# hlabelela
## Swazi
### Etymology

From -hlabela +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-hlábélela
* to sing (in a group)

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-hlabelela$^?$
* to sing
* to recite

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukuhlabelela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuhlabelela | ukungahlabeleli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | hlabelela | -hlabelele |
| Plural | hlabelelani | -hlabeleleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyahlabelela, ngihlabelela | engihlabelelayo, engihlabelela | ngihlabelela | angihlabeleli | engingahlabeleli | ngingahlabeleli |
| 2nd singular | uyahlabelela, uhlabelela | ohlabelelayo, ohlabelela | uhlabelela | awuhlabeleli | ongahlabeleli | ungahlabeleli |
| 1st plural | siyahlabelela, sihlabelela | esihlabelelayo, esihlabelela | sihlabelela | asihlabeleli | esingahlabeleli | singahlabeleli |
| 2nd plural | niyahlabelela, nihlabelela | enihlabelelayo, enihlabelela | nihlabelela | anihlabeleli | eningahlabeleli | ningahlabeleli |
| Class 1 | uyahlabelela, uhlabelela | ohlabelelayo, ohlabelela | ehlabelela | akahlabeleli | ongahlabeleli | engahlabeleli |
| Class 2 | bayahlabelela, bahlabelela | abahlabelelayo, abahlabelela | behlabelela | abahlabeleli | abangahlabeleli | bengahlabeleli |
| Class 3 | uyahlabelela, uhlabelela | ohlabelelayo, ohlabelela | uhlabelela | awuhlabeleli | ongahlabeleli | ungahlabeleli |
| Class 4 | iyahlabelela, ihlabelela | ehlabelelayo, ehlabelela | ihlabelela | ayihlabeleli | engahlabeleli | ingahlabeleli |
| Class 5 | liyahlabelela, lihlabelela | elihlabelelayo, elihlabelela | lihlabelela | alihlabeleli | elingahlabeleli | lingahlabeleli |
| Class 6 | ayahlabelela, ahlabelela | ahlabelelayo, ahlabelela | ehlabelela | awahlabeleli | angahlabeleli | engahlabeleli |
| Class 7 | siyahlabelela, sihlabelela | esihlabelelayo, esihlabelela | sihlabelela | asihlabeleli | esingahlabeleli | singahlabeleli |
| Class 8 | ziyahlabelela, zihlabelela | ezihlabelelayo, ezihlabelela | zihlabelela | azihlabeleli | ezingahlabeleli | zingahlabeleli |
| Class 9 | iyahlabelela, ihlabelela | ehlabelelayo, ehlabelela | ihlabelela | ayihlabeleli | engahlabeleli | ingahlabeleli |
| Class 10 | ziyahlabelela, zihlabelela | ezihlabelelayo, ezihlabelela | zihlabelela | azihlabeleli | ezingahlabeleli | zingahlabeleli |
| Class 11 | luyahlabelela, luhlabelela | oluhlabelelayo, oluhlabelela | luhlabelela | aluhlabeleli | olungahlabeleli | lungahlabeleli |
| Class 14 | buyahlabelela, buhlabelela | obuhlabelelayo, obuhlabelela | buhlabelela | abuhlabeleli | obungahlabeleli | bungahlabeleli |
| Class 15 | kuyahlabelela, kuhlabelela | okuhlabelelayo, okuhlabelela | kuhlabelela | akuhlabeleli | okungahlabeleli | kungahlabeleli |
| Class 17 | kuyahlabelela, kuhlabelela | okuhlabelelayo, okuhlabelela | kuhlabelela | akuhlabeleli | okungahlabeleli | kungahlabeleli |
| | 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 | ngihlabelelile, ngihlabelelē | engihlabelelile, engihlabelelē | ngihlabelelile, ngihlabelelē | angihlabelelanga | engingahlabelelanga | ngingahlabelelanga |
