# foloza
## Zulu
### Etymology

From the ideophone folo.

### Verb

-foloza
* (intransitive) to zigzag

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukufoloza |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukufoloza | ukungafolozi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | foloza | -foloze |
| Plural | folozani | -folozeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyafoloza, ngifoloza | engifolozayo, engifoloza | ngifoloza | angifolozi | engingafolozi | ngingafolozi |
| 2nd singular | uyafoloza, ufoloza | ofolozayo, ofoloza | ufoloza | awufolozi | ongafolozi | ungafolozi |
| 1st plural | siyafoloza, sifoloza | esifolozayo, esifoloza | sifoloza | asifolozi | esingafolozi | singafolozi |
| 2nd plural | niyafoloza, nifoloza | enifolozayo, enifoloza | nifoloza | anifolozi | eningafolozi | ningafolozi |
| Class 1 | uyafoloza, ufoloza | ofolozayo, ofoloza | efoloza | akafolozi | ongafolozi | engafolozi |
| Class 2 | bayafoloza, bafoloza | abafolozayo, abafoloza | befoloza | abafolozi | abangafolozi | bengafolozi |
| Class 3 | uyafoloza, ufoloza | ofolozayo, ofoloza | ufoloza | awufolozi | ongafolozi | ungafolozi |
| Class 4 | iyafoloza, ifoloza | efolozayo, efoloza | ifoloza | ayifolozi | engafolozi | ingafolozi |
| Class 5 | liyafoloza, lifoloza | elifolozayo, elifoloza | lifoloza | alifolozi | elingafolozi | lingafolozi |
| Class 6 | ayafoloza, afoloza | afolozayo, afoloza | efoloza | awafolozi | angafolozi | engafolozi |
| Class 7 | siyafoloza, sifoloza | esifolozayo, esifoloza | sifoloza | asifolozi | esingafolozi | singafolozi |
| Class 8 | ziyafoloza, zifoloza | ezifolozayo, ezifoloza | zifoloza | azifolozi | ezingafolozi | zingafolozi |
| Class 9 | iyafoloza, ifoloza | efolozayo, efoloza | ifoloza | ayifolozi | engafolozi | ingafolozi |
| Class 10 | ziyafoloza, zifoloza | ezifolozayo, ezifoloza | zifoloza | azifolozi | ezingafolozi | zingafolozi |
| Class 11 | luyafoloza, lufoloza | olufolozayo, olufoloza | lufoloza | alufolozi | olungafolozi | lungafolozi |
| Class 14 | buyafoloza, bufoloza | obufolozayo, obufoloza | bufoloza | abufolozi | obungafolozi | bungafolozi |
| Class 15 | kuyafoloza, kufoloza | okufolozayo, okufoloza | kufoloza | akufolozi | okungafolozi | kungafolozi |
| Class 17 | kuyafoloza, kufoloza | okufolozayo, okufoloza | kufoloza | akufolozi | okungafolozi | kungafolozi |
| | 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 | ngifolozile, ngifolozē | engifolozile, engifolozē | ngifolozile, ngifolozē | angifolozanga | engingafolozanga | ngingafolozanga |
| 2nd singular | ufolozile, ufolozē | ofolozile, ofolozē | ufolozile, ufolozē | awufolozanga | ongafolozanga | ungafolozanga |
| 1st plural | sifolozile, sifolozē | esifolozile, esifolozē | sifolozile, sifolozē | asifolozanga | esingafolozanga | singafolozanga |
| 2nd plural | nifolozile, nifolozē | enifolozile, enifolozē | nifolozile, nifolozē | anifolozanga | eningafolozanga | ningafolozanga |
| Class 1 | ufolozile, ufolozē | ofolozile, ofolozē | efolozile, efolozē | akafolozanga | ongafolozanga | engafolozanga |
| Class 2 | bafolozile, bafolozē | abafolozile, abafolozē | befolozile, befolozē | abafolozanga | abangafolozanga | bengafolozanga |
| Class 3 | ufolozile, ufolozē | ofolozile, ofolozē | ufolozile, ufolozē | awufolozanga | ongafolozanga | ungafolozanga |
