lala

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lala"

Languages (32)

English

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

lala (plural lalas)

1. Alternative form of ilala

Etymology 2

Noun

lala (uncountable)

1. (Singapore, Malaysia) Alternative form of la la (“clams”)

See also

• lala bop

Bambara

Adverb

lala

1. maybe, perhaps

Bikol Central

Noun

lâlâ

1. thick dirt on the neck and in the armpit

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Several etymologies have been proposed:

• From Sanskrit लाला (lālā, “saliva”).
• From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajaq (“to sting, of a wound or spices in food”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪aˌl̪a/
• (Cebu) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪a/
• (Surigaonon) IPA^(key): /ˈjaˌja/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: la‧la

Noun

lala

1. venom
2. sting

Adjective

lala

1. venomous
2. (of bladed weapons or tools) sharp

Derived terms

• lala og dila

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja (“to plait, weave by hand, of baskets or mats”).

Verb

lála

1. to weave (leaves, straw, or plastic as to make hats or a mat)

Central Mazahua

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl tlalalacatl (“goose”).

Noun

lala

1. goose

References

• López Marín; Antonio (2013), Diccionario Español-Mazahua, Colección biblioteca de los pueblos indígenas, Colegio de lenguas y literatura indígena del Instituto Mexiquense de Cultura, Gobierno del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexico.

Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lælæ/

Verb

lala

1. to wait

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.la/, [ˈlɐ.lə]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *rara, from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ (“broil; warm oneself or something near a fire”).

Verb

lala

1. (transitive) to warm (as over fire)
2. (intransitive) to bask in the sun
3. (transitive) to cook over a fire

Derived terms

• ʻōlala

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *rara (“side, to be on the side”).

Noun

lala

1. diagonal, slanting, oblique

Derived terms

• hoʻolala

 

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “lala”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja.

Verb

lala

1. to weave (mats)

Hiligaynon

Noun

lala

1. solfeggio

Verb

lála (diminutive lalá-lála)

1. (music) to sing a lullaby

Verb

lalà or lâlâ

1. to strip; to separate (meat from the bone)

Kituba

Verb

lala

1. to sleep

Kristang

FWOTD – 31 May 2014

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.la/

Noun

lala (plural lala-lala)

1. shellfish, as food

Lala (South Africa)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

-lála

1. to sleep

Luba-Kasai

Verb

lala

1. to lie down

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lala/
• Rhymes: -ala, -la

Noun

lala (Jawi spelling لالا, plural lala-lala, informal 1st possessive lalaku, 2nd possessive lalamu, 3rd possessive lalanya)

1. a kind of edible Venus clam, Paratapes textilis.
2. a type of sea mollusc, Orbicularia orbiculata.

Descendants

• Indonesian: lala

Further reading

• “lala” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Niuean

Noun

lala

1. guava

Usage notes

Only in the southern dialect.

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

-lála

1. to sleep

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Phuie

Noun

lala

1. shoe

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.la/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈla.la/
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈla.la/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: la‧la

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ľaľa.

Noun

lala f

1. Augmentative of lalka
2. (childish) doll (toy made in the form of a person)
3. (childish) puppet (any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove)
4. (colloquial, slang) attractive woman
5. (colloquial, derogatory) Barbie, bimbo (physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence)
6. (Central Greater Poland) sheepdog stick with lead inserted in the head

Declension

Declension of lala

	singular	plural
nominative	lala	lale
genitive	lali	lal
dative	lali	lalom
accusative	lalę	lale
instrumental	lalą	lalami
locative	lali	lalach
vocative	lalo/lalu	lale

Related terms

nouns

• lalka
• lalkarz
• lalunia
• lalusia
• laluś

 

Etymology 2

See lela.

Interjection

lala

1. (Kuyavia) Alternative form of lela

Further reading

• lala in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lala in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Oskar Kolberg (1877) “lala”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 19

Pukapukan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *rara, from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ (“broil; warm oneself or something near a fire”).

