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-khúlúma

  1. to speak, to talk

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  1. to speak, to talk

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-khúlúma

  1. to speak, to talk

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  1. to speak, to talk

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Infinitive ukukhuluma
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukukhuluma ukungakhulumi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular khuluma -khulume
Plural khulumani -khulumeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyakhuluma, ngikhuluma engikhulumayo, engikhuluma ngikhuluma angikhulumi engingakhulumi ngingakhulumi
2nd singular uyakhuluma, ukhuluma okhulumayo, okhuluma ukhuluma awukhulumi ongakhulumi ungakhulumi
1st plural siyakhuluma, sikhuluma esikhulumayo, esikhuluma sikhuluma asikhulumi esingakhulumi singakhulumi
2nd plural niyakhuluma, nikhuluma enikhulumayo, enikhuluma nikhuluma anikhulumi eningakhulumi ningakhulumi
Class 1 uyakhuluma, ukhuluma okhulumayo, okhuluma ekhuluma akakhulumi ongakhulumi engakhulumi
Class 2 bayakhuluma, bakhuluma abakhulumayo, abakhuluma bekhuluma abakhulumi abangakhulumi bengakhulumi
Class 3 uyakhuluma, ukhuluma okhulumayo, okhuluma ukhuluma awukhulumi ongakhulumi ungakhulumi
Class 4 iyakhuluma, ikhuluma ekhulumayo, ekhuluma ikhuluma ayikhulumi engakhulumi ingakhulumi
Class 5 liyakhuluma, likhuluma elikhulumayo, elikhuluma likhuluma alikhulumi elingakhulumi lingakhulumi
Class 6 ayakhuluma, akhuluma akhulumayo, akhuluma ekhuluma awakhulumi angakhulumi engakhulumi
Class 7 siyakhuluma, sikhuluma esikhulumayo, esikhuluma sikhuluma asikhulumi esingakhulumi singakhulumi
Class 8 ziyakhuluma, zikhuluma ezikhulumayo, ezikhuluma zikhuluma azikhulumi ezingakhulumi zingakhulumi
Class 9 iyakhuluma, ikhuluma ekhulumayo, ekhuluma ikhuluma ayikhulumi engakhulumi ingakhulumi
Class 10 ziyakhuluma, zikhuluma ezikhulumayo, ezikhuluma zikhuluma azikhulumi ezingakhulumi zingakhulumi
Class 11 luyakhuluma, lukhuluma olukhulumayo, olukhuluma lukhuluma alukhulumi olungakhulumi lungakhulumi
Class 14 buyakhuluma, bukhuluma obukhulumayo, obukhuluma bukhuluma abukhulumi obungakhulumi bungakhulumi
Class 15 kuyakhuluma, kukhuluma okukhulumayo, okukhuluma kukhuluma akukhulumi okungakhulumi kungakhulumi
Class 17 kuyakhuluma, kukhuluma okukhulumayo, okukhuluma kukhuluma akukhulumi okungakhulumi kungakhulumi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngikhulumile, ngikhulumē engikhulumile, engikhulumē ngikhulumile, ngikhulumē angikhulumanga engingakhulumanga ngingakhulumanga
2nd singular ukhulumile, ukhulumē okhulumile, okhulumē ukhulumile, ukhulumē awukhulumanga ongakhulumanga ungakhulumanga
1st plural sikhulumile, sikhulumē esikhulumile, esikhulumē sikhulumile, sikhulumē asikhulumanga esingakhulumanga singakhulumanga
2nd plural nikhulumile, nikhulumē enikhulumile, enikhulumē nikhulumile, nikhulumē anikhulumanga eningakhulumanga ningakhulumanga
Class 1 ukhulumile, ukhulumē okhulumile, okhulumē ekhulumile, ekhulumē akakhulumanga ongakhulumanga engakhulumanga
