yala

See also: Yala

Krio

Etymology

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Adjective

yala

1. of the color yellow

Noun

yala

1. yellow pigment

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *sala, from Proto-Oceanic *salaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq.

Noun

yala

1. wrong, misdeed
2. sin

   Na mate ia Iētū nō a tātou yala.

   Jesus died for our sins.

Derived terms

• takayala (“error, mistake”)

Verb

yala

1. to do wrong
2. to commit sin

   Na yala tātou i te Atua.

   We have sinned agaist God.

3. to break a tapu

Further reading

• Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

Tatar

Noun

yala

1. suspicion, false accusation
2. slander

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-yala

1. (transitive) to advise
2. (transitive) to warn, to admonish

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Yami

Noun

yala

1. basket

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• يَلَ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /já.là/

Conjunction

yálà

1. either, whether

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-yala

1. (transitive) to warn

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukuyala
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuyala	ukungayali
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	yala	-yale
Plural	yalani	-yaleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyayala, ngiyala	engiyalayo, engiyala	ngiyala	angiyali	engingayali	ngingayali
2nd singular	uyayala, uyala	oyalayo, oyala	uyala	awuyali	ongayali	ungayali
1st plural	siyayala, siyala	esiyalayo, esiyala	siyala	asiyali	esingayali	singayali
2nd plural	niyayala, niyala	eniyalayo, eniyala	niyala	aniyali	eningayali	ningayali
Class 1	uyayala, uyala	oyalayo, oyala	eyala	akayali	ongayali	engayali
Class 2	bayayala, bayala	abayalayo, abayala	beyala	abayali	abangayali	bengayali
Class 3	uyayala, uyala	oyalayo, oyala	uyala	awuyali	ongayali	ungayali
Class 4	iyayala, iyala	eyalayo, eyala	iyala	ayiyali	engayali	ingayali
Class 5	liyayala, liyala	eliyalayo, eliyala	liyala	aliyali	elingayali	lingayali
Class 6	ayayala, ayala	ayalayo, ayala	eyala	awayali	angayali	engayali
Class 7	siyayala, siyala	esiyalayo, esiyala	siyala	asiyali	esingayali	singayali
Class 8	ziyayala, ziyala	eziyalayo, eziyala	ziyala	aziyali	ezingayali	zingayali
Class 9	iyayala, iyala	eyalayo, eyala	iyala	ayiyali	engayali	ingayali
Class 10	ziyayala, ziyala	eziyalayo, eziyala	ziyala	aziyali	ezingayali	zingayali
Class 11	luyayala, luyala	oluyalayo, oluyala	luyala	aluyali	olungayali	lungayali
Class 14	buyayala, buyala	obuyalayo, obuyala	buyala	abuyali	obungayali	bungayali
Class 15	kuyayala, kuyala	okuyalayo, okuyala	kuyala	akuyali	okungayali	kungayali
Class 17	kuyayala, kuyala	okuyalayo, okuyala	kuyala	akuyali	okungayali	kungayali
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyalile, ngiyalē	engiyalile, engiyalē	ngiyalile, ngiyalē	angiyalanga	engingayalanga	ngingayalanga
2nd singular	uyalile, uyalē	oyalile, oyalē	uyalile, uyalē	awuyalanga	ongayalanga	ungayalanga
1st plural	siyalile, siyalē	esiyalile, esiyalē	siyalile, siyalē	asiyalanga	esingayalanga	singayalanga
2nd plural	niyalile, niyalē	eniyalile, eniyalē	niyalile, niyalē	aniyalanga	eningayalanga	ningayalanga
Class 1	uyalile, uyalē	oyalile, oyalē	eyalile, eyalē	akayalanga	ongayalanga	engayalanga
Class 2	bayalile, bayalē	abayalile, abayalē	beyalile, beyalē	abayalanga	abangayalanga	bengayalanga
Class 3	uyalile, uyalē	oyalile, oyalē	uyalile, uyalē	awuyalanga	ongayalanga	ungayalanga
Class 4	iyalile, iyalē	eyalile, eyalē	iyalile, iyalē	ayiyalanga	engayalanga	ingayalanga
