# yalela
## Xhosa
### Etymology

From -yala +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-yálela
* (transitive) to enjoin, to command

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From -yala +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-yalela
* (transitive) to direct, to instruct

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuyalela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuyalela | ukungayaleli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yalela | -yalele |
| Plural | yalelani | -yaleleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyayalela, ngiyalela | engiyalelayo, engiyalela | ngiyalela | angiyaleli | engingayaleli | ngingayaleli |
| 2nd singular | uyayalela, uyalela | oyalelayo, oyalela | uyalela | awuyaleli | ongayaleli | ungayaleli |
| 1st plural | siyayalela, siyalela | esiyalelayo, esiyalela | siyalela | asiyaleli | esingayaleli | singayaleli |
| 2nd plural | niyayalela, niyalela | eniyalelayo, eniyalela | niyalela | aniyaleli | eningayaleli | ningayaleli |
| Class 1 | uyayalela, uyalela | oyalelayo, oyalela | eyalela | akayaleli | ongayaleli | engayaleli |
| Class 2 | bayayalela, bayalela | abayalelayo, abayalela | beyalela | abayaleli | abangayaleli | bengayaleli |
| Class 3 | uyayalela, uyalela | oyalelayo, oyalela | uyalela | awuyaleli | ongayaleli | ungayaleli |
| Class 4 | iyayalela, iyalela | eyalelayo, eyalela | iyalela | ayiyaleli | engayaleli | ingayaleli |
| Class 5 | liyayalela, liyalela | eliyalelayo, eliyalela | liyalela | aliyaleli | elingayaleli | lingayaleli |
| Class 6 | ayayalela, ayalela | ayalelayo, ayalela | eyalela | awayaleli | angayaleli | engayaleli |
| Class 7 | siyayalela, siyalela | esiyalelayo, esiyalela | siyalela | asiyaleli | esingayaleli | singayaleli |
| Class 8 | ziyayalela, ziyalela | eziyalelayo, eziyalela | ziyalela | aziyaleli | ezingayaleli | zingayaleli |
| Class 9 | iyayalela, iyalela | eyalelayo, eyalela | iyalela | ayiyaleli | engayaleli | ingayaleli |
| Class 10 | ziyayalela, ziyalela | eziyalelayo, eziyalela | ziyalela | aziyaleli | ezingayaleli | zingayaleli |
| Class 11 | luyayalela, luyalela | oluyalelayo, oluyalela | luyalela | aluyaleli | olungayaleli | lungayaleli |
| Class 14 | buyayalela, buyalela | obuyalelayo, obuyalela | buyalela | abuyaleli | obungayaleli | bungayaleli |
| Class 15 | kuyayalela, kuyalela | okuyalelayo, okuyalela | kuyalela | akuyaleli | okungayaleli | kungayaleli |
| Class 17 | kuyayalela, kuyalela | okuyalelayo, okuyalela | kuyalela | akuyaleli | okungayaleli | kungayaleli |
| | 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 | ngiyalelile, ngiyalelē | engiyalelile, engiyalelē | ngiyalelile, ngiyalelē | angiyalelanga | engingayalelanga | ngingayalelanga |
| 2nd singular | uyalelile, uyalelē | oyalelile, oyalelē | uyalelile, uyalelē | awuyalelanga | ongayalelanga | ungayalelanga |
| 1st plural | siyalelile, siyalelē | esiyalelile, esiyalelē | siyalelile, siyalelē | asiyalelanga | esingayalelanga | singayalelanga |
| 2nd plural | niyalelile, niyalelē | eniyalelile, eniyalelē | niyalelile, niyalelē | aniyalelanga | eningayalelanga | ningayalelanga |
| Class 1 | uyalelile, uyalelē | oyalelile, oyalelē | eyalelile, eyalelē | akayalelanga | ongayalelanga | engayalelanga |
| Class 2 | bayalelile, bayalelē | abayalelile, abayalelē | beyalelile, beyalelē | abayalelanga | abangayalelanga | bengayalelanga |
