Tone unknown
|
Infinitive
|
ukulethela
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukulethela
|
ukungaletheli
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
lethela
|
-lethele
|
Plural
|
lethelani
|
-letheleni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyalethela, ngilethela
|
engilethelayo, engilethela
|
ngilethela
|
angiletheli
|
engingaletheli
|
ngingaletheli
|
2nd singular
|
uyalethela, ulethela
|
olethelayo, olethela
|
ulethela
|
awuletheli
|
ongaletheli
|
ungaletheli
|
1st plural
|
siyalethela, silethela
|
esilethelayo, esilethela
|
silethela
|
asiletheli
|
esingaletheli
|
singaletheli
|
2nd plural
|
niyalethela, nilethela
|
enilethelayo, enilethela
|
nilethela
|
aniletheli
|
eningaletheli
|
ningaletheli
|
Class 1
|
uyalethela, ulethela
|
olethelayo, olethela
|
elethela
|
akaletheli
|
ongaletheli
|
engaletheli
|
Class 2
|
bayalethela, balethela
|
abalethelayo, abalethela
|
belethela
|
abaletheli
|
abangaletheli
|
bengaletheli
|
Class 3
|
uyalethela, ulethela
|
olethelayo, olethela
|
ulethela
|
awuletheli
|
ongaletheli
|
ungaletheli
|
Class 4
|
iyalethela, ilethela
|
elethelayo, elethela
|
ilethela
|
ayiletheli
|
engaletheli
|
ingaletheli
|
Class 5
|
liyalethela, lilethela
|
elilethelayo, elilethela
|
lilethela
|
aliletheli
|
elingaletheli
|
lingaletheli
|
Class 6
|
ayalethela, alethela
|
alethelayo, alethela
|
elethela
|
awaletheli
|
angaletheli
|
engaletheli
|
Class 7
|
siyalethela, silethela
|
esilethelayo, esilethela
|
silethela
|
asiletheli
|
esingaletheli
|
singaletheli
|
Class 8
|
ziyalethela, zilethela
|
ezilethelayo, ezilethela
|
zilethela
|
aziletheli
|
ezingaletheli
|
zingaletheli
|
Class 9
|
iyalethela, ilethela
|
elethelayo, elethela
|
ilethela
|
ayiletheli
|
engaletheli
|
ingaletheli
|
Class 10
|
ziyalethela, zilethela
|
ezilethelayo, ezilethela
|
zilethela
|
aziletheli
|
ezingaletheli
|
zingaletheli
|
Class 11
|
luyalethela, lulethela
|
olulethelayo, olulethela
|
lulethela
|
aluletheli
|
olungaletheli
|
lungaletheli
|
Class 14
|
buyalethela, bulethela
|
obulethelayo, obulethela
|
bulethela
|
abuletheli
|
obungaletheli
|
bungaletheli
|
Class 15
|
kuyalethela, kulethela
|
okulethelayo, okulethela
|
kulethela
|
akuletheli
|
okungaletheli
|
kungaletheli
|
Class 17
|
kuyalethela, kulethela
|
okulethelayo, okulethela
|
kulethela
|
akuletheli
|
okungaletheli
|
kungaletheli
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngilethelile, ngilethelē
|
engilethelile, engilethelē
|
ngilethelile, ngilethelē
|
angilethelanga
|
engingalethelanga
|
ngingalethelanga
|
2nd singular
|
ulethelile, ulethelē
|
olethelile, olethelē
|
ulethelile, ulethelē
|
awulethelanga
|
ongalethelanga
|
ungalethelanga
|
1st plural
|
silethelile, silethelē
|
esilethelile, esilethelē
|
silethelile, silethelē
|
asilethelanga
|
esingalethelanga
|
singalethelanga
|
2nd plural
|
nilethelile, nilethelē
|
enilethelile, enilethelē
|
nilethelile, nilethelē
|
anilethelanga
|
eningalethelanga
|
ningalethelanga
|
Class 1
|
ulethelile, ulethelē
|
olethelile, olethelē
|
elethelile, elethelē
|
akalethelanga
|
ongalethelanga
|
engalethelanga
|
Class 2
|
balethelile, balethelē
|
abalethelile, abalethelē
|
belethelile, belethelē
|
abalethelanga
|
abangalethelanga
|
bengalethelanga
|
Class 3
|
ulethelile, ulethelē
|
olethelile, olethelē
|
ulethelile, ulethelē
|
awulethelanga
|
ongalethelanga
|
ungalethelanga
|
Class 4
|
ilethelile, ilethelē
|
elethelile, elethelē
|
ilethelile, ilethelē
|
ayilethelanga
|
engalethelanga
|
ingalethelanga
|
Class 5
|
lilethelile, lilethelē
|
elilethelile, elilethelē
|
lilethelile, lilethelē
|
alilethelanga
|
elingalethelanga
|
lingalethelanga
|
Class 6
|
alethelile, alethelē
|
alethelile, alethelē
|
elethelile, elethelē
