# gwaza
## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡʷáː.záː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [ɡʷáː.záː]

### Noun

gwāzā f (possessed form gwāzar̃)
* taro, old cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta)

## Xhosa
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-gwáza
* (transitive) to stab

#### 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.)

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ɡwáːza/

### Verb

-gwáza
* (transitive) to stab
* (transitive) to slaughter

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukugwaza |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukugwaza | ukungagwazi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | gwaza | -gwaze |
| Plural | gwazani | -gwazeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyagwaza, ngigwaza | engigwazayo, engigwaza | ngigwaza | angigwazi | engingagwazi | ngingagwazi |
| 2nd singular | uyagwaza, ugwaza | ogwazayo, ogwaza | ugwaza | awugwazi | ongagwazi | ungagwazi |
| 1st plural | siyagwaza, sigwaza | esigwazayo, esigwaza | sigwaza | asigwazi | esingagwazi | singagwazi |
| 2nd plural | niyagwaza, nigwaza | enigwazayo, enigwaza | nigwaza | anigwazi | eningagwazi | ningagwazi |
| Class 1 | uyagwaza, ugwaza | ogwazayo, ogwaza | egwaza | akagwazi | ongagwazi | engagwazi |
| Class 2 | bayagwaza, bagwaza | abagwazayo, abagwaza | begwaza | abagwazi | abangagwazi | bengagwazi |
| Class 3 | uyagwaza, ugwaza | ogwazayo, ogwaza | ugwaza | awugwazi | ongagwazi | ungagwazi |
| Class 4 | iyagwaza, igwaza | egwazayo, egwaza | igwaza | ayigwazi | engagwazi | ingagwazi |
| Class 5 | liyagwaza, ligwaza | eligwazayo, eligwaza | ligwaza | aligwazi | elingagwazi | lingagwazi |
| Class 6 | ayagwaza, agwaza | agwazayo, agwaza | egwaza | awagwazi | angagwazi | engagwazi |
| Class 7 | siyagwaza, sigwaza | esigwazayo, esigwaza | sigwaza | asigwazi | esingagwazi | singagwazi |
| Class 8 | ziyagwaza, zigwaza | ezigwazayo, ezigwaza | zigwaza | azigwazi | ezingagwazi | zingagwazi |
| Class 9 | iyagwaza, igwaza | egwazayo, egwaza | igwaza | ayigwazi | engagwazi | ingagwazi |
| Class 10 | ziyagwaza, zigwaza | ezigwazayo, ezigwaza | zigwaza | azigwazi | ezingagwazi | zingagwazi |
| Class 11 | luyagwaza, lugwaza | olugwazayo, olugwaza | lugwaza | alugwazi | olungagwazi | lungagwazi |
| Class 14 | buyagwaza, bugwaza | obugwazayo, obugwaza | bugwaza | abugwazi | obungagwazi | bungagwazi |
| Class 15 | kuyagwaza, kugwaza | okugwazayo, okugwaza | kugwaza | akugwazi | okungagwazi | kungagwazi |
| Class 17 | kuyagwaza, kugwaza | okugwazayo, okugwaza | kugwaza | akugwazi | okungagwazi | kungagwazi |
| | 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 | ngigwazile, ngigwazē | engigwazile, engigwazē | ngigwazile, ngigwazē | angigwazanga | engingagwazanga | ngingagwazanga |
| 2nd singular | ugwazile, ugwazē | ogwazile, ogwazē | ugwazile, ugwazē | awugwazanga | ongagwazanga | ungagwazanga |
| 1st plural | sigwazile, sigwazē | esigwazile, esigwazē | sigwazile, sigwazē | asigwazanga | esingagwazanga | singagwazanga |
| 2nd plural | nigwazile, nigwazē | enigwazile, enigwazē | nigwazile, nigwazē | anigwazanga | eningagwazanga | ningagwazanga |
| Class 1 | ugwazile, ugwazē | ogwazile, ogwazē | egwazile, egwazē | akagwazanga | ongagwazanga | engagwazanga |