| Class 3 | uyalelile, uyalelē | oyalelile, oyalelē | uyalelile, uyalelē | awuyalelanga | ongayalelanga | ungayalelanga |
| Class 4 | iyalelile, iyalelē | eyalelile, eyalelē | iyalelile, iyalelē | ayiyalelanga | engayalelanga | ingayalelanga |
| Class 5 | liyalelile, liyalelē | eliyalelile, eliyalelē | liyalelile, liyalelē | aliyalelanga | elingayalelanga | lingayalelanga |
| Class 6 | ayalelile, ayalelē | ayalelile, ayalelē | eyalelile, eyalelē | awayalelanga | angayalelanga | engayalelanga |
| Class 7 | siyalelile, siyalelē | esiyalelile, esiyalelē | siyalelile, siyalelē | asiyalelanga | esingayalelanga | singayalelanga |
| Class 8 | ziyalelile, ziyalelē | eziyalelile, eziyalelē | ziyalelile, ziyalelē | aziyalelanga | ezingayalelanga | zingayalelanga |
| Class 9 | iyalelile, iyalelē | eyalelile, eyalelē | iyalelile, iyalelē | ayiyalelanga | engayalelanga | ingayalelanga |
| Class 10 | ziyalelile, ziyalelē | eziyalelile, eziyalelē | ziyalelile, ziyalelē | aziyalelanga | ezingayalelanga | zingayalelanga |
| Class 11 | luyalelile, luyalelē | oluyalelile, oluyalelē | luyalelile, luyalelē | aluyalelanga | olungayalelanga | lungayalelanga |
| Class 14 | buyalelile, buyalelē | obuyalelile, obuyalelē | buyalelile, buyalelē | abuyalelanga | obungayalelanga | bungayalelanga |
| Class 15 | kuyalelile, kuyalelē | okuyalelile, okuyalelē | kuyalelile, kuyalelē | akuyalelanga | okungayalelanga | kungayalelanga |
| Class 17 | kuyalelile, kuyalelē | okuyalelile, okuyalelē | kuyalelile, kuyalelē | akuyalelanga | okungayalelanga | kungayalelanga |
| | 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 | ngāyalela | engāyalela | ngāyalela | angiyalelanga | engingayalelanga | ngingayalelanga |
| 2nd singular | wāyalela | owāyalela | wāyalela | awuyalelanga | ongayalelanga | ungayalelanga |
| 1st plural | sāyalela | esāyalela | sāyalela | asiyalelanga | esingayalelanga | singayalelanga |
| 2nd plural | nāyalela | enāyalela | nāyalela | aniyalelanga | eningayalelanga | ningayalelanga |
| Class 1 | wāyalela | owāyalela | āyalela | akayalelanga | ongayalelanga | engayalelanga |
| Class 2 | bāyalela | abāyalela | bāyalela | abayalelanga | abangayalelanga | bengayalelanga |
| Class 3 | wāyalela | owāyalela | wāyalela | awuyalelanga | ongayalelanga | ungayalelanga |
| Class 4 | yāyalela | eyāyalela | yāyalela | ayiyalelanga | engayalelanga | ingayalelanga |
| Class 5 | lāyalela | elāyalela | lāyalela | aliyalelanga | elingayalelanga | lingayalelanga |
| Class 6 | āyalela | āyalela | āyalela | awayalelanga | angayalelanga | engayalelanga |
| Class 7 | sāyalela | esāyalela | sāyalela | asiyalelanga | esingayalelanga | singayalelanga |
| Class 8 | zāyalela | ezāyalela | zāyalela | aziyalelanga | ezingayalelanga | zingayalelanga |
| Class 9 | yāyalela | eyāyalela | yāyalela | ayiyalelanga | engayalelanga | ingayalelanga |
| Class 10 | zāyalela | ezāyalela | zāyalela | aziyalelanga | ezingayalelanga | zingayalelanga |
| Class 11 | lwāyalela | olwāyalela | lwāyalela | aluyalelanga | olungayalelanga | lungayalelanga |
| Class 14 | bāyalela | obāyalela | bāyalela | abuyalelanga | obungayalelanga | bungayalelanga |
| Class 15 | kwāyalela | okwāyalela | kwāyalela | akuyalelanga | okungayalelanga | kungayalelanga |
| Class 17 | kwāyalela | okwāyalela | kwāyalela | akuyalelanga | okungayalelanga | kungayalelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingayalela | — | ngingayalela | ngingeyalele | — | ngingeyalele |