Class 2 bakhulumile, bakhulumē abakhulumile, abakhulumē bekhulumile, bekhulumē abakhulumanga abangakhulumanga bengakhulumanga
Class 3 ukhulumile, ukhulumē okhulumile, okhulumē ukhulumile, ukhulumē awukhulumanga ongakhulumanga ungakhulumanga
Class 4 ikhulumile, ikhulumē ekhulumile, ekhulumē ikhulumile, ikhulumē ayikhulumanga engakhulumanga ingakhulumanga
Class 5 likhulumile, likhulumē elikhulumile, elikhulumē likhulumile, likhulumē alikhulumanga elingakhulumanga lingakhulumanga
Class 6 akhulumile, akhulumē akhulumile, akhulumē ekhulumile, ekhulumē awakhulumanga angakhulumanga engakhulumanga
Class 7 sikhulumile, sikhulumē esikhulumile, esikhulumē sikhulumile, sikhulumē asikhulumanga esingakhulumanga singakhulumanga
Class 8 zikhulumile, zikhulumē ezikhulumile, ezikhulumē zikhulumile, zikhulumē azikhulumanga ezingakhulumanga zingakhulumanga
Class 9 ikhulumile, ikhulumē ekhulumile, ekhulumē ikhulumile, ikhulumē ayikhulumanga engakhulumanga ingakhulumanga
Class 10 zikhulumile, zikhulumē ezikhulumile, ezikhulumē zikhulumile, zikhulumē azikhulumanga ezingakhulumanga zingakhulumanga
Class 11 lukhulumile, lukhulumē olukhulumile, olukhulumē lukhulumile, lukhulumē alukhulumanga olungakhulumanga lungakhulumanga
Class 14 bukhulumile, bukhulumē obukhulumile, obukhulumē bukhulumile, bukhulumē abukhulumanga obungakhulumanga bungakhulumanga
Class 15 kukhulumile, kukhulumē okukhulumile, okukhulumē kukhulumile, kukhulumē akukhulumanga okungakhulumanga kungakhulumanga
Class 17 kukhulumile, kukhulumē okukhulumile, okukhulumē kukhulumile, kukhulumē akukhulumanga okungakhulumanga kungakhulumanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngākhuluma engākhuluma ngākhuluma angikhulumanga engingakhulumanga ngingakhulumanga
2nd singular wākhuluma owākhuluma wākhuluma awukhulumanga ongakhulumanga ungakhulumanga
1st plural sākhuluma esākhuluma sākhuluma asikhulumanga esingakhulumanga singakhulumanga
2nd plural nākhuluma enākhuluma nākhuluma anikhulumanga eningakhulumanga ningakhulumanga
Class 1 wākhuluma owākhuluma ākhuluma akakhulumanga ongakhulumanga engakhulumanga
Class 2 bākhuluma abākhuluma bākhuluma abakhulumanga abangakhulumanga bengakhulumanga
Class 3 wākhuluma owākhuluma wākhuluma awukhulumanga ongakhulumanga ungakhulumanga
Class 4 yākhuluma eyākhuluma yākhuluma ayikhulumanga engakhulumanga ingakhulumanga
Class 5 lākhuluma elākhuluma lākhuluma alikhulumanga elingakhulumanga lingakhulumanga
Class 6 ākhuluma ākhuluma ākhuluma awakhulumanga angakhulumanga engakhulumanga
Class 7 sākhuluma esākhuluma sākhuluma asikhulumanga esingakhulumanga singakhulumanga
Class 8 zākhuluma ezākhuluma zākhuluma azikhulumanga ezingakhulumanga zingakhulumanga
Class 9 yākhuluma eyākhuluma yākhuluma ayikhulumanga engakhulumanga ingakhulumanga
Class 10 zākhuluma ezākhuluma zākhuluma azikhulumanga ezingakhulumanga zingakhulumanga
Class 11 lwākhuluma olwākhuluma lwākhuluma alukhulumanga olungakhulumanga lungakhulumanga
Class 14 bākhuluma obākhuluma bākhuluma abukhulumanga obungakhulumanga bungakhulumanga
Class 15 kwākhuluma okwākhuluma kwākhuluma akukhulumanga okungakhulumanga kungakhulumanga
