From Zulu -libala, from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀bada, extensive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ba (“forget”).
libala
- to forget
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀bada, extensive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ba (“forget”).
-líbala
- to forget
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
libala
- second-person singular voseo imperative of libar combined with la
From Proto-Bantu *ìbádà.
líbâla class 5 (plural émábâla class 6)
- spot
- open space, yard
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀bada, extensive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ba (“forget”).
-líbala
- (transitive) to forget
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀bada, extensive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ba (“forget”).
IPA(key): /liɓaːla/
-libala
- (intransitive) to delay, to loiter, to take a long time
- (transitive) to escape (from memory)
Igama lakhe lingilibele.- His name escaped me.
Tone L
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Infinitive
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ukulibala
|
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Positive
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Negative
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Infinitive
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ukulibala
|
ukungalibali
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Imperative
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Simple
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+ object concord
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Singular
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libala
|
-libale
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Plural
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libalani
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-libaleni
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Stative
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Positive absolute
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Positive relative
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Positive participial
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Negative absolute
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Negative relative
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Negative participial
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1st singular
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ngilibele
|
engilibele
|
ngilibele
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angilibele
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engingalibele
|
ngingalibele
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2nd singular
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ulibele
|
olibele
|
ulibele
|
awulibele
|
ongalibele
|
ungalibele
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1st plural
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silibele
|
esilibele
|
silibele
|
asilibele
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esingalibele
|
singalibele
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2nd plural
|
nilibele
|
enilibele
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nilibele
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anilibele
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eningalibele
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ningalibele
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Class 1
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ulibele
|
olibele
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elibele
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akalibele
|
ongalibele
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engalibele
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Class 2
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balibele
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abalibele
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belibele
|
abalibele
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abangalibele
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bengalibele
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Class 3
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ulibele
|
olibele
|
ulibele
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awulibele
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ongalibele
|
ongalibele
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Class 4
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ilibele
|
elibele
|
ilibele
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ayilibele
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engalibele
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ingalibele
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Class 5
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lilibele
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elilibele
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lilibele
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alilibele
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elingalibele
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lingalibele
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Class 6
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alibele
|
alibele
|
elibele
|
awalibele
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angalibele
|
engalibele
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Class 7
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silibele
|
esilibele
|
silibele
|
asilibele
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esingalibele
|
singalibele
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Class 8
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zilibele
|
ezilibele
|
zilibele
|
azilibele
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ezingalibele
|
zingalibele
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Class 9
