# tatazela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From the ideophone tatata.

### Verb

-tatazela
* (intransitive) to panic

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukutatazela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukutatazela | ukungatatazeli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | tatazela | -tatazele |
| Plural | tatazelani | -tatazeleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyatatazela, ngitatazela | engitatazelayo, engitatazela | ngitatazela | angitatazeli | engingatatazeli | ngingatatazeli |
| 2nd singular | uyatatazela, utatazela | otatazelayo, otatazela | utatazela | awutatazeli | ongatatazeli | ungatatazeli |
| 1st plural | siyatatazela, sitatazela | esitatazelayo, esitatazela | sitatazela | asitatazeli | esingatatazeli | singatatazeli |
| 2nd plural | niyatatazela, nitatazela | enitatazelayo, enitatazela | nitatazela | anitatazeli | eningatatazeli | ningatatazeli |
| Class 1 | uyatatazela, utatazela | otatazelayo, otatazela | etatazela | akatatazeli | ongatatazeli | engatatazeli |
| Class 2 | bayatatazela, batatazela | abatatazelayo, abatatazela | betatazela | abatatazeli | abangatatazeli | bengatatazeli |
| Class 3 | uyatatazela, utatazela | otatazelayo, otatazela | utatazela | awutatazeli | ongatatazeli | ungatatazeli |
| Class 4 | iyatatazela, itatazela | etatazelayo, etatazela | itatazela | ayitatazeli | engatatazeli | ingatatazeli |
| Class 5 | liyatatazela, litatazela | elitatazelayo, elitatazela | litatazela | alitatazeli | elingatatazeli | lingatatazeli |
| Class 6 | ayatatazela, atatazela | atatazelayo, atatazela | etatazela | awatatazeli | angatatazeli | engatatazeli |
| Class 7 | siyatatazela, sitatazela | esitatazelayo, esitatazela | sitatazela | asitatazeli | esingatatazeli | singatatazeli |
| Class 8 | ziyatatazela, zitatazela | ezitatazelayo, ezitatazela | zitatazela | azitatazeli | ezingatatazeli | zingatatazeli |
| Class 9 | iyatatazela, itatazela | etatazelayo, etatazela | itatazela | ayitatazeli | engatatazeli | ingatatazeli |
| Class 10 | ziyatatazela, zitatazela | ezitatazelayo, ezitatazela | zitatazela | azitatazeli | ezingatatazeli | zingatatazeli |
| Class 11 | luyatatazela, lutatazela | olutatazelayo, olutatazela | lutatazela | alutatazeli | olungatatazeli | lungatatazeli |
| Class 14 | buyatatazela, butatazela | obutatazelayo, obutatazela | butatazela | abutatazeli | obungatatazeli | bungatatazeli |
| Class 15 | kuyatatazela, kutatazela | okutatazelayo, okutatazela | kutatazela | akutatazeli | okungatatazeli | kungatatazeli |
| Class 17 | kuyatatazela, kutatazela | okutatazelayo, okutatazela | kutatazela | akutatazeli | okungatatazeli | kungatatazeli |
| | 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 | ngitatazelile, ngitatazelē | engitatazelile, engitatazelē | ngitatazelile, ngitatazelē | angitatazelanga | engingatatazelanga | ngingatatazelanga |
| 2nd singular | utatazelile, utatazelē | otatazelile, otatazelē | utatazelile, utatazelē | awutatazelanga | ongatatazelanga | ungatatazelanga |
| 1st plural | sitatazelile, sitatazelē | esitatazelile, esitatazelē | sitatazelile, sitatazelē | asitatazelanga | esingatatazelanga | singatatazelanga |
| 2nd plural | nitatazelile, nitatazelē | enitatazelile, enitatazelē | nitatazelile, nitatazelē | anitatazelanga | eningatatazelanga | ningatatazelanga |
| Class 1 | utatazelile, utatazelē | otatazelile, otatazelē | etatazelile, etatazelē | akatatazelanga | ongatatazelanga | engatatazelanga |
| Class 2 | batatazelile, batatazelē | abatatazelile, abatatazelē | betatazelile, betatazelē | abatatazelanga | abangatatazelanga | bengatatazelanga |
| Class 3 | utatazelile, utatazelē | otatazelile, otatazelē | utatazelile, utatazelē | awutatazelanga | ongatatazelanga | ungatatazelanga |