|
awalethelanga
|
angalethelanga
|
engalethelanga
|
Class 7
|
silethelile, silethelē
|
esilethelile, esilethelē
|
silethelile, silethelē
|
asilethelanga
|
esingalethelanga
|
singalethelanga
|
Class 8
|
zilethelile, zilethelē
|
ezilethelile, ezilethelē
|
zilethelile, zilethelē
|
azilethelanga
|
ezingalethelanga
|
zingalethelanga
|
Class 9
|
ilethelile, ilethelē
|
elethelile, elethelē
|
ilethelile, ilethelē
|
ayilethelanga
|
engalethelanga
|
ingalethelanga
|
Class 10
|
zilethelile, zilethelē
|
ezilethelile, ezilethelē
|
zilethelile, zilethelē
|
azilethelanga
|
ezingalethelanga
|
zingalethelanga
|
Class 11
|
lulethelile, lulethelē
|
olulethelile, olulethelē
|
lulethelile, lulethelē
|
alulethelanga
|
olungalethelanga
|
lungalethelanga
|
Class 14
|
bulethelile, bulethelē
|
obulethelile, obulethelē
|
bulethelile, bulethelē
|
abulethelanga
|
obungalethelanga
|
bungalethelanga
|
Class 15
|
kulethelile, kulethelē
|
okulethelile, okulethelē
|
kulethelile, kulethelē
|
akulethelanga
|
okungalethelanga
|
kungalethelanga
|
Class 17
|
kulethelile, kulethelē
|
okulethelile, okulethelē
|
kulethelile, kulethelē
|
akulethelanga
|
okungalethelanga
|
kungalethelanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngālethela
|
engālethela
|
ngālethela
|
angilethelanga
|
engingalethelanga
|
ngingalethelanga
|
2nd singular
|
wālethela
|
owālethela
|
wālethela
|
awulethelanga
|
ongalethelanga
|
ungalethelanga
|
1st plural
|
sālethela
|
esālethela
|
sālethela
|
asilethelanga
|
esingalethelanga
|
singalethelanga
|
2nd plural
|
nālethela
|
enālethela
|
nālethela
|
anilethelanga
|
eningalethelanga
|
ningalethelanga
|
Class 1
|
wālethela
|
owālethela
|
ālethela
|
akalethelanga
|
ongalethelanga
|
engalethelanga
|
Class 2
|
bālethela
|
abālethela
|
bālethela
|
abalethelanga
|
abangalethelanga
|
bengalethelanga
|
Class 3
|
wālethela
|
owālethela
|
wālethela
|
awulethelanga
|
ongalethelanga
|
ungalethelanga
|
Class 4
|
yālethela
|
eyālethela
|
yālethela
|
ayilethelanga
|
engalethelanga
|
ingalethelanga
|
Class 5
|
lālethela
|
elālethela
|
lālethela
|
alilethelanga
|
elingalethelanga
|
lingalethelanga
|
Class 6
|
ālethela
|
ālethela
|
ālethela
|
awalethelanga
|
angalethelanga
|
engalethelanga
|
Class 7
|
sālethela
|
esālethela
|
sālethela
|
asilethelanga
|
esingalethelanga
|
singalethelanga
|
Class 8
|
zālethela
|
ezālethela
|
zālethela
|
azilethelanga
|
ezingalethelanga
|
zingalethelanga
|
Class 9
|
yālethela
|
eyālethela
|
yālethela
|
ayilethelanga
|
engalethelanga
|
ingalethelanga
|
Class 10
|
zālethela
|
ezālethela
|
zālethela
|
azilethelanga
|
ezingalethelanga
|
zingalethelanga
|
Class 11
|
lwālethela
|
olwālethela
|
lwālethela
|
alulethelanga
|
olungalethelanga
|
lungalethelanga
|
Class 14
|
bālethela
|
obālethela
|
bālethela
|
abulethelanga
|
obungalethelanga
|
bungalethelanga
|
Class 15
|
kwālethela
|
okwālethela
|
kwālethela
|
akulethelanga
|
okungalethelanga
|
kungalethelanga
|
Class 17
|
kwālethela
|
okwālethela
|
kwālethela
|
akulethelanga
|
okungalethelanga
|
kungalethelanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingalethela
|
—
|
ngingalethela
|
ngingelethele
|
—
|
ngingelethele
|
2nd singular
|
ungalethela
|
—
|
ungalethela
|
ungelethele
|
—
|
ungelethele
|
1st plural
|
singalethela
|
—
|
singalethela
|
singelethele
|
—
|
singelethele
|
2nd plural
|
ningalethela
|
—
|
ningalethela
|
ningelethele
|
—
|
ningelethele
|
Class 1
|
angalethela
|
—
|
engalethela
|
angelethele
|
—
|
engelethele
|
Class 2
|
bangalethela
|
—
|
bengalethela
|
bangelethele
|
—
|
bengelethele
|
Class 3
|
ungalethela
|
—
|
ungalethela
|
ungelethele
|
—
|
ungelethele
|
Class 4
|
ingalethela
|
—
|
ingalethela
|
ingelethele
|
—
|
ingelethele
|
Class 5
|
lingalethela
|
—