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ilibele
|
elibele
|
ilibele
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ayilibele
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engalibele
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ingalibele
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Class 10
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zilibele
|
ezilibele
|
zilibele
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azilibele
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ezingalibele
|
zingalibele
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Class 11
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lulibele
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olulibele
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lulibele
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alulibele
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olungalibele
|
lungalibele
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Class 14
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bulibele
|
obulibele
|
bulibele
|
abulibele
|
obungalibele
|
bungalibele
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Class 15
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kulibele
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okulibele
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kulibele
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akulibele
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okungalibele
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kungalibele
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Class 17
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kulibele
|
okulibele
|
kulibele
|
akulibele
|
okungalibele
|
kungalibele
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Present
|
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Positive absolute
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Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
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ngiyalibala, ngilibala
|
engilibalayo, engilibala
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ngilibala
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angilibali
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engingalibali
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ngingalibali
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2nd singular
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uyalibala, ulibala
|
olibalayo, olibala
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ulibala
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awulibali
|
ongalibali
|
ungalibali
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1st plural
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siyalibala, silibala
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esilibalayo, esilibala
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silibala
|
asilibali
|
esingalibali
|
singalibali
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2nd plural
|
niyalibala, nilibala
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enilibalayo, enilibala
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nilibala
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anilibali
|
eningalibali
|
ningalibali
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Class 1
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uyalibala, ulibala
|
olibalayo, olibala
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elibala
|
akalibali
|
ongalibali
|
engalibali
|
Class 2
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bayalibala, balibala
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abalibalayo, abalibala
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belibala
|
abalibali
|
abangalibali
|
bengalibali
|
Class 3
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uyalibala, ulibala
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olibalayo, olibala
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ulibala
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awulibali
|
ongalibali
|
ungalibali
|
Class 4
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iyalibala, ilibala
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elibalayo, elibala
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ilibala
|
ayilibali
|
engalibali
|
ingalibali
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Class 5
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liyalibala, lilibala
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elilibalayo, elilibala
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lilibala
|
alilibali
|
elingalibali
|
lingalibali
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Class 6
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ayalibala, alibala
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alibalayo, alibala
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elibala
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awalibali
|
angalibali
|
engalibali
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Class 7
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siyalibala, silibala
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esilibalayo, esilibala
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silibala
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asilibali
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esingalibali
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singalibali
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Class 8
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ziyalibala, zilibala
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ezilibalayo, ezilibala
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zilibala
|
azilibali
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ezingalibali
|
zingalibali
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Class 9
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iyalibala, ilibala