| 2nd singular | uhlabelelile, uhlabelelē | ohlabelelile, ohlabelelē | uhlabelelile, uhlabelelē | awuhlabelelanga | ongahlabelelanga | ungahlabelelanga |
| 1st plural | sihlabelelile, sihlabelelē | esihlabelelile, esihlabelelē | sihlabelelile, sihlabelelē | asihlabelelanga | esingahlabelelanga | singahlabelelanga |
| 2nd plural | nihlabelelile, nihlabelelē | enihlabelelile, enihlabelelē | nihlabelelile, nihlabelelē | anihlabelelanga | eningahlabelelanga | ningahlabelelanga |
| Class 1 | uhlabelelile, uhlabelelē | ohlabelelile, ohlabelelē | ehlabelelile, ehlabelelē | akahlabelelanga | ongahlabelelanga | engahlabelelanga |
| Class 2 | bahlabelelile, bahlabelelē | abahlabelelile, abahlabelelē | behlabelelile, behlabelelē | abahlabelelanga | abangahlabelelanga | bengahlabelelanga |
| Class 3 | uhlabelelile, uhlabelelē | ohlabelelile, ohlabelelē | uhlabelelile, uhlabelelē | awuhlabelelanga | ongahlabelelanga | ungahlabelelanga |
| Class 4 | ihlabelelile, ihlabelelē | ehlabelelile, ehlabelelē | ihlabelelile, ihlabelelē | ayihlabelelanga | engahlabelelanga | ingahlabelelanga |
| Class 5 | lihlabelelile, lihlabelelē | elihlabelelile, elihlabelelē | lihlabelelile, lihlabelelē | alihlabelelanga | elingahlabelelanga | lingahlabelelanga |
| Class 6 | ahlabelelile, ahlabelelē | ahlabelelile, ahlabelelē | ehlabelelile, ehlabelelē | awahlabelelanga | angahlabelelanga | engahlabelelanga |
| Class 7 | sihlabelelile, sihlabelelē | esihlabelelile, esihlabelelē | sihlabelelile, sihlabelelē | asihlabelelanga | esingahlabelelanga | singahlabelelanga |
| Class 8 | zihlabelelile, zihlabelelē | ezihlabelelile, ezihlabelelē | zihlabelelile, zihlabelelē | azihlabelelanga | ezingahlabelelanga | zingahlabelelanga |
| Class 9 | ihlabelelile, ihlabelelē | ehlabelelile, ehlabelelē | ihlabelelile, ihlabelelē | ayihlabelelanga | engahlabelelanga | ingahlabelelanga |
| Class 10 | zihlabelelile, zihlabelelē | ezihlabelelile, ezihlabelelē | zihlabelelile, zihlabelelē | azihlabelelanga | ezingahlabelelanga | zingahlabelelanga |
| Class 11 | luhlabelelile, luhlabelelē | oluhlabelelile, oluhlabelelē | luhlabelelile, luhlabelelē | aluhlabelelanga | olungahlabelelanga | lungahlabelelanga |
| Class 14 | buhlabelelile, buhlabelelē | obuhlabelelile, obuhlabelelē | buhlabelelile, buhlabelelē | abuhlabelelanga | obungahlabelelanga | bungahlabelelanga |
| Class 15 | kuhlabelelile, kuhlabelelē | okuhlabelelile, okuhlabelelē | kuhlabelelile, kuhlabelelē | akuhlabelelanga | okungahlabelelanga | kungahlabelelanga |
| Class 17 | kuhlabelelile, kuhlabelelē | okuhlabelelile, okuhlabelelē | kuhlabelelile, kuhlabelelē | akuhlabelelanga | okungahlabelelanga | kungahlabelelanga |
| | 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 | ngāhlabelela | engāhlabelela | ngāhlabelela | angihlabelelanga | engingahlabelelanga | ngingahlabelelanga |
| 2nd singular | wāhlabelela | owāhlabelela | wāhlabelela | awuhlabelelanga | ongahlabelelanga | ungahlabelelanga |
| 1st plural | sāhlabelela | esāhlabelela | sāhlabelela | asihlabelelanga | esingahlabelelanga | singahlabelelanga |
| 2nd plural | nāhlabelela | enāhlabelela | nāhlabelela | anihlabelelanga | eningahlabelelanga | ningahlabelelanga |
| Class 1 | wāhlabelela | owāhlabelela | āhlabelela | akahlabelelanga | ongahlabelelanga | engahlabelelanga |