Verb

lala

1. to scorch leaves to make them soft and flexible
2. to bleach pandanus leaves by passing them over fire

Derived terms

• lālā

 

Etymology 2

Verb

lala

1. to insult verbally, to curse another person

Derived terms

• lalalala

 

Further reading

• Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

Serbo-Croatian

FWOTD – 25 September 2012

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لاله (lâle), from Persian لاله (lâle).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǎːla/
• Hyphenation: la‧la

Noun

lála f (Cyrillic spelling ла́ла)

1. (Bosnia, regional Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia) tulip

   Synonym: tȕlipān

   • 1863, Laza Kostić "Slavuj i lala" in Danica, Đorđe Popović (the publisher):

     Kako te lala žestoko ljubi,
     kad bi otvorila list,
     svu ujedanput razmilinu bi,
     sav bi ti dala miris. [...]

     How tulip fiercely loves you,
     if it opened its leaf,
     all the fondness at once it would,
     all the smell it would give you. [...]

   • Musa Ćazim Ćatić Gazeli:

     Tu se pilo rujno vino k'o tekuće lala-cv'jeće. [...]

     Here the red wine it was drunk as if it were liquid tulip-flowers. [...]

   • Gavro Babić, Zašto me voliš:

     [...] ni lala nisam sa kojom možeš,

     blistave kose jutrom da kitiš [...]

     [...] nor I am tulip with which you can

     shiny hair in the morning adorn [...]

2. (regional) a person from Vojvodina

Declension

Declension of lala

	singular	plural
nominative	lala	lale
genitive	lale	lala
dative	lali	lalama
accusative	lalu	lale
vocative	lalo	lale
locative	lali	lalama
instrumental	lalom	lalama

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

-lála

1. to sleep

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Verb

lala

1. inflection of lalar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-lala (infinitive kulala)

1. to sleep
2. to lie down
3. (kulala na) to sleep with (to have sexual intercourse with)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lala
Positive present -nalala Subjunctive -lale Negative -lali Imperative singular lala
Infinitives
Positive kulala Negative kutolala
Imperatives
Singular lala Plural laleni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulala Positive past positive subject concord + -lilala Negative past negative subject concord + -kulala
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalala) Singular Plural 1st person ninalala/nalala tunalala 2nd person unalala mnalala 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analala wanalala other classes positive subject concord + -nalala
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lali) Singular Plural 1st person silali hatulali 2nd person hulali hamlali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halali hawalali other classes negative subject concord + -lali
Positive future positive subject concord + -talala Negative future negative subject concord + -talala
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lale) Singular Plural 1st person nilale tulale 2nd person ulale mlale 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alale walale other classes positive subject concord + -lale
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silale Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelala Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelala Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilala Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilala
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alala) Singular Plural 1st person nalala twalala 2nd person walala mwalala 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alala walala m-mi(III/IV) walala yalala ji-ma(V/VI) lalala yalala ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalala vyalala n(IX/X) yalala zalala u(XI) walala see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalala pa(XVI) palala mu(XVIII) mwalala
Perfect positive subject concord + -melala "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalala "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalala "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilala "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolala Consecutive kalala / positive subject concord + -kalala Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalale Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -lala- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lalaye -lalao m-mi(III/IV) -lalao -lalayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lalalo -lalayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lalacho -lalavyo n(IX/X) -lalayo -lalazo u(XI) -lalao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lalako pa(XVI) -lalapo mu(XVIII) -lalamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -lala) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelala -olala m-mi(III/IV) -olala -yolala ji-ma(V/VI) -lolala -yolala ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholala -vyolala n(IX/X) -yolala -zolala u(XI) -olala see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolala pa(XVI) -polala mu(XVIII) -molala
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -lalia

• Nominal derivations:
  • malale (“sleeping sickness”)
  • mlalaji (“sleeper”)

See also

• usingizi (“sleep, sleepiness”)

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

-lála

1. to sleep

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tachawit

Noun

lala

1. mother

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajaq (“to sting, of a wound or spices in food”). Doublet of lara.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈlaʔ/ [lɐˈlaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: la‧la

Noun

lalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)

1. state of becoming or growing serious or aggravated
2. aggravation; seriousness; graveness

Derived terms

• anlala
• kalalaan
• lalang-lala
• lumala
• magpalala
• malala
• malalang-malala
• paglala
• pagpapalala
• palalain
• pampalala

 

Adjective

lalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)

1. aggravated; grown serious or grave

   Synonyms: malala, malubha, seryo, mabigat

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja (“to plait, weave by hand, of baskets or mats”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlala/ [ˈlaː.lɐ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ala
  • IPA^(key): /laˈla/ [lɐˈla] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: la‧la

