebe ungehlebe
1st plural singahleba singahleba singehlebe singehlebe
2nd plural ningahleba ningahleba ningehlebe ningehlebe
Class 1 angahleba engahleba angehlebe engehlebe
Class 2 bangahleba bengahleba bangehlebe bengehlebe
Class 3 ungahleba ungahleba ungehlebe ungehlebe
Class 4 ingahleba ingahleba ingehlebe ingehlebe
Class 5 lingahleba lingahleba lingehlebe lingehlebe
Class 6 angahleba engahleba angehlebe engehlebe
Class 7 singahleba singahleba singehlebe singehlebe
Class 8 zingahleba zingahleba zingehlebe zingehlebe
Class 9 ingahleba ingahleba ingehlebe ingehlebe
Class 10 zingahleba zingahleba zingehlebe zingehlebe
Class 11 lungahleba lungahleba lungehlebe lungehlebe
Class 14 bungahleba bungahleba bungehlebe bungehlebe
Class 15 kungahleba kungahleba kungehlebe kungehlebe
Class 17 kungahleba kungahleba kungehlebe kungehlebe
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizohleba engizohleba ngizohleba angizuhleba engingezuhleba ngingezuhleba
2nd singular uzohleba ozohleba uzohleba awuzuhleba ongezuhleba ungezuhleba
1st plural sizohleba esizohleba sizohleba asizuhleba esingezuhleba singezuhleba
2nd plural nizohleba enizohleba nizohleba anizuhleba eningezuhleba ningezuhleba
Class 1 uzohleba ozohleba ezohleba akazuhleba ongezuhleba engezuhleba
Class 2 bazohleba abazohleba bezohleba abazuhleba abangezuhleba bengezuhleba
Class 3 uzohleba ozohleba uzohleba awuzuhleba ongezuhleba ungezuhleba
Class 4 izohleba ezohleba izohleba ayizuhleba engezuhleba ingezuhleba
Class 5 lizohleba elizohleba lizohleba alizuhleba elingezuhleba lingezuhleba
Class 6 azohleba azohleba ezohleba awazuhleba angezuhleba engezuhleba
Class 7 sizohleba esizohleba sizohleba asizuhleba esingezuhleba singezuhleba
Class 8 zizohleba ezizohleba zizohleba azizuhleba ezingezuhleba zingezuhleba
Class 9 izohleba ezohleba izohleba ayizuhleba engezuhleba ingezuhleba
Class 10 zizohleba ezizohleba zizohleba azizuhleba ezingezuhleba zingezuhleba
Class 11 luzohleba oluzohleba luzohleba aluzuhleba olungezuhleba lungezuhleba
Class 14 buzohleba obuzohleba buzohleba abuzuhleba obungezuhleba bungezuhleba
Class 15 kuzohleba okuzohleba kuzohleba akuzuhleba okungezuhleba kungezuhleba
Class 17 kuzohleba okuzohleba kuzohleba akuzuhleba okungezuhleba kungezuhleba
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyohleba engiyohleba ngiyohleba angiyuhleba engingeyuhleba ngingeyuhleba
2nd singular uyohleba oyohleba uyohleba awuyuhleba ongeyuhleba ungeyuhleba
1st plural siyohleba esiyohleba siyohleba asiyuhleba esingeyuhleba singeyuhleba
2nd plural niyohleba eniyohleba niyohleba aniyuhleba eningeyuhleba ningeyuhleba
Class 1 uyohleba oyohleba eyohleba akayuhleba ongeyuhleba engeyuhleba
Class 2 bayohleba abayohleba beyohleba abayuhleba abangeyuhleba bengeyuhleba
Class 3 uyohleba oyohleba uyohleba awuyuhleba ongeyuhleba ungeyuhleba
Class 4 iyohleba eyohleba iyohleba ayiyuhleba engeyuhleba ingeyuhleba
Class 5 liyohleba eliyohleba liyohleba aliyuhleba elingeyuhleba lingeyuhleba
Class 6 ayohleba ayohleba eyohleba awayuhleba angeyuhleba engeyuhleba
Class 7 siyohleba esiyohleba siyohleba asiyuhleba esingeyuhleba singeyuhleba
Class 8 ziyohleba eziyohleba ziyohleba aziyuhleba ezingeyuhleba zingeyuhleba
Class 9 iyohleba eyohleba iyohleba ayiyuhleba engeyuhleba ingeyuhleba
Class 10 ziyohleba eziyohleba ziyohleba aziyuhleba ezingeyuhleba zingeyuhleba
Class 11 luyohleba oluyohleba luyohleba aluyuhleba olungeyuhleba lungeyuhleba
Class 14 buyohleba obuyohleba buyohleba abuyuhleba obungeyuhleba bungeyuhleba
Class 15 kuyohleba okuyohleba kuyohleba akuyuhleba okungeyuhleba kungeyuhleba
Class 17 kuyohleba okuyohleba kuyohleba akuyuhleba okungeyuhleba kungeyuhleba
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngihlebe ngingahlebi
2nd singular uhlebe ungahlebi
1st plural sihlebe singahlebi
2nd plural nihlebe ningahlebi
Class 1 ahlebe angahlebi
Class 2 bahlebe bangahlebi
Class 3 uhlebe ungahlebi
Class 4 ihlebe ingahlebi
Class 5 lihlebe lingahlebi
Class 6 ahlebe angahlebi
Class 7 sihlebe singahlebi
Class 8 zihlebe zingahlebi
Class 9 ihlebe ingahlebi
Class 10 zihlebe zingahlebi
Class 11 luhlebe lungahlebi
Class 14 buhlebe bungahlebi
Class 15 kuhlebe kungahlebi
Class 17 kuhlebe kungahlebi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngahleba ngangahleba, angahleba, angangahleba
2nd singular wahleba wangahleba, awahleba, awangahleba
1st plural sahleba sangahleba, asahleba, asangahleba
2nd plural nahleba nangahleba, anahleba, anangahleba
Class 1 wahleba wangahleba, akahleba, akangahleba
Class 2 bahleba bangahleba, abahleba, abangahleba
Class 3 wahleba wangahleba, awahleba, awangahleba
Class 4 yahleba yangahleba, ayahleba, ayangahleba
Class 5 lahleba langahleba, alahleba, alangahleba
Class 6 ahleba angahleba, awahleba, awangahleba
Class 7 sahleba sangahleba, asahleba, asangahleba
Class 8 zahleba zangahleba, azahleba, azangahleba
Class 9 yahleba yangahleba, ayahleba, ayangahleba
Class 10 zahleba zangahleba, azahleba, azangahleba
Class 11 lwahleba lwangahleba, alwahleba, alwangahleba
Class 14 bahleba bangahleba, abahleba, abangahleba
Class 15 kwahleba kwangahleba, akwahleba, akwangahleba
Class 17 kwahleba kwangahleba, akwahleba, akwangahleba

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