| Class 2 | bagwazile, bagwazē | abagwazile, abagwazē | begwazile, begwazē | abagwazanga | abangagwazanga | bengagwazanga |
| Class 3 | ugwazile, ugwazē | ogwazile, ogwazē | ugwazile, ugwazē | awugwazanga | ongagwazanga | ungagwazanga |
| Class 4 | igwazile, igwazē | egwazile, egwazē | igwazile, igwazē | ayigwazanga | engagwazanga | ingagwazanga |
| Class 5 | ligwazile, ligwazē | eligwazile, eligwazē | ligwazile, ligwazē | aligwazanga | elingagwazanga | lingagwazanga |
| Class 6 | agwazile, agwazē | agwazile, agwazē | egwazile, egwazē | awagwazanga | angagwazanga | engagwazanga |
| Class 7 | sigwazile, sigwazē | esigwazile, esigwazē | sigwazile, sigwazē | asigwazanga | esingagwazanga | singagwazanga |
| Class 8 | zigwazile, zigwazē | ezigwazile, ezigwazē | zigwazile, zigwazē | azigwazanga | ezingagwazanga | zingagwazanga |
| Class 9 | igwazile, igwazē | egwazile, egwazē | igwazile, igwazē | ayigwazanga | engagwazanga | ingagwazanga |
| Class 10 | zigwazile, zigwazē | ezigwazile, ezigwazē | zigwazile, zigwazē | azigwazanga | ezingagwazanga | zingagwazanga |
| Class 11 | lugwazile, lugwazē | olugwazile, olugwazē | lugwazile, lugwazē | alugwazanga | olungagwazanga | lungagwazanga |
| Class 14 | bugwazile, bugwazē | obugwazile, obugwazē | bugwazile, bugwazē | abugwazanga | obungagwazanga | bungagwazanga |
| Class 15 | kugwazile, kugwazē | okugwazile, okugwazē | kugwazile, kugwazē | akugwazanga | okungagwazanga | kungagwazanga |
| Class 17 | kugwazile, kugwazē | okugwazile, okugwazē | kugwazile, kugwazē | akugwazanga | okungagwazanga | kungagwazanga |
| | 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 | ngāgwaza | engāgwaza | ngāgwaza | angigwazanga | engingagwazanga | ngingagwazanga |
| 2nd singular | wāgwaza | owāgwaza | wāgwaza | awugwazanga | ongagwazanga | ungagwazanga |
| 1st plural | sāgwaza | esāgwaza | sāgwaza | asigwazanga | esingagwazanga | singagwazanga |
| 2nd plural | nāgwaza | enāgwaza | nāgwaza | anigwazanga | eningagwazanga | ningagwazanga |
| Class 1 | wāgwaza | owāgwaza | āgwaza | akagwazanga | ongagwazanga | engagwazanga |
| Class 2 | bāgwaza | abāgwaza | bāgwaza | abagwazanga | abangagwazanga | bengagwazanga |
| Class 3 | wāgwaza | owāgwaza | wāgwaza | awugwazanga | ongagwazanga | ungagwazanga |
| Class 4 | yāgwaza | eyāgwaza | yāgwaza | ayigwazanga | engagwazanga | ingagwazanga |
| Class 5 | lāgwaza | elāgwaza | lāgwaza | aligwazanga | elingagwazanga | lingagwazanga |
| Class 6 | āgwaza | āgwaza | āgwaza | awagwazanga | angagwazanga | engagwazanga |
| Class 7 | sāgwaza | esāgwaza | sāgwaza | asigwazanga | esingagwazanga | singagwazanga |
| Class 8 | zāgwaza | ezāgwaza | zāgwaza | azigwazanga | ezingagwazanga | zingagwazanga |
| Class 9 | yāgwaza | eyāgwaza | yāgwaza | ayigwazanga | engagwazanga | ingagwazanga |
| Class 10 | zāgwaza | ezāgwaza | zāgwaza | azigwazanga | ezingagwazanga | zingagwazanga |
| Class 11 | lwāgwaza | olwāgwaza | lwāgwaza | alugwazanga | olungagwazanga | lungagwazanga |
| Class 14 | bāgwaza | obāgwaza | bāgwaza | abugwazanga | obungagwazanga | bungagwazanga |
| Class 15 | kwāgwaza | okwāgwaza | kwāgwaza | akugwazanga | okungagwazanga | kungagwazanga |
| Class 17 | kwāgwaza | okwāgwaza | kwāgwaza | akugwazanga | okungagwazanga | kungagwazanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingagwaza | — | ngingagwaza | ngingegwaze | — | ngingegwaze |