Noun

lala (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)

1. weave

   Synonyms: habi, wanla, paglala, paglalala, pagkakalala

Derived terms

• lalahin
• linala
• lumala
• maglala
• makalala
• pagkakalala
• paglala
• paglalala

 

See also

• wanla

 

Adjective

lalá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)

1. woven

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlalaʔ/ [ˈlaː.lɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -alaʔ
• Syllabification: la‧la

Noun

lalà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ)

1. extreme sourness; strong acidic taste

Derived terms

• lumala
• malala

 

See also

• asim

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlalaʔ/ [ˈlaː.lɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -alaʔ
• Syllabification: la‧la

Noun

lalà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ) (obsolete)

1. preparation of a reward or punishment

Derived terms

• lalaan
• maglala

 

Etymology 5

Possibly similar with etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈla/ [lɐˈla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: la‧la

Noun

lalá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ) (obsolete)

1. flaying of the skin due to a fall or burn

Derived terms

• lalahan
• lalahin
• lumala
• makalala
• malala
• malalahan

 

See also

• bakbak
• balat
• lalak
• lalas
• laslas

 

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈlaʔ/ [lɐˈlaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: la‧la

Noun

lalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎ) (obsolete)

1. name of the Baybayin letter ᜎ, corresponding to "la"

See also

• la

 

Further reading

• “lala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 242: “Deſollarſe) Lala (pc) por [raſcandura]”
  • page 379: “L) Lala (pc) aſi nombran a nueſtra l. los Tagalos .|. lala yaon.|. ᜎ . ang lala, ay, ſiya ang naſoſonor diyan, la . L . es la que ay ſe ſigue, ay, [di lala] yaring litra? no es eſta letra .l?”
  • page 568: “Tejer) Lala (pp) petates ſombreros eſteras ſavales”

Tsonga

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

lala

1. to sleep

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

lala

1. to sleep

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لالا, لله (lala), from Persian لله (lala, lale) or from Persian لالا (lālā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫɑ.ˈɫɑ]
• Hyphenation: la‧la

Noun

lala (definite accusative lalayı, plural lalalar)

1. (obsolete) tutor
2. (history) tutor of a Shahzadah

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	lala
Definite accusative	lalayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lala	lalalar
Definite accusative	lalayı	lalaları
Dative	lalaya	lalalara
Locative	lalada	lalalarda
Ablative	laladan	lalalardan
Genitive	lalanın	lalaların

Synonyms

• şehzade lalası (2)

Derived terms

• lala paşa eğlendirmek
• lalalık

Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Verb

lala

1. to lie down

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [láːla]

Verb

-lála

1. (intransitive) to rest (by lying down)
2. (intransitive) to sleep

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáada.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /láːla/

Verb

-lála

1. (intransitive) to rest (by lying down)
2. (intransitive) to sleep
3. (intransitive) to stay (for the night)
4. (intransitive) to have sex

