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cathula

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Etymology

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From the ideophone cathu.

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Verb

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-cathúla

  1. (intransitive) to shuffle, to toddle, to walk slowly
  2. (intransitive) to do things slowly and long-winded

Inflection

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Tone H
Infinitive ukucathula
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukucathula ukungacathuli
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular cathula -cathule
Plural cathulani -cathuleni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyacathula, ngicathula engicathulayo, engicathula ngicathula angicathuli engingacathuli ngingacathuli
2nd singular uyacathula, ucathula ocathulayo, ocathula ucathula awucathuli ongacathuli ungacathuli
1st plural siyacathula, sicathula esicathulayo, esicathula sicathula asicathuli esingacathuli singacathuli
2nd plural niyacathula, nicathula enicathulayo, enicathula nicathula anicathuli eningacathuli ningacathuli
Class 1 uyacathula, ucathula ocathulayo, ocathula ecathula akacathuli ongacathuli engacathuli
Class 2 bayacathula, bacathula abacathulayo, abacathula becathula abacathuli abangacathuli bengacathuli
Class 3 uyacathula, ucathula ocathulayo, ocathula ucathula awucathuli ongacathuli ungacathuli
Class 4 iyacathula, icathula ecathulayo, ecathula icathula ayicathuli engacathuli ingacathuli
Class 5 liyacathula, licathula elicathulayo, elicathula licathula alicathuli elingacathuli lingacathuli
Class 6 ayacathula, acathula acathulayo, acathula ecathula awacathuli angacathuli engacathuli
Class 7 siyacathula, sicathula esicathulayo, esicathula sicathula asicathuli esingacathuli singacathuli
Class 8 ziyacathula, zicathula ezicathulayo, ezicathula zicathula azicathuli ezingacathuli zingacathuli
Class 9 iyacathula, icathula ecathulayo, ecathula icathula ayicathuli engacathuli ingacathuli
Class 10 ziyacathula, zicathula ezicathulayo, ezicathula zicathula azicathuli ezingacathuli zingacathuli
Class 11 luyacathula, lucathula olucathulayo, olucathula lucathula alucathuli olungacathuli lungacathuli
Class 14 buyacathula, bucathula obucathulayo, obucathula bucathula abucathuli obungacathuli bungacathuli
Class 15 kuyacathula, kucathula okucathulayo, okucathula kucathula akucathuli okungacathuli kungacathuli
Class 17 kuyacathula, kucathula okucathulayo, okucathula kucathula akucathuli okungacathuli kungacathuli
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngicathulile, ngicathulē engicathulile, engicathulē ngicathulile, ngicathulē angicathulanga engingacathulanga ngingacathulanga
2nd singular ucathulile, ucathulē ocathulile, ocathulē ucathulile, ucathulē awucathulanga ongacathulanga ungacathulanga
1st plural sicathulile, sicathulē esicathulile, esicathulē sicathulile, sicathulē asicathulanga esingacathulanga singacathulanga
2nd plural nicathulile, nicathulē enicathulile, enicathulē nicathulile, nicathulē anicathulanga eningacathulanga ningacathulanga
Class 1 ucathulile, ucathulē ocathulile, ocathulē ecathulile, ecathulē akacathulanga ongacathulanga engacathulanga
Class 2 bacathulile, bacathulē abacathulile, abacathulē becathulile, becathulē abacathulanga abangacathulanga bengacathulanga
Class 3 ucathulile, ucathulē ocathulile, ocathulē ucathulile, ucathulē awucathulanga ongacathulanga ungacathulanga
Class 4 icathulile, icathulē ecathulile, ecathulē icathulile, icathulē ayicathulanga engacathulanga ingacathulanga
Class 5 licathulile, licathulē elicathulile, elicathulē licathulile, licathulē alicathulanga elingacathulanga lingacathulanga
Class 6 acathulile, acathulē acathulile, acathulē ecathulile, ecathulē awacathulanga angacathulanga engacathulanga
Class 7 sicathulile, sicathulē esicathulile, esicathulē sicathulile, sicathulē asicathulanga esingacathulanga singacathulanga
Class 8 zicathulile, zicathulē ezicathulile, ezicathulē zicathulile, zicathulē azicathulanga ezingacathulanga zingacathulanga
Class 9 icathulile, icathulē ecathulile, ecathulē icathulile, icathulē ayicathulanga engacathulanga ingacathulanga
