# dazula
## Zulu
### Etymology

Derived from the ideophone dazu.

### Verb

-dazula
* (transitive) to split

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukudazula |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukudazula | ukungadazuli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | dazula | -dazule |
| Plural | dazulani | -dazuleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyadazula, ngidazula | engidazulayo, engidazula | ngidazula | angidazuli | engingadazuli | ngingadazuli |
| 2nd singular | uyadazula, udazula | odazulayo, odazula | udazula | awudazuli | ongadazuli | ungadazuli |
| 1st plural | siyadazula, sidazula | esidazulayo, esidazula | sidazula | asidazuli | esingadazuli | singadazuli |
| 2nd plural | niyadazula, nidazula | enidazulayo, enidazula | nidazula | anidazuli | eningadazuli | ningadazuli |
| Class 1 | uyadazula, udazula | odazulayo, odazula | edazula | akadazuli | ongadazuli | engadazuli |
| Class 2 | bayadazula, badazula | abadazulayo, abadazula | bedazula | abadazuli | abangadazuli | bengadazuli |
| Class 3 | uyadazula, udazula | odazulayo, odazula | udazula | awudazuli | ongadazuli | ungadazuli |
| Class 4 | iyadazula, idazula | edazulayo, edazula | idazula | ayidazuli | engadazuli | ingadazuli |
| Class 5 | liyadazula, lidazula | elidazulayo, elidazula | lidazula | alidazuli | elingadazuli | lingadazuli |
| Class 6 | ayadazula, adazula | adazulayo, adazula | edazula | awadazuli | angadazuli | engadazuli |
| Class 7 | siyadazula, sidazula | esidazulayo, esidazula | sidazula | asidazuli | esingadazuli | singadazuli |
| Class 8 | ziyadazula, zidazula | ezidazulayo, ezidazula | zidazula | azidazuli | ezingadazuli | zingadazuli |
| Class 9 | iyadazula, idazula | edazulayo, edazula | idazula | ayidazuli | engadazuli | ingadazuli |
| Class 10 | ziyadazula, zidazula | ezidazulayo, ezidazula | zidazula | azidazuli | ezingadazuli | zingadazuli |
| Class 11 | luyadazula, ludazula | oludazulayo, oludazula | ludazula | aludazuli | olungadazuli | lungadazuli |
| Class 14 | buyadazula, budazula | obudazulayo, obudazula | budazula | abudazuli | obungadazuli | bungadazuli |
| Class 15 | kuyadazula, kudazula | okudazulayo, okudazula | kudazula | akudazuli | okungadazuli | kungadazuli |
| Class 17 | kuyadazula, kudazula | okudazulayo, okudazula | kudazula | akudazuli | okungadazuli | kungadazuli |
| | 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 | ngidazulile, ngidazulē | engidazulile, engidazulē | ngidazulile, ngidazulē | angidazulanga | engingadazulanga | ngingadazulanga |
| 2nd singular | udazulile, udazulē | odazulile, odazulē | udazulile, udazulē | awudazulanga | ongadazulanga | ungadazulanga |
| 1st plural | sidazulile, sidazulē | esidazulile, esidazulē | sidazulile, sidazulē | asidazulanga | esingadazulanga | singadazulanga |
| 2nd plural | nidazulile, nidazulē | enidazulile, enidazulē | nidazulile, nidazulē | anidazulanga | eningadazulanga | ningadazulanga |
| Class 1 | udazulile, udazulē | odazulile, odazulē | edazulile, edazulē | akadazulanga | ongadazulanga | engadazulanga |
| Class 2 | badazulile, badazulē | abadazulile, abadazulē | bedazulile, bedazulē | abadazulanga | abangadazulanga | bengadazulanga |
| Class 3 | udazulile, udazulē | odazulile, odazulē | udazulile, udazulē | awudazulanga | ongadazulanga | ungadazulanga |
