# balela
## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from bala +‎ -ela.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /baˈlɛ.lɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /baˈlɛ.lɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /baˈlɛ.la/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bɐˈlɛ.lɐ/
* Hyphenation: ba‧le‧la

### Noun

balela f (plural balelas)
* (slang) lie
    Synonyms: lorota, caô
* (slang) nonsense talk
    Synonyms: conversa fiada, papo furado

### References

* ↑ “balela”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
* ↑ “balela”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024

## Zulu
### Etymology

* This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Proto-Bantu *-báda ultimately, but what is -ela?”

### Verb

-balela$^?$
* to shine
* to be sunny, to be clear (of the sky), to be dry (not raining)

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukubalela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubalela | ukungabaleli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | balela | -balele |
| Plural | balelani | -baleleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabalela, ngibalela | engibalelayo, engibalela | ngibalela | angibaleli | engingabaleli | ngingabaleli |
| 2nd singular | uyabalela, ubalela | obalelayo, obalela | ubalela | awubaleli | ongabaleli | ungabaleli |
| 1st plural | siyabalela, sibalela | esibalelayo, esibalela | sibalela | asibaleli | esingabaleli | singabaleli |
| 2nd plural | niyabalela, nibalela | enibalelayo, enibalela | nibalela | anibaleli | eningabaleli | ningabaleli |
| Class 1 | uyabalela, ubalela | obalelayo, obalela | ebalela | akabaleli | ongabaleli | engabaleli |
| Class 2 | bayabalela, babalela | ababalelayo, ababalela | bebalela | ababaleli | abangabaleli | bengabaleli |
| Class 3 | uyabalela, ubalela | obalelayo, obalela | ubalela | awubaleli | ongabaleli | ungabaleli |
| Class 4 | iyabalela, ibalela | ebalelayo, ebalela | ibalela | ayibaleli | engabaleli | ingabaleli |
| Class 5 | liyabalela, libalela | elibalelayo, elibalela | libalela | alibaleli | elingabaleli | lingabaleli |
| Class 6 | ayabalela, abalela | abalelayo, abalela | ebalela | awabaleli | angabaleli | engabaleli |
| Class 7 | siyabalela, sibalela | esibalelayo, esibalela | sibalela | asibaleli | esingabaleli | singabaleli |
| Class 8 | ziyabalela, zibalela | ezibalelayo, ezibalela | zibalela | azibaleli | ezingabaleli | zingabaleli |
| Class 9 | iyabalela, ibalela | ebalelayo, ebalela | ibalela | ayibaleli | engabaleli | ingabaleli |
| Class 10 | ziyabalela, zibalela | ezibalelayo, ezibalela | zibalela | azibaleli | ezingabaleli | zingabaleli |
| Class 11 | luyabalela, lubalela | olubalelayo, olubalela | lubalela | alubaleli | olungabaleli | lungabaleli |
| Class 14 | buyabalela, bubalela | obubalelayo, obubalela | bubalela | abubaleli | obungabaleli | bungabaleli |
| Class 15 | kuyabalela, kubalela | okubalelayo, okubalela | kubalela | akubaleli | okungabaleli | kungabaleli |
| Class 17 | kuyabalela, kubalela | okubalelayo, okubalela | kubalela | akubaleli | okungabaleli | kungabaleli |
| | 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 | ngibalelile, ngibalelē | engibalelile, engibalelē | ngibalelile, ngibalelē | angibalelanga | engingabalelanga | ngingabalelanga |
| 2nd singular | ubalelile, ubalelē | obalelile, obalelē | ubalelile, ubalelē | awubalelanga | ongabalelanga | ungabalelanga |
| 1st plural | sibalelile, sibalelē | esibalelile, esibalelē | sibalelile, sibalelē | asibalelanga | esingabalelanga | singabalelanga |