| 2nd singular | ungagwaza | — | ungagwaza | ungegwaze | — | ungegwaze |
| 1st plural | singagwaza | — | singagwaza | singegwaze | — | singegwaze |
| 2nd plural | ningagwaza | — | ningagwaza | ningegwaze | — | ningegwaze |
| Class 1 | angagwaza | — | engagwaza | angegwaze | — | engegwaze |
| Class 2 | bangagwaza | — | bengagwaza | bangegwaze | — | bengegwaze |
| Class 3 | ungagwaza | — | ungagwaza | ungegwaze | — | ungegwaze |
| Class 4 | ingagwaza | — | ingagwaza | ingegwaze | — | ingegwaze |
| Class 5 | lingagwaza | — | lingagwaza | lingegwaze | — | lingegwaze |
| Class 6 | angagwaza | — | engagwaza | angegwaze | — | engegwaze |
| Class 7 | singagwaza | — | singagwaza | singegwaze | — | singegwaze |
| Class 8 | zingagwaza | — | zingagwaza | zingegwaze | — | zingegwaze |
| Class 9 | ingagwaza | — | ingagwaza | ingegwaze | — | ingegwaze |
| Class 10 | zingagwaza | — | zingagwaza | zingegwaze | — | zingegwaze |
| Class 11 | lungagwaza | — | lungagwaza | lungegwaze | — | lungegwaze |
| Class 14 | bungagwaza | — | bungagwaza | bungegwaze | — | bungegwaze |
| Class 15 | kungagwaza | — | kungagwaza | kungegwaze | — | kungegwaze |
| Class 17 | kungagwaza | — | kungagwaza | kungegwaze | — | kungegwaze |
| | 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 | ngizogwaza | engizogwaza | ngizogwaza | angizugwaza | engingezugwaza | ngingezugwaza |
| 2nd singular | uzogwaza | ozogwaza | uzogwaza | awuzugwaza | ongezugwaza | ungezugwaza |
| 1st plural | sizogwaza | esizogwaza | sizogwaza | asizugwaza | esingezugwaza | singezugwaza |
| 2nd plural | nizogwaza | enizogwaza | nizogwaza | anizugwaza | eningezugwaza | ningezugwaza |
| Class 1 | uzogwaza | ozogwaza | ezogwaza | akazugwaza | ongezugwaza | engezugwaza |
| Class 2 | bazogwaza | abazogwaza | bezogwaza | abazugwaza | abangezugwaza | bengezugwaza |
| Class 3 | uzogwaza | ozogwaza | uzogwaza | awuzugwaza | ongezugwaza | ungezugwaza |
| Class 4 | izogwaza | ezogwaza | izogwaza | ayizugwaza | engezugwaza | ingezugwaza |
| Class 5 | lizogwaza | elizogwaza | lizogwaza | alizugwaza | elingezugwaza | lingezugwaza |
| Class 6 | azogwaza | azogwaza | ezogwaza | awazugwaza | angezugwaza | engezugwaza |
| Class 7 | sizogwaza | esizogwaza | sizogwaza | asizugwaza | esingezugwaza | singezugwaza |
| Class 8 | zizogwaza | ezizogwaza | zizogwaza | azizugwaza | ezingezugwaza | zingezugwaza |
| Class 9 | izogwaza | ezogwaza | izogwaza | ayizugwaza | engezugwaza | ingezugwaza |
| Class 10 | zizogwaza | ezizogwaza | zizogwaza | azizugwaza | ezingezugwaza | zingezugwaza |
| Class 11 | luzogwaza | oluzogwaza | luzogwaza | aluzugwaza | olungezugwaza | lungezugwaza |
| Class 14 | buzogwaza | obuzogwaza | buzogwaza | abuzugwaza | obungezugwaza | bungezugwaza |
| Class 15 | kuzogwaza | okuzogwaza | kuzogwaza | akuzugwaza | okungezugwaza | kungezugwaza |
| Class 17 | kuzogwaza | okuzogwaza | kuzogwaza | akuzugwaza | okungezugwaza | kungezugwaza |
| | 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 | ngiyogwaza | engiyogwaza | ngiyogwaza | angiyugwaza | engingeyugwaza | ngingeyugwaza |
| 2nd singular | uyogwaza | oyogwaza | uyogwaza | awuyugwaza | ongeyugwaza | ungeyugwaza |
| 1st plural | siyogwaza | esiyogwaza | siyogwaza | asiyugwaza | esingeyugwaza | singeyugwaza |
