# shabalala
## Zulu
### Verb

-shabalala$^?$
* (intransitive) to pass away, to die
    Synonym: -fa

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukushabalala |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukushabalala | ukungashabalali |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | shabalala | -shabalale |
| Plural | shabalalani | -shabalaleni |
| | Stative | Stative | Stative | Stative | Stative | Stative |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngishabalele | engishabalele | ngishabalele | angishabalele | engingashabalele | ngingashabalele |
| 2nd singular | ushabalele | oshabalele | ushabalele | awushabalele | ongashabalele | ungashabalele |
| 1st plural | sishabalele | esishabalele | sishabalele | asishabalele | esingashabalele | singashabalele |
| 2nd plural | nishabalele | enishabalele | nishabalele | anishabalele | eningashabalele | ningashabalele |
| Class 1 | ushabalele | oshabalele | eshabalele | akashabalele | ongashabalele | engashabalele |
| Class 2 | bashabalele | abashabalele | beshabalele | abashabalele | abangashabalele | bengashabalele |
| Class 3 | ushabalele | oshabalele | ushabalele | awushabalele | ongashabalele | ongashabalele |
| Class 4 | ishabalele | eshabalele | ishabalele | ayishabalele | engashabalele | ingashabalele |
| Class 5 | lishabalele | elishabalele | lishabalele | alishabalele | elingashabalele | lingashabalele |
| Class 6 | ashabalele | ashabalele | eshabalele | awashabalele | angashabalele | engashabalele |
| Class 7 | sishabalele | esishabalele | sishabalele | asishabalele | esingashabalele | singashabalele |
| Class 8 | zishabalele | ezishabalele | zishabalele | azishabalele | ezingashabalele | zingashabalele |
| Class 9 | ishabalele | eshabalele | ishabalele | ayishabalele | engashabalele | ingashabalele |
| Class 10 | zishabalele | ezishabalele | zishabalele | azishabalele | ezingashabalele | zingashabalele |
| Class 11 | lushabalele | olushabalele | lushabalele | alushabalele | olungashabalele | lungashabalele |
| Class 14 | bushabalele | obushabalele | bushabalele | abushabalele | obungashabalele | bungashabalele |
| Class 15 | kushabalele | okushabalele | kushabalele | akushabalele | okungashabalele | kungashabalele |
| Class 17 | kushabalele | okushabalele | kushabalele | akushabalele | okungashabalele | kungashabalele |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyashabalala, ngishabalala | engishabalalayo, engishabalala | ngishabalala | angishabalali | engingashabalali | ngingashabalali |
| 2nd singular | uyashabalala, ushabalala | oshabalalayo, oshabalala | ushabalala | awushabalali | ongashabalali | ungashabalali |
| 1st plural | siyashabalala, sishabalala | esishabalalayo, esishabalala | sishabalala | asishabalali | esingashabalali | singashabalali |
| 2nd plural | niyashabalala, nishabalala | enishabalalayo, enishabalala | nishabalala | anishabalali | eningashabalali | ningashabalali |
| Class 1 | uyashabalala, ushabalala | oshabalalayo, oshabalala | eshabalala | akashabalali | ongashabalali | engashabalali |
| Class 2 | bayashabalala, bashabalala | abashabalalayo, abashabalala | beshabalala | abashabalali | abangashabalali | bengashabalali |
| Class 3 | uyashabalala, ushabalala | oshabalalayo, oshabalala | ushabalala | awushabalali | ongashabalali | ungashabalali |
| Class 4 | iyashabalala, ishabalala | eshabalalayo, eshabalala | ishabalala | ayishabalali | engashabalali | ingashabalali |
| Class 5 | liyashabalala, lishabalala | elishabalalayo, elishabalala | lishabalala | alishabalali | elingashabalali | lingashabalali |