| 2nd plural | nibalelile, nibalelē | enibalelile, enibalelē | nibalelile, nibalelē | anibalelanga | eningabalelanga | ningabalelanga |
| Class 1 | ubalelile, ubalelē | obalelile, obalelē | ebalelile, ebalelē | akabalelanga | ongabalelanga | engabalelanga |
| Class 2 | babalelile, babalelē | ababalelile, ababalelē | bebalelile, bebalelē | ababalelanga | abangabalelanga | bengabalelanga |
| Class 3 | ubalelile, ubalelē | obalelile, obalelē | ubalelile, ubalelē | awubalelanga | ongabalelanga | ungabalelanga |
| Class 4 | ibalelile, ibalelē | ebalelile, ebalelē | ibalelile, ibalelē | ayibalelanga | engabalelanga | ingabalelanga |
| Class 5 | libalelile, libalelē | elibalelile, elibalelē | libalelile, libalelē | alibalelanga | elingabalelanga | lingabalelanga |
| Class 6 | abalelile, abalelē | abalelile, abalelē | ebalelile, ebalelē | awabalelanga | angabalelanga | engabalelanga |
| Class 7 | sibalelile, sibalelē | esibalelile, esibalelē | sibalelile, sibalelē | asibalelanga | esingabalelanga | singabalelanga |
| Class 8 | zibalelile, zibalelē | ezibalelile, ezibalelē | zibalelile, zibalelē | azibalelanga | ezingabalelanga | zingabalelanga |
| Class 9 | ibalelile, ibalelē | ebalelile, ebalelē | ibalelile, ibalelē | ayibalelanga | engabalelanga | ingabalelanga |
| Class 10 | zibalelile, zibalelē | ezibalelile, ezibalelē | zibalelile, zibalelē | azibalelanga | ezingabalelanga | zingabalelanga |
| Class 11 | lubalelile, lubalelē | olubalelile, olubalelē | lubalelile, lubalelē | alubalelanga | olungabalelanga | lungabalelanga |
| Class 14 | bubalelile, bubalelē | obubalelile, obubalelē | bubalelile, bubalelē | abubalelanga | obungabalelanga | bungabalelanga |
| Class 15 | kubalelile, kubalelē | okubalelile, okubalelē | kubalelile, kubalelē | akubalelanga | okungabalelanga | kungabalelanga |
| Class 17 | kubalelile, kubalelē | okubalelile, okubalelē | kubalelile, kubalelē | akubalelanga | okungabalelanga | kungabalelanga |
| | 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 | ngābalela | engābalela | ngābalela | angibalelanga | engingabalelanga | ngingabalelanga |
| 2nd singular | wābalela | owābalela | wābalela | awubalelanga | ongabalelanga | ungabalelanga |
| 1st plural | sābalela | esābalela | sābalela | asibalelanga | esingabalelanga | singabalelanga |
| 2nd plural | nābalela | enābalela | nābalela | anibalelanga | eningabalelanga | ningabalelanga |
| Class 1 | wābalela | owābalela | ābalela | akabalelanga | ongabalelanga | engabalelanga |
| Class 2 | bābalela | abābalela | bābalela | ababalelanga | abangabalelanga | bengabalelanga |
| Class 3 | wābalela | owābalela | wābalela | awubalelanga | ongabalelanga | ungabalelanga |
| Class 4 | yābalela | eyābalela | yābalela | ayibalelanga | engabalelanga | ingabalelanga |
| Class 5 | lābalela | elābalela | lābalela | alibalelanga | elingabalelanga | lingabalelanga |
| Class 6 | ābalela | ābalela | ābalela | awabalelanga | angabalelanga | engabalelanga |
| Class 7 | sābalela | esābalela | sābalela | asibalelanga | esingabalelanga | singabalelanga |
| Class 8 | zābalela | ezābalela | zābalela | azibalelanga | ezingabalelanga | zingabalelanga |
| Class 9 | yābalela | eyābalela | yābalela | ayibalelanga | engabalelanga | ingabalelanga |
| Class 10 | zābalela | ezābalela | zābalela | azibalelanga | ezingabalelanga | zingabalelanga |
| Class 11 | lwābalela | olwābalela | lwābalela | alubalelanga | olungabalelanga | lungabalelanga |
| Class 14 | bābalela | obābalela | bābalela | abubalelanga | obungabalelanga | bungabalelanga |