| Class 4 | ifolozile, ifolozē | efolozile, efolozē | ifolozile, ifolozē | ayifolozanga | engafolozanga | ingafolozanga |
| Class 5 | lifolozile, lifolozē | elifolozile, elifolozē | lifolozile, lifolozē | alifolozanga | elingafolozanga | lingafolozanga |
| Class 6 | afolozile, afolozē | afolozile, afolozē | efolozile, efolozē | awafolozanga | angafolozanga | engafolozanga |
| Class 7 | sifolozile, sifolozē | esifolozile, esifolozē | sifolozile, sifolozē | asifolozanga | esingafolozanga | singafolozanga |
| Class 8 | zifolozile, zifolozē | ezifolozile, ezifolozē | zifolozile, zifolozē | azifolozanga | ezingafolozanga | zingafolozanga |
| Class 9 | ifolozile, ifolozē | efolozile, efolozē | ifolozile, ifolozē | ayifolozanga | engafolozanga | ingafolozanga |
| Class 10 | zifolozile, zifolozē | ezifolozile, ezifolozē | zifolozile, zifolozē | azifolozanga | ezingafolozanga | zingafolozanga |
| Class 11 | lufolozile, lufolozē | olufolozile, olufolozē | lufolozile, lufolozē | alufolozanga | olungafolozanga | lungafolozanga |
| Class 14 | bufolozile, bufolozē | obufolozile, obufolozē | bufolozile, bufolozē | abufolozanga | obungafolozanga | bungafolozanga |
| Class 15 | kufolozile, kufolozē | okufolozile, okufolozē | kufolozile, kufolozē | akufolozanga | okungafolozanga | kungafolozanga |
| Class 17 | kufolozile, kufolozē | okufolozile, okufolozē | kufolozile, kufolozē | akufolozanga | okungafolozanga | kungafolozanga |
| | 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 | ngāfoloza | engāfoloza | ngāfoloza | angifolozanga | engingafolozanga | ngingafolozanga |
| 2nd singular | wāfoloza | owāfoloza | wāfoloza | awufolozanga | ongafolozanga | ungafolozanga |
| 1st plural | sāfoloza | esāfoloza | sāfoloza | asifolozanga | esingafolozanga | singafolozanga |
| 2nd plural | nāfoloza | enāfoloza | nāfoloza | anifolozanga | eningafolozanga | ningafolozanga |
| Class 1 | wāfoloza | owāfoloza | āfoloza | akafolozanga | ongafolozanga | engafolozanga |
| Class 2 | bāfoloza | abāfoloza | bāfoloza | abafolozanga | abangafolozanga | bengafolozanga |
| Class 3 | wāfoloza | owāfoloza | wāfoloza | awufolozanga | ongafolozanga | ungafolozanga |
| Class 4 | yāfoloza | eyāfoloza | yāfoloza | ayifolozanga | engafolozanga | ingafolozanga |
| Class 5 | lāfoloza | elāfoloza | lāfoloza | alifolozanga | elingafolozanga | lingafolozanga |
| Class 6 | āfoloza | āfoloza | āfoloza | awafolozanga | angafolozanga | engafolozanga |
| Class 7 | sāfoloza | esāfoloza | sāfoloza | asifolozanga | esingafolozanga | singafolozanga |
| Class 8 | zāfoloza | ezāfoloza | zāfoloza | azifolozanga | ezingafolozanga | zingafolozanga |
| Class 9 | yāfoloza | eyāfoloza | yāfoloza | ayifolozanga | engafolozanga | ingafolozanga |
| Class 10 | zāfoloza | ezāfoloza | zāfoloza | azifolozanga | ezingafolozanga | zingafolozanga |
| Class 11 | lwāfoloza | olwāfoloza | lwāfoloza | alufolozanga | olungafolozanga | lungafolozanga |
| Class 14 | bāfoloza | obāfoloza | bāfoloza | abufolozanga | obungafolozanga | bungafolozanga |
| Class 15 | kwāfoloza | okwāfoloza | kwāfoloza | akufolozanga | okungafolozanga | kungafolozanga |
| Class 17 | kwāfoloza | okwāfoloza | kwāfoloza | akufolozanga | okungafolozanga | kungafolozanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingafoloza | — | ngingafoloza | ngingefoloze | — | ngingefoloze |
| 2nd singular | ungafoloza | — | ungafoloza | ungefoloze | — | ungefoloze |
| 1st plural | singafoloza | — | singafoloza | singefoloze | — | singefoloze |