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukulala
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukulala	ukungalali
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	lala	-lale
Plural	lalani	-laleni
	Stative
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilele	engilele	ngilele	angilele	engingalele	ngingalele
2nd singular	ulele	olele	ulele	awulele	ongalele	ungalele
1st plural	silele	esilele	silele	asilele	esingalele	singalele
2nd plural	nilele	enilele	nilele	anilele	eningalele	ningalele
Class 1	ulele	olele	elele	akalele	ongalele	engalele
Class 2	balele	abalele	belele	abalele	abangalele	bengalele
Class 3	ulele	olele	ulele	awulele	ongalele	ongalele
Class 4	ilele	elele	ilele	ayilele	engalele	ingalele
Class 5	lilele	elilele	lilele	alilele	elingalele	lingalele
Class 6	alele	alele	elele	awalele	angalele	engalele
Class 7	silele	esilele	silele	asilele	esingalele	singalele
Class 8	zilele	ezilele	zilele	azilele	ezingalele	zingalele
Class 9	ilele	elele	ilele	ayilele	engalele	ingalele
Class 10	zilele	ezilele	zilele	azilele	ezingalele	zingalele
Class 11	lulele	olulele	lulele	alulele	olungalele	lungalele
Class 14	bulele	obulele	bulele	abulele	obungalele	bungalele
Class 15	kulele	okulele	kulele	akulele	okungalele	kungalele
Class 17	kulele	okulele	kulele	akulele	okungalele	kungalele
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyalala, ngilala	engilalayo, engilala	ngilala	angilali	engingalali	ngingalali
2nd singular	uyalala, ulala	olalayo, olala	ulala	awulali	ongalali	ungalali
1st plural	siyalala, silala	esilalayo, esilala	silala	asilali	esingalali	singalali
2nd plural	niyalala, nilala	enilalayo, enilala	nilala	anilali	eningalali	ningalali
Class 1	uyalala, ulala	olalayo, olala	elala	akalali	ongalali	engalali
Class 2	bayalala, balala	abalalayo, abalala	belala	abalali	abangalali	bengalali
Class 3	uyalala, ulala	olalayo, olala	ulala	awulali	ongalali	ungalali
Class 4	iyalala, ilala	elalayo, elala	ilala	ayilali	engalali	ingalali
Class 5	liyalala, lilala	elilalayo, elilala	lilala	alilali	elingalali	lingalali
Class 6	ayalala, alala	alalayo, alala	elala	awalali	angalali	engalali
Class 7	siyalala, silala	esilalayo, esilala	silala	asilali	esingalali	singalali
Class 8	ziyalala, zilala	ezilalayo, ezilala	zilala	azilali	ezingalali	zingalali
Class 9	iyalala, ilala	elalayo, elala	ilala	ayilali	engalali	ingalali
Class 10	ziyalala, zilala	ezilalayo, ezilala	zilala	azilali	ezingalali	zingalali
Class 11	luyalala, lulala	olulalayo, olulala	lulala	alulali	olungalali	lungalali
Class 14	buyalala, bulala	obulalayo, obulala	bulala	abulali	obungalali	bungalali
Class 15	kuyalala, kulala	okulalayo, okulala	kulala	akulali	okungalali	kungalali
Class 17	kuyalala, kulala	okulalayo, okulala	kulala	akulali	okungalali	kungalali
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilalile, ngilalē	engilalile, engilalē	ngilalile, ngilalē	angilalanga	engingalalanga	ngingalalanga
2nd singular	ulalile, ulalē	olalile, olalē	ulalile, ulalē	awulalanga	ongalalanga	ungalalanga
1st plural	silalile, silalē	esilalile, esilalē	silalile, silalē	asilalanga	esingalalanga	singalalanga
2nd plural	nilalile, nilalē	enilalile, enilalē	nilalile, nilalē	anilalanga	eningalalanga	ningalalanga
Class 1	ulalile, ulalē	olalile, olalē	elalile, elalē	akalalanga	ongalalanga	engalalanga
Class 2	balalile, balalē	abalalile, abalalē	belalile, belalē	abalalanga	abangalalanga	bengalalanga
Class 3	ulalile, ulalē	olalile, olalē	ulalile, ulalē	awulalanga	ongalalanga	ungalalanga
Class 4	ilalile, ilalē	elalile, elalē	ilalile, ilalē	ayilalanga	engalalanga	ingalalanga
Class 5	lilalile, lilalē	elilalile, elilalē	lilalile, lilalē	alilalanga	elingalalanga	lingalalanga