| Class 4 | itatazelile, itatazelē | etatazelile, etatazelē | itatazelile, itatazelē | ayitatazelanga | engatatazelanga | ingatatazelanga |
| Class 5 | litatazelile, litatazelē | elitatazelile, elitatazelē | litatazelile, litatazelē | alitatazelanga | elingatatazelanga | lingatatazelanga |
| Class 6 | atatazelile, atatazelē | atatazelile, atatazelē | etatazelile, etatazelē | awatatazelanga | angatatazelanga | engatatazelanga |
| Class 7 | sitatazelile, sitatazelē | esitatazelile, esitatazelē | sitatazelile, sitatazelē | asitatazelanga | esingatatazelanga | singatatazelanga |
| Class 8 | zitatazelile, zitatazelē | ezitatazelile, ezitatazelē | zitatazelile, zitatazelē | azitatazelanga | ezingatatazelanga | zingatatazelanga |
| Class 9 | itatazelile, itatazelē | etatazelile, etatazelē | itatazelile, itatazelē | ayitatazelanga | engatatazelanga | ingatatazelanga |
| Class 10 | zitatazelile, zitatazelē | ezitatazelile, ezitatazelē | zitatazelile, zitatazelē | azitatazelanga | ezingatatazelanga | zingatatazelanga |
| Class 11 | lutatazelile, lutatazelē | olutatazelile, olutatazelē | lutatazelile, lutatazelē | alutatazelanga | olungatatazelanga | lungatatazelanga |
| Class 14 | butatazelile, butatazelē | obutatazelile, obutatazelē | butatazelile, butatazelē | abutatazelanga | obungatatazelanga | bungatatazelanga |
| Class 15 | kutatazelile, kutatazelē | okutatazelile, okutatazelē | kutatazelile, kutatazelē | akutatazelanga | okungatatazelanga | kungatatazelanga |
| Class 17 | kutatazelile, kutatazelē | okutatazelile, okutatazelē | kutatazelile, kutatazelē | akutatazelanga | okungatatazelanga | kungatatazelanga |
| | 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 | ngātatazela | engātatazela | ngātatazela | angitatazelanga | engingatatazelanga | ngingatatazelanga |
| 2nd singular | wātatazela | owātatazela | wātatazela | awutatazelanga | ongatatazelanga | ungatatazelanga |
| 1st plural | sātatazela | esātatazela | sātatazela | asitatazelanga | esingatatazelanga | singatatazelanga |
| 2nd plural | nātatazela | enātatazela | nātatazela | anitatazelanga | eningatatazelanga | ningatatazelanga |
| Class 1 | wātatazela | owātatazela | ātatazela | akatatazelanga | ongatatazelanga | engatatazelanga |
| Class 2 | bātatazela | abātatazela | bātatazela | abatatazelanga | abangatatazelanga | bengatatazelanga |
| Class 3 | wātatazela | owātatazela | wātatazela | awutatazelanga | ongatatazelanga | ungatatazelanga |
| Class 4 | yātatazela | eyātatazela | yātatazela | ayitatazelanga | engatatazelanga | ingatatazelanga |
| Class 5 | lātatazela | elātatazela | lātatazela | alitatazelanga | elingatatazelanga | lingatatazelanga |
| Class 6 | ātatazela | ātatazela | ātatazela | awatatazelanga | angatatazelanga | engatatazelanga |
| Class 7 | sātatazela | esātatazela | sātatazela | asitatazelanga | esingatatazelanga | singatatazelanga |
| Class 8 | zātatazela | ezātatazela | zātatazela | azitatazelanga | ezingatatazelanga | zingatatazelanga |
| Class 9 | yātatazela | eyātatazela | yātatazela | ayitatazelanga | engatatazelanga | ingatatazelanga |
| Class 10 | zātatazela | ezātatazela | zātatazela | azitatazelanga | ezingatatazelanga | zingatatazelanga |
| Class 11 | lwātatazela | olwātatazela | lwātatazela | alutatazelanga | olungatatazelanga | lungatatazelanga |
| Class 14 | bātatazela | obātatazela | bātatazela | abutatazelanga | obungatatazelanga | bungatatazelanga |
| Class 15 | kwātatazela | okwātatazela | kwātatazela | akutatazelanga | okungatatazelanga | kungatatazelanga |
| Class 17 | kwātatazela | okwātatazela | kwātatazela | akutatazelanga | okungatatazelanga | kungatatazelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingatatazela | — | ngingatatazela | ngingetatazele | — | ngingetatazele |
| 2nd singular | ungatatazela | — | ungatatazela | ungetatazele | — | ungetatazele |