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elibalayo, elibala
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ilibala
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ayilibali
|
engalibali
|
ingalibali
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Class 10
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ziyalibala, zilibala
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ezilibalayo, ezilibala
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zilibala
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azilibali
|
ezingalibali
|
zingalibali
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Class 11
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luyalibala, lulibala
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olulibalayo, olulibala
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lulibala
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alulibali
|
olungalibali
|
lungalibali
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Class 14
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buyalibala, bulibala
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obulibalayo, obulibala
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bulibala
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abulibali
|
obungalibali
|
bungalibali
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Class 15
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kuyalibala, kulibala
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okulibalayo, okulibala
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kulibala
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akulibali
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okungalibali
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kungalibali
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Class 17
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kuyalibala, kulibala
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okulibalayo, okulibala
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kulibala
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akulibali
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okungalibali
|
kungalibali
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Recent past
|
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Positive absolute
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Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
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Negative participial
|
1st singular
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ngilibalile, ngilibalē
|
engilibalile, engilibalē
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ngilibalile, ngilibalē
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angilibalanga
|
engingalibalanga
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ngingalibalanga
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2nd singular
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ulibalile, ulibalē
|
olibalile, olibalē
|
ulibalile, ulibalē
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awulibalanga
|
ongalibalanga
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ungalibalanga
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1st plural
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silibalile, silibalē
|
esilibalile, esilibalē
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silibalile, silibalē
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asilibalanga
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esingalibalanga
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singalibalanga
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2nd plural
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nilibalile, nilibalē
|
enilibalile, enilibalē
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nilibalile, nilibalē
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anilibalanga
|
eningalibalanga
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ningalibalanga
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Class 1
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ulibalile, ulibalē
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olibalile, olibalē
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elibalile, elibalē
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akalibalanga
|
ongalibalanga
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engalibalanga
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Class 2
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balibalile, balibalē
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abalibalile, abalibalē
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belibalile, belibalē
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abalibalanga
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abangalibalanga
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bengalibalanga
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Class 3
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ulibalile, ulibalē
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olibalile, olibalē
|
ulibalile, ulibalē
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awulibalanga
|
ongalibalanga
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ungalibalanga
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Class 4
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ilibalile, ilibalē
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elibalile, elibalē
|
ilibalile, ilibalē
|
ayilibalanga
|
engalibalanga
|
ingalibalanga
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Class 5
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lilibalile, lilibalē
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elilibalile, elilibalē
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lilibalile, lilibalē
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alilibalanga
|
elingalibalanga
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lingalibalanga
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Class 6
