# thwala
## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-tʊ́ada.

### Verb

-thwála
* to carry

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-tʊ́ada.

### Verb

-thwála
* to carry

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Tswana
### Verb

thwala
* to find

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-tʊ́ada.

### Verb

-thwála
* (transitive) to carry

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-tʊ́ada.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tʰʷáːla/

### Verb

-thwála
* (transitive) to carry
* (transitive) to wear (on the head or shoulders)

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuthwala |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuthwala | ukungathwali |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | thwala | -thwale |
| Plural | thwalani | -thwaleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyathwala, ngithwala | engithwalayo, engithwala | ngithwala | angithwali | engingathwali | ngingathwali |
| 2nd singular | uyathwala, uthwala | othwalayo, othwala | uthwala | awuthwali | ongathwali | ungathwali |
| 1st plural | siyathwala, sithwala | esithwalayo, esithwala | sithwala | asithwali | esingathwali | singathwali |
| 2nd plural | niyathwala, nithwala | enithwalayo, enithwala | nithwala | anithwali | eningathwali | ningathwali |
| Class 1 | uyathwala, uthwala | othwalayo, othwala | ethwala | akathwali | ongathwali | engathwali |
| Class 2 | bayathwala, bathwala | abathwalayo, abathwala | bethwala | abathwali | abangathwali | bengathwali |
| Class 3 | uyathwala, uthwala | othwalayo, othwala | uthwala | awuthwali | ongathwali | ungathwali |
| Class 4 | iyathwala, ithwala | ethwalayo, ethwala | ithwala | ayithwali | engathwali | ingathwali |
| Class 5 | liyathwala, lithwala | elithwalayo, elithwala | lithwala | alithwali | elingathwali | lingathwali |
| Class 6 | ayathwala, athwala | athwalayo, athwala | ethwala | awathwali | angathwali | engathwali |
| Class 7 | siyathwala, sithwala | esithwalayo, esithwala | sithwala | asithwali | esingathwali | singathwali |
| Class 8 | ziyathwala, zithwala | ezithwalayo, ezithwala | zithwala | azithwali | ezingathwali | zingathwali |
| Class 9 | iyathwala, ithwala | ethwalayo, ethwala | ithwala | ayithwali | engathwali | ingathwali |
| Class 10 | ziyathwala, zithwala | ezithwalayo, ezithwala | zithwala | azithwali | ezingathwali | zingathwali |
| Class 11 | luyathwala, luthwala | oluthwalayo, oluthwala | luthwala | aluthwali | olungathwali | lungathwali |
| Class 14 | buyathwala, buthwala | obuthwalayo, obuthwala | buthwala | abuthwali | obungathwali | bungathwali |
| Class 15 | kuyathwala, kuthwala | okuthwalayo, okuthwala | kuthwala | akuthwali | okungathwali | kungathwali |
| Class 17 | kuyathwala, kuthwala | okuthwalayo, okuthwala | kuthwala | akuthwali | okungathwali | kungathwali |
| | 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 | ngithwalile, ngithwalē | engithwalile, engithwalē | ngithwalile, ngithwalē | angithwalanga | engingathwalanga | ngingathwalanga |
| 2nd singular | uthwalile, uthwalē | othwalile, othwalē | uthwalile, uthwalē | awuthwalanga | ongathwalanga | ungathwalanga |
| 1st plural | sithwalile, sithwalē | esithwalile, esithwalē | sithwalile, sithwalē | asithwalanga | esingathwalanga | singathwalanga |
| 2nd plural | nithwalile, nithwalē | enithwalile, enithwalē | nithwalile, nithwalē | anithwalanga | eningathwalanga | ningathwalanga |