| Class 4 | idazulile, idazulē | edazulile, edazulē | idazulile, idazulē | ayidazulanga | engadazulanga | ingadazulanga |
| Class 5 | lidazulile, lidazulē | elidazulile, elidazulē | lidazulile, lidazulē | alidazulanga | elingadazulanga | lingadazulanga |
| Class 6 | adazulile, adazulē | adazulile, adazulē | edazulile, edazulē | awadazulanga | angadazulanga | engadazulanga |
| Class 7 | sidazulile, sidazulē | esidazulile, esidazulē | sidazulile, sidazulē | asidazulanga | esingadazulanga | singadazulanga |
| Class 8 | zidazulile, zidazulē | ezidazulile, ezidazulē | zidazulile, zidazulē | azidazulanga | ezingadazulanga | zingadazulanga |
| Class 9 | idazulile, idazulē | edazulile, edazulē | idazulile, idazulē | ayidazulanga | engadazulanga | ingadazulanga |
| Class 10 | zidazulile, zidazulē | ezidazulile, ezidazulē | zidazulile, zidazulē | azidazulanga | ezingadazulanga | zingadazulanga |
| Class 11 | ludazulile, ludazulē | oludazulile, oludazulē | ludazulile, ludazulē | aludazulanga | olungadazulanga | lungadazulanga |
| Class 14 | budazulile, budazulē | obudazulile, obudazulē | budazulile, budazulē | abudazulanga | obungadazulanga | bungadazulanga |
| Class 15 | kudazulile, kudazulē | okudazulile, okudazulē | kudazulile, kudazulē | akudazulanga | okungadazulanga | kungadazulanga |
| Class 17 | kudazulile, kudazulē | okudazulile, okudazulē | kudazulile, kudazulē | akudazulanga | okungadazulanga | kungadazulanga |
| | 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 | ngādazula | engādazula | ngādazula | angidazulanga | engingadazulanga | ngingadazulanga |
| 2nd singular | wādazula | owādazula | wādazula | awudazulanga | ongadazulanga | ungadazulanga |
| 1st plural | sādazula | esādazula | sādazula | asidazulanga | esingadazulanga | singadazulanga |
| 2nd plural | nādazula | enādazula | nādazula | anidazulanga | eningadazulanga | ningadazulanga |
| Class 1 | wādazula | owādazula | ādazula | akadazulanga | ongadazulanga | engadazulanga |
| Class 2 | bādazula | abādazula | bādazula | abadazulanga | abangadazulanga | bengadazulanga |
| Class 3 | wādazula | owādazula | wādazula | awudazulanga | ongadazulanga | ungadazulanga |
| Class 4 | yādazula | eyādazula | yādazula | ayidazulanga | engadazulanga | ingadazulanga |
| Class 5 | lādazula | elādazula | lādazula | alidazulanga | elingadazulanga | lingadazulanga |
| Class 6 | ādazula | ādazula | ādazula | awadazulanga | angadazulanga | engadazulanga |
| Class 7 | sādazula | esādazula | sādazula | asidazulanga | esingadazulanga | singadazulanga |
| Class 8 | zādazula | ezādazula | zādazula | azidazulanga | ezingadazulanga | zingadazulanga |
| Class 9 | yādazula | eyādazula | yādazula | ayidazulanga | engadazulanga | ingadazulanga |
| Class 10 | zādazula | ezādazula | zādazula | azidazulanga | ezingadazulanga | zingadazulanga |
| Class 11 | lwādazula | olwādazula | lwādazula | aludazulanga | olungadazulanga | lungadazulanga |
| Class 14 | bādazula | obādazula | bādazula | abudazulanga | obungadazulanga | bungadazulanga |
| Class 15 | kwādazula | okwādazula | kwādazula | akudazulanga | okungadazulanga | kungadazulanga |
| Class 17 | kwādazula | okwādazula | kwādazula | akudazulanga | okungadazulanga | kungadazulanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingadazula | — | ngingadazula | ngingedazule | — | ngingedazule |
| 2nd singular | ungadazula | — | ungadazula | ungedazule | — | ungedazule |