| Class 2 | bāhlabelela | abāhlabelela | bāhlabelela | abahlabelelanga | abangahlabelelanga | bengahlabelelanga |
| Class 3 | wāhlabelela | owāhlabelela | wāhlabelela | awuhlabelelanga | ongahlabelelanga | ungahlabelelanga |
| Class 4 | yāhlabelela | eyāhlabelela | yāhlabelela | ayihlabelelanga | engahlabelelanga | ingahlabelelanga |
| Class 5 | lāhlabelela | elāhlabelela | lāhlabelela | alihlabelelanga | elingahlabelelanga | lingahlabelelanga |
| Class 6 | āhlabelela | āhlabelela | āhlabelela | awahlabelelanga | angahlabelelanga | engahlabelelanga |
| Class 7 | sāhlabelela | esāhlabelela | sāhlabelela | asihlabelelanga | esingahlabelelanga | singahlabelelanga |
| Class 8 | zāhlabelela | ezāhlabelela | zāhlabelela | azihlabelelanga | ezingahlabelelanga | zingahlabelelanga |
| Class 9 | yāhlabelela | eyāhlabelela | yāhlabelela | ayihlabelelanga | engahlabelelanga | ingahlabelelanga |
| Class 10 | zāhlabelela | ezāhlabelela | zāhlabelela | azihlabelelanga | ezingahlabelelanga | zingahlabelelanga |
| Class 11 | lwāhlabelela | olwāhlabelela | lwāhlabelela | aluhlabelelanga | olungahlabelelanga | lungahlabelelanga |
| Class 14 | bāhlabelela | obāhlabelela | bāhlabelela | abuhlabelelanga | obungahlabelelanga | bungahlabelelanga |
| Class 15 | kwāhlabelela | okwāhlabelela | kwāhlabelela | akuhlabelelanga | okungahlabelelanga | kungahlabelelanga |
| Class 17 | kwāhlabelela | okwāhlabelela | kwāhlabelela | akuhlabelelanga | okungahlabelelanga | kungahlabelelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingahlabelela | — | ngingahlabelela | ngingehlabelele | — | ngingehlabelele |
| 2nd singular | ungahlabelela | — | ungahlabelela | ungehlabelele | — | ungehlabelele |
| 1st plural | singahlabelela | — | singahlabelela | singehlabelele | — | singehlabelele |
| 2nd plural | ningahlabelela | — | ningahlabelela | ningehlabelele | — | ningehlabelele |
| Class 1 | angahlabelela | — | engahlabelela | angehlabelele | — | engehlabelele |
| Class 2 | bangahlabelela | — | bengahlabelela | bangehlabelele | — | bengehlabelele |
| Class 3 | ungahlabelela | — | ungahlabelela | ungehlabelele | — | ungehlabelele |
| Class 4 | ingahlabelela | — | ingahlabelela | ingehlabelele | — | ingehlabelele |
| Class 5 | lingahlabelela | — | lingahlabelela | lingehlabelele | — | lingehlabelele |
| Class 6 | angahlabelela | — | engahlabelela | angehlabelele | — | engehlabelele |
| Class 7 | singahlabelela | — | singahlabelela | singehlabelele | — | singehlabelele |
| Class 8 | zingahlabelela | — | zingahlabelela | zingehlabelele | — | zingehlabelele |
| Class 9 | ingahlabelela | — | ingahlabelela | ingehlabelele | — | ingehlabelele |
| Class 10 | zingahlabelela | — | zingahlabelela | zingehlabelele | — | zingehlabelele |
| Class 11 | lungahlabelela | — | lungahlabelela | lungehlabelele | — | lungehlabelele |
| Class 14 | bungahlabelela | — | bungahlabelela | bungehlabelele | — | bungehlabelele |
| Class 15 | kungahlabelela | — | kungahlabelela | kungehlabelele | — | kungehlabelele |
| Class 17 | kungahlabelela | — | kungahlabelela | kungehlabelele | — | kungehlabelele |
| | 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 | ngizohlabelela | engizohlabelela | ngizohlabelela | angizuhlabelela | engingezuhlabelela | ngingezuhlabelela |
