# hambela
## Xhosa
### Etymology

From -hamba +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-hambela$^?$
* (transitive) to visit

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From -hamba +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-hambela$^?$
* (transitive) to walk for, to travel for
* (transitive) to visit, to travel torwards
* (transitive) to function for, to operate for, to perform for

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukuhambela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuhambela | ukungahambeli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | hambela | -hambele |
| Plural | hambelani | -hambeleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyahambela, ngihambela | engihambelayo, engihambela | ngihambela | angihambeli | engingahambeli | ngingahambeli |
| 2nd singular | uyahambela, uhambela | ohambelayo, ohambela | uhambela | awuhambeli | ongahambeli | ungahambeli |
| 1st plural | siyahambela, sihambela | esihambelayo, esihambela | sihambela | asihambeli | esingahambeli | singahambeli |
| 2nd plural | niyahambela, nihambela | enihambelayo, enihambela | nihambela | anihambeli | eningahambeli | ningahambeli |
| Class 1 | uyahambela, uhambela | ohambelayo, ohambela | ehambela | akahambeli | ongahambeli | engahambeli |
| Class 2 | bayahambela, bahambela | abahambelayo, abahambela | behambela | abahambeli | abangahambeli | bengahambeli |
| Class 3 | uyahambela, uhambela | ohambelayo, ohambela | uhambela | awuhambeli | ongahambeli | ungahambeli |
| Class 4 | iyahambela, ihambela | ehambelayo, ehambela | ihambela | ayihambeli | engahambeli | ingahambeli |
| Class 5 | liyahambela, lihambela | elihambelayo, elihambela | lihambela | alihambeli | elingahambeli | lingahambeli |
| Class 6 | ayahambela, ahambela | ahambelayo, ahambela | ehambela | awahambeli | angahambeli | engahambeli |
| Class 7 | siyahambela, sihambela | esihambelayo, esihambela | sihambela | asihambeli | esingahambeli | singahambeli |
| Class 8 | ziyahambela, zihambela | ezihambelayo, ezihambela | zihambela | azihambeli | ezingahambeli | zingahambeli |
| Class 9 | iyahambela, ihambela | ehambelayo, ehambela | ihambela | ayihambeli | engahambeli | ingahambeli |
| Class 10 | ziyahambela, zihambela | ezihambelayo, ezihambela | zihambela | azihambeli | ezingahambeli | zingahambeli |
| Class 11 | luyahambela, luhambela | oluhambelayo, oluhambela | luhambela | aluhambeli | olungahambeli | lungahambeli |
| Class 14 | buyahambela, buhambela | obuhambelayo, obuhambela | buhambela | abuhambeli | obungahambeli | bungahambeli |
| Class 15 | kuyahambela, kuhambela | okuhambelayo, okuhambela | kuhambela | akuhambeli | okungahambeli | kungahambeli |
| Class 17 | kuyahambela, kuhambela | okuhambelayo, okuhambela | kuhambela | akuhambeli | okungahambeli | kungahambeli |
| | 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 | ngihambelile, ngihambelē | engihambelile, engihambelē | ngihambelile, ngihambelē | angihambelanga | engingahambelanga | ngingahambelanga |
| 2nd singular | uhambelile, uhambelē | ohambelile, ohambelē | uhambelile, uhambelē | awuhambelanga | ongahambelanga | ungahambelanga |
| 1st plural | sihambelile, sihambelē | esihambelile, esihambelē | sihambelile, sihambelē | asihambelanga | esingahambelanga | singahambelanga |
| 2nd plural | nihambelile, nihambelē | enihambelile, enihambelē | nihambelile, nihambelē | anihambelanga | eningahambelanga | ningahambelanga |
| Class 1 | uhambelile, uhambelē | ohambelile, ohambelē | ehambelile, ehambelē | akahambelanga | ongahambelanga | engahambelanga |
| Class 2 | bahambelile, bahambelē | abahambelile, abahambelē | behambelile, behambelē | abahambelanga | abangahambelanga | bengahambelanga |