Class 17 kwākhuluma okwākhuluma kwākhuluma akukhulumanga okungakhulumanga kungakhulumanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingakhuluma ngingakhuluma ngingekhulume ngingekhulume
2nd singular ungakhuluma ungakhuluma ungekhulume ungekhulume
1st plural singakhuluma singakhuluma singekhulume singekhulume
2nd plural ningakhuluma ningakhuluma ningekhulume ningekhulume
Class 1 angakhuluma engakhuluma angekhulume engekhulume
Class 2 bangakhuluma bengakhuluma bangekhulume bengekhulume
Class 3 ungakhuluma ungakhuluma ungekhulume ungekhulume
Class 4 ingakhuluma ingakhuluma ingekhulume ingekhulume
Class 5 lingakhuluma lingakhuluma lingekhulume lingekhulume
Class 6 angakhuluma engakhuluma angekhulume engekhulume
Class 7 singakhuluma singakhuluma singekhulume singekhulume
Class 8 zingakhuluma zingakhuluma zingekhulume zingekhulume
Class 9 ingakhuluma ingakhuluma ingekhulume ingekhulume
Class 10 zingakhuluma zingakhuluma zingekhulume zingekhulume
Class 11 lungakhuluma lungakhuluma lungekhulume lungekhulume
Class 14 bungakhuluma bungakhuluma bungekhulume bungekhulume
Class 15 kungakhuluma kungakhuluma kungekhulume kungekhulume
Class 17 kungakhuluma kungakhuluma kungekhulume kungekhulume
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizokhuluma engizokhuluma ngizokhuluma angizukhuluma engingezukhuluma ngingezukhuluma
2nd singular uzokhuluma ozokhuluma uzokhuluma awuzukhuluma ongezukhuluma ungezukhuluma
1st plural sizokhuluma esizokhuluma sizokhuluma asizukhuluma esingezukhuluma singezukhuluma
2nd plural nizokhuluma enizokhuluma nizokhuluma anizukhuluma eningezukhuluma ningezukhuluma
Class 1 uzokhuluma ozokhuluma ezokhuluma akazukhuluma ongezukhuluma engezukhuluma
Class 2 bazokhuluma abazokhuluma bezokhuluma abazukhuluma abangezukhuluma bengezukhuluma
Class 3 uzokhuluma ozokhuluma uzokhuluma awuzukhuluma ongezukhuluma ungezukhuluma
Class 4 izokhuluma ezokhuluma izokhuluma ayizukhuluma engezukhuluma ingezukhuluma
Class 5 lizokhuluma elizokhuluma lizokhuluma alizukhuluma elingezukhuluma lingezukhuluma
Class 6 azokhuluma azokhuluma ezokhuluma awazukhuluma angezukhuluma engezukhuluma
Class 7 sizokhuluma esizokhuluma sizokhuluma asizukhuluma esingezukhuluma singezukhuluma
Class 8 zizokhuluma ezizokhuluma zizokhuluma azizukhuluma ezingezukhuluma zingezukhuluma
Class 9 izokhuluma ezokhuluma izokhuluma ayizukhuluma engezukhuluma ingezukhuluma
Class 10 zizokhuluma ezizokhuluma zizokhuluma azizukhuluma ezingezukhuluma zingezukhuluma
Class 11 luzokhuluma oluzokhuluma luzokhuluma aluzukhuluma olungezukhuluma lungezukhuluma
Class 14 buzokhuluma obuzokhuluma buzokhuluma abuzukhuluma obungezukhuluma bungezukhuluma
Class 15 kuzokhuluma okuzokhuluma kuzokhuluma akuzukhuluma okungezukhuluma kungezukhuluma
Class 17 kuzokhuluma okuzokhuluma kuzokhuluma akuzukhuluma okungezukhuluma kungezukhuluma
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyokhuluma engiyokhuluma ngiyokhuluma angiyukhuluma engingeyukhuluma ngingeyukhuluma
2nd singular uyokhuluma oyokhuluma uyokhuluma awuyukhuluma ongeyukhuluma ungeyukhuluma
1st plural siyokhuluma esiyokhuluma siyokhuluma asiyukhuluma esingeyukhuluma singeyukhuluma
