baleka

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

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Verb

-báléka

to run away, to flee

Inflection

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Phuthi

Etymology

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

Verb

-báléka

to run away, to flee

Inflection

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Swazi

Etymology

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

Verb

-báléka

to run away, to flee

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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

Verb

-báléka

(intransitive) to run away, to flee

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

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

Verb

-baléka

(intransitive) to run away, to flee
(intransitive) to escape

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukubaleka
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubaleka	ukungabaleki
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	baleka	-baleke
Plural	balekani	-balekeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabaleka, ngibaleka	engibalekayo, engibaleka	ngibaleka	angibaleki	engingabaleki	ngingabaleki
2nd singular	uyabaleka, ubaleka	obalekayo, obaleka	ubaleka	awubaleki	ongabaleki	ungabaleki
1st plural	siyabaleka, sibaleka	esibalekayo, esibaleka	sibaleka	asibaleki	esingabaleki	singabaleki
2nd plural	niyabaleka, nibaleka	enibalekayo, enibaleka	nibaleka	anibaleki	eningabaleki	ningabaleki
Class 1	uyabaleka, ubaleka	obalekayo, obaleka	ebaleka	akabaleki	ongabaleki	engabaleki
Class 2	bayabaleka, babaleka	ababalekayo, ababaleka	bebaleka	ababaleki	abangabaleki	bengabaleki
Class 3	uyabaleka, ubaleka	obalekayo, obaleka	ubaleka	awubaleki	ongabaleki	ungabaleki
Class 4	iyabaleka, ibaleka	ebalekayo, ebaleka	ibaleka	ayibaleki	engabaleki	ingabaleki
Class 5	liyabaleka, libaleka	elibalekayo, elibaleka	libaleka	alibaleki	elingabaleki	lingabaleki
Class 6	ayabaleka, abaleka	abalekayo, abaleka	ebaleka	awabaleki	angabaleki	engabaleki
Class 7	siyabaleka, sibaleka	esibalekayo, esibaleka	sibaleka	asibaleki	esingabaleki	singabaleki
Class 8	ziyabaleka, zibaleka	ezibalekayo, ezibaleka	zibaleka	azibaleki	ezingabaleki	zingabaleki
Class 9	iyabaleka, ibaleka	ebalekayo, ebaleka	ibaleka	ayibaleki	engabaleki	ingabaleki
Class 10	ziyabaleka, zibaleka	ezibalekayo, ezibaleka	zibaleka	azibaleki	ezingabaleki	zingabaleki
Class 11	luyabaleka, lubaleka	olubalekayo, olubaleka	lubaleka	alubaleki	olungabaleki	lungabaleki
Class 14	buyabaleka, bubaleka	obubalekayo, obubaleka	bubaleka	abubaleki	obungabaleki	bungabaleki
Class 15	kuyabaleka, kubaleka	okubalekayo, okubaleka	kubaleka	akubaleki	okungabaleki	kungabaleki
Class 17	kuyabaleka, kubaleka	okubalekayo, okubaleka	kubaleka	akubaleki	okungabaleki	kungabaleki
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibalekile, ngibalekē	engibalekile, engibalekē	ngibalekile, ngibalekē	angibalekanga	engingabalekanga	ngingabalekanga
2nd singular	ubalekile, ubalekē	obalekile, obalekē	ubalekile, ubalekē	awubalekanga	ongabalekanga	ungabalekanga