| Class 6 | ayashabalala, ashabalala | ashabalalayo, ashabalala | eshabalala | awashabalali | angashabalali | engashabalali |
| Class 7 | siyashabalala, sishabalala | esishabalalayo, esishabalala | sishabalala | asishabalali | esingashabalali | singashabalali |
| Class 8 | ziyashabalala, zishabalala | ezishabalalayo, ezishabalala | zishabalala | azishabalali | ezingashabalali | zingashabalali |
| Class 9 | iyashabalala, ishabalala | eshabalalayo, eshabalala | ishabalala | ayishabalali | engashabalali | ingashabalali |
| Class 10 | ziyashabalala, zishabalala | ezishabalalayo, ezishabalala | zishabalala | azishabalali | ezingashabalali | zingashabalali |
| Class 11 | luyashabalala, lushabalala | olushabalalayo, olushabalala | lushabalala | alushabalali | olungashabalali | lungashabalali |
| Class 14 | buyashabalala, bushabalala | obushabalalayo, obushabalala | bushabalala | abushabalali | obungashabalali | bungashabalali |
| Class 15 | kuyashabalala, kushabalala | okushabalalayo, okushabalala | kushabalala | akushabalali | okungashabalali | kungashabalali |
| Class 17 | kuyashabalala, kushabalala | okushabalalayo, okushabalala | kushabalala | akushabalali | okungashabalali | kungashabalali |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngishabalalile, ngishabalalē | engishabalalile, engishabalalē | ngishabalalile, ngishabalalē | angishabalalanga | engingashabalalanga | ngingashabalalanga |
| 2nd singular | ushabalalile, ushabalalē | oshabalalile, oshabalalē | ushabalalile, ushabalalē | awushabalalanga | ongashabalalanga | ungashabalalanga |
| 1st plural | sishabalalile, sishabalalē | esishabalalile, esishabalalē | sishabalalile, sishabalalē | asishabalalanga | esingashabalalanga | singashabalalanga |
| 2nd plural | nishabalalile, nishabalalē | enishabalalile, enishabalalē | nishabalalile, nishabalalē | anishabalalanga | eningashabalalanga | ningashabalalanga |
| Class 1 | ushabalalile, ushabalalē | oshabalalile, oshabalalē | eshabalalile, eshabalalē | akashabalalanga | ongashabalalanga | engashabalalanga |
| Class 2 | bashabalalile, bashabalalē | abashabalalile, abashabalalē | beshabalalile, beshabalalē | abashabalalanga | abangashabalalanga | bengashabalalanga |
| Class 3 | ushabalalile, ushabalalē | oshabalalile, oshabalalē | ushabalalile, ushabalalē | awushabalalanga | ongashabalalanga | ungashabalalanga |
| Class 4 | ishabalalile, ishabalalē | eshabalalile, eshabalalē | ishabalalile, ishabalalē | ayishabalalanga | engashabalalanga | ingashabalalanga |
| Class 5 | lishabalalile, lishabalalē | elishabalalile, elishabalalē | lishabalalile, lishabalalē | alishabalalanga | elingashabalalanga | lingashabalalanga |
| Class 6 | ashabalalile, ashabalalē | ashabalalile, ashabalalē | eshabalalile, eshabalalē | awashabalalanga | angashabalalanga | engashabalalanga |
| Class 7 | sishabalalile, sishabalalē | esishabalalile, esishabalalē | sishabalalile, sishabalalē | asishabalalanga | esingashabalalanga | singashabalalanga |
| Class 8 | zishabalalile, zishabalalē | ezishabalalile, ezishabalalē | zishabalalile, zishabalalē | azishabalalanga | ezingashabalalanga | zingashabalalanga |
| Class 9 | ishabalalile, ishabalalē | eshabalalile, eshabalalē | ishabalalile, ishabalalē | ayishabalalanga | engashabalalanga | ingashabalalanga |
| Class 10 | zishabalalile, zishabalalē | ezishabalalile, ezishabalalē | zishabalalile, zishabalalē | azishabalalanga | ezingashabalalanga | zingashabalalanga |
| Class 11 | lushabalalile, lushabalalē | olushabalalile, olushabalalē | lushabalalile, lushabalalē | alushabalalanga | olungashabalalanga | lungashabalalanga |