|
lingalethela
|
lingelethele
|
—
|
lingelethele
|
Class 6
|
angalethela
|
—
|
engalethela
|
angelethele
|
—
|
engelethele
|
Class 7
|
singalethela
|
—
|
singalethela
|
singelethele
|
—
|
singelethele
|
Class 8
|
zingalethela
|
—
|
zingalethela
|
zingelethele
|
—
|
zingelethele
|
Class 9
|
ingalethela
|
—
|
ingalethela
|
ingelethele
|
—
|
ingelethele
|
Class 10
|
zingalethela
|
—
|
zingalethela
|
zingelethele
|
—
|
zingelethele
|
Class 11
|
lungalethela
|
—
|
lungalethela
|
lungelethele
|
—
|
lungelethele
|
Class 14
|
bungalethela
|
—
|
bungalethela
|
bungelethele
|
—
|
bungelethele
|
Class 15
|
kungalethela
|
—
|
kungalethela
|
kungelethele
|
—
|
kungelethele
|
Class 17
|
kungalethela
|
—
|
kungalethela
|
kungelethele
|
—
|
kungelethele
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizolethela
|
engizolethela
|
ngizolethela
|
angizulethela
|
engingezulethela
|
ngingezulethela
|
2nd singular
|
uzolethela
|
ozolethela
|
uzolethela
|
awuzulethela
|
ongezulethela
|
ungezulethela
|
1st plural
|
sizolethela
|
esizolethela
|
sizolethela
|
asizulethela
|
esingezulethela
|
singezulethela
|
2nd plural
|
nizolethela
|
enizolethela
|
nizolethela
|
anizulethela
|
eningezulethela
|
ningezulethela
|
Class 1
|
uzolethela
|
ozolethela
|
ezolethela
|
akazulethela
|
ongezulethela
|
engezulethela
|
Class 2
|
bazolethela
|
abazolethela
|
bezolethela
|
abazulethela
|
abangezulethela
|
bengezulethela
|
Class 3
|
uzolethela
|
ozolethela
|
uzolethela
|
awuzulethela
|
ongezulethela
|
ungezulethela
|
Class 4
|
izolethela
|
ezolethela
|
izolethela
|
ayizulethela
|
engezulethela
|
ingezulethela
|
Class 5
|
lizolethela
|
elizolethela
|
lizolethela
|
alizulethela
|
elingezulethela
|
lingezulethela
|
Class 6
|
azolethela
|
azolethela
|
ezolethela
|
awazulethela
|
angezulethela
|
engezulethela
|
Class 7
|
sizolethela
|
esizolethela
|
sizolethela
|
asizulethela
|
esingezulethela
|
singezulethela
|
Class 8
|
zizolethela
|
ezizolethela
|
zizolethela
|
azizulethela
|
ezingezulethela
|
zingezulethela
|
Class 9
|
izolethela
|
ezolethela
|
izolethela
|
ayizulethela
|
engezulethela
|
ingezulethela
|
Class 10
|
zizolethela
|
ezizolethela
|
zizolethela
|
azizulethela
|
ezingezulethela
|
zingezulethela
|
Class 11
|
luzolethela
|
oluzolethela
|
luzolethela
|
aluzulethela
|
olungezulethela
|
lungezulethela
|
Class 14
|
buzolethela
|
obuzolethela
|
buzolethela
|
abuzulethela
|
obungezulethela
|
bungezulethela
|
Class 15
|
kuzolethela
|
okuzolethela
|
kuzolethela
|
akuzulethela
|
okungezulethela
|
kungezulethela
|
Class 17
|
kuzolethela
|
okuzolethela
|
kuzolethela
|
akuzulethela
|
okungezulethela
|
kungezulethela
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyolethela
|
engiyolethela
|
ngiyolethela
|
angiyulethela
|
engingeyulethela
|
ngingeyulethela
|
2nd singular
|
uyolethela
|
oyolethela
|
uyolethela
|
awuyulethela
|
ongeyulethela
|
ungeyulethela
|
1st plural
|
siyolethela
|
esiyolethela
|
siyolethela
|
asiyulethela
|
esingeyulethela
|
singeyulethela
|
2nd plural
|
niyolethela
|
eniyolethela
|
niyolethela
|
aniyulethela
|
eningeyulethela
|
ningeyulethela
|
Class 1
|
uyolethela
|
oyolethela
|
eyolethela
|
akayulethela
|
ongeyulethela
|
engeyulethela
|
Class 2
|
bayolethela
|
abayolethela
|
beyolethela
|
abayulethela
|
abangeyulethela
|
bengeyulethela
|
Class 3
|
uyolethela
|
oyolethela
|
uyolethela
|
awuyulethela
|
ongeyulethela
|
ungeyulethela
|
Class 4
|
iyolethela
|
eyolethela
|
iyolethela
|
ayiyulethela
|
engeyulethela
|
ingeyulethela
|
Class 5
|
liyolethela
|
eliyolethela
|
liyolethela
|
aliyulethela
|
elingeyulethela
|
lingeyulethela
|
Class 6
|
ayolethela
|
ayolethela
|
eyolethela
|
awayulethela
|
angeyulethela
|
engeyulethela
|
Class 7
|
siyolethela
|
