# dazuka
## Zulu
### Etymology

Derived from the ideophone dazu.

### Verb

-dazuka
* (intransitive) to split

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukudazuka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukudazuka | ukungadazuki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | dazuka | -dazuke |
| Plural | dazukani | -dazukeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyadazuka, ngidazuka | engidazukayo, engidazuka | ngidazuka | angidazuki | engingadazuki | ngingadazuki |
| 2nd singular | uyadazuka, udazuka | odazukayo, odazuka | udazuka | awudazuki | ongadazuki | ungadazuki |
| 1st plural | siyadazuka, sidazuka | esidazukayo, esidazuka | sidazuka | asidazuki | esingadazuki | singadazuki |
| 2nd plural | niyadazuka, nidazuka | enidazukayo, enidazuka | nidazuka | anidazuki | eningadazuki | ningadazuki |
| Class 1 | uyadazuka, udazuka | odazukayo, odazuka | edazuka | akadazuki | ongadazuki | engadazuki |
| Class 2 | bayadazuka, badazuka | abadazukayo, abadazuka | bedazuka | abadazuki | abangadazuki | bengadazuki |
| Class 3 | uyadazuka, udazuka | odazukayo, odazuka | udazuka | awudazuki | ongadazuki | ungadazuki |
| Class 4 | iyadazuka, idazuka | edazukayo, edazuka | idazuka | ayidazuki | engadazuki | ingadazuki |
| Class 5 | liyadazuka, lidazuka | elidazukayo, elidazuka | lidazuka | alidazuki | elingadazuki | lingadazuki |
| Class 6 | ayadazuka, adazuka | adazukayo, adazuka | edazuka | awadazuki | angadazuki | engadazuki |
| Class 7 | siyadazuka, sidazuka | esidazukayo, esidazuka | sidazuka | asidazuki | esingadazuki | singadazuki |
| Class 8 | ziyadazuka, zidazuka | ezidazukayo, ezidazuka | zidazuka | azidazuki | ezingadazuki | zingadazuki |
| Class 9 | iyadazuka, idazuka | edazukayo, edazuka | idazuka | ayidazuki | engadazuki | ingadazuki |
| Class 10 | ziyadazuka, zidazuka | ezidazukayo, ezidazuka | zidazuka | azidazuki | ezingadazuki | zingadazuki |
| Class 11 | luyadazuka, ludazuka | oludazukayo, oludazuka | ludazuka | aludazuki | olungadazuki | lungadazuki |
| Class 14 | buyadazuka, budazuka | obudazukayo, obudazuka | budazuka | abudazuki | obungadazuki | bungadazuki |
| Class 15 | kuyadazuka, kudazuka | okudazukayo, okudazuka | kudazuka | akudazuki | okungadazuki | kungadazuki |
| Class 17 | kuyadazuka, kudazuka | okudazukayo, okudazuka | kudazuka | akudazuki | okungadazuki | kungadazuki |
| | 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 | ngidazukile, ngidazukē | engidazukile, engidazukē | ngidazukile, ngidazukē | angidazukanga | engingadazukanga | ngingadazukanga |
| 2nd singular | udazukile, udazukē | odazukile, odazukē | udazukile, udazukē | awudazukanga | ongadazukanga | ungadazukanga |
| 1st plural | sidazukile, sidazukē | esidazukile, esidazukē | sidazukile, sidazukē | asidazukanga | esingadazukanga | singadazukanga |
| 2nd plural | nidazukile, nidazukē | enidazukile, enidazukē | nidazukile, nidazukē | anidazukanga | eningadazukanga | ningadazukanga |
| Class 1 | udazukile, udazukē | odazukile, odazukē | edazukile, edazukē | akadazukanga | ongadazukanga | engadazukanga |
| Class 2 | badazukile, badazukē | abadazukile, abadazukē | bedazukile, bedazukē | abadazukanga | abangadazukanga | bengadazukanga |
| Class 3 | udazukile, udazukē | odazukile, odazukē | udazukile, udazukē | awudazukanga | ongadazukanga | ungadazukanga |