| Class 14 | bushabalalile, bushabalalē | obushabalalile, obushabalalē | bushabalalile, bushabalalē | abushabalalanga | obungashabalalanga | bungashabalalanga |
| Class 15 | kushabalalile, kushabalalē | okushabalalile, okushabalalē | kushabalalile, kushabalalē | akushabalalanga | okungashabalalanga | kungashabalalanga |
| Class 17 | kushabalalile, kushabalalē | okushabalalile, okushabalalē | kushabalalile, kushabalalē | akushabalalanga | okungashabalalanga | kungashabalalanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngāshabalala | engāshabalala | ngāshabalala | angishabalalanga | engingashabalalanga | ngingashabalalanga |
| 2nd singular | wāshabalala | owāshabalala | wāshabalala | awushabalalanga | ongashabalalanga | ungashabalalanga |
| 1st plural | sāshabalala | esāshabalala | sāshabalala | asishabalalanga | esingashabalalanga | singashabalalanga |
| 2nd plural | nāshabalala | enāshabalala | nāshabalala | anishabalalanga | eningashabalalanga | ningashabalalanga |
| Class 1 | wāshabalala | owāshabalala | āshabalala | akashabalalanga | ongashabalalanga | engashabalalanga |
| Class 2 | bāshabalala | abāshabalala | bāshabalala | abashabalalanga | abangashabalalanga | bengashabalalanga |
| Class 3 | wāshabalala | owāshabalala | wāshabalala | awushabalalanga | ongashabalalanga | ungashabalalanga |
| Class 4 | yāshabalala | eyāshabalala | yāshabalala | ayishabalalanga | engashabalalanga | ingashabalalanga |
| Class 5 | lāshabalala | elāshabalala | lāshabalala | alishabalalanga | elingashabalalanga | lingashabalalanga |
| Class 6 | āshabalala | āshabalala | āshabalala | awashabalalanga | angashabalalanga | engashabalalanga |
| Class 7 | sāshabalala | esāshabalala | sāshabalala | asishabalalanga | esingashabalalanga | singashabalalanga |
| Class 8 | zāshabalala | ezāshabalala | zāshabalala | azishabalalanga | ezingashabalalanga | zingashabalalanga |
| Class 9 | yāshabalala | eyāshabalala | yāshabalala | ayishabalalanga | engashabalalanga | ingashabalalanga |
| Class 10 | zāshabalala | ezāshabalala | zāshabalala | azishabalalanga | ezingashabalalanga | zingashabalalanga |
| Class 11 | lwāshabalala | olwāshabalala | lwāshabalala | alushabalalanga | olungashabalalanga | lungashabalalanga |
| Class 14 | bāshabalala | obāshabalala | bāshabalala | abushabalalanga | obungashabalalanga | bungashabalalanga |
| Class 15 | kwāshabalala | okwāshabalala | kwāshabalala | akushabalalanga | okungashabalalanga | kungashabalalanga |
| Class 17 | kwāshabalala | okwāshabalala | kwāshabalala | akushabalalanga | okungashabalalanga | kungashabalalanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingashabalala | — | ngingashabalala | ngingeshabalale | — | ngingeshabalale |
| 2nd singular | ungashabalala | — | ungashabalala | ungeshabalale | — | ungeshabalale |
| 1st plural | singashabalala | — | singashabalala | singeshabalale | — | singeshabalale |
| 2nd plural | ningashabalala | — | ningashabalala | ningeshabalale | — | ningeshabalale |
| Class 1 | angashabalala | — | engashabalala | angeshabalale | — | engeshabalale |
| Class 2 | bangashabalala | — | bengashabalala | bangeshabalale | — | bengeshabalale |
| Class 3 | ungashabalala | — | ungashabalala | ungeshabalale | — | ungeshabalale |
| Class 4 | ingashabalala | — | ingashabalala | ingeshabalale | — | ingeshabalale |
| Class 5 | lingashabalala | — | lingashabalala | lingeshabalale | — | lingeshabalale |
| Class 6 | angashabalala | — | engashabalala | angeshabalale | — | engeshabalale |
| Class 7 | singashabalala | — | singashabalala | singeshabalale | — | singeshabalale |