Class 6	alalile, alalē	alalile, alalē	elalile, elalē	awalalanga	angalalanga	engalalanga
Class 7	silalile, silalē	esilalile, esilalē	silalile, silalē	asilalanga	esingalalanga	singalalanga
Class 8	zilalile, zilalē	ezilalile, ezilalē	zilalile, zilalē	azilalanga	ezingalalanga	zingalalanga
Class 9	ilalile, ilalē	elalile, elalē	ilalile, ilalē	ayilalanga	engalalanga	ingalalanga
Class 10	zilalile, zilalē	ezilalile, ezilalē	zilalile, zilalē	azilalanga	ezingalalanga	zingalalanga
Class 11	lulalile, lulalē	olulalile, olulalē	lulalile, lulalē	alulalanga	olungalalanga	lungalalanga
Class 14	bulalile, bulalē	obulalile, obulalē	bulalile, bulalē	abulalanga	obungalalanga	bungalalanga
Class 15	kulalile, kulalē	okulalile, okulalē	kulalile, kulalē	akulalanga	okungalalanga	kungalalanga
Class 17	kulalile, kulalē	okulalile, okulalē	kulalile, kulalē	akulalanga	okungalalanga	kungalalanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngālala	engālala	ngālala	angilalanga	engingalalanga	ngingalalanga
2nd singular	wālala	owālala	wālala	awulalanga	ongalalanga	ungalalanga
1st plural	sālala	esālala	sālala	asilalanga	esingalalanga	singalalanga
2nd plural	nālala	enālala	nālala	anilalanga	eningalalanga	ningalalanga
Class 1	wālala	owālala	ālala	akalalanga	ongalalanga	engalalanga
Class 2	bālala	abālala	bālala	abalalanga	abangalalanga	bengalalanga
Class 3	wālala	owālala	wālala	awulalanga	ongalalanga	ungalalanga
Class 4	yālala	eyālala	yālala	ayilalanga	engalalanga	ingalalanga
Class 5	lālala	elālala	lālala	alilalanga	elingalalanga	lingalalanga
Class 6	ālala	ālala	ālala	awalalanga	angalalanga	engalalanga
Class 7	sālala	esālala	sālala	asilalanga	esingalalanga	singalalanga
Class 8	zālala	ezālala	zālala	azilalanga	ezingalalanga	zingalalanga
Class 9	yālala	eyālala	yālala	ayilalanga	engalalanga	ingalalanga
Class 10	zālala	ezālala	zālala	azilalanga	ezingalalanga	zingalalanga
Class 11	lwālala	olwālala	lwālala	alulalanga	olungalalanga	lungalalanga
Class 14	bālala	obālala	bālala	abulalanga	obungalalanga	bungalalanga
Class 15	kwālala	okwālala	kwālala	akulalanga	okungalalanga	kungalalanga
Class 17	kwālala	okwālala	kwālala	akulalanga	okungalalanga	kungalalanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingalala	—	ngingalala	ngingelale	—	ngingelale
2nd singular	ungalala	—	ungalala	ungelale	—	ungelale
1st plural	singalala	—	singalala	singelale	—	singelale
2nd plural	ningalala	—	ningalala	ningelale	—	ningelale
Class 1	angalala	—	engalala	angelale	—	engelale
Class 2	bangalala	—	bengalala	bangelale	—	bengelale
Class 3	ungalala	—	ungalala	ungelale	—	ungelale
Class 4	ingalala	—	ingalala	ingelale	—	ingelale
Class 5	lingalala	—	lingalala	lingelale	—	lingelale
Class 6	angalala	—	engalala	angelale	—	engelale
Class 7	singalala	—	singalala	singelale	—	singelale
Class 8	zingalala	—	zingalala	zingelale	—	zingelale
Class 9	ingalala	—	ingalala	ingelale	—	ingelale
Class 10	zingalala	—	zingalala	zingelale	—	zingelale
Class 11	lungalala	—	lungalala	lungelale	—	lungelale
Class 14	bungalala	—	bungalala	bungelale	—	bungelale
Class 15	kungalala	—	kungalala	kungelale	—	kungelale
Class 17	kungalala	—	kungalala	kungelale	—	kungelale
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizolala	engizolala	ngizolala	angizulala	engingezulala	ngingezulala
2nd singular	uzolala	ozolala	uzolala	awuzulala	ongezulala	ungezulala
1st plural	sizolala	esizolala	sizolala	asizulala	esingezulala	singezulala
2nd plural	nizolala	enizolala	nizolala	anizulala	eningezulala	ningezulala
Class 1	uzolala	ozolala	ezolala	akazulala	ongezulala	engezulala
Class 2	bazolala	abazolala	bezolala	abazulala	abangezulala	bengezulala
Class 3	uzolala	ozolala	uzolala	awuzulala	ongezulala	ungezulala
Class 4	izolala	ezolala	izolala	ayizulala	engezulala	ingezulala