| Class 4 | idazukile, idazukē | edazukile, edazukē | idazukile, idazukē | ayidazukanga | engadazukanga | ingadazukanga |
| Class 5 | lidazukile, lidazukē | elidazukile, elidazukē | lidazukile, lidazukē | alidazukanga | elingadazukanga | lingadazukanga |
| Class 6 | adazukile, adazukē | adazukile, adazukē | edazukile, edazukē | awadazukanga | angadazukanga | engadazukanga |
| Class 7 | sidazukile, sidazukē | esidazukile, esidazukē | sidazukile, sidazukē | asidazukanga | esingadazukanga | singadazukanga |
| Class 8 | zidazukile, zidazukē | ezidazukile, ezidazukē | zidazukile, zidazukē | azidazukanga | ezingadazukanga | zingadazukanga |
| Class 9 | idazukile, idazukē | edazukile, edazukē | idazukile, idazukē | ayidazukanga | engadazukanga | ingadazukanga |
| Class 10 | zidazukile, zidazukē | ezidazukile, ezidazukē | zidazukile, zidazukē | azidazukanga | ezingadazukanga | zingadazukanga |
| Class 11 | ludazukile, ludazukē | oludazukile, oludazukē | ludazukile, ludazukē | aludazukanga | olungadazukanga | lungadazukanga |
| Class 14 | budazukile, budazukē | obudazukile, obudazukē | budazukile, budazukē | abudazukanga | obungadazukanga | bungadazukanga |
| Class 15 | kudazukile, kudazukē | okudazukile, okudazukē | kudazukile, kudazukē | akudazukanga | okungadazukanga | kungadazukanga |
| Class 17 | kudazukile, kudazukē | okudazukile, okudazukē | kudazukile, kudazukē | akudazukanga | okungadazukanga | kungadazukanga |
| | 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 | ngādazuka | engādazuka | ngādazuka | angidazukanga | engingadazukanga | ngingadazukanga |
| 2nd singular | wādazuka | owādazuka | wādazuka | awudazukanga | ongadazukanga | ungadazukanga |
| 1st plural | sādazuka | esādazuka | sādazuka | asidazukanga | esingadazukanga | singadazukanga |
| 2nd plural | nādazuka | enādazuka | nādazuka | anidazukanga | eningadazukanga | ningadazukanga |
| Class 1 | wādazuka | owādazuka | ādazuka | akadazukanga | ongadazukanga | engadazukanga |
| Class 2 | bādazuka | abādazuka | bādazuka | abadazukanga | abangadazukanga | bengadazukanga |
| Class 3 | wādazuka | owādazuka | wādazuka | awudazukanga | ongadazukanga | ungadazukanga |
| Class 4 | yādazuka | eyādazuka | yādazuka | ayidazukanga | engadazukanga | ingadazukanga |
| Class 5 | lādazuka | elādazuka | lādazuka | alidazukanga | elingadazukanga | lingadazukanga |
| Class 6 | ādazuka | ādazuka | ādazuka | awadazukanga | angadazukanga | engadazukanga |
| Class 7 | sādazuka | esādazuka | sādazuka | asidazukanga | esingadazukanga | singadazukanga |
| Class 8 | zādazuka | ezādazuka | zādazuka | azidazukanga | ezingadazukanga | zingadazukanga |
| Class 9 | yādazuka | eyādazuka | yādazuka | ayidazukanga | engadazukanga | ingadazukanga |
| Class 10 | zādazuka | ezādazuka | zādazuka | azidazukanga | ezingadazukanga | zingadazukanga |
| Class 11 | lwādazuka | olwādazuka | lwādazuka | aludazukanga | olungadazukanga | lungadazukanga |
| Class 14 | bādazuka | obādazuka | bādazuka | abudazukanga | obungadazukanga | bungadazukanga |
| Class 15 | kwādazuka | okwādazuka | kwādazuka | akudazukanga | okungadazukanga | kungadazukanga |
| Class 17 | kwādazuka | okwādazuka | kwādazuka | akudazukanga | okungadazukanga | kungadazukanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingadazuka | — | ngingadazuka | ngingedazuke | — | ngingedazuke |
| 2nd singular | ungadazuka | — | ungadazuka | ungedazuke | — | ungedazuke |