Class 5	liyalile, liyalē	eliyalile, eliyalē	liyalile, liyalē	aliyalanga	elingayalanga	lingayalanga
Class 6	ayalile, ayalē	ayalile, ayalē	eyalile, eyalē	awayalanga	angayalanga	engayalanga
Class 7	siyalile, siyalē	esiyalile, esiyalē	siyalile, siyalē	asiyalanga	esingayalanga	singayalanga
Class 8	ziyalile, ziyalē	eziyalile, eziyalē	ziyalile, ziyalē	aziyalanga	ezingayalanga	zingayalanga
Class 9	iyalile, iyalē	eyalile, eyalē	iyalile, iyalē	ayiyalanga	engayalanga	ingayalanga
Class 10	ziyalile, ziyalē	eziyalile, eziyalē	ziyalile, ziyalē	aziyalanga	ezingayalanga	zingayalanga
Class 11	luyalile, luyalē	oluyalile, oluyalē	luyalile, luyalē	aluyalanga	olungayalanga	lungayalanga
Class 14	buyalile, buyalē	obuyalile, obuyalē	buyalile, buyalē	abuyalanga	obungayalanga	bungayalanga
Class 15	kuyalile, kuyalē	okuyalile, okuyalē	kuyalile, kuyalē	akuyalanga	okungayalanga	kungayalanga
Class 17	kuyalile, kuyalē	okuyalile, okuyalē	kuyalile, kuyalē	akuyalanga	okungayalanga	kungayalanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāyala	engāyala	ngāyala	angiyalanga	engingayalanga	ngingayalanga
2nd singular	wāyala	owāyala	wāyala	awuyalanga	ongayalanga	ungayalanga
1st plural	sāyala	esāyala	sāyala	asiyalanga	esingayalanga	singayalanga
2nd plural	nāyala	enāyala	nāyala	aniyalanga	eningayalanga	ningayalanga
Class 1	wāyala	owāyala	āyala	akayalanga	ongayalanga	engayalanga
Class 2	bāyala	abāyala	bāyala	abayalanga	abangayalanga	bengayalanga
Class 3	wāyala	owāyala	wāyala	awuyalanga	ongayalanga	ungayalanga
Class 4	yāyala	eyāyala	yāyala	ayiyalanga	engayalanga	ingayalanga
Class 5	lāyala	elāyala	lāyala	aliyalanga	elingayalanga	lingayalanga
Class 6	āyala	āyala	āyala	awayalanga	angayalanga	engayalanga
Class 7	sāyala	esāyala	sāyala	asiyalanga	esingayalanga	singayalanga
Class 8	zāyala	ezāyala	zāyala	aziyalanga	ezingayalanga	zingayalanga
Class 9	yāyala	eyāyala	yāyala	ayiyalanga	engayalanga	ingayalanga
Class 10	zāyala	ezāyala	zāyala	aziyalanga	ezingayalanga	zingayalanga
Class 11	lwāyala	olwāyala	lwāyala	aluyalanga	olungayalanga	lungayalanga
Class 14	bāyala	obāyala	bāyala	abuyalanga	obungayalanga	bungayalanga
Class 15	kwāyala	okwāyala	kwāyala	akuyalanga	okungayalanga	kungayalanga
Class 17	kwāyala	okwāyala	kwāyala	akuyalanga	okungayalanga	kungayalanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingayala	—	ngingayala	ngingeyale	—	ngingeyale
2nd singular	ungayala	—	ungayala	ungeyale	—	ungeyale
1st plural	singayala	—	singayala	singeyale	—	singeyale
2nd plural	ningayala	—	ningayala	ningeyale	—	ningeyale
Class 1	angayala	—	engayala	angeyale	—	engeyale
Class 2	bangayala	—	bengayala	bangeyale	—	bengeyale
Class 3	ungayala	—	ungayala	ungeyale	—	ungeyale
Class 4	ingayala	—	ingayala	ingeyale	—	ingeyale
Class 5	lingayala	—	lingayala	lingeyale	—	lingeyale
Class 6	angayala	—	engayala	angeyale	—	engeyale
Class 7	singayala	—	singayala	singeyale	—	singeyale
Class 8	zingayala	—	zingayala	zingeyale	—	zingeyale
Class 9	ingayala	—	ingayala	ingeyale	—	ingeyale
Class 10	zingayala	—	zingayala	zingeyale	—	zingeyale
Class 11	lungayala	—	lungayala	lungeyale	—	lungeyale
Class 14	bungayala	—	bungayala	bungeyale	—	bungeyale
Class 15	kungayala	—	kungayala	kungeyale	—	kungeyale
Class 17	kungayala	—	kungayala	kungeyale	—	kungeyale
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizoyala	engizoyala	ngizoyala	angizuyala	engingezuyala	ngingezuyala
2nd singular	uzoyala	ozoyala	uzoyala	awuzuyala	ongezuyala	ungezuyala
1st plural	sizoyala	esizoyala	sizoyala	asizuyala	esingezuyala	singezuyala
2nd plural	nizoyala	enizoyala	nizoyala	anizuyala	eningezuyala	ningezuyala
Class 1	uzoyala	ozoyala	ezoyala	akazuyala	ongezuyala	engezuyala
Class 2	bazoyala	abazoyala	bezoyala	abazuyala	abangezuyala	bengezuyala