2nd plural niyokhuluma eniyokhuluma niyokhuluma aniyukhuluma eningeyukhuluma ningeyukhuluma
Class 1 uyokhuluma oyokhuluma eyokhuluma akayukhuluma ongeyukhuluma engeyukhuluma
Class 2 bayokhuluma abayokhuluma beyokhuluma abayukhuluma abangeyukhuluma bengeyukhuluma
Class 3 uyokhuluma oyokhuluma uyokhuluma awuyukhuluma ongeyukhuluma ungeyukhuluma
Class 4 iyokhuluma eyokhuluma iyokhuluma ayiyukhuluma engeyukhuluma ingeyukhuluma
Class 5 liyokhuluma eliyokhuluma liyokhuluma aliyukhuluma elingeyukhuluma lingeyukhuluma
Class 6 ayokhuluma ayokhuluma eyokhuluma awayukhuluma angeyukhuluma engeyukhuluma
Class 7 siyokhuluma esiyokhuluma siyokhuluma asiyukhuluma esingeyukhuluma singeyukhuluma
Class 8 ziyokhuluma eziyokhuluma ziyokhuluma aziyukhuluma ezingeyukhuluma zingeyukhuluma
Class 9 iyokhuluma eyokhuluma iyokhuluma ayiyukhuluma engeyukhuluma ingeyukhuluma
Class 10 ziyokhuluma eziyokhuluma ziyokhuluma aziyukhuluma ezingeyukhuluma zingeyukhuluma
Class 11 luyokhuluma oluyokhuluma luyokhuluma aluyukhuluma olungeyukhuluma lungeyukhuluma
Class 14 buyokhuluma obuyokhuluma buyokhuluma abuyukhuluma obungeyukhuluma bungeyukhuluma
Class 15 kuyokhuluma okuyokhuluma kuyokhuluma akuyukhuluma okungeyukhuluma kungeyukhuluma
Class 17 kuyokhuluma okuyokhuluma kuyokhuluma akuyukhuluma okungeyukhuluma kungeyukhuluma
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngikhulume ngingakhulumi
2nd singular ukhulume ungakhulumi
1st plural sikhulume singakhulumi
2nd plural nikhulume ningakhulumi
Class 1 akhulume angakhulumi
Class 2 bakhulume bangakhulumi
Class 3 ukhulume ungakhulumi
Class 4 ikhulume ingakhulumi
Class 5 likhulume lingakhulumi
Class 6 akhulume angakhulumi
Class 7 sikhulume singakhulumi
Class 8 zikhulume zingakhulumi
Class 9 ikhulume ingakhulumi
Class 10 zikhulume zingakhulumi
Class 11 lukhulume lungakhulumi
Class 14 bukhulume bungakhulumi
Class 15 kukhulume kungakhulumi
Class 17 kukhulume kungakhulumi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngakhuluma ngangakhuluma, angakhuluma, angangakhuluma
2nd singular wakhuluma wangakhuluma, awakhuluma, awangakhuluma
1st plural sakhuluma sangakhuluma, asakhuluma, asangakhuluma
2nd plural nakhuluma nangakhuluma, anakhuluma, anangakhuluma
Class 1 wakhuluma wangakhuluma, akakhuluma, akangakhuluma
Class 2 bakhuluma bangakhuluma, abakhuluma, abangakhuluma
Class 3 wakhuluma wangakhuluma, awakhuluma, awangakhuluma
Class 4 yakhuluma yangakhuluma, ayakhuluma, ayangakhuluma
Class 5 lakhuluma langakhuluma, alakhuluma, alangakhuluma
Class 6 akhuluma angakhuluma, awakhuluma, awangakhuluma
Class 7 sakhuluma sangakhuluma, asakhuluma, asangakhuluma
Class 8 zakhuluma zangakhuluma, azakhuluma, azangakhuluma
Class 9 yakhuluma yangakhuluma, ayakhuluma, ayangakhuluma
Class 10 zakhuluma zangakhuluma, azakhuluma, azangakhuluma
Class 11 lwakhuluma lwangakhuluma, alwakhuluma, alwangakhuluma
Class 14 bakhuluma bangakhuluma, abakhuluma, abangakhuluma
Class 15 kwakhuluma kwangakhuluma, akwakhuluma, akwangakhuluma
Class 17 kwakhuluma kwangakhuluma, akwakhuluma, akwangakhuluma

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