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alibalile, alibalē
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alibalile, alibalē
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elibalile, elibalē
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awalibalanga
|
angalibalanga
|
engalibalanga
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Class 7
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silibalile, silibalē
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esilibalile, esilibalē
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silibalile, silibalē
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asilibalanga
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esingalibalanga
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singalibalanga
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Class 8
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zilibalile, zilibalē
|
ezilibalile, ezilibalē
|
zilibalile, zilibalē
|
azilibalanga
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ezingalibalanga
|
zingalibalanga
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Class 9
|
ilibalile, ilibalē
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elibalile, elibalē
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ilibalile, ilibalē
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ayilibalanga
|
engalibalanga
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ingalibalanga
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Class 10
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zilibalile, zilibalē
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ezilibalile, ezilibalē
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zilibalile, zilibalē
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azilibalanga
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ezingalibalanga
|
zingalibalanga
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Class 11
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lulibalile, lulibalē
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olulibalile, olulibalē
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lulibalile, lulibalē
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alulibalanga
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olungalibalanga
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lungalibalanga
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Class 14
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bulibalile, bulibalē
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obulibalile, obulibalē
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bulibalile, bulibalē
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abulibalanga
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obungalibalanga
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bungalibalanga
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Class 15
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kulibalile, kulibalē
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okulibalile, okulibalē
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kulibalile, kulibalē
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akulibalanga
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okungalibalanga
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kungalibalanga
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Class 17
|
kulibalile, kulibalē
|
okulibalile, okulibalē
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kulibalile, kulibalē
|
akulibalanga
|
okungalibalanga
|
kungalibalanga
|
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Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngālibala
|
engālibala
|
ngālibala
|
angilibalanga
|
engingalibalanga
|
ngingalibalanga
|
2nd singular
|
wālibala
|
owālibala
|
wālibala
|
awulibalanga
|
ongalibalanga
|
ungalibalanga
|
1st plural
|
sālibala
|
esālibala
|
sālibala
|
asilibalanga
|
esingalibalanga
|
singalibalanga
|
2nd plural
|
nālibala
|
enālibala
|
nālibala
|
anilibalanga
|
eningalibalanga
|
ningalibalanga
|
Class 1
|
wālibala
|
owālibala
|
ālibala
|
akalibalanga
|
ongalibalanga
|
engalibalanga
|
Class 2
|
bālibala
|
abālibala
|
bālibala
|
abalibalanga
|
abangalibalanga
|
bengalibalanga
|
Class 3
|
wālibala
|
owālibala
|
wālibala
|
awulibalanga
|
ongalibalanga
|
ungalibalanga
|
Class 4
|
yālibala
|
eyālibala
|
yālibala
|
ayilibalanga
|
engalibalanga
|
ingalibalanga
|
Class 5
|
lālibala
|
elālibala
|
lālibala
|
alilibalanga
|
elingalibalanga
|
lingalibalanga
|
Class 6
|
ālibala
|
ālibala
|
ālibala
|
awalibalanga
|
angalibalanga
|
engalibalanga
|
Class 7
|
sālibala
|
esālibala
|
sālibala
|
asilibalanga
|
esingalibalanga
|
singalibalanga
|
Class 8
|
zālibala
|
ezālibala
|
zālibala
|
azilibalanga
|
ezingalibalanga
|
zingalibalanga
|
Class 9
|
yālibala
|
eyālibala
|
yālibala
|
ayilibalanga
|
engalibalanga
|
ingalibalanga
|
Class 10
|
zālibala
|
ezālibala
|
zālibala
|
azilibalanga
|
ezingalibalanga
|
zingalibalanga
|
Class 11
|
lwālibala
|
olwālibala
|
lwālibala
|
alulibalanga
|
olungalibalanga
|
lungalibalanga
|
Class 14
|
bālibala
|
obālibala
|
bālibala
|
abulibalanga
|
obungalibalanga
|
bungalibalanga
|
Class 15
|
kwālibala
|
okwālibala
|
kwālibala
|
akulibalanga
|
okungalibalanga
|
kungalibalanga
|
Class 17
|
kwālibala
|
okwālibala
|
kwālibala
|
akulibalanga
|
okungalibalanga
|
kungalibalanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingalibala
|
—
|
ngingalibala
|
ngingelibale
|
—
|
ngingelibale
|
2nd singular
|
ungalibala
|
—
|
ungalibala
|
ungelibale
|
—
|
ungelibale
|
1st plural
|
singalibala
|
—
|
singalibala
|
singelibale
|
—
|
singelibale
|
2nd plural
|
ningalibala
|
—
|
ningalibala
|
ningelibale
|
—
|
ningelibale
|
Class 1
|
angalibala
|
—
|
engalibala
|
angelibale
|
—
|
engelibale
|
Class 2
|
bangalibala
|
—
|
bengalibala
|
bangelibale
|
—
|
bengelibale
|
Class 3
|
ungalibala
|
—
|
ungalibala
|
ungelibale
|
—
|
ungelibale
|
Class 4
|
ingalibala
|
—
|
ingalibala
|
ingelibale
|
—
|
ingelibale
|
Class 5
|
lingalibala
|
—
|