| Class 8 | zingashabalala | — | zingashabalala | zingeshabalale | — | zingeshabalale |
| Class 9 | ingashabalala | — | ingashabalala | ingeshabalale | — | ingeshabalale |
| Class 10 | zingashabalala | — | zingashabalala | zingeshabalale | — | zingeshabalale |
| Class 11 | lungashabalala | — | lungashabalala | lungeshabalale | — | lungeshabalale |
| Class 14 | bungashabalala | — | bungashabalala | bungeshabalale | — | bungeshabalale |
| Class 15 | kungashabalala | — | kungashabalala | kungeshabalale | — | kungeshabalale |
| Class 17 | kungashabalala | — | kungashabalala | kungeshabalale | — | kungeshabalale |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizoshabalala | engizoshabalala | ngizoshabalala | angizushabalala | engingezushabalala | ngingezushabalala |
| 2nd singular | uzoshabalala | ozoshabalala | uzoshabalala | awuzushabalala | ongezushabalala | ungezushabalala |
| 1st plural | sizoshabalala | esizoshabalala | sizoshabalala | asizushabalala | esingezushabalala | singezushabalala |
| 2nd plural | nizoshabalala | enizoshabalala | nizoshabalala | anizushabalala | eningezushabalala | ningezushabalala |
| Class 1 | uzoshabalala | ozoshabalala | ezoshabalala | akazushabalala | ongezushabalala | engezushabalala |
| Class 2 | bazoshabalala | abazoshabalala | bezoshabalala | abazushabalala | abangezushabalala | bengezushabalala |
| Class 3 | uzoshabalala | ozoshabalala | uzoshabalala | awuzushabalala | ongezushabalala | ungezushabalala |
| Class 4 | izoshabalala | ezoshabalala | izoshabalala | ayizushabalala | engezushabalala | ingezushabalala |
| Class 5 | lizoshabalala | elizoshabalala | lizoshabalala | alizushabalala | elingezushabalala | lingezushabalala |
| Class 6 | azoshabalala | azoshabalala | ezoshabalala | awazushabalala | angezushabalala | engezushabalala |
| Class 7 | sizoshabalala | esizoshabalala | sizoshabalala | asizushabalala | esingezushabalala | singezushabalala |
| Class 8 | zizoshabalala | ezizoshabalala | zizoshabalala | azizushabalala | ezingezushabalala | zingezushabalala |
| Class 9 | izoshabalala | ezoshabalala | izoshabalala | ayizushabalala | engezushabalala | ingezushabalala |
| Class 10 | zizoshabalala | ezizoshabalala | zizoshabalala | azizushabalala | ezingezushabalala | zingezushabalala |
| Class 11 | luzoshabalala | oluzoshabalala | luzoshabalala | aluzushabalala | olungezushabalala | lungezushabalala |
| Class 14 | buzoshabalala | obuzoshabalala | buzoshabalala | abuzushabalala | obungezushabalala | bungezushabalala |
| Class 15 | kuzoshabalala | okuzoshabalala | kuzoshabalala | akuzushabalala | okungezushabalala | kungezushabalala |
| Class 17 | kuzoshabalala | okuzoshabalala | kuzoshabalala | akuzushabalala | okungezushabalala | kungezushabalala |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyoshabalala | engiyoshabalala | ngiyoshabalala | angiyushabalala | engingeyushabalala | ngingeyushabalala |
| 2nd singular | uyoshabalala | oyoshabalala | uyoshabalala | awuyushabalala | ongeyushabalala | ungeyushabalala |
| 1st plural | siyoshabalala | esiyoshabalala | siyoshabalala | asiyushabalala | esingeyushabalala | singeyushabalala |
| 2nd plural | niyoshabalala | eniyoshabalala | niyoshabalala | aniyushabalala | eningeyushabalala | ningeyushabalala |
| Class 1 | uyoshabalala | oyoshabalala | eyoshabalala | akayushabalala | ongeyushabalala | engeyushabalala |
| Class 2 | bayoshabalala | abayoshabalala | beyoshabalala | abayushabalala | abangeyushabalala | bengeyushabalala |
| Class 3 | uyoshabalala | oyoshabalala | uyoshabalala | awuyushabalala | ongeyushabalala | ungeyushabalala |