| 1st plural | singadazuka | — | singadazuka | singedazuke | — | singedazuke |
| 2nd plural | ningadazuka | — | ningadazuka | ningedazuke | — | ningedazuke |
| Class 1 | angadazuka | — | engadazuka | angedazuke | — | engedazuke |
| Class 2 | bangadazuka | — | bengadazuka | bangedazuke | — | bengedazuke |
| Class 3 | ungadazuka | — | ungadazuka | ungedazuke | — | ungedazuke |
| Class 4 | ingadazuka | — | ingadazuka | ingedazuke | — | ingedazuke |
| Class 5 | lingadazuka | — | lingadazuka | lingedazuke | — | lingedazuke |
| Class 6 | angadazuka | — | engadazuka | angedazuke | — | engedazuke |
| Class 7 | singadazuka | — | singadazuka | singedazuke | — | singedazuke |
| Class 8 | zingadazuka | — | zingadazuka | zingedazuke | — | zingedazuke |
| Class 9 | ingadazuka | — | ingadazuka | ingedazuke | — | ingedazuke |
| Class 10 | zingadazuka | — | zingadazuka | zingedazuke | — | zingedazuke |
| Class 11 | lungadazuka | — | lungadazuka | lungedazuke | — | lungedazuke |
| Class 14 | bungadazuka | — | bungadazuka | bungedazuke | — | bungedazuke |
| Class 15 | kungadazuka | — | kungadazuka | kungedazuke | — | kungedazuke |
| Class 17 | kungadazuka | — | kungadazuka | kungedazuke | — | kungedazuke |
| | 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 | ngizodazuka | engizodazuka | ngizodazuka | angizudazuka | engingezudazuka | ngingezudazuka |
| 2nd singular | uzodazuka | ozodazuka | uzodazuka | awuzudazuka | ongezudazuka | ungezudazuka |
| 1st plural | sizodazuka | esizodazuka | sizodazuka | asizudazuka | esingezudazuka | singezudazuka |
| 2nd plural | nizodazuka | enizodazuka | nizodazuka | anizudazuka | eningezudazuka | ningezudazuka |
| Class 1 | uzodazuka | ozodazuka | ezodazuka | akazudazuka | ongezudazuka | engezudazuka |
| Class 2 | bazodazuka | abazodazuka | bezodazuka | abazudazuka | abangezudazuka | bengezudazuka |
| Class 3 | uzodazuka | ozodazuka | uzodazuka | awuzudazuka | ongezudazuka | ungezudazuka |
| Class 4 | izodazuka | ezodazuka | izodazuka | ayizudazuka | engezudazuka | ingezudazuka |
| Class 5 | lizodazuka | elizodazuka | lizodazuka | alizudazuka | elingezudazuka | lingezudazuka |
| Class 6 | azodazuka | azodazuka | ezodazuka | awazudazuka | angezudazuka | engezudazuka |
| Class 7 | sizodazuka | esizodazuka | sizodazuka | asizudazuka | esingezudazuka | singezudazuka |
| Class 8 | zizodazuka | ezizodazuka | zizodazuka | azizudazuka | ezingezudazuka | zingezudazuka |
| Class 9 | izodazuka | ezodazuka | izodazuka | ayizudazuka | engezudazuka | ingezudazuka |
| Class 10 | zizodazuka | ezizodazuka | zizodazuka | azizudazuka | ezingezudazuka | zingezudazuka |
| Class 11 | luzodazuka | oluzodazuka | luzodazuka | aluzudazuka | olungezudazuka | lungezudazuka |
| Class 14 | buzodazuka | obuzodazuka | buzodazuka | abuzudazuka | obungezudazuka | bungezudazuka |
| Class 15 | kuzodazuka | okuzodazuka | kuzodazuka | akuzudazuka | okungezudazuka | kungezudazuka |
| Class 17 | kuzodazuka | okuzodazuka | kuzodazuka | akuzudazuka | okungezudazuka | kungezudazuka |
| | 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 | ngiyodazuka | engiyodazuka | ngiyodazuka | angiyudazuka | engingeyudazuka | ngingeyudazuka |
| 2nd singular | uyodazuka | oyodazuka | uyodazuka | awuyudazuka | ongeyudazuka | ungeyudazuka |
| 1st plural | siyodazuka | esiyodazuka | siyodazuka | asiyudazuka | esingeyudazuka | singeyudazuka |