| Class 1 | uthwalile, uthwalē | othwalile, othwalē | ethwalile, ethwalē | akathwalanga | ongathwalanga | engathwalanga |
| Class 2 | bathwalile, bathwalē | abathwalile, abathwalē | bethwalile, bethwalē | abathwalanga | abangathwalanga | bengathwalanga |
| Class 3 | uthwalile, uthwalē | othwalile, othwalē | uthwalile, uthwalē | awuthwalanga | ongathwalanga | ungathwalanga |
| Class 4 | ithwalile, ithwalē | ethwalile, ethwalē | ithwalile, ithwalē | ayithwalanga | engathwalanga | ingathwalanga |
| Class 5 | lithwalile, lithwalē | elithwalile, elithwalē | lithwalile, lithwalē | alithwalanga | elingathwalanga | lingathwalanga |
| Class 6 | athwalile, athwalē | athwalile, athwalē | ethwalile, ethwalē | awathwalanga | angathwalanga | engathwalanga |
| Class 7 | sithwalile, sithwalē | esithwalile, esithwalē | sithwalile, sithwalē | asithwalanga | esingathwalanga | singathwalanga |
| Class 8 | zithwalile, zithwalē | ezithwalile, ezithwalē | zithwalile, zithwalē | azithwalanga | ezingathwalanga | zingathwalanga |
| Class 9 | ithwalile, ithwalē | ethwalile, ethwalē | ithwalile, ithwalē | ayithwalanga | engathwalanga | ingathwalanga |
| Class 10 | zithwalile, zithwalē | ezithwalile, ezithwalē | zithwalile, zithwalē | azithwalanga | ezingathwalanga | zingathwalanga |
| Class 11 | luthwalile, luthwalē | oluthwalile, oluthwalē | luthwalile, luthwalē | aluthwalanga | olungathwalanga | lungathwalanga |
| Class 14 | buthwalile, buthwalē | obuthwalile, obuthwalē | buthwalile, buthwalē | abuthwalanga | obungathwalanga | bungathwalanga |
| Class 15 | kuthwalile, kuthwalē | okuthwalile, okuthwalē | kuthwalile, kuthwalē | akuthwalanga | okungathwalanga | kungathwalanga |
| Class 17 | kuthwalile, kuthwalē | okuthwalile, okuthwalē | kuthwalile, kuthwalē | akuthwalanga | okungathwalanga | kungathwalanga |
| | 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 | ngāthwala | engāthwala | ngāthwala | angithwalanga | engingathwalanga | ngingathwalanga |
| 2nd singular | wāthwala | owāthwala | wāthwala | awuthwalanga | ongathwalanga | ungathwalanga |
| 1st plural | sāthwala | esāthwala | sāthwala | asithwalanga | esingathwalanga | singathwalanga |
| 2nd plural | nāthwala | enāthwala | nāthwala | anithwalanga | eningathwalanga | ningathwalanga |
| Class 1 | wāthwala | owāthwala | āthwala | akathwalanga | ongathwalanga | engathwalanga |
| Class 2 | bāthwala | abāthwala | bāthwala | abathwalanga | abangathwalanga | bengathwalanga |
| Class 3 | wāthwala | owāthwala | wāthwala | awuthwalanga | ongathwalanga | ungathwalanga |
| Class 4 | yāthwala | eyāthwala | yāthwala | ayithwalanga | engathwalanga | ingathwalanga |
| Class 5 | lāthwala | elāthwala | lāthwala | alithwalanga | elingathwalanga | lingathwalanga |
| Class 6 | āthwala | āthwala | āthwala | awathwalanga | angathwalanga | engathwalanga |
| Class 7 | sāthwala | esāthwala | sāthwala | asithwalanga | esingathwalanga | singathwalanga |
| Class 8 | zāthwala | ezāthwala | zāthwala | azithwalanga | ezingathwalanga | zingathwalanga |
| Class 9 | yāthwala | eyāthwala | yāthwala | ayithwalanga | engathwalanga | ingathwalanga |
| Class 10 | zāthwala | ezāthwala | zāthwala | azithwalanga | ezingathwalanga | zingathwalanga |
| Class 11 | lwāthwala | olwāthwala | lwāthwala | aluthwalanga | olungathwalanga | lungathwalanga |
| Class 14 | bāthwala | obāthwala | bāthwala | abuthwalanga | obungathwalanga | bungathwalanga |