Class 10 zicathulile, zicathulē ezicathulile, ezicathulē zicathulile, zicathulē azicathulanga ezingacathulanga zingacathulanga
Class 11 lucathulile, lucathulē olucathulile, olucathulē lucathulile, lucathulē alucathulanga olungacathulanga lungacathulanga
Class 14 bucathulile, bucathulē obucathulile, obucathulē bucathulile, bucathulē abucathulanga obungacathulanga bungacathulanga
Class 15 kucathulile, kucathulē okucathulile, okucathulē kucathulile, kucathulē akucathulanga okungacathulanga kungacathulanga
Class 17 kucathulile, kucathulē okucathulile, okucathulē kucathulile, kucathulē akucathulanga okungacathulanga kungacathulanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngācathula engācathula ngācathula angicathulanga engingacathulanga ngingacathulanga
2nd singular wācathula owācathula wācathula awucathulanga ongacathulanga ungacathulanga
1st plural sācathula esācathula sācathula asicathulanga esingacathulanga singacathulanga
2nd plural nācathula enācathula nācathula anicathulanga eningacathulanga ningacathulanga
Class 1 wācathula owācathula ācathula akacathulanga ongacathulanga engacathulanga
Class 2 bācathula abācathula bācathula abacathulanga abangacathulanga bengacathulanga
Class 3 wācathula owācathula wācathula awucathulanga ongacathulanga ungacathulanga
Class 4 yācathula eyācathula yācathula ayicathulanga engacathulanga ingacathulanga
Class 5 lācathula elācathula lācathula alicathulanga elingacathulanga lingacathulanga
Class 6 ācathula ācathula ācathula awacathulanga angacathulanga engacathulanga
Class 7 sācathula esācathula sācathula asicathulanga esingacathulanga singacathulanga
Class 8 zācathula ezācathula zācathula azicathulanga ezingacathulanga zingacathulanga
Class 9 yācathula eyācathula yācathula ayicathulanga engacathulanga ingacathulanga
Class 10 zācathula ezācathula zācathula azicathulanga ezingacathulanga zingacathulanga
Class 11 lwācathula olwācathula lwācathula alucathulanga olungacathulanga lungacathulanga
Class 14 bācathula obācathula bācathula abucathulanga obungacathulanga bungacathulanga
Class 15 kwācathula okwācathula kwācathula akucathulanga okungacathulanga kungacathulanga
Class 17 kwācathula okwācathula kwācathula akucathulanga okungacathulanga kungacathulanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingacathula ngingacathula ngingecathule ngingecathule
2nd singular ungacathula ungacathula ungecathule ungecathule
1st plural singacathula singacathula singecathule singecathule
2nd plural ningacathula ningacathula ningecathule ningecathule
Class 1 angacathula engacathula angecathule engecathule
Class 2 bangacathula bengacathula bangecathule bengecathule
Class 3 ungacathula ungacathula ungecathule ungecathule
Class 4 ingacathula ingacathula ingecathule ingecathule
Class 5 lingacathula lingacathula lingecathule lingecathule
Class 6 angacathula engacathula angecathule engecathule
Class 7 singacathula singacathula singecathule singecathule
Class 8 zingacathula zingacathula zingecathule zingecathule
Class 9 ingacathula ingacathula ingecathule ingecathule
Class 10 zingacathula zingacathula zingecathule zingecathule
Class 11 lungacathula lungacathula lungecathule lungecathule
Class 14 bungacathula bungacathula bungecathule bungecathule
Class 15 kungacathula kungacathula kungecathule kungecathule
Class 17 kungacathula kungacathula kungecathule kungecathule
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizocathula engizocathula ngizocathula angizucathula engingezucathula ngingezucathula
2nd singular uzocathula ozocathula uzocathula awuzucathula ongezucathula ungezucathula
1st plural sizocathula esizocathula sizocathula asizucathula esingezucathula singezucathula
2nd plural nizocathula enizocathula nizocathula anizucathula eningezucathula ningezucathula
Class 1 uzocathula ozocathula ezocathula akazucathula ongezucathula engezucathula
Class 2 bazocathula abazocathula bezocathula abazucathula abangezucathula bengezucathula
Class 3 uzocathula ozocathula uzocathula awuzucathula ongezucathula ungezucathula
Class 4 izocathula ezocathula izocathula ayizucathula engezucathula ingezucathula
Class 5 lizocathula elizocathula lizocathula alizucathula elingezucathula lingezucathula