| Class 4 | iyoshabalala | eyoshabalala | iyoshabalala | ayiyushabalala | engeyushabalala | ingeyushabalala |
| Class 5 | liyoshabalala | eliyoshabalala | liyoshabalala | aliyushabalala | elingeyushabalala | lingeyushabalala |
| Class 6 | ayoshabalala | ayoshabalala | eyoshabalala | awayushabalala | angeyushabalala | engeyushabalala |
| Class 7 | siyoshabalala | esiyoshabalala | siyoshabalala | asiyushabalala | esingeyushabalala | singeyushabalala |
| Class 8 | ziyoshabalala | eziyoshabalala | ziyoshabalala | aziyushabalala | ezingeyushabalala | zingeyushabalala |
| Class 9 | iyoshabalala | eyoshabalala | iyoshabalala | ayiyushabalala | engeyushabalala | ingeyushabalala |
| Class 10 | ziyoshabalala | eziyoshabalala | ziyoshabalala | aziyushabalala | ezingeyushabalala | zingeyushabalala |
| Class 11 | luyoshabalala | oluyoshabalala | luyoshabalala | aluyushabalala | olungeyushabalala | lungeyushabalala |
| Class 14 | buyoshabalala | obuyoshabalala | buyoshabalala | abuyushabalala | obungeyushabalala | bungeyushabalala |
| Class 15 | kuyoshabalala | okuyoshabalala | kuyoshabalala | akuyushabalala | okungeyushabalala | kungeyushabalala |
| Class 17 | kuyoshabalala | okuyoshabalala | kuyoshabalala | akuyushabalala | okungeyushabalala | kungeyushabalala |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngishabalale | ngingashabalali |
| 2nd singular | ushabalale | ungashabalali |
| 1st plural | sishabalale | singashabalali |
| 2nd plural | nishabalale | ningashabalali |
| Class 1 | ashabalale | angashabalali |
| Class 2 | bashabalale | bangashabalali |
| Class 3 | ushabalale | ungashabalali |
| Class 4 | ishabalale | ingashabalali |
| Class 5 | lishabalale | lingashabalali |
| Class 6 | ashabalale | angashabalali |
| Class 7 | sishabalale | singashabalali |
| Class 8 | zishabalale | zingashabalali |
| Class 9 | ishabalale | ingashabalali |
| Class 10 | zishabalale | zingashabalali |
| Class 11 | lushabalale | lungashabalali |
| Class 14 | bushabalale | bungashabalali |
| Class 15 | kushabalale | kungashabalali |
| Class 17 | kushabalale | kungashabalali |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngashabalala | ngangashabalala, angashabalala, angangashabalala |
| 2nd singular | washabalala | wangashabalala, awashabalala, awangashabalala |
| 1st plural | sashabalala | sangashabalala, asashabalala, asangashabalala |
| 2nd plural | nashabalala | nangashabalala, anashabalala, anangashabalala |
| Class 1 | washabalala | wangashabalala, akashabalala, akangashabalala |
| Class 2 | bashabalala | bangashabalala, abashabalala, abangashabalala |
| Class 3 | washabalala | wangashabalala, awashabalala, awangashabalala |
| Class 4 | yashabalala | yangashabalala, ayashabalala, ayangashabalala |
| Class 5 | lashabalala | langashabalala, alashabalala, alangashabalala |
| Class 6 | ashabalala | angashabalala, awashabalala, awangashabalala |
| Class 7 | sashabalala | sangashabalala, asashabalala, asangashabalala |
| Class 8 | zashabalala | zangashabalala, azashabalala, azangashabalala |
| Class 9 | yashabalala | yangashabalala, ayashabalala, ayangashabalala |
| Class 10 | zashabalala | zangashabalala, azashabalala, azangashabalala |
| Class 11 | lwashabalala | lwangashabalala, alwashabalala, alwangashabalala |
| Class 14 | bashabalala | bangashabalala, abashabalala, abangashabalala |
| Class 15 | kwashabalala | kwangashabalala, akwashabalala, akwangashabalala |
| Class 17 | kwashabalala | kwangashabalala, akwashabalala, akwangashabalala |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “shaɓalala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “shaɓalala (3.3.2.9)”