| 1st plural | singatatazela | — | singatatazela | singetatazele | — | singetatazele |
| 2nd plural | ningatatazela | — | ningatatazela | ningetatazele | — | ningetatazele |
| Class 1 | angatatazela | — | engatatazela | angetatazele | — | engetatazele |
| Class 2 | bangatatazela | — | bengatatazela | bangetatazele | — | bengetatazele |
| Class 3 | ungatatazela | — | ungatatazela | ungetatazele | — | ungetatazele |
| Class 4 | ingatatazela | — | ingatatazela | ingetatazele | — | ingetatazele |
| Class 5 | lingatatazela | — | lingatatazela | lingetatazele | — | lingetatazele |
| Class 6 | angatatazela | — | engatatazela | angetatazele | — | engetatazele |
| Class 7 | singatatazela | — | singatatazela | singetatazele | — | singetatazele |
| Class 8 | zingatatazela | — | zingatatazela | zingetatazele | — | zingetatazele |
| Class 9 | ingatatazela | — | ingatatazela | ingetatazele | — | ingetatazele |
| Class 10 | zingatatazela | — | zingatatazela | zingetatazele | — | zingetatazele |
| Class 11 | lungatatazela | — | lungatatazela | lungetatazele | — | lungetatazele |
| Class 14 | bungatatazela | — | bungatatazela | bungetatazele | — | bungetatazele |
| Class 15 | kungatatazela | — | kungatatazela | kungetatazele | — | kungetatazele |
| Class 17 | kungatatazela | — | kungatatazela | kungetatazele | — | kungetatazele |
| | 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 | ngizotatazela | engizotatazela | ngizotatazela | angizutatazela | engingezutatazela | ngingezutatazela |
| 2nd singular | uzotatazela | ozotatazela | uzotatazela | awuzutatazela | ongezutatazela | ungezutatazela |
| 1st plural | sizotatazela | esizotatazela | sizotatazela | asizutatazela | esingezutatazela | singezutatazela |
| 2nd plural | nizotatazela | enizotatazela | nizotatazela | anizutatazela | eningezutatazela | ningezutatazela |
| Class 1 | uzotatazela | ozotatazela | ezotatazela | akazutatazela | ongezutatazela | engezutatazela |
| Class 2 | bazotatazela | abazotatazela | bezotatazela | abazutatazela | abangezutatazela | bengezutatazela |
| Class 3 | uzotatazela | ozotatazela | uzotatazela | awuzutatazela | ongezutatazela | ungezutatazela |
| Class 4 | izotatazela | ezotatazela | izotatazela | ayizutatazela | engezutatazela | ingezutatazela |
| Class 5 | lizotatazela | elizotatazela | lizotatazela | alizutatazela | elingezutatazela | lingezutatazela |
| Class 6 | azotatazela | azotatazela | ezotatazela | awazutatazela | angezutatazela | engezutatazela |
| Class 7 | sizotatazela | esizotatazela | sizotatazela | asizutatazela | esingezutatazela | singezutatazela |
| Class 8 | zizotatazela | ezizotatazela | zizotatazela | azizutatazela | ezingezutatazela | zingezutatazela |
| Class 9 | izotatazela | ezotatazela | izotatazela | ayizutatazela | engezutatazela | ingezutatazela |
| Class 10 | zizotatazela | ezizotatazela | zizotatazela | azizutatazela | ezingezutatazela | zingezutatazela |
| Class 11 | luzotatazela | oluzotatazela | luzotatazela | aluzutatazela | olungezutatazela | lungezutatazela |
| Class 14 | buzotatazela | obuzotatazela | buzotatazela | abuzutatazela | obungezutatazela | bungezutatazela |
| Class 15 | kuzotatazela | okuzotatazela | kuzotatazela | akuzutatazela | okungezutatazela | kungezutatazela |
| Class 17 | kuzotatazela | okuzotatazela | kuzotatazela | akuzutatazela | okungezutatazela | kungezutatazela |
| | 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 | ngiyotatazela | engiyotatazela | ngiyotatazela | angiyutatazela | engingeyutatazela | ngingeyutatazela |
| 2nd singular | uyotatazela | oyotatazela | uyotatazela | awuyutatazela | ongeyutatazela | ungeyutatazela |
| 1st plural | siyotatazela | esiyotatazela | siyotatazela | asiyutatazela | esingeyutatazela | singeyutatazela |
| 2nd plural | niyotatazela | eniyotatazela | niyotatazela | aniyutatazela | eningeyutatazela | ningeyutatazela |