Class 5	lizolala	elizolala	lizolala	alizulala	elingezulala	lingezulala
Class 6	azolala	azolala	ezolala	awazulala	angezulala	engezulala
Class 7	sizolala	esizolala	sizolala	asizulala	esingezulala	singezulala
Class 8	zizolala	ezizolala	zizolala	azizulala	ezingezulala	zingezulala
Class 9	izolala	ezolala	izolala	ayizulala	engezulala	ingezulala
Class 10	zizolala	ezizolala	zizolala	azizulala	ezingezulala	zingezulala
Class 11	luzolala	oluzolala	luzolala	aluzulala	olungezulala	lungezulala
Class 14	buzolala	obuzolala	buzolala	abuzulala	obungezulala	bungezulala
Class 15	kuzolala	okuzolala	kuzolala	akuzulala	okungezulala	kungezulala
Class 17	kuzolala	okuzolala	kuzolala	akuzulala	okungezulala	kungezulala
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyolala	engiyolala	ngiyolala	angiyulala	engingeyulala	ngingeyulala
2nd singular	uyolala	oyolala	uyolala	awuyulala	ongeyulala	ungeyulala
1st plural	siyolala	esiyolala	siyolala	asiyulala	esingeyulala	singeyulala
2nd plural	niyolala	eniyolala	niyolala	aniyulala	eningeyulala	ningeyulala
Class 1	uyolala	oyolala	eyolala	akayulala	ongeyulala	engeyulala
Class 2	bayolala	abayolala	beyolala	abayulala	abangeyulala	bengeyulala
Class 3	uyolala	oyolala	uyolala	awuyulala	ongeyulala	ungeyulala
Class 4	iyolala	eyolala	iyolala	ayiyulala	engeyulala	ingeyulala
Class 5	liyolala	eliyolala	liyolala	aliyulala	elingeyulala	lingeyulala
Class 6	ayolala	ayolala	eyolala	awayulala	angeyulala	engeyulala
Class 7	siyolala	esiyolala	siyolala	asiyulala	esingeyulala	singeyulala
Class 8	ziyolala	eziyolala	ziyolala	aziyulala	ezingeyulala	zingeyulala
Class 9	iyolala	eyolala	iyolala	ayiyulala	engeyulala	ingeyulala
Class 10	ziyolala	eziyolala	ziyolala	aziyulala	ezingeyulala	zingeyulala
Class 11	luyolala	oluyolala	luyolala	aluyulala	olungeyulala	lungeyulala
Class 14	buyolala	obuyolala	buyolala	abuyulala	obungeyulala	bungeyulala
Class 15	kuyolala	okuyolala	kuyolala	akuyulala	okungeyulala	kungeyulala
Class 17	kuyolala	okuyolala	kuyolala	akuyulala	okungeyulala	kungeyulala
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngilale	ngingalali
2nd singular	ulale	ungalali
1st plural	silale	singalali
2nd plural	nilale	ningalali
Class 1	alale	angalali
Class 2	balale	bangalali
Class 3	ulale	ungalali
Class 4	ilale	ingalali
Class 5	lilale	lingalali
Class 6	alale	angalali
Class 7	silale	singalali
Class 8	zilale	zingalali
Class 9	ilale	ingalali
Class 10	zilale	zingalali
Class 11	lulale	lungalali
Class 14	bulale	bungalali
Class 15	kulale	kungalali
Class 17	kulale	kungalali
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngalala	ngangalala, angalala, angangalala
2nd singular	walala	wangalala, awalala, awangalala
1st plural	salala	sangalala, asalala, asangalala
2nd plural	nalala	nangalala, analala, anangalala
Class 1	walala	wangalala, akalala, akangalala
Class 2	balala	bangalala, abalala, abangalala
Class 3	walala	wangalala, awalala, awangalala
Class 4	yalala	yangalala, ayalala, ayangalala
Class 5	lalala	langalala, alalala, alangalala
Class 6	alala	angalala, awalala, awangalala
Class 7	salala	sangalala, asalala, asangalala
Class 8	zalala	zangalala, azalala, azangalala
Class 9	yalala	yangalala, ayalala, ayangalala
Class 10	zalala	zangalala, azalala, azangalala
Class 11	lwalala	lwangalala, alwalala, alwangalala
Class 14	balala	bangalala, abalala, abangalala
Class 15	kwalala	kwangalala, akwalala, akwangalala
Class 17	kwalala	kwangalala, akwalala, akwangalala

Derived terms

• -lalela (applicative)
• -lalisa (causative)
• -lalisisa (intensive)
• -laleka (neuter-passive)
• -lalwa (passive)
• -lele (stative)

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “lala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lala (3.9)”