| 1st plural | singadazula | — | singadazula | singedazule | — | singedazule |
| 2nd plural | ningadazula | — | ningadazula | ningedazule | — | ningedazule |
| Class 1 | angadazula | — | engadazula | angedazule | — | engedazule |
| Class 2 | bangadazula | — | bengadazula | bangedazule | — | bengedazule |
| Class 3 | ungadazula | — | ungadazula | ungedazule | — | ungedazule |
| Class 4 | ingadazula | — | ingadazula | ingedazule | — | ingedazule |
| Class 5 | lingadazula | — | lingadazula | lingedazule | — | lingedazule |
| Class 6 | angadazula | — | engadazula | angedazule | — | engedazule |
| Class 7 | singadazula | — | singadazula | singedazule | — | singedazule |
| Class 8 | zingadazula | — | zingadazula | zingedazule | — | zingedazule |
| Class 9 | ingadazula | — | ingadazula | ingedazule | — | ingedazule |
| Class 10 | zingadazula | — | zingadazula | zingedazule | — | zingedazule |
| Class 11 | lungadazula | — | lungadazula | lungedazule | — | lungedazule |
| Class 14 | bungadazula | — | bungadazula | bungedazule | — | bungedazule |
| Class 15 | kungadazula | — | kungadazula | kungedazule | — | kungedazule |
| Class 17 | kungadazula | — | kungadazula | kungedazule | — | kungedazule |
| | 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 | ngizodazula | engizodazula | ngizodazula | angizudazula | engingezudazula | ngingezudazula |
| 2nd singular | uzodazula | ozodazula | uzodazula | awuzudazula | ongezudazula | ungezudazula |
| 1st plural | sizodazula | esizodazula | sizodazula | asizudazula | esingezudazula | singezudazula |
| 2nd plural | nizodazula | enizodazula | nizodazula | anizudazula | eningezudazula | ningezudazula |
| Class 1 | uzodazula | ozodazula | ezodazula | akazudazula | ongezudazula | engezudazula |
| Class 2 | bazodazula | abazodazula | bezodazula | abazudazula | abangezudazula | bengezudazula |
| Class 3 | uzodazula | ozodazula | uzodazula | awuzudazula | ongezudazula | ungezudazula |
| Class 4 | izodazula | ezodazula | izodazula | ayizudazula | engezudazula | ingezudazula |
| Class 5 | lizodazula | elizodazula | lizodazula | alizudazula | elingezudazula | lingezudazula |
| Class 6 | azodazula | azodazula | ezodazula | awazudazula | angezudazula | engezudazula |
| Class 7 | sizodazula | esizodazula | sizodazula | asizudazula | esingezudazula | singezudazula |
| Class 8 | zizodazula | ezizodazula | zizodazula | azizudazula | ezingezudazula | zingezudazula |
| Class 9 | izodazula | ezodazula | izodazula | ayizudazula | engezudazula | ingezudazula |
| Class 10 | zizodazula | ezizodazula | zizodazula | azizudazula | ezingezudazula | zingezudazula |
| Class 11 | luzodazula | oluzodazula | luzodazula | aluzudazula | olungezudazula | lungezudazula |
| Class 14 | buzodazula | obuzodazula | buzodazula | abuzudazula | obungezudazula | bungezudazula |
| Class 15 | kuzodazula | okuzodazula | kuzodazula | akuzudazula | okungezudazula | kungezudazula |
| Class 17 | kuzodazula | okuzodazula | kuzodazula | akuzudazula | okungezudazula | kungezudazula |
| | 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 | ngiyodazula | engiyodazula | ngiyodazula | angiyudazula | engingeyudazula | ngingeyudazula |
| 2nd singular | uyodazula | oyodazula | uyodazula | awuyudazula | ongeyudazula | ungeyudazula |
| 1st plural | siyodazula | esiyodazula | siyodazula | asiyudazula | esingeyudazula | singeyudazula |