1st plural	sibalekile, sibalekē	esibalekile, esibalekē	sibalekile, sibalekē	asibalekanga	esingabalekanga	singabalekanga
2nd plural	nibalekile, nibalekē	enibalekile, enibalekē	nibalekile, nibalekē	anibalekanga	eningabalekanga	ningabalekanga
Class 1	ubalekile, ubalekē	obalekile, obalekē	ebalekile, ebalekē	akabalekanga	ongabalekanga	engabalekanga
Class 2	babalekile, babalekē	ababalekile, ababalekē	bebalekile, bebalekē	ababalekanga	abangabalekanga	bengabalekanga
Class 3	ubalekile, ubalekē	obalekile, obalekē	ubalekile, ubalekē	awubalekanga	ongabalekanga	ungabalekanga
Class 4	ibalekile, ibalekē	ebalekile, ebalekē	ibalekile, ibalekē	ayibalekanga	engabalekanga	ingabalekanga
Class 5	libalekile, libalekē	elibalekile, elibalekē	libalekile, libalekē	alibalekanga	elingabalekanga	lingabalekanga
Class 6	abalekile, abalekē	abalekile, abalekē	ebalekile, ebalekē	awabalekanga	angabalekanga	engabalekanga
Class 7	sibalekile, sibalekē	esibalekile, esibalekē	sibalekile, sibalekē	asibalekanga	esingabalekanga	singabalekanga
Class 8	zibalekile, zibalekē	ezibalekile, ezibalekē	zibalekile, zibalekē	azibalekanga	ezingabalekanga	zingabalekanga
Class 9	ibalekile, ibalekē	ebalekile, ebalekē	ibalekile, ibalekē	ayibalekanga	engabalekanga	ingabalekanga
Class 10	zibalekile, zibalekē	ezibalekile, ezibalekē	zibalekile, zibalekē	azibalekanga	ezingabalekanga	zingabalekanga
Class 11	lubalekile, lubalekē	olubalekile, olubalekē	lubalekile, lubalekē	alubalekanga	olungabalekanga	lungabalekanga
Class 14	bubalekile, bubalekē	obubalekile, obubalekē	bubalekile, bubalekē	abubalekanga	obungabalekanga	bungabalekanga
Class 15	kubalekile, kubalekē	okubalekile, okubalekē	kubalekile, kubalekē	akubalekanga	okungabalekanga	kungabalekanga
Class 17	kubalekile, kubalekē	okubalekile, okubalekē	kubalekile, kubalekē	akubalekanga	okungabalekanga	kungabalekanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābaleka	engābaleka	ngābaleka	angibalekanga	engingabalekanga	ngingabalekanga
2nd singular	wābaleka	owābaleka	wābaleka	awubalekanga	ongabalekanga	ungabalekanga
1st plural	sābaleka	esābaleka	sābaleka	asibalekanga	esingabalekanga	singabalekanga
2nd plural	nābaleka	enābaleka	nābaleka	anibalekanga	eningabalekanga	ningabalekanga
Class 1	wābaleka	owābaleka	ābaleka	akabalekanga	ongabalekanga	engabalekanga
Class 2	bābaleka	abābaleka	bābaleka	ababalekanga	abangabalekanga	bengabalekanga
Class 3	wābaleka	owābaleka	wābaleka	awubalekanga	ongabalekanga	ungabalekanga
Class 4	yābaleka	eyābaleka	yābaleka	ayibalekanga	engabalekanga	ingabalekanga
Class 5	lābaleka	elābaleka	lābaleka	alibalekanga	elingabalekanga	lingabalekanga
Class 6	ābaleka	ābaleka	ābaleka	awabalekanga	angabalekanga	engabalekanga
Class 7	sābaleka	esābaleka	sābaleka	asibalekanga	esingabalekanga	singabalekanga
Class 8	zābaleka	ezābaleka	zābaleka	azibalekanga	ezingabalekanga	zingabalekanga
Class 9	yābaleka	eyābaleka	yābaleka	ayibalekanga	engabalekanga	ingabalekanga
Class 10	zābaleka	ezābaleka	zābaleka	azibalekanga	ezingabalekanga	zingabalekanga
Class 11	lwābaleka	olwābaleka	lwābaleka	alubalekanga	olungabalekanga	lungabalekanga