| Class 1 | uyotatazela | oyotatazela | eyotatazela | akayutatazela | ongeyutatazela | engeyutatazela |
| Class 2 | bayotatazela | abayotatazela | beyotatazela | abayutatazela | abangeyutatazela | bengeyutatazela |
| Class 3 | uyotatazela | oyotatazela | uyotatazela | awuyutatazela | ongeyutatazela | ungeyutatazela |
| Class 4 | iyotatazela | eyotatazela | iyotatazela | ayiyutatazela | engeyutatazela | ingeyutatazela |
| Class 5 | liyotatazela | eliyotatazela | liyotatazela | aliyutatazela | elingeyutatazela | lingeyutatazela |
| Class 6 | ayotatazela | ayotatazela | eyotatazela | awayutatazela | angeyutatazela | engeyutatazela |
| Class 7 | siyotatazela | esiyotatazela | siyotatazela | asiyutatazela | esingeyutatazela | singeyutatazela |
| Class 8 | ziyotatazela | eziyotatazela | ziyotatazela | aziyutatazela | ezingeyutatazela | zingeyutatazela |
| Class 9 | iyotatazela | eyotatazela | iyotatazela | ayiyutatazela | engeyutatazela | ingeyutatazela |
| Class 10 | ziyotatazela | eziyotatazela | ziyotatazela | aziyutatazela | ezingeyutatazela | zingeyutatazela |
| Class 11 | luyotatazela | oluyotatazela | luyotatazela | aluyutatazela | olungeyutatazela | lungeyutatazela |
| Class 14 | buyotatazela | obuyotatazela | buyotatazela | abuyutatazela | obungeyutatazela | bungeyutatazela |
| Class 15 | kuyotatazela | okuyotatazela | kuyotatazela | akuyutatazela | okungeyutatazela | kungeyutatazela |
| Class 17 | kuyotatazela | okuyotatazela | kuyotatazela | akuyutatazela | okungeyutatazela | kungeyutatazela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngitatazele | ngingatatazeli |
| 2nd singular | utatazele | ungatatazeli |
| 1st plural | sitatazele | singatatazeli |
| 2nd plural | nitatazele | ningatatazeli |
| Class 1 | atatazele | angatatazeli |
| Class 2 | batatazele | bangatatazeli |
| Class 3 | utatazele | ungatatazeli |
| Class 4 | itatazele | ingatatazeli |
| Class 5 | litatazele | lingatatazeli |
| Class 6 | atatazele | angatatazeli |
| Class 7 | sitatazele | singatatazeli |
| Class 8 | zitatazele | zingatatazeli |
| Class 9 | itatazele | ingatatazeli |
| Class 10 | zitatazele | zingatatazeli |
| Class 11 | lutatazele | lungatatazeli |
| Class 14 | butatazele | bungatatazeli |
| Class 15 | kutatazele | kungatatazeli |
| Class 17 | kutatazele | kungatatazeli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngatatazela | ngangatatazela, angatatazela, angangatatazela |
| 2nd singular | watatazela | wangatatazela, awatatazela, awangatatazela |
| 1st plural | satatazela | sangatatazela, asatatazela, asangatatazela |
| 2nd plural | natatazela | nangatatazela, anatatazela, anangatatazela |
| Class 1 | watatazela | wangatatazela, akatatazela, akangatatazela |
| Class 2 | batatazela | bangatatazela, abatatazela, abangatatazela |
| Class 3 | watatazela | wangatatazela, awatatazela, awangatatazela |
| Class 4 | yatatazela | yangatatazela, ayatatazela, ayangatatazela |
| Class 5 | latatazela | langatatazela, alatatazela, alangatatazela |
| Class 6 | atatazela | angatatazela, awatatazela, awangatatazela |
| Class 7 | satatazela | sangatatazela, asatatazela, asangatatazela |
| Class 8 | zatatazela | zangatatazela, azatatazela, azangatatazela |
| Class 9 | yatatazela | yangatatazela, ayatatazela, ayangatatazela |
| Class 10 | zatatazela | zangatatazela, azatatazela, azangatatazela |
| Class 11 | lwatatazela | lwangatatazela, alwatatazela, alwangatatazela |
| Class 14 | batatazela | bangatatazela, abatatazela, abangatatazela |
| Class 15 | kwatatazela | kwangatatazela, akwatatazela, akwangatatazela |
| Class 17 | kwatatazela | kwangatatazela, akwatatazela, akwangatatazela |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “tatazela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “tatazela (3.3.2.9)”