| 2nd plural | niyodazula | eniyodazula | niyodazula | aniyudazula | eningeyudazula | ningeyudazula |
| Class 1 | uyodazula | oyodazula | eyodazula | akayudazula | ongeyudazula | engeyudazula |
| Class 2 | bayodazula | abayodazula | beyodazula | abayudazula | abangeyudazula | bengeyudazula |
| Class 3 | uyodazula | oyodazula | uyodazula | awuyudazula | ongeyudazula | ungeyudazula |
| Class 4 | iyodazula | eyodazula | iyodazula | ayiyudazula | engeyudazula | ingeyudazula |
| Class 5 | liyodazula | eliyodazula | liyodazula | aliyudazula | elingeyudazula | lingeyudazula |
| Class 6 | ayodazula | ayodazula | eyodazula | awayudazula | angeyudazula | engeyudazula |
| Class 7 | siyodazula | esiyodazula | siyodazula | asiyudazula | esingeyudazula | singeyudazula |
| Class 8 | ziyodazula | eziyodazula | ziyodazula | aziyudazula | ezingeyudazula | zingeyudazula |
| Class 9 | iyodazula | eyodazula | iyodazula | ayiyudazula | engeyudazula | ingeyudazula |
| Class 10 | ziyodazula | eziyodazula | ziyodazula | aziyudazula | ezingeyudazula | zingeyudazula |
| Class 11 | luyodazula | oluyodazula | luyodazula | aluyudazula | olungeyudazula | lungeyudazula |
| Class 14 | buyodazula | obuyodazula | buyodazula | abuyudazula | obungeyudazula | bungeyudazula |
| Class 15 | kuyodazula | okuyodazula | kuyodazula | akuyudazula | okungeyudazula | kungeyudazula |
| Class 17 | kuyodazula | okuyodazula | kuyodazula | akuyudazula | okungeyudazula | kungeyudazula |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngidazule | ngingadazuli |
| 2nd singular | udazule | ungadazuli |
| 1st plural | sidazule | singadazuli |
| 2nd plural | nidazule | ningadazuli |
| Class 1 | adazule | angadazuli |
| Class 2 | badazule | bangadazuli |
| Class 3 | udazule | ungadazuli |
| Class 4 | idazule | ingadazuli |
| Class 5 | lidazule | lingadazuli |
| Class 6 | adazule | angadazuli |
| Class 7 | sidazule | singadazuli |
| Class 8 | zidazule | zingadazuli |
| Class 9 | idazule | ingadazuli |
| Class 10 | zidazule | zingadazuli |
| Class 11 | ludazule | lungadazuli |
| Class 14 | budazule | bungadazuli |
| Class 15 | kudazule | kungadazuli |
| Class 17 | kudazule | kungadazuli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngadazula | ngangadazula, angadazula, angangadazula |
| 2nd singular | wadazula | wangadazula, awadazula, awangadazula |
| 1st plural | sadazula | sangadazula, asadazula, asangadazula |
| 2nd plural | nadazula | nangadazula, anadazula, anangadazula |
| Class 1 | wadazula | wangadazula, akadazula, akangadazula |
| Class 2 | badazula | bangadazula, abadazula, abangadazula |
| Class 3 | wadazula | wangadazula, awadazula, awangadazula |
| Class 4 | yadazula | yangadazula, ayadazula, ayangadazula |
| Class 5 | ladazula | langadazula, aladazula, alangadazula |
| Class 6 | adazula | angadazula, awadazula, awangadazula |
| Class 7 | sadazula | sangadazula, asadazula, asangadazula |
| Class 8 | zadazula | zangadazula, azadazula, azangadazula |
| Class 9 | yadazula | yangadazula, ayadazula, ayangadazula |
| Class 10 | zadazula | zangadazula, azadazula, azangadazula |
| Class 11 | lwadazula | lwangadazula, alwadazula, alwangadazula |
| Class 14 | badazula | bangadazula, abadazula, abangadazula |
| Class 15 | kwadazula | kwangadazula, akwadazula, akwangadazula |
| Class 17 | kwadazula | kwangadazula, akwadazula, akwangadazula |

### References

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