Class 14	bābaleka	obābaleka	bābaleka	abubalekanga	obungabalekanga	bungabalekanga
Class 15	kwābaleka	okwābaleka	kwābaleka	akubalekanga	okungabalekanga	kungabalekanga
Class 17	kwābaleka	okwābaleka	kwābaleka	akubalekanga	okungabalekanga	kungabalekanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabaleka	—	ngingabaleka	ngingebaleke	—	ngingebaleke
2nd singular	ungabaleka	—	ungabaleka	ungebaleke	—	ungebaleke
1st plural	singabaleka	—	singabaleka	singebaleke	—	singebaleke
2nd plural	ningabaleka	—	ningabaleka	ningebaleke	—	ningebaleke
Class 1	angabaleka	—	engabaleka	angebaleke	—	engebaleke
Class 2	bangabaleka	—	bengabaleka	bangebaleke	—	bengebaleke
Class 3	ungabaleka	—	ungabaleka	ungebaleke	—	ungebaleke
Class 4	ingabaleka	—	ingabaleka	ingebaleke	—	ingebaleke
Class 5	lingabaleka	—	lingabaleka	lingebaleke	—	lingebaleke
Class 6	angabaleka	—	engabaleka	angebaleke	—	engebaleke
Class 7	singabaleka	—	singabaleka	singebaleke	—	singebaleke
Class 8	zingabaleka	—	zingabaleka	zingebaleke	—	zingebaleke
Class 9	ingabaleka	—	ingabaleka	ingebaleke	—	ingebaleke
Class 10	zingabaleka	—	zingabaleka	zingebaleke	—	zingebaleke
Class 11	lungabaleka	—	lungabaleka	lungebaleke	—	lungebaleke
Class 14	bungabaleka	—	bungabaleka	bungebaleke	—	bungebaleke
Class 15	kungabaleka	—	kungabaleka	kungebaleke	—	kungebaleke
Class 17	kungabaleka	—	kungabaleka	kungebaleke	—	kungebaleke
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobaleka	engizobaleka	ngizobaleka	angizubaleka	engingezubaleka	ngingezubaleka
2nd singular	uzobaleka	ozobaleka	uzobaleka	awuzubaleka	ongezubaleka	ungezubaleka
1st plural	sizobaleka	esizobaleka	sizobaleka	asizubaleka	esingezubaleka	singezubaleka
2nd plural	nizobaleka	enizobaleka	nizobaleka	anizubaleka	eningezubaleka	ningezubaleka
Class 1	uzobaleka	ozobaleka	ezobaleka	akazubaleka	ongezubaleka	engezubaleka
Class 2	bazobaleka	abazobaleka	bezobaleka	abazubaleka	abangezubaleka	bengezubaleka
Class 3	uzobaleka	ozobaleka	uzobaleka	awuzubaleka	ongezubaleka	ungezubaleka
Class 4	izobaleka	ezobaleka	izobaleka	ayizubaleka	engezubaleka	ingezubaleka
Class 5	lizobaleka	elizobaleka	lizobaleka	alizubaleka	elingezubaleka	lingezubaleka
Class 6	azobaleka	azobaleka	ezobaleka	awazubaleka	angezubaleka	engezubaleka
Class 7	sizobaleka	esizobaleka	sizobaleka	asizubaleka	esingezubaleka	singezubaleka
Class 8	zizobaleka	ezizobaleka	zizobaleka	azizubaleka	ezingezubaleka	zingezubaleka
Class 9	izobaleka	ezobaleka	izobaleka	ayizubaleka	engezubaleka	ingezubaleka
Class 10	zizobaleka	ezizobaleka	zizobaleka	azizubaleka	ezingezubaleka	zingezubaleka
Class 11	luzobaleka	oluzobaleka	luzobaleka	aluzubaleka	olungezubaleka	lungezubaleka
Class 14	buzobaleka	obuzobaleka	buzobaleka	abuzubaleka	obungezubaleka	bungezubaleka
Class 15	kuzobaleka	okuzobaleka	kuzobaleka	akuzubaleka	okungezubaleka	kungezubaleka
Class 17	kuzobaleka	okuzobaleka	kuzobaleka	akuzubaleka	okungezubaleka	kungezubaleka
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobaleka	engiyobaleka	ngiyobaleka	angiyubaleka	engingeyubaleka	ngingeyubaleka
2nd singular	uyobaleka	oyobaleka	uyobaleka	awuyubaleka	ongeyubaleka	ungeyubaleka