| Class 15 | kwāthwala | okwāthwala | kwāthwala | akuthwalanga | okungathwalanga | kungathwalanga |
| Class 17 | kwāthwala | okwāthwala | kwāthwala | akuthwalanga | okungathwalanga | kungathwalanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingathwala | — | ngingathwala | ngingethwale | — | ngingethwale |
| 2nd singular | ungathwala | — | ungathwala | ungethwale | — | ungethwale |
| 1st plural | singathwala | — | singathwala | singethwale | — | singethwale |
| 2nd plural | ningathwala | — | ningathwala | ningethwale | — | ningethwale |
| Class 1 | angathwala | — | engathwala | angethwale | — | engethwale |
| Class 2 | bangathwala | — | bengathwala | bangethwale | — | bengethwale |
| Class 3 | ungathwala | — | ungathwala | ungethwale | — | ungethwale |
| Class 4 | ingathwala | — | ingathwala | ingethwale | — | ingethwale |
| Class 5 | lingathwala | — | lingathwala | lingethwale | — | lingethwale |
| Class 6 | angathwala | — | engathwala | angethwale | — | engethwale |
| Class 7 | singathwala | — | singathwala | singethwale | — | singethwale |
| Class 8 | zingathwala | — | zingathwala | zingethwale | — | zingethwale |
| Class 9 | ingathwala | — | ingathwala | ingethwale | — | ingethwale |
| Class 10 | zingathwala | — | zingathwala | zingethwale | — | zingethwale |
| Class 11 | lungathwala | — | lungathwala | lungethwale | — | lungethwale |
| Class 14 | bungathwala | — | bungathwala | bungethwale | — | bungethwale |
| Class 15 | kungathwala | — | kungathwala | kungethwale | — | kungethwale |
| Class 17 | kungathwala | — | kungathwala | kungethwale | — | kungethwale |
| | 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 | ngizothwala | engizothwala | ngizothwala | angizuthwala | engingezuthwala | ngingezuthwala |
| 2nd singular | uzothwala | ozothwala | uzothwala | awuzuthwala | ongezuthwala | ungezuthwala |
| 1st plural | sizothwala | esizothwala | sizothwala | asizuthwala | esingezuthwala | singezuthwala |
| 2nd plural | nizothwala | enizothwala | nizothwala | anizuthwala | eningezuthwala | ningezuthwala |
| Class 1 | uzothwala | ozothwala | ezothwala | akazuthwala | ongezuthwala | engezuthwala |
| Class 2 | bazothwala | abazothwala | bezothwala | abazuthwala | abangezuthwala | bengezuthwala |
| Class 3 | uzothwala | ozothwala | uzothwala | awuzuthwala | ongezuthwala | ungezuthwala |
| Class 4 | izothwala | ezothwala | izothwala | ayizuthwala | engezuthwala | ingezuthwala |
| Class 5 | lizothwala | elizothwala | lizothwala | alizuthwala | elingezuthwala | lingezuthwala |
| Class 6 | azothwala | azothwala | ezothwala | awazuthwala | angezuthwala | engezuthwala |
| Class 7 | sizothwala | esizothwala | sizothwala | asizuthwala | esingezuthwala | singezuthwala |
| Class 8 | zizothwala | ezizothwala | zizothwala | azizuthwala | ezingezuthwala | zingezuthwala |
| Class 9 | izothwala | ezothwala | izothwala | ayizuthwala | engezuthwala | ingezuthwala |
| Class 10 | zizothwala | ezizothwala | zizothwala | azizuthwala | ezingezuthwala | zingezuthwala |
| Class 11 | luzothwala | oluzothwala | luzothwala | aluzuthwala | olungezuthwala | lungezuthwala |
| Class 14 | buzothwala | obuzothwala | buzothwala | abuzuthwala | obungezuthwala | bungezuthwala |
| Class 15 | kuzothwala | okuzothwala | kuzothwala | akuzuthwala | okungezuthwala | kungezuthwala |