| Class 3 | uhambelile, uhambelē | ohambelile, ohambelē | uhambelile, uhambelē | awuhambelanga | ongahambelanga | ungahambelanga |
| Class 4 | ihambelile, ihambelē | ehambelile, ehambelē | ihambelile, ihambelē | ayihambelanga | engahambelanga | ingahambelanga |
| Class 5 | lihambelile, lihambelē | elihambelile, elihambelē | lihambelile, lihambelē | alihambelanga | elingahambelanga | lingahambelanga |
| Class 6 | ahambelile, ahambelē | ahambelile, ahambelē | ehambelile, ehambelē | awahambelanga | angahambelanga | engahambelanga |
| Class 7 | sihambelile, sihambelē | esihambelile, esihambelē | sihambelile, sihambelē | asihambelanga | esingahambelanga | singahambelanga |
| Class 8 | zihambelile, zihambelē | ezihambelile, ezihambelē | zihambelile, zihambelē | azihambelanga | ezingahambelanga | zingahambelanga |
| Class 9 | ihambelile, ihambelē | ehambelile, ehambelē | ihambelile, ihambelē | ayihambelanga | engahambelanga | ingahambelanga |
| Class 10 | zihambelile, zihambelē | ezihambelile, ezihambelē | zihambelile, zihambelē | azihambelanga | ezingahambelanga | zingahambelanga |
| Class 11 | luhambelile, luhambelē | oluhambelile, oluhambelē | luhambelile, luhambelē | aluhambelanga | olungahambelanga | lungahambelanga |
| Class 14 | buhambelile, buhambelē | obuhambelile, obuhambelē | buhambelile, buhambelē | abuhambelanga | obungahambelanga | bungahambelanga |
| Class 15 | kuhambelile, kuhambelē | okuhambelile, okuhambelē | kuhambelile, kuhambelē | akuhambelanga | okungahambelanga | kungahambelanga |
| Class 17 | kuhambelile, kuhambelē | okuhambelile, okuhambelē | kuhambelile, kuhambelē | akuhambelanga | okungahambelanga | kungahambelanga |
| | 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 | ngāhambela | engāhambela | ngāhambela | angihambelanga | engingahambelanga | ngingahambelanga |
| 2nd singular | wāhambela | owāhambela | wāhambela | awuhambelanga | ongahambelanga | ungahambelanga |
| 1st plural | sāhambela | esāhambela | sāhambela | asihambelanga | esingahambelanga | singahambelanga |
| 2nd plural | nāhambela | enāhambela | nāhambela | anihambelanga | eningahambelanga | ningahambelanga |
| Class 1 | wāhambela | owāhambela | āhambela | akahambelanga | ongahambelanga | engahambelanga |
| Class 2 | bāhambela | abāhambela | bāhambela | abahambelanga | abangahambelanga | bengahambelanga |
| Class 3 | wāhambela | owāhambela | wāhambela | awuhambelanga | ongahambelanga | ungahambelanga |
| Class 4 | yāhambela | eyāhambela | yāhambela | ayihambelanga | engahambelanga | ingahambelanga |
| Class 5 | lāhambela | elāhambela | lāhambela | alihambelanga | elingahambelanga | lingahambelanga |
| Class 6 | āhambela | āhambela | āhambela | awahambelanga | angahambelanga | engahambelanga |
| Class 7 | sāhambela | esāhambela | sāhambela | asihambelanga | esingahambelanga | singahambelanga |
| Class 8 | zāhambela | ezāhambela | zāhambela | azihambelanga | ezingahambelanga | zingahambelanga |
| Class 9 | yāhambela | eyāhambela | yāhambela | ayihambelanga | engahambelanga | ingahambelanga |
| Class 10 | zāhambela | ezāhambela | zāhambela | azihambelanga | ezingahambelanga | zingahambelanga |
| Class 11 | lwāhambela | olwāhambela | lwāhambela | aluhambelanga | olungahambelanga | lungahambelanga |
| Class 14 | bāhambela | obāhambela | bāhambela | abuhambelanga | obungahambelanga | bungahambelanga |
| Class 15 | kwāhambela | okwāhambela | kwāhambela | akuhambelanga | okungahambelanga | kungahambelanga |
| Class 17 | kwāhambela | okwāhambela | kwāhambela | akuhambelanga | okungahambelanga | kungahambelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingahambela | — | ngingahambela | ngingehambele | — | ngingehambele |