| 2nd plural | niyogwaza | eniyogwaza | niyogwaza | aniyugwaza | eningeyugwaza | ningeyugwaza |
| Class 1 | uyogwaza | oyogwaza | eyogwaza | akayugwaza | ongeyugwaza | engeyugwaza |
| Class 2 | bayogwaza | abayogwaza | beyogwaza | abayugwaza | abangeyugwaza | bengeyugwaza |
| Class 3 | uyogwaza | oyogwaza | uyogwaza | awuyugwaza | ongeyugwaza | ungeyugwaza |
| Class 4 | iyogwaza | eyogwaza | iyogwaza | ayiyugwaza | engeyugwaza | ingeyugwaza |
| Class 5 | liyogwaza | eliyogwaza | liyogwaza | aliyugwaza | elingeyugwaza | lingeyugwaza |
| Class 6 | ayogwaza | ayogwaza | eyogwaza | awayugwaza | angeyugwaza | engeyugwaza |
| Class 7 | siyogwaza | esiyogwaza | siyogwaza | asiyugwaza | esingeyugwaza | singeyugwaza |
| Class 8 | ziyogwaza | eziyogwaza | ziyogwaza | aziyugwaza | ezingeyugwaza | zingeyugwaza |
| Class 9 | iyogwaza | eyogwaza | iyogwaza | ayiyugwaza | engeyugwaza | ingeyugwaza |
| Class 10 | ziyogwaza | eziyogwaza | ziyogwaza | aziyugwaza | ezingeyugwaza | zingeyugwaza |
| Class 11 | luyogwaza | oluyogwaza | luyogwaza | aluyugwaza | olungeyugwaza | lungeyugwaza |
| Class 14 | buyogwaza | obuyogwaza | buyogwaza | abuyugwaza | obungeyugwaza | bungeyugwaza |
| Class 15 | kuyogwaza | okuyogwaza | kuyogwaza | akuyugwaza | okungeyugwaza | kungeyugwaza |
| Class 17 | kuyogwaza | okuyogwaza | kuyogwaza | akuyugwaza | okungeyugwaza | kungeyugwaza |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngigwaze | ngingagwazi |
| 2nd singular | ugwaze | ungagwazi |
| 1st plural | sigwaze | singagwazi |
| 2nd plural | nigwaze | ningagwazi |
| Class 1 | agwaze | angagwazi |
| Class 2 | bagwaze | bangagwazi |
| Class 3 | ugwaze | ungagwazi |
| Class 4 | igwaze | ingagwazi |
| Class 5 | ligwaze | lingagwazi |
| Class 6 | agwaze | angagwazi |
| Class 7 | sigwaze | singagwazi |
| Class 8 | zigwaze | zingagwazi |
| Class 9 | igwaze | ingagwazi |
| Class 10 | zigwaze | zingagwazi |
| Class 11 | lugwaze | lungagwazi |
| Class 14 | bugwaze | bungagwazi |
| Class 15 | kugwaze | kungagwazi |
| Class 17 | kugwaze | kungagwazi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngagwaza | ngangagwaza, angagwaza, angangagwaza |
| 2nd singular | wagwaza | wangagwaza, awagwaza, awangagwaza |
| 1st plural | sagwaza | sangagwaza, asagwaza, asangagwaza |
| 2nd plural | nagwaza | nangagwaza, anagwaza, anangagwaza |
| Class 1 | wagwaza | wangagwaza, akagwaza, akangagwaza |
| Class 2 | bagwaza | bangagwaza, abagwaza, abangagwaza |
| Class 3 | wagwaza | wangagwaza, awagwaza, awangagwaza |
| Class 4 | yagwaza | yangagwaza, ayagwaza, ayangagwaza |
| Class 5 | lagwaza | langagwaza, alagwaza, alangagwaza |
| Class 6 | agwaza | angagwaza, awagwaza, awangagwaza |
| Class 7 | sagwaza | sangagwaza, asagwaza, asangagwaza |
| Class 8 | zagwaza | zangagwaza, azagwaza, azangagwaza |
| Class 9 | yagwaza | yangagwaza, ayagwaza, ayangagwaza |
| Class 10 | zagwaza | zangagwaza, azagwaza, azangagwaza |
| Class 11 | lwagwaza | lwangagwaza, alwagwaza, alwangagwaza |
| Class 14 | bagwaza | bangagwaza, abagwaza, abangagwaza |
| Class 15 | kwagwaza | kwangagwaza, akwagwaza, akwangagwaza |
| Class 17 | kwagwaza | kwangagwaza, akwagwaza, akwangagwaza |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “gwaza”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “gwaza (6-3.9)”