lingalibala
|
lingelibale
|
—
|
lingelibale
|
Class 6
|
angalibala
|
—
|
engalibala
|
angelibale
|
—
|
engelibale
|
Class 7
|
singalibala
|
—
|
singalibala
|
singelibale
|
—
|
singelibale
|
Class 8
|
zingalibala
|
—
|
zingalibala
|
zingelibale
|
—
|
zingelibale
|
Class 9
|
ingalibala
|
—
|
ingalibala
|
ingelibale
|
—
|
ingelibale
|
Class 10
|
zingalibala
|
—
|
zingalibala
|
zingelibale
|
—
|
zingelibale
|
Class 11
|
lungalibala
|
—
|
lungalibala
|
lungelibale
|
—
|
lungelibale
|
Class 14
|
bungalibala
|
—
|
bungalibala
|
bungelibale
|
—
|
bungelibale
|
Class 15
|
kungalibala
|
—
|
kungalibala
|
kungelibale
|
—
|
kungelibale
|
Class 17
|
kungalibala
|
—
|
kungalibala
|
kungelibale
|
—
|
kungelibale
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizolibala
|
engizolibala
|
ngizolibala
|
angizulibala
|
engingezulibala
|
ngingezulibala
|
2nd singular
|
uzolibala
|
ozolibala
|
uzolibala
|
awuzulibala
|
ongezulibala
|
ungezulibala
|
1st plural
|
sizolibala
|
esizolibala
|
sizolibala
|
asizulibala
|
esingezulibala
|
singezulibala
|
2nd plural
|
nizolibala
|
enizolibala
|
nizolibala
|
anizulibala
|
eningezulibala
|
ningezulibala
|
Class 1
|
uzolibala
|
ozolibala
|
ezolibala
|
akazulibala
|
ongezulibala
|
engezulibala
|
Class 2
|
bazolibala
|
abazolibala
|
bezolibala
|
abazulibala
|
abangezulibala
|
bengezulibala
|
Class 3
|
uzolibala
|
ozolibala
|
uzolibala
|
awuzulibala
|
ongezulibala
|
ungezulibala
|
Class 4
|
izolibala
|
ezolibala
|
izolibala
|
ayizulibala
|
engezulibala
|
ingezulibala
|
Class 5
|
lizolibala
|
elizolibala
|
lizolibala
|
alizulibala
|
elingezulibala
|
lingezulibala
|
Class 6
|
azolibala
|
azolibala
|
ezolibala
|
awazulibala
|
angezulibala
|
engezulibala
|
Class 7
|
sizolibala
|
esizolibala
|
sizolibala
|
asizulibala
|
esingezulibala
|
singezulibala
|
Class 8
|
zizolibala
|
ezizolibala
|
zizolibala
|
azizulibala
|
ezingezulibala
|
zingezulibala
|
Class 9
|
izolibala
|
ezolibala
|
izolibala
|
ayizulibala
|
engezulibala
|
ingezulibala
|
Class 10
|
zizolibala
|
ezizolibala
|
zizolibala
|
azizulibala
|
ezingezulibala
|
zingezulibala
|
Class 11
|
luzolibala
|
oluzolibala
|
luzolibala
|
aluzulibala
|
olungezulibala
|
lungezulibala
|
Class 14
|
buzolibala
|
obuzolibala
|
buzolibala
|
abuzulibala
|
obungezulibala
|
bungezulibala
|
Class 15
|
kuzolibala
|
okuzolibala
|
kuzolibala
|
akuzulibala
|
okungezulibala
|
kungezulibala
|
Class 17
|
kuzolibala
|
okuzolibala
|
kuzolibala
|
akuzulibala
|
okungezulibala
|
kungezulibala
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyolibala
|
engiyolibala
|
ngiyolibala
|
angiyulibala
|
engingeyulibala
|
ngingeyulibala
|
2nd singular
|
uyolibala
|
oyolibala
|
uyolibala
|
awuyulibala
|
ongeyulibala
|
ungeyulibala
|
1st plural
|
siyolibala
|
esiyolibala
|
siyolibala
|
asiyulibala
|
esingeyulibala
|
singeyulibala
|
2nd plural
|
niyolibala
|
eniyolibala
|
niyolibala
|
aniyulibala
|
eningeyulibala
|
ningeyulibala
|
Class 1
|
uyolibala
|
oyolibala
|
eyolibala
|
akayulibala
|
ongeyulibala
|
engeyulibala
|
Class 2
|
bayolibala
|
abayolibala
|
beyolibala
|
abayulibala
|
abangeyulibala
|
bengeyulibala
|
Class 3
|
uyolibala
|
oyolibala
|
uyolibala
|
awuyulibala
|
ongeyulibala
|
ungeyulibala
|
Class 4
|
iyolibala
|
eyolibala
|
iyolibala
|
ayiyulibala
|
engeyulibala
|
ingeyulibala
|
Class 5
|
liyolibala
|
eliyolibala
|
liyolibala
|
aliyulibala
|
elingeyulibala
|
lingeyulibala
|
Class 6
|
ayolibala
|
ayolibala
|
eyolibala
|
awayulibala
|
angeyulibala
|
engeyulibala
|
Class 7
|
siyolibala
|
esiyolibala
|
siyolibala
|
asiyulibala
|
esingeyulibala
|
singeyulibala
|
Class 8
|
ziyolibala
|
eziyolibala
|
ziyolibala
|
aziyulibala
|
ezingeyulibala
|
zingeyulibala
|
Class 9
|
iyolibala
|
eyolibala
|
iyolibala
|
ayiyulibala
|
engeyulibala
|
ingeyulibala
|
Class 10
|
ziyolibala
|
eziyolibala
|
ziyolibala
|
aziyulibala
|
ezingeyulibala
|
zingeyulibala
|
Class 11
|
luyolibala
|
oluyolibala
|
luyolibala
|
aluyulibala
|
olungeyulibala
|
lungeyulibala
|
Class 14
|
buyolibala
|
obuyolibala
|
buyolibala
|
abuyulibala
|
obungeyulibala
|
bungeyulibala
|
Class 15
|
kuyolibala
|
okuyolibala
|
kuyolibala
|
akuyulibala
|
okungeyulibala
|
kungeyulibala
|
Class 17
|
kuyolibala
|
okuyolibala
|
kuyolibala
|
akuyulibala
|
okungeyulibala
|
kungeyulibala
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngilibale
|
ngingalibali
|
2nd singular
|
ulibale
|
ungalibali
|
1st plural
|
silibale
|
singalibali
|
2nd plural
|
nilibale
|
ningalibali
|
Class 1
|
alibale
|
angalibali
|
Class 2
|
balibale
|
bangalibali
|
Class 3
|
ulibale
|
ungalibali
|
Class 4
|
ilibale
|
ingalibali
|
Class 5
|
lilibale
|
lingalibali
|
Class 6
|
alibale
|
angalibali
|
Class 7
|
silibale
|
singalibali
|
Class 8
|
zilibale
|
zingalibali
|
Class 9
|
ilibale
|
ingalibali
|
Class 10
|
zilibale
|
zingalibali
|
Class 11
|
lulibale
|
lungalibali
|
Class 14
|
bulibale
|
bungalibali
|
Class 15
|
kulibale
|
kungalibali
|
Class 17
|
kulibale
|
kungalibali
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngalibala
|
ngangalibala, angalibala, angangalibala
|
2nd singular
|
walibala
|
wangalibala, awalibala, awangalibala
|
1st plural
|
salibala
|
sangalibala, asalibala, asangalibala
|
2nd plural
|
nalibala
|
nangalibala, analibala, anangalibala
|
Class 1
|
walibala
|
wangalibala, akalibala, akangalibala
|
Class 2
|
balibala
|
bangalibala, abalibala, abangalibala
|
Class 3
|
walibala
|
wangalibala, awalibala, awangalibala
|
Class 4
|
yalibala
|
yangalibala, ayalibala, ayangalibala
|
Class 5
|
lalibala
|
langalibala, alalibala, alangalibala
|
Class 6
|
alibala
|
angalibala, awalibala, awangalibala
|
Class 7
|
salibala
|
sangalibala, asalibala, asangalibala
|
Class 8
|
zalibala
|
zangalibala, azalibala, azangalibala
|
Class 9
|
yalibala
|
yangalibala, ayalibala, ayangalibala
|
Class 10
|
zalibala
|
zangalibala, azalibala, azangalibala
|
Class 11
|
lwalibala
|
lwangalibala, alwalibala, alwangalibala
|
Class 14
|
balibala
|
bangalibala, abalibala, abangalibala
|
Class 15
|
kwalibala
|
kwangalibala, akwalibala, akwangalibala
|
Class 17
|
kwalibala
|
kwangalibala, akwalibala, akwangalibala
|