| 2nd singular | ungahambela | — | ungahambela | ungehambele | — | ungehambele |
| 1st plural | singahambela | — | singahambela | singehambele | — | singehambele |
| 2nd plural | ningahambela | — | ningahambela | ningehambele | — | ningehambele |
| Class 1 | angahambela | — | engahambela | angehambele | — | engehambele |
| Class 2 | bangahambela | — | bengahambela | bangehambele | — | bengehambele |
| Class 3 | ungahambela | — | ungahambela | ungehambele | — | ungehambele |
| Class 4 | ingahambela | — | ingahambela | ingehambele | — | ingehambele |
| Class 5 | lingahambela | — | lingahambela | lingehambele | — | lingehambele |
| Class 6 | angahambela | — | engahambela | angehambele | — | engehambele |
| Class 7 | singahambela | — | singahambela | singehambele | — | singehambele |
| Class 8 | zingahambela | — | zingahambela | zingehambele | — | zingehambele |
| Class 9 | ingahambela | — | ingahambela | ingehambele | — | ingehambele |
| Class 10 | zingahambela | — | zingahambela | zingehambele | — | zingehambele |
| Class 11 | lungahambela | — | lungahambela | lungehambele | — | lungehambele |
| Class 14 | bungahambela | — | bungahambela | bungehambele | — | bungehambele |
| Class 15 | kungahambela | — | kungahambela | kungehambele | — | kungehambele |
| Class 17 | kungahambela | — | kungahambela | kungehambele | — | kungehambele |
| | 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 | ngizohambela | engizohambela | ngizohambela | angizuhambela | engingezuhambela | ngingezuhambela |
| 2nd singular | uzohambela | ozohambela | uzohambela | awuzuhambela | ongezuhambela | ungezuhambela |
| 1st plural | sizohambela | esizohambela | sizohambela | asizuhambela | esingezuhambela | singezuhambela |
| 2nd plural | nizohambela | enizohambela | nizohambela | anizuhambela | eningezuhambela | ningezuhambela |
| Class 1 | uzohambela | ozohambela | ezohambela | akazuhambela | ongezuhambela | engezuhambela |
| Class 2 | bazohambela | abazohambela | bezohambela | abazuhambela | abangezuhambela | bengezuhambela |
| Class 3 | uzohambela | ozohambela | uzohambela | awuzuhambela | ongezuhambela | ungezuhambela |
| Class 4 | izohambela | ezohambela | izohambela | ayizuhambela | engezuhambela | ingezuhambela |
| Class 5 | lizohambela | elizohambela | lizohambela | alizuhambela | elingezuhambela | lingezuhambela |
| Class 6 | azohambela | azohambela | ezohambela | awazuhambela | angezuhambela | engezuhambela |
| Class 7 | sizohambela | esizohambela | sizohambela | asizuhambela | esingezuhambela | singezuhambela |
| Class 8 | zizohambela | ezizohambela | zizohambela | azizuhambela | ezingezuhambela | zingezuhambela |
| Class 9 | izohambela | ezohambela | izohambela | ayizuhambela | engezuhambela | ingezuhambela |
| Class 10 | zizohambela | ezizohambela | zizohambela | azizuhambela | ezingezuhambela | zingezuhambela |
| Class 11 | luzohambela | oluzohambela | luzohambela | aluzuhambela | olungezuhambela | lungezuhambela |
| Class 14 | buzohambela | obuzohambela | buzohambela | abuzuhambela | obungezuhambela | bungezuhambela |
| Class 15 | kuzohambela | okuzohambela | kuzohambela | akuzuhambela | okungezuhambela | kungezuhambela |
| Class 17 | kuzohambela | okuzohambela | kuzohambela | akuzuhambela | okungezuhambela | kungezuhambela |
| | 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 | ngiyohambela | engiyohambela | ngiyohambela | angiyuhambela | engingeyuhambela | ngingeyuhambela |
| 2nd singular | uyohambela | oyohambela | uyohambela | awuyuhambela | ongeyuhambela | ungeyuhambela |
| 1st plural | siyohambela | esiyohambela | siyohambela | asiyuhambela | esingeyuhambela | singeyuhambela |