| 2nd singular | ungayalela | — | ungayalela | ungeyalele | — | ungeyalele |
| 1st plural | singayalela | — | singayalela | singeyalele | — | singeyalele |
| 2nd plural | ningayalela | — | ningayalela | ningeyalele | — | ningeyalele |
| Class 1 | angayalela | — | engayalela | angeyalele | — | engeyalele |
| Class 2 | bangayalela | — | bengayalela | bangeyalele | — | bengeyalele |
| Class 3 | ungayalela | — | ungayalela | ungeyalele | — | ungeyalele |
| Class 4 | ingayalela | — | ingayalela | ingeyalele | — | ingeyalele |
| Class 5 | lingayalela | — | lingayalela | lingeyalele | — | lingeyalele |
| Class 6 | angayalela | — | engayalela | angeyalele | — | engeyalele |
| Class 7 | singayalela | — | singayalela | singeyalele | — | singeyalele |
| Class 8 | zingayalela | — | zingayalela | zingeyalele | — | zingeyalele |
| Class 9 | ingayalela | — | ingayalela | ingeyalele | — | ingeyalele |
| Class 10 | zingayalela | — | zingayalela | zingeyalele | — | zingeyalele |
| Class 11 | lungayalela | — | lungayalela | lungeyalele | — | lungeyalele |
| Class 14 | bungayalela | — | bungayalela | bungeyalele | — | bungeyalele |
| Class 15 | kungayalela | — | kungayalela | kungeyalele | — | kungeyalele |
| Class 17 | kungayalela | — | kungayalela | kungeyalele | — | kungeyalele |
| | 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 | ngizoyalela | engizoyalela | ngizoyalela | angizuyalela | engingezuyalela | ngingezuyalela |
| 2nd singular | uzoyalela | ozoyalela | uzoyalela | awuzuyalela | ongezuyalela | ungezuyalela |
| 1st plural | sizoyalela | esizoyalela | sizoyalela | asizuyalela | esingezuyalela | singezuyalela |
| 2nd plural | nizoyalela | enizoyalela | nizoyalela | anizuyalela | eningezuyalela | ningezuyalela |
| Class 1 | uzoyalela | ozoyalela | ezoyalela | akazuyalela | ongezuyalela | engezuyalela |
| Class 2 | bazoyalela | abazoyalela | bezoyalela | abazuyalela | abangezuyalela | bengezuyalela |
| Class 3 | uzoyalela | ozoyalela | uzoyalela | awuzuyalela | ongezuyalela | ungezuyalela |
| Class 4 | izoyalela | ezoyalela | izoyalela | ayizuyalela | engezuyalela | ingezuyalela |
| Class 5 | lizoyalela | elizoyalela | lizoyalela | alizuyalela | elingezuyalela | lingezuyalela |
| Class 6 | azoyalela | azoyalela | ezoyalela | awazuyalela | angezuyalela | engezuyalela |
| Class 7 | sizoyalela | esizoyalela | sizoyalela | asizuyalela | esingezuyalela | singezuyalela |
| Class 8 | zizoyalela | ezizoyalela | zizoyalela | azizuyalela | ezingezuyalela | zingezuyalela |
| Class 9 | izoyalela | ezoyalela | izoyalela | ayizuyalela | engezuyalela | ingezuyalela |
| Class 10 | zizoyalela | ezizoyalela | zizoyalela | azizuyalela | ezingezuyalela | zingezuyalela |
| Class 11 | luzoyalela | oluzoyalela | luzoyalela | aluzuyalela | olungezuyalela | lungezuyalela |
| Class 14 | buzoyalela | obuzoyalela | buzoyalela | abuzuyalela | obungezuyalela | bungezuyalela |
| Class 15 | kuzoyalela | okuzoyalela | kuzoyalela | akuzuyalela | okungezuyalela | kungezuyalela |
| Class 17 | kuzoyalela | okuzoyalela | kuzoyalela | akuzuyalela | okungezuyalela | kungezuyalela |
| | 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 | ngiyoyalela | engiyoyalela | ngiyoyalela | angiyuyalela | engingeyuyalela | ngingeyuyalela |
| 2nd singular | uyoyalela | oyoyalela | uyoyalela | awuyuyalela | ongeyuyalela | ungeyuyalela |
| 1st plural | siyoyalela | esiyoyalela | siyoyalela | asiyuyalela | esingeyuyalela | singeyuyalela |