1st plural	siyobaleka	esiyobaleka	siyobaleka	asiyubaleka	esingeyubaleka	singeyubaleka
2nd plural	niyobaleka	eniyobaleka	niyobaleka	aniyubaleka	eningeyubaleka	ningeyubaleka
Class 1	uyobaleka	oyobaleka	eyobaleka	akayubaleka	ongeyubaleka	engeyubaleka
Class 2	bayobaleka	abayobaleka	beyobaleka	abayubaleka	abangeyubaleka	bengeyubaleka
Class 3	uyobaleka	oyobaleka	uyobaleka	awuyubaleka	ongeyubaleka	ungeyubaleka
Class 4	iyobaleka	eyobaleka	iyobaleka	ayiyubaleka	engeyubaleka	ingeyubaleka
Class 5	liyobaleka	eliyobaleka	liyobaleka	aliyubaleka	elingeyubaleka	lingeyubaleka
Class 6	ayobaleka	ayobaleka	eyobaleka	awayubaleka	angeyubaleka	engeyubaleka
Class 7	siyobaleka	esiyobaleka	siyobaleka	asiyubaleka	esingeyubaleka	singeyubaleka
Class 8	ziyobaleka	eziyobaleka	ziyobaleka	aziyubaleka	ezingeyubaleka	zingeyubaleka
Class 9	iyobaleka	eyobaleka	iyobaleka	ayiyubaleka	engeyubaleka	ingeyubaleka
Class 10	ziyobaleka	eziyobaleka	ziyobaleka	aziyubaleka	ezingeyubaleka	zingeyubaleka
Class 11	luyobaleka	oluyobaleka	luyobaleka	aluyubaleka	olungeyubaleka	lungeyubaleka
Class 14	buyobaleka	obuyobaleka	buyobaleka	abuyubaleka	obungeyubaleka	bungeyubaleka
Class 15	kuyobaleka	okuyobaleka	kuyobaleka	akuyubaleka	okungeyubaleka	kungeyubaleka
Class 17	kuyobaleka	okuyobaleka	kuyobaleka	akuyubaleka	okungeyubaleka	kungeyubaleka
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibaleke	ngingabaleki
2nd singular	ubaleke	ungabaleki
1st plural	sibaleke	singabaleki
2nd plural	nibaleke	ningabaleki
Class 1	abaleke	angabaleki
Class 2	babaleke	bangabaleki
Class 3	ubaleke	ungabaleki
Class 4	ibaleke	ingabaleki
Class 5	libaleke	lingabaleki
Class 6	abaleke	angabaleki
Class 7	sibaleke	singabaleki
Class 8	zibaleke	zingabaleki
Class 9	ibaleke	ingabaleki
Class 10	zibaleke	zingabaleki
Class 11	lubaleke	lungabaleki
Class 14	bubaleke	bungabaleki
Class 15	kubaleke	kungabaleki
Class 17	kubaleke	kungabaleki
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabaleka	ngangabaleka, angabaleka, angangabaleka
2nd singular	wabaleka	wangabaleka, awabaleka, awangabaleka
1st plural	sabaleka	sangabaleka, asabaleka, asangabaleka
2nd plural	nabaleka	nangabaleka, anabaleka, anangabaleka
Class 1	wabaleka	wangabaleka, akabaleka, akangabaleka
Class 2	babaleka	bangabaleka, ababaleka, abangabaleka
Class 3	wabaleka	wangabaleka, awabaleka, awangabaleka
Class 4	yabaleka	yangabaleka, ayabaleka, ayangabaleka
Class 5	labaleka	langabaleka, alabaleka, alangabaleka
Class 6	abaleka	angabaleka, awabaleka, awangabaleka
Class 7	sabaleka	sangabaleka, asabaleka, asangabaleka
Class 8	zabaleka	zangabaleka, azabaleka, azangabaleka
Class 9	yabaleka	yangabaleka, ayabaleka, ayangabaleka
Class 10	zabaleka	zangabaleka, azabaleka, azangabaleka
Class 11	lwabaleka	lwangabaleka, alwabaleka, alwangabaleka
Class 14	babaleka	bangabaleka, ababaleka, abangabaleka
Class 15	kwabaleka	kwangabaleka, akwabaleka, akwangabaleka
Class 17	kwabaleka	kwangabaleka, akwabaleka, akwangabaleka

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ɓaleka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ɓaleka (3.2.9)”