| 2nd plural | niyohambela | eniyohambela | niyohambela | aniyuhambela | eningeyuhambela | ningeyuhambela |
| Class 1 | uyohambela | oyohambela | eyohambela | akayuhambela | ongeyuhambela | engeyuhambela |
| Class 2 | bayohambela | abayohambela | beyohambela | abayuhambela | abangeyuhambela | bengeyuhambela |
| Class 3 | uyohambela | oyohambela | uyohambela | awuyuhambela | ongeyuhambela | ungeyuhambela |
| Class 4 | iyohambela | eyohambela | iyohambela | ayiyuhambela | engeyuhambela | ingeyuhambela |
| Class 5 | liyohambela | eliyohambela | liyohambela | aliyuhambela | elingeyuhambela | lingeyuhambela |
| Class 6 | ayohambela | ayohambela | eyohambela | awayuhambela | angeyuhambela | engeyuhambela |
| Class 7 | siyohambela | esiyohambela | siyohambela | asiyuhambela | esingeyuhambela | singeyuhambela |
| Class 8 | ziyohambela | eziyohambela | ziyohambela | aziyuhambela | ezingeyuhambela | zingeyuhambela |
| Class 9 | iyohambela | eyohambela | iyohambela | ayiyuhambela | engeyuhambela | ingeyuhambela |
| Class 10 | ziyohambela | eziyohambela | ziyohambela | aziyuhambela | ezingeyuhambela | zingeyuhambela |
| Class 11 | luyohambela | oluyohambela | luyohambela | aluyuhambela | olungeyuhambela | lungeyuhambela |
| Class 14 | buyohambela | obuyohambela | buyohambela | abuyuhambela | obungeyuhambela | bungeyuhambela |
| Class 15 | kuyohambela | okuyohambela | kuyohambela | akuyuhambela | okungeyuhambela | kungeyuhambela |
| Class 17 | kuyohambela | okuyohambela | kuyohambela | akuyuhambela | okungeyuhambela | kungeyuhambela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngihambele | ngingahambeli |
| 2nd singular | uhambele | ungahambeli |
| 1st plural | sihambele | singahambeli |
| 2nd plural | nihambele | ningahambeli |
| Class 1 | ahambele | angahambeli |
| Class 2 | bahambele | bangahambeli |
| Class 3 | uhambele | ungahambeli |
| Class 4 | ihambele | ingahambeli |
| Class 5 | lihambele | lingahambeli |
| Class 6 | ahambele | angahambeli |
| Class 7 | sihambele | singahambeli |
| Class 8 | zihambele | zingahambeli |
| Class 9 | ihambele | ingahambeli |
| Class 10 | zihambele | zingahambeli |
| Class 11 | luhambele | lungahambeli |
| Class 14 | buhambele | bungahambeli |
| Class 15 | kuhambele | kungahambeli |
| Class 17 | kuhambele | kungahambeli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngahambela | ngangahambela, angahambela, angangahambela |
| 2nd singular | wahambela | wangahambela, awahambela, awangahambela |
| 1st plural | sahambela | sangahambela, asahambela, asangahambela |
| 2nd plural | nahambela | nangahambela, anahambela, anangahambela |
| Class 1 | wahambela | wangahambela, akahambela, akangahambela |
| Class 2 | bahambela | bangahambela, abahambela, abangahambela |
| Class 3 | wahambela | wangahambela, awahambela, awangahambela |
| Class 4 | yahambela | yangahambela, ayahambela, ayangahambela |
| Class 5 | lahambela | langahambela, alahambela, alangahambela |
| Class 6 | ahambela | angahambela, awahambela, awangahambela |
| Class 7 | sahambela | sangahambela, asahambela, asangahambela |
| Class 8 | zahambela | zangahambela, azahambela, azangahambela |
| Class 9 | yahambela | yangahambela, ayahambela, ayangahambela |
| Class 10 | zahambela | zangahambela, azahambela, azangahambela |
| Class 11 | lwahambela | lwangahambela, alwahambela, alwangahambela |
| Class 14 | bahambela | bangahambela, abahambela, abangahambela |
| Class 15 | kwahambela | kwangahambela, akwahambela, akwangahambela |
| Class 17 | kwahambela | kwangahambela, akwahambela, akwangahambela |

### References

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