| Class 15 | kwābalela | okwābalela | kwābalela | akubalelanga | okungabalelanga | kungabalelanga |
| Class 17 | kwābalela | okwābalela | kwābalela | akubalelanga | okungabalelanga | kungabalelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabalela | — | ngingabalela | ngingebalele | — | ngingebalele |
| 2nd singular | ungabalela | — | ungabalela | ungebalele | — | ungebalele |
| 1st plural | singabalela | — | singabalela | singebalele | — | singebalele |
| 2nd plural | ningabalela | — | ningabalela | ningebalele | — | ningebalele |
| Class 1 | angabalela | — | engabalela | angebalele | — | engebalele |
| Class 2 | bangabalela | — | bengabalela | bangebalele | — | bengebalele |
| Class 3 | ungabalela | — | ungabalela | ungebalele | — | ungebalele |
| Class 4 | ingabalela | — | ingabalela | ingebalele | — | ingebalele |
| Class 5 | lingabalela | — | lingabalela | lingebalele | — | lingebalele |
| Class 6 | angabalela | — | engabalela | angebalele | — | engebalele |
| Class 7 | singabalela | — | singabalela | singebalele | — | singebalele |
| Class 8 | zingabalela | — | zingabalela | zingebalele | — | zingebalele |
| Class 9 | ingabalela | — | ingabalela | ingebalele | — | ingebalele |
| Class 10 | zingabalela | — | zingabalela | zingebalele | — | zingebalele |
| Class 11 | lungabalela | — | lungabalela | lungebalele | — | lungebalele |
| Class 14 | bungabalela | — | bungabalela | bungebalele | — | bungebalele |
| Class 15 | kungabalela | — | kungabalela | kungebalele | — | kungebalele |
| Class 17 | kungabalela | — | kungabalela | kungebalele | — | kungebalele |
| | 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 | ngizobalela | engizobalela | ngizobalela | angizubalela | engingezubalela | ngingezubalela |
| 2nd singular | uzobalela | ozobalela | uzobalela | awuzubalela | ongezubalela | ungezubalela |
| 1st plural | sizobalela | esizobalela | sizobalela | asizubalela | esingezubalela | singezubalela |
| 2nd plural | nizobalela | enizobalela | nizobalela | anizubalela | eningezubalela | ningezubalela |
| Class 1 | uzobalela | ozobalela | ezobalela | akazubalela | ongezubalela | engezubalela |
| Class 2 | bazobalela | abazobalela | bezobalela | abazubalela | abangezubalela | bengezubalela |
| Class 3 | uzobalela | ozobalela | uzobalela | awuzubalela | ongezubalela | ungezubalela |
| Class 4 | izobalela | ezobalela | izobalela | ayizubalela | engezubalela | ingezubalela |
| Class 5 | lizobalela | elizobalela | lizobalela | alizubalela | elingezubalela | lingezubalela |
| Class 6 | azobalela | azobalela | ezobalela | awazubalela | angezubalela | engezubalela |
| Class 7 | sizobalela | esizobalela | sizobalela | asizubalela | esingezubalela | singezubalela |
| Class 8 | zizobalela | ezizobalela | zizobalela | azizubalela | ezingezubalela | zingezubalela |
| Class 9 | izobalela | ezobalela | izobalela | ayizubalela | engezubalela | ingezubalela |
| Class 10 | zizobalela | ezizobalela | zizobalela | azizubalela | ezingezubalela | zingezubalela |
| Class 11 | luzobalela | oluzobalela | luzobalela | aluzubalela | olungezubalela | lungezubalela |
| Class 14 | buzobalela | obuzobalela | buzobalela | abuzubalela | obungezubalela | bungezubalela |
| Class 15 | kuzobalela | okuzobalela | kuzobalela | akuzubalela | okungezubalela | kungezubalela |
| Class 17 | kuzobalela | okuzobalela | kuzobalela | akuzubalela | okungezubalela | kungezubalela |
| | 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 | ngiyobalela | engiyobalela | ngiyobalela | angiyubalela | engingeyubalela | ngingeyubalela |