| 2nd plural | niyodazuka | eniyodazuka | niyodazuka | aniyudazuka | eningeyudazuka | ningeyudazuka |
| Class 1 | uyodazuka | oyodazuka | eyodazuka | akayudazuka | ongeyudazuka | engeyudazuka |
| Class 2 | bayodazuka | abayodazuka | beyodazuka | abayudazuka | abangeyudazuka | bengeyudazuka |
| Class 3 | uyodazuka | oyodazuka | uyodazuka | awuyudazuka | ongeyudazuka | ungeyudazuka |
| Class 4 | iyodazuka | eyodazuka | iyodazuka | ayiyudazuka | engeyudazuka | ingeyudazuka |
| Class 5 | liyodazuka | eliyodazuka | liyodazuka | aliyudazuka | elingeyudazuka | lingeyudazuka |
| Class 6 | ayodazuka | ayodazuka | eyodazuka | awayudazuka | angeyudazuka | engeyudazuka |
| Class 7 | siyodazuka | esiyodazuka | siyodazuka | asiyudazuka | esingeyudazuka | singeyudazuka |
| Class 8 | ziyodazuka | eziyodazuka | ziyodazuka | aziyudazuka | ezingeyudazuka | zingeyudazuka |
| Class 9 | iyodazuka | eyodazuka | iyodazuka | ayiyudazuka | engeyudazuka | ingeyudazuka |
| Class 10 | ziyodazuka | eziyodazuka | ziyodazuka | aziyudazuka | ezingeyudazuka | zingeyudazuka |
| Class 11 | luyodazuka | oluyodazuka | luyodazuka | aluyudazuka | olungeyudazuka | lungeyudazuka |
| Class 14 | buyodazuka | obuyodazuka | buyodazuka | abuyudazuka | obungeyudazuka | bungeyudazuka |
| Class 15 | kuyodazuka | okuyodazuka | kuyodazuka | akuyudazuka | okungeyudazuka | kungeyudazuka |
| Class 17 | kuyodazuka | okuyodazuka | kuyodazuka | akuyudazuka | okungeyudazuka | kungeyudazuka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngidazuke | ngingadazuki |
| 2nd singular | udazuke | ungadazuki |
| 1st plural | sidazuke | singadazuki |
| 2nd plural | nidazuke | ningadazuki |
| Class 1 | adazuke | angadazuki |
| Class 2 | badazuke | bangadazuki |
| Class 3 | udazuke | ungadazuki |
| Class 4 | idazuke | ingadazuki |
| Class 5 | lidazuke | lingadazuki |
| Class 6 | adazuke | angadazuki |
| Class 7 | sidazuke | singadazuki |
| Class 8 | zidazuke | zingadazuki |
| Class 9 | idazuke | ingadazuki |
| Class 10 | zidazuke | zingadazuki |
| Class 11 | ludazuke | lungadazuki |
| Class 14 | budazuke | bungadazuki |
| Class 15 | kudazuke | kungadazuki |
| Class 17 | kudazuke | kungadazuki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngadazuka | ngangadazuka, angadazuka, angangadazuka |
| 2nd singular | wadazuka | wangadazuka, awadazuka, awangadazuka |
| 1st plural | sadazuka | sangadazuka, asadazuka, asangadazuka |
| 2nd plural | nadazuka | nangadazuka, anadazuka, anangadazuka |
| Class 1 | wadazuka | wangadazuka, akadazuka, akangadazuka |
| Class 2 | badazuka | bangadazuka, abadazuka, abangadazuka |
| Class 3 | wadazuka | wangadazuka, awadazuka, awangadazuka |
| Class 4 | yadazuka | yangadazuka, ayadazuka, ayangadazuka |
| Class 5 | ladazuka | langadazuka, aladazuka, alangadazuka |
| Class 6 | adazuka | angadazuka, awadazuka, awangadazuka |
| Class 7 | sadazuka | sangadazuka, asadazuka, asangadazuka |
| Class 8 | zadazuka | zangadazuka, azadazuka, azangadazuka |
| Class 9 | yadazuka | yangadazuka, ayadazuka, ayangadazuka |
| Class 10 | zadazuka | zangadazuka, azadazuka, azangadazuka |
| Class 11 | lwadazuka | lwangadazuka, alwadazuka, alwangadazuka |
| Class 14 | badazuka | bangadazuka, abadazuka, abangadazuka |
| Class 15 | kwadazuka | kwangadazuka, akwadazuka, akwangadazuka |
| Class 17 | kwadazuka | kwangadazuka, akwadazuka, akwangadazuka |

### References

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