| 2nd singular | uzohlabelela | ozohlabelela | uzohlabelela | awuzuhlabelela | ongezuhlabelela | ungezuhlabelela |
| 1st plural | sizohlabelela | esizohlabelela | sizohlabelela | asizuhlabelela | esingezuhlabelela | singezuhlabelela |
| 2nd plural | nizohlabelela | enizohlabelela | nizohlabelela | anizuhlabelela | eningezuhlabelela | ningezuhlabelela |
| Class 1 | uzohlabelela | ozohlabelela | ezohlabelela | akazuhlabelela | ongezuhlabelela | engezuhlabelela |
| Class 2 | bazohlabelela | abazohlabelela | bezohlabelela | abazuhlabelela | abangezuhlabelela | bengezuhlabelela |
| Class 3 | uzohlabelela | ozohlabelela | uzohlabelela | awuzuhlabelela | ongezuhlabelela | ungezuhlabelela |
| Class 4 | izohlabelela | ezohlabelela | izohlabelela | ayizuhlabelela | engezuhlabelela | ingezuhlabelela |
| Class 5 | lizohlabelela | elizohlabelela | lizohlabelela | alizuhlabelela | elingezuhlabelela | lingezuhlabelela |
| Class 6 | azohlabelela | azohlabelela | ezohlabelela | awazuhlabelela | angezuhlabelela | engezuhlabelela |
| Class 7 | sizohlabelela | esizohlabelela | sizohlabelela | asizuhlabelela | esingezuhlabelela | singezuhlabelela |
| Class 8 | zizohlabelela | ezizohlabelela | zizohlabelela | azizuhlabelela | ezingezuhlabelela | zingezuhlabelela |
| Class 9 | izohlabelela | ezohlabelela | izohlabelela | ayizuhlabelela | engezuhlabelela | ingezuhlabelela |
| Class 10 | zizohlabelela | ezizohlabelela | zizohlabelela | azizuhlabelela | ezingezuhlabelela | zingezuhlabelela |
| Class 11 | luzohlabelela | oluzohlabelela | luzohlabelela | aluzuhlabelela | olungezuhlabelela | lungezuhlabelela |
| Class 14 | buzohlabelela | obuzohlabelela | buzohlabelela | abuzuhlabelela | obungezuhlabelela | bungezuhlabelela |
| Class 15 | kuzohlabelela | okuzohlabelela | kuzohlabelela | akuzuhlabelela | okungezuhlabelela | kungezuhlabelela |
| Class 17 | kuzohlabelela | okuzohlabelela | kuzohlabelela | akuzuhlabelela | okungezuhlabelela | kungezuhlabelela |
| | 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 | ngiyohlabelela | engiyohlabelela | ngiyohlabelela | angiyuhlabelela | engingeyuhlabelela | ngingeyuhlabelela |
| 2nd singular | uyohlabelela | oyohlabelela | uyohlabelela | awuyuhlabelela | ongeyuhlabelela | ungeyuhlabelela |
| 1st plural | siyohlabelela | esiyohlabelela | siyohlabelela | asiyuhlabelela | esingeyuhlabelela | singeyuhlabelela |
| 2nd plural | niyohlabelela | eniyohlabelela | niyohlabelela | aniyuhlabelela | eningeyuhlabelela | ningeyuhlabelela |
| Class 1 | uyohlabelela | oyohlabelela | eyohlabelela | akayuhlabelela | ongeyuhlabelela | engeyuhlabelela |
| Class 2 | bayohlabelela | abayohlabelela | beyohlabelela | abayuhlabelela | abangeyuhlabelela | bengeyuhlabelela |
| Class 3 | uyohlabelela | oyohlabelela | uyohlabelela | awuyuhlabelela | ongeyuhlabelela | ungeyuhlabelela |
| Class 4 | iyohlabelela | eyohlabelela | iyohlabelela | ayiyuhlabelela | engeyuhlabelela | ingeyuhlabelela |
| Class 5 | liyohlabelela | eliyohlabelela | liyohlabelela | aliyuhlabelela | elingeyuhlabelela | lingeyuhlabelela |
| Class 6 | ayohlabelela | ayohlabelela | eyohlabelela | awayuhlabelela | angeyuhlabelela | engeyuhlabelela |