| 2nd plural | ningafoloza | — | ningafoloza | ningefoloze | — | ningefoloze |
| Class 1 | angafoloza | — | engafoloza | angefoloze | — | engefoloze |
| Class 2 | bangafoloza | — | bengafoloza | bangefoloze | — | bengefoloze |
| Class 3 | ungafoloza | — | ungafoloza | ungefoloze | — | ungefoloze |
| Class 4 | ingafoloza | — | ingafoloza | ingefoloze | — | ingefoloze |
| Class 5 | lingafoloza | — | lingafoloza | lingefoloze | — | lingefoloze |
| Class 6 | angafoloza | — | engafoloza | angefoloze | — | engefoloze |
| Class 7 | singafoloza | — | singafoloza | singefoloze | — | singefoloze |
| Class 8 | zingafoloza | — | zingafoloza | zingefoloze | — | zingefoloze |
| Class 9 | ingafoloza | — | ingafoloza | ingefoloze | — | ingefoloze |
| Class 10 | zingafoloza | — | zingafoloza | zingefoloze | — | zingefoloze |
| Class 11 | lungafoloza | — | lungafoloza | lungefoloze | — | lungefoloze |
| Class 14 | bungafoloza | — | bungafoloza | bungefoloze | — | bungefoloze |
| Class 15 | kungafoloza | — | kungafoloza | kungefoloze | — | kungefoloze |
| Class 17 | kungafoloza | — | kungafoloza | kungefoloze | — | kungefoloze |
| | 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 | ngizofoloza | engizofoloza | ngizofoloza | angizufoloza | engingezufoloza | ngingezufoloza |
| 2nd singular | uzofoloza | ozofoloza | uzofoloza | awuzufoloza | ongezufoloza | ungezufoloza |
| 1st plural | sizofoloza | esizofoloza | sizofoloza | asizufoloza | esingezufoloza | singezufoloza |
| 2nd plural | nizofoloza | enizofoloza | nizofoloza | anizufoloza | eningezufoloza | ningezufoloza |
| Class 1 | uzofoloza | ozofoloza | ezofoloza | akazufoloza | ongezufoloza | engezufoloza |
| Class 2 | bazofoloza | abazofoloza | bezofoloza | abazufoloza | abangezufoloza | bengezufoloza |
| Class 3 | uzofoloza | ozofoloza | uzofoloza | awuzufoloza | ongezufoloza | ungezufoloza |
| Class 4 | izofoloza | ezofoloza | izofoloza | ayizufoloza | engezufoloza | ingezufoloza |
| Class 5 | lizofoloza | elizofoloza | lizofoloza | alizufoloza | elingezufoloza | lingezufoloza |
| Class 6 | azofoloza | azofoloza | ezofoloza | awazufoloza | angezufoloza | engezufoloza |
| Class 7 | sizofoloza | esizofoloza | sizofoloza | asizufoloza | esingezufoloza | singezufoloza |
| Class 8 | zizofoloza | ezizofoloza | zizofoloza | azizufoloza | ezingezufoloza | zingezufoloza |
| Class 9 | izofoloza | ezofoloza | izofoloza | ayizufoloza | engezufoloza | ingezufoloza |
| Class 10 | zizofoloza | ezizofoloza | zizofoloza | azizufoloza | ezingezufoloza | zingezufoloza |
| Class 11 | luzofoloza | oluzofoloza | luzofoloza | aluzufoloza | olungezufoloza | lungezufoloza |
| Class 14 | buzofoloza | obuzofoloza | buzofoloza | abuzufoloza | obungezufoloza | bungezufoloza |
| Class 15 | kuzofoloza | okuzofoloza | kuzofoloza | akuzufoloza | okungezufoloza | kungezufoloza |
| Class 17 | kuzofoloza | okuzofoloza | kuzofoloza | akuzufoloza | okungezufoloza | kungezufoloza |
| | 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 | ngiyofoloza | engiyofoloza | ngiyofoloza | angiyufoloza | engingeyufoloza | ngingeyufoloza |
| 2nd singular | uyofoloza | oyofoloza | uyofoloza | awuyufoloza | ongeyufoloza | ungeyufoloza |
| 1st plural | siyofoloza | esiyofoloza | siyofoloza | asiyufoloza | esingeyufoloza | singeyufoloza |
| 2nd plural | niyofoloza | eniyofoloza | niyofoloza | aniyufoloza | eningeyufoloza | ningeyufoloza |