Class 3	uzoyala	ozoyala	uzoyala	awuzuyala	ongezuyala	ungezuyala
Class 4	izoyala	ezoyala	izoyala	ayizuyala	engezuyala	ingezuyala
Class 5	lizoyala	elizoyala	lizoyala	alizuyala	elingezuyala	lingezuyala
Class 6	azoyala	azoyala	ezoyala	awazuyala	angezuyala	engezuyala
Class 7	sizoyala	esizoyala	sizoyala	asizuyala	esingezuyala	singezuyala
Class 8	zizoyala	ezizoyala	zizoyala	azizuyala	ezingezuyala	zingezuyala
Class 9	izoyala	ezoyala	izoyala	ayizuyala	engezuyala	ingezuyala
Class 10	zizoyala	ezizoyala	zizoyala	azizuyala	ezingezuyala	zingezuyala
Class 11	luzoyala	oluzoyala	luzoyala	aluzuyala	olungezuyala	lungezuyala
Class 14	buzoyala	obuzoyala	buzoyala	abuzuyala	obungezuyala	bungezuyala
Class 15	kuzoyala	okuzoyala	kuzoyala	akuzuyala	okungezuyala	kungezuyala
Class 17	kuzoyala	okuzoyala	kuzoyala	akuzuyala	okungezuyala	kungezuyala
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyoyala	engiyoyala	ngiyoyala	angiyuyala	engingeyuyala	ngingeyuyala
2nd singular	uyoyala	oyoyala	uyoyala	awuyuyala	ongeyuyala	ungeyuyala
1st plural	siyoyala	esiyoyala	siyoyala	asiyuyala	esingeyuyala	singeyuyala
2nd plural	niyoyala	eniyoyala	niyoyala	aniyuyala	eningeyuyala	ningeyuyala
Class 1	uyoyala	oyoyala	eyoyala	akayuyala	ongeyuyala	engeyuyala
Class 2	bayoyala	abayoyala	beyoyala	abayuyala	abangeyuyala	bengeyuyala
Class 3	uyoyala	oyoyala	uyoyala	awuyuyala	ongeyuyala	ungeyuyala
Class 4	iyoyala	eyoyala	iyoyala	ayiyuyala	engeyuyala	ingeyuyala
Class 5	liyoyala	eliyoyala	liyoyala	aliyuyala	elingeyuyala	lingeyuyala
Class 6	ayoyala	ayoyala	eyoyala	awayuyala	angeyuyala	engeyuyala
Class 7	siyoyala	esiyoyala	siyoyala	asiyuyala	esingeyuyala	singeyuyala
Class 8	ziyoyala	eziyoyala	ziyoyala	aziyuyala	ezingeyuyala	zingeyuyala
Class 9	iyoyala	eyoyala	iyoyala	ayiyuyala	engeyuyala	ingeyuyala
Class 10	ziyoyala	eziyoyala	ziyoyala	aziyuyala	ezingeyuyala	zingeyuyala
Class 11	luyoyala	oluyoyala	luyoyala	aluyuyala	olungeyuyala	lungeyuyala
Class 14	buyoyala	obuyoyala	buyoyala	abuyuyala	obungeyuyala	bungeyuyala
Class 15	kuyoyala	okuyoyala	kuyoyala	akuyuyala	okungeyuyala	kungeyuyala
Class 17	kuyoyala	okuyoyala	kuyoyala	akuyuyala	okungeyuyala	kungeyuyala
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngiyale	ngingayali
2nd singular	uyale	ungayali
1st plural	siyale	singayali
2nd plural	niyale	ningayali
Class 1	ayale	angayali
Class 2	bayale	bangayali
Class 3	uyale	ungayali
Class 4	iyale	ingayali
Class 5	liyale	lingayali
Class 6	ayale	angayali
Class 7	siyale	singayali
Class 8	ziyale	zingayali
Class 9	iyale	ingayali
Class 10	ziyale	zingayali
Class 11	luyale	lungayali
Class 14	buyale	bungayali
Class 15	kuyale	kungayali
Class 17	kuyale	kungayali
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngayala	ngangayala, angayala, angangayala
2nd singular	wayala	wangayala, awayala, awangayala
1st plural	sayala	sangayala, asayala, asangayala
2nd plural	nayala	nangayala, anayala, anangayala
Class 1	wayala	wangayala, akayala, akangayala
Class 2	bayala	bangayala, abayala, abangayala
Class 3	wayala	wangayala, awayala, awangayala
Class 4	yayala	yangayala, ayayala, ayangayala
Class 5	layala	langayala, alayala, alangayala
Class 6	ayala	angayala, awayala, awangayala
Class 7	sayala	sangayala, asayala, asangayala
Class 8	zayala	zangayala, azayala, azangayala
Class 9	yayala	yangayala, ayayala, ayangayala
Class 10	zayala	zangayala, azayala, azangayala
Class 11	lwayala	lwangayala, alwayala, alwangayala
Class 14	bayala	bangayala, abayala, abangayala
Class 15	kwayala	kwangayala, akwayala, akwangayala
Class 17	kwayala	kwangayala, akwayala, akwangayala

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “yala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “yala (6.3)”