| Class 7 | siyohlabelela | esiyohlabelela | siyohlabelela | asiyuhlabelela | esingeyuhlabelela | singeyuhlabelela |
| Class 8 | ziyohlabelela | eziyohlabelela | ziyohlabelela | aziyuhlabelela | ezingeyuhlabelela | zingeyuhlabelela |
| Class 9 | iyohlabelela | eyohlabelela | iyohlabelela | ayiyuhlabelela | engeyuhlabelela | ingeyuhlabelela |
| Class 10 | ziyohlabelela | eziyohlabelela | ziyohlabelela | aziyuhlabelela | ezingeyuhlabelela | zingeyuhlabelela |
| Class 11 | luyohlabelela | oluyohlabelela | luyohlabelela | aluyuhlabelela | olungeyuhlabelela | lungeyuhlabelela |
| Class 14 | buyohlabelela | obuyohlabelela | buyohlabelela | abuyuhlabelela | obungeyuhlabelela | bungeyuhlabelela |
| Class 15 | kuyohlabelela | okuyohlabelela | kuyohlabelela | akuyuhlabelela | okungeyuhlabelela | kungeyuhlabelela |
| Class 17 | kuyohlabelela | okuyohlabelela | kuyohlabelela | akuyuhlabelela | okungeyuhlabelela | kungeyuhlabelela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngihlabelele | ngingahlabeleli |
| 2nd singular | uhlabelele | ungahlabeleli |
| 1st plural | sihlabelele | singahlabeleli |
| 2nd plural | nihlabelele | ningahlabeleli |
| Class 1 | ahlabelele | angahlabeleli |
| Class 2 | bahlabelele | bangahlabeleli |
| Class 3 | uhlabelele | ungahlabeleli |
| Class 4 | ihlabelele | ingahlabeleli |
| Class 5 | lihlabelele | lingahlabeleli |
| Class 6 | ahlabelele | angahlabeleli |
| Class 7 | sihlabelele | singahlabeleli |
| Class 8 | zihlabelele | zingahlabeleli |
| Class 9 | ihlabelele | ingahlabeleli |
| Class 10 | zihlabelele | zingahlabeleli |
| Class 11 | luhlabelele | lungahlabeleli |
| Class 14 | buhlabelele | bungahlabeleli |
| Class 15 | kuhlabelele | kungahlabeleli |
| Class 17 | kuhlabelele | kungahlabeleli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngahlabelela | ngangahlabelela, angahlabelela, angangahlabelela |
| 2nd singular | wahlabelela | wangahlabelela, awahlabelela, awangahlabelela |
| 1st plural | sahlabelela | sangahlabelela, asahlabelela, asangahlabelela |
| 2nd plural | nahlabelela | nangahlabelela, anahlabelela, anangahlabelela |
| Class 1 | wahlabelela | wangahlabelela, akahlabelela, akangahlabelela |
| Class 2 | bahlabelela | bangahlabelela, abahlabelela, abangahlabelela |
| Class 3 | wahlabelela | wangahlabelela, awahlabelela, awangahlabelela |
| Class 4 | yahlabelela | yangahlabelela, ayahlabelela, ayangahlabelela |
| Class 5 | lahlabelela | langahlabelela, alahlabelela, alangahlabelela |
| Class 6 | ahlabelela | angahlabelela, awahlabelela, awangahlabelela |
| Class 7 | sahlabelela | sangahlabelela, asahlabelela, asangahlabelela |
| Class 8 | zahlabelela | zangahlabelela, azahlabelela, azangahlabelela |
| Class 9 | yahlabelela | yangahlabelela, ayahlabelela, ayangahlabelela |
| Class 10 | zahlabelela | zangahlabelela, azahlabelela, azangahlabelela |
| Class 11 | lwahlabelela | lwangahlabelela, alwahlabelela, alwangahlabelela |
| Class 14 | bahlabelela | bangahlabelela, abahlabelela, abangahlabelela |
| Class 15 | kwahlabelela | kwangahlabelela, akwahlabelela, akwangahlabelela |
| Class 17 | kwahlabelela | kwangahlabelela, akwahlabelela, akwangahlabelela |

### References

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