esiyolethela
|
siyolethela
|
asiyulethela
|
esingeyulethela
|
singeyulethela
|
Class 8
|
ziyolethela
|
eziyolethela
|
ziyolethela
|
aziyulethela
|
ezingeyulethela
|
zingeyulethela
|
Class 9
|
iyolethela
|
eyolethela
|
iyolethela
|
ayiyulethela
|
engeyulethela
|
ingeyulethela
|
Class 10
|
ziyolethela
|
eziyolethela
|
ziyolethela
|
aziyulethela
|
ezingeyulethela
|
zingeyulethela
|
Class 11
|
luyolethela
|
oluyolethela
|
luyolethela
|
aluyulethela
|
olungeyulethela
|
lungeyulethela
|
Class 14
|
buyolethela
|
obuyolethela
|
buyolethela
|
abuyulethela
|
obungeyulethela
|
bungeyulethela
|
Class 15
|
kuyolethela
|
okuyolethela
|
kuyolethela
|
akuyulethela
|
okungeyulethela
|
kungeyulethela
|
Class 17
|
kuyolethela
|
okuyolethela
|
kuyolethela
|
akuyulethela
|
okungeyulethela
|
kungeyulethela
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngilethele
|
ngingaletheli
|
2nd singular
|
ulethele
|
ungaletheli
|
1st plural
|
silethele
|
singaletheli
|
2nd plural
|
nilethele
|
ningaletheli
|
Class 1
|
alethele
|
angaletheli
|
Class 2
|
balethele
|
bangaletheli
|
Class 3
|
ulethele
|
ungaletheli
|
Class 4
|
ilethele
|
ingaletheli
|
Class 5
|
lilethele
|
lingaletheli
|
Class 6
|
alethele
|
angaletheli
|
Class 7
|
silethele
|
singaletheli
|
Class 8
|
zilethele
|
zingaletheli
|
Class 9
|
ilethele
|
ingaletheli
|
Class 10
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zilethele
|
zingaletheli
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Class 11
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lulethele
|
lungaletheli
|
Class 14
|
bulethele
|
bungaletheli
|
Class 15
|
kulethele
|
kungaletheli
|
Class 17
|
kulethele
|
kungaletheli
|
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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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ngalethela
|
ngangalethela, angalethela, angangalethela
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2nd singular
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walethela
|
wangalethela, awalethela, awangalethela
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1st plural
|
salethela
|
sangalethela, asalethela, asangalethela
|
2nd plural
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nalethela
|
nangalethela, analethela, anangalethela
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Class 1
|
walethela
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wangalethela, akalethela, akangalethela
|
Class 2
|
balethela
|
bangalethela, abalethela, abangalethela
|
Class 3
|
walethela
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wangalethela, awalethela, awangalethela
|
Class 4
|
yalethela
|
yangalethela, ayalethela, ayangalethela
|
Class 5
|
lalethela
|
langalethela, alalethela, alangalethela
|
Class 6
|
alethela
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angalethela, awalethela, awangalethela
|
Class 7
|
salethela
|
sangalethela, asalethela, asangalethela
|
Class 8
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zalethela
|
zangalethela, azalethela, azangalethela
|
Class 9
|
yalethela
|
yangalethela, ayalethela, ayangalethela
|
Class 10
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zalethela
|
zangalethela, azalethela, azangalethela
|
Class 11
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lwalethela
|
lwangalethela, alwalethela, alwangalethela
|
Class 14
|
balethela
|
bangalethela, abalethela, abangalethela
|
Class 15
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kwalethela
|
kwangalethela, akwalethela, akwangalethela
|
Class 17
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kwalethela
|
kwangalethela, akwalethela, akwangalethela
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