| 2nd singular | uyobalela | oyobalela | uyobalela | awuyubalela | ongeyubalela | ungeyubalela |
| 1st plural | siyobalela | esiyobalela | siyobalela | asiyubalela | esingeyubalela | singeyubalela |
| 2nd plural | niyobalela | eniyobalela | niyobalela | aniyubalela | eningeyubalela | ningeyubalela |
| Class 1 | uyobalela | oyobalela | eyobalela | akayubalela | ongeyubalela | engeyubalela |
| Class 2 | bayobalela | abayobalela | beyobalela | abayubalela | abangeyubalela | bengeyubalela |
| Class 3 | uyobalela | oyobalela | uyobalela | awuyubalela | ongeyubalela | ungeyubalela |
| Class 4 | iyobalela | eyobalela | iyobalela | ayiyubalela | engeyubalela | ingeyubalela |
| Class 5 | liyobalela | eliyobalela | liyobalela | aliyubalela | elingeyubalela | lingeyubalela |
| Class 6 | ayobalela | ayobalela | eyobalela | awayubalela | angeyubalela | engeyubalela |
| Class 7 | siyobalela | esiyobalela | siyobalela | asiyubalela | esingeyubalela | singeyubalela |
| Class 8 | ziyobalela | eziyobalela | ziyobalela | aziyubalela | ezingeyubalela | zingeyubalela |
| Class 9 | iyobalela | eyobalela | iyobalela | ayiyubalela | engeyubalela | ingeyubalela |
| Class 10 | ziyobalela | eziyobalela | ziyobalela | aziyubalela | ezingeyubalela | zingeyubalela |
| Class 11 | luyobalela | oluyobalela | luyobalela | aluyubalela | olungeyubalela | lungeyubalela |
| Class 14 | buyobalela | obuyobalela | buyobalela | abuyubalela | obungeyubalela | bungeyubalela |
| Class 15 | kuyobalela | okuyobalela | kuyobalela | akuyubalela | okungeyubalela | kungeyubalela |
| Class 17 | kuyobalela | okuyobalela | kuyobalela | akuyubalela | okungeyubalela | kungeyubalela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibalele | ngingabaleli |
| 2nd singular | ubalele | ungabaleli |
| 1st plural | sibalele | singabaleli |
| 2nd plural | nibalele | ningabaleli |
| Class 1 | abalele | angabaleli |
| Class 2 | babalele | bangabaleli |
| Class 3 | ubalele | ungabaleli |
| Class 4 | ibalele | ingabaleli |
| Class 5 | libalele | lingabaleli |
| Class 6 | abalele | angabaleli |
| Class 7 | sibalele | singabaleli |
| Class 8 | zibalele | zingabaleli |
| Class 9 | ibalele | ingabaleli |
| Class 10 | zibalele | zingabaleli |
| Class 11 | lubalele | lungabaleli |
| Class 14 | bubalele | bungabaleli |
| Class 15 | kubalele | kungabaleli |
| Class 17 | kubalele | kungabaleli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabalela | ngangabalela, angabalela, angangabalela |
| 2nd singular | wabalela | wangabalela, awabalela, awangabalela |
| 1st plural | sabalela | sangabalela, asabalela, asangabalela |
| 2nd plural | nabalela | nangabalela, anabalela, anangabalela |
| Class 1 | wabalela | wangabalela, akabalela, akangabalela |
| Class 2 | babalela | bangabalela, ababalela, abangabalela |
| Class 3 | wabalela | wangabalela, awabalela, awangabalela |
| Class 4 | yabalela | yangabalela, ayabalela, ayangabalela |
| Class 5 | labalela | langabalela, alabalela, alangabalela |
| Class 6 | abalela | angabalela, awabalela, awangabalela |
| Class 7 | sabalela | sangabalela, asabalela, asangabalela |
| Class 8 | zabalela | zangabalela, azabalela, azangabalela |
| Class 9 | yabalela | yangabalela, ayabalela, ayangabalela |
| Class 10 | zabalela | zangabalela, azabalela, azangabalela |
| Class 11 | lwabalela | lwangabalela, alwabalela, alwangabalela |
| Class 14 | babalela | bangabalela, ababalela, abangabalela |
| Class 15 | kwabalela | kwangabalela, akwabalela, akwangabalela |
| Class 17 | kwabalela | kwangabalela, akwabalela, akwangabalela |

### References

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