| 2nd plural | niyoyalela | eniyoyalela | niyoyalela | aniyuyalela | eningeyuyalela | ningeyuyalela |
| Class 1 | uyoyalela | oyoyalela | eyoyalela | akayuyalela | ongeyuyalela | engeyuyalela |
| Class 2 | bayoyalela | abayoyalela | beyoyalela | abayuyalela | abangeyuyalela | bengeyuyalela |
| Class 3 | uyoyalela | oyoyalela | uyoyalela | awuyuyalela | ongeyuyalela | ungeyuyalela |
| Class 4 | iyoyalela | eyoyalela | iyoyalela | ayiyuyalela | engeyuyalela | ingeyuyalela |
| Class 5 | liyoyalela | eliyoyalela | liyoyalela | aliyuyalela | elingeyuyalela | lingeyuyalela |
| Class 6 | ayoyalela | ayoyalela | eyoyalela | awayuyalela | angeyuyalela | engeyuyalela |
| Class 7 | siyoyalela | esiyoyalela | siyoyalela | asiyuyalela | esingeyuyalela | singeyuyalela |
| Class 8 | ziyoyalela | eziyoyalela | ziyoyalela | aziyuyalela | ezingeyuyalela | zingeyuyalela |
| Class 9 | iyoyalela | eyoyalela | iyoyalela | ayiyuyalela | engeyuyalela | ingeyuyalela |
| Class 10 | ziyoyalela | eziyoyalela | ziyoyalela | aziyuyalela | ezingeyuyalela | zingeyuyalela |
| Class 11 | luyoyalela | oluyoyalela | luyoyalela | aluyuyalela | olungeyuyalela | lungeyuyalela |
| Class 14 | buyoyalela | obuyoyalela | buyoyalela | abuyuyalela | obungeyuyalela | bungeyuyalela |
| Class 15 | kuyoyalela | okuyoyalela | kuyoyalela | akuyuyalela | okungeyuyalela | kungeyuyalela |
| Class 17 | kuyoyalela | okuyoyalela | kuyoyalela | akuyuyalela | okungeyuyalela | kungeyuyalela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiyalele | ngingayaleli |
| 2nd singular | uyalele | ungayaleli |
| 1st plural | siyalele | singayaleli |
| 2nd plural | niyalele | ningayaleli |
| Class 1 | ayalele | angayaleli |
| Class 2 | bayalele | bangayaleli |
| Class 3 | uyalele | ungayaleli |
| Class 4 | iyalele | ingayaleli |
| Class 5 | liyalele | lingayaleli |
| Class 6 | ayalele | angayaleli |
| Class 7 | siyalele | singayaleli |
| Class 8 | ziyalele | zingayaleli |
| Class 9 | iyalele | ingayaleli |
| Class 10 | ziyalele | zingayaleli |
| Class 11 | luyalele | lungayaleli |
| Class 14 | buyalele | bungayaleli |
| Class 15 | kuyalele | kungayaleli |
| Class 17 | kuyalele | kungayaleli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngayalela | ngangayalela, angayalela, angangayalela |
| 2nd singular | wayalela | wangayalela, awayalela, awangayalela |
| 1st plural | sayalela | sangayalela, asayalela, asangayalela |
| 2nd plural | nayalela | nangayalela, anayalela, anangayalela |
| Class 1 | wayalela | wangayalela, akayalela, akangayalela |
| Class 2 | bayalela | bangayalela, abayalela, abangayalela |
| Class 3 | wayalela | wangayalela, awayalela, awangayalela |
| Class 4 | yayalela | yangayalela, ayayalela, ayangayalela |
| Class 5 | layalela | langayalela, alayalela, alangayalela |
| Class 6 | ayalela | angayalela, awayalela, awangayalela |
| Class 7 | sayalela | sangayalela, asayalela, asangayalela |
| Class 8 | zayalela | zangayalela, azayalela, azangayalela |
| Class 9 | yayalela | yangayalela, ayayalela, ayangayalela |
| Class 10 | zayalela | zangayalela, azayalela, azangayalela |
| Class 11 | lwayalela | lwangayalela, alwayalela, alwangayalela |
| Class 14 | bayalela | bangayalela, abayalela, abangayalela |
| Class 15 | kwayalela | kwangayalela, akwayalela, akwangayalela |
| Class 17 | kwayalela | kwangayalela, akwayalela, akwangayalela |

### References

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