| Class 1 | uyofoloza | oyofoloza | eyofoloza | akayufoloza | ongeyufoloza | engeyufoloza |
| Class 2 | bayofoloza | abayofoloza | beyofoloza | abayufoloza | abangeyufoloza | bengeyufoloza |
| Class 3 | uyofoloza | oyofoloza | uyofoloza | awuyufoloza | ongeyufoloza | ungeyufoloza |
| Class 4 | iyofoloza | eyofoloza | iyofoloza | ayiyufoloza | engeyufoloza | ingeyufoloza |
| Class 5 | liyofoloza | eliyofoloza | liyofoloza | aliyufoloza | elingeyufoloza | lingeyufoloza |
| Class 6 | ayofoloza | ayofoloza | eyofoloza | awayufoloza | angeyufoloza | engeyufoloza |
| Class 7 | siyofoloza | esiyofoloza | siyofoloza | asiyufoloza | esingeyufoloza | singeyufoloza |
| Class 8 | ziyofoloza | eziyofoloza | ziyofoloza | aziyufoloza | ezingeyufoloza | zingeyufoloza |
| Class 9 | iyofoloza | eyofoloza | iyofoloza | ayiyufoloza | engeyufoloza | ingeyufoloza |
| Class 10 | ziyofoloza | eziyofoloza | ziyofoloza | aziyufoloza | ezingeyufoloza | zingeyufoloza |
| Class 11 | luyofoloza | oluyofoloza | luyofoloza | aluyufoloza | olungeyufoloza | lungeyufoloza |
| Class 14 | buyofoloza | obuyofoloza | buyofoloza | abuyufoloza | obungeyufoloza | bungeyufoloza |
| Class 15 | kuyofoloza | okuyofoloza | kuyofoloza | akuyufoloza | okungeyufoloza | kungeyufoloza |
| Class 17 | kuyofoloza | okuyofoloza | kuyofoloza | akuyufoloza | okungeyufoloza | kungeyufoloza |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngifoloze | ngingafolozi |
| 2nd singular | ufoloze | ungafolozi |
| 1st plural | sifoloze | singafolozi |
| 2nd plural | nifoloze | ningafolozi |
| Class 1 | afoloze | angafolozi |
| Class 2 | bafoloze | bangafolozi |
| Class 3 | ufoloze | ungafolozi |
| Class 4 | ifoloze | ingafolozi |
| Class 5 | lifoloze | lingafolozi |
| Class 6 | afoloze | angafolozi |
| Class 7 | sifoloze | singafolozi |
| Class 8 | zifoloze | zingafolozi |
| Class 9 | ifoloze | ingafolozi |
| Class 10 | zifoloze | zingafolozi |
| Class 11 | lufoloze | lungafolozi |
| Class 14 | bufoloze | bungafolozi |
| Class 15 | kufoloze | kungafolozi |
| Class 17 | kufoloze | kungafolozi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngafoloza | ngangafoloza, angafoloza, angangafoloza |
| 2nd singular | wafoloza | wangafoloza, awafoloza, awangafoloza |
| 1st plural | safoloza | sangafoloza, asafoloza, asangafoloza |
| 2nd plural | nafoloza | nangafoloza, anafoloza, anangafoloza |
| Class 1 | wafoloza | wangafoloza, akafoloza, akangafoloza |
| Class 2 | bafoloza | bangafoloza, abafoloza, abangafoloza |
| Class 3 | wafoloza | wangafoloza, awafoloza, awangafoloza |
| Class 4 | yafoloza | yangafoloza, ayafoloza, ayangafoloza |
| Class 5 | lafoloza | langafoloza, alafoloza, alangafoloza |
| Class 6 | afoloza | angafoloza, awafoloza, awangafoloza |
| Class 7 | safoloza | sangafoloza, asafoloza, asangafoloza |
| Class 8 | zafoloza | zangafoloza, azafoloza, azangafoloza |
| Class 9 | yafoloza | yangafoloza, ayafoloza, ayangafoloza |
| Class 10 | zafoloza | zangafoloza, azafoloza, azangafoloza |
| Class 11 | lwafoloza | lwangafoloza, alwafoloza, alwangafoloza |
| Class 14 | bafoloza | bangafoloza, abafoloza, abangafoloza |
| Class 15 | kwafoloza | kwangafoloza, akwafoloza, akwangafoloza |
| Class 17 | kwafoloza | kwangafoloza, akwafoloza, akwangafoloza |

#### Derived terms

* imfolozi

### References

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