Class 6 azocathula azocathula ezocathula awazucathula angezucathula engezucathula
Class 7 sizocathula esizocathula sizocathula asizucathula esingezucathula singezucathula
Class 8 zizocathula ezizocathula zizocathula azizucathula ezingezucathula zingezucathula
Class 9 izocathula ezocathula izocathula ayizucathula engezucathula ingezucathula
Class 10 zizocathula ezizocathula zizocathula azizucathula ezingezucathula zingezucathula
Class 11 luzocathula oluzocathula luzocathula aluzucathula olungezucathula lungezucathula
Class 14 buzocathula obuzocathula buzocathula abuzucathula obungezucathula bungezucathula
Class 15 kuzocathula okuzocathula kuzocathula akuzucathula okungezucathula kungezucathula
Class 17 kuzocathula okuzocathula kuzocathula akuzucathula okungezucathula kungezucathula
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyocathula engiyocathula ngiyocathula angiyucathula engingeyucathula ngingeyucathula
2nd singular uyocathula oyocathula uyocathula awuyucathula ongeyucathula ungeyucathula
1st plural siyocathula esiyocathula siyocathula asiyucathula esingeyucathula singeyucathula
2nd plural niyocathula eniyocathula niyocathula aniyucathula eningeyucathula ningeyucathula
Class 1 uyocathula oyocathula eyocathula akayucathula ongeyucathula engeyucathula
Class 2 bayocathula abayocathula beyocathula abayucathula abangeyucathula bengeyucathula
Class 3 uyocathula oyocathula uyocathula awuyucathula ongeyucathula ungeyucathula
Class 4 iyocathula eyocathula iyocathula ayiyucathula engeyucathula ingeyucathula
Class 5 liyocathula eliyocathula liyocathula aliyucathula elingeyucathula lingeyucathula
Class 6 ayocathula ayocathula eyocathula awayucathula angeyucathula engeyucathula
Class 7 siyocathula esiyocathula siyocathula asiyucathula esingeyucathula singeyucathula
Class 8 ziyocathula eziyocathula ziyocathula aziyucathula ezingeyucathula zingeyucathula
Class 9 iyocathula eyocathula iyocathula ayiyucathula engeyucathula ingeyucathula
Class 10 ziyocathula eziyocathula ziyocathula aziyucathula ezingeyucathula zingeyucathula
Class 11 luyocathula oluyocathula luyocathula aluyucathula olungeyucathula lungeyucathula
Class 14 buyocathula obuyocathula buyocathula abuyucathula obungeyucathula bungeyucathula
Class 15 kuyocathula okuyocathula kuyocathula akuyucathula okungeyucathula kungeyucathula
Class 17 kuyocathula okuyocathula kuyocathula akuyucathula okungeyucathula kungeyucathula
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngicathule ngingacathuli
2nd singular ucathule ungacathuli
1st plural sicathule singacathuli
2nd plural nicathule ningacathuli
Class 1 acathule angacathuli
Class 2 bacathule bangacathuli
Class 3 ucathule ungacathuli
Class 4 icathule ingacathuli
Class 5 licathule lingacathuli
Class 6 acathule angacathuli
Class 7 sicathule singacathuli
Class 8 zicathule zingacathuli
Class 9 icathule ingacathuli
Class 10 zicathule zingacathuli
Class 11 lucathule lungacathuli
Class 14 bucathule bungacathuli
Class 15 kucathule kungacathuli
Class 17 kucathule kungacathuli
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngacathula ngangacathula, angacathula, angangacathula
2nd singular wacathula wangacathula, awacathula, awangacathula
1st plural sacathula sangacathula, asacathula, asangacathula
2nd plural nacathula nangacathula, anacathula, anangacathula
Class 1 wacathula wangacathula, akacathula, akangacathula
Class 2 bacathula bangacathula, abacathula, abangacathula
Class 3 wacathula wangacathula, awacathula, awangacathula
Class 4 yacathula yangacathula, ayacathula, ayangacathula
Class 5 lacathula langacathula, alacathula, alangacathula
Class 6 acathula angacathula, awacathula, awangacathula
Class 7 sacathula sangacathula, asacathula, asangacathula
Class 8 zacathula zangacathula, azacathula, azangacathula
Class 9 yacathula yangacathula, ayacathula, ayangacathula
Class 10 zacathula zangacathula, azacathula, azangacathula
Class 11 lwacathula lwangacathula, alwacathula, alwangacathula
Class 14 bacathula bangacathula, abacathula, abangacathula
Class 15 kwacathula kwangacathula, akwacathula, akwangacathula
Class 17 kwacathula kwangacathula, akwacathula, akwangacathula

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