| Class 17 | kuzothwala | okuzothwala | kuzothwala | akuzuthwala | okungezuthwala | kungezuthwala |
| | 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 | ngiyothwala | engiyothwala | ngiyothwala | angiyuthwala | engingeyuthwala | ngingeyuthwala |
| 2nd singular | uyothwala | oyothwala | uyothwala | awuyuthwala | ongeyuthwala | ungeyuthwala |
| 1st plural | siyothwala | esiyothwala | siyothwala | asiyuthwala | esingeyuthwala | singeyuthwala |
| 2nd plural | niyothwala | eniyothwala | niyothwala | aniyuthwala | eningeyuthwala | ningeyuthwala |
| Class 1 | uyothwala | oyothwala | eyothwala | akayuthwala | ongeyuthwala | engeyuthwala |
| Class 2 | bayothwala | abayothwala | beyothwala | abayuthwala | abangeyuthwala | bengeyuthwala |
| Class 3 | uyothwala | oyothwala | uyothwala | awuyuthwala | ongeyuthwala | ungeyuthwala |
| Class 4 | iyothwala | eyothwala | iyothwala | ayiyuthwala | engeyuthwala | ingeyuthwala |
| Class 5 | liyothwala | eliyothwala | liyothwala | aliyuthwala | elingeyuthwala | lingeyuthwala |
| Class 6 | ayothwala | ayothwala | eyothwala | awayuthwala | angeyuthwala | engeyuthwala |
| Class 7 | siyothwala | esiyothwala | siyothwala | asiyuthwala | esingeyuthwala | singeyuthwala |
| Class 8 | ziyothwala | eziyothwala | ziyothwala | aziyuthwala | ezingeyuthwala | zingeyuthwala |
| Class 9 | iyothwala | eyothwala | iyothwala | ayiyuthwala | engeyuthwala | ingeyuthwala |
| Class 10 | ziyothwala | eziyothwala | ziyothwala | aziyuthwala | ezingeyuthwala | zingeyuthwala |
| Class 11 | luyothwala | oluyothwala | luyothwala | aluyuthwala | olungeyuthwala | lungeyuthwala |
| Class 14 | buyothwala | obuyothwala | buyothwala | abuyuthwala | obungeyuthwala | bungeyuthwala |
| Class 15 | kuyothwala | okuyothwala | kuyothwala | akuyuthwala | okungeyuthwala | kungeyuthwala |
| Class 17 | kuyothwala | okuyothwala | kuyothwala | akuyuthwala | okungeyuthwala | kungeyuthwala |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngithwale | ngingathwali |
| 2nd singular | uthwale | ungathwali |
| 1st plural | sithwale | singathwali |
| 2nd plural | nithwale | ningathwali |
| Class 1 | athwale | angathwali |
| Class 2 | bathwale | bangathwali |
| Class 3 | uthwale | ungathwali |
| Class 4 | ithwale | ingathwali |
| Class 5 | lithwale | lingathwali |
| Class 6 | athwale | angathwali |
| Class 7 | sithwale | singathwali |
| Class 8 | zithwale | zingathwali |
| Class 9 | ithwale | ingathwali |
| Class 10 | zithwale | zingathwali |
| Class 11 | luthwale | lungathwali |
| Class 14 | buthwale | bungathwali |
| Class 15 | kuthwale | kungathwali |
| Class 17 | kuthwale | kungathwali |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngathwala | ngangathwala, angathwala, angangathwala |
| 2nd singular | wathwala | wangathwala, awathwala, awangathwala |
| 1st plural | sathwala | sangathwala, asathwala, asangathwala |
| 2nd plural | nathwala | nangathwala, anathwala, anangathwala |
| Class 1 | wathwala | wangathwala, akathwala, akangathwala |
| Class 2 | bathwala | bangathwala, abathwala, abangathwala |
| Class 3 | wathwala | wangathwala, awathwala, awangathwala |
| Class 4 | yathwala | yangathwala, ayathwala, ayangathwala |
| Class 5 | lathwala | langathwala, alathwala, alangathwala |
| Class 6 | athwala | angathwala, awathwala, awangathwala |
| Class 7 | sathwala | sangathwala, asathwala, asangathwala |
| Class 8 | zathwala | zangathwala, azathwala, azangathwala |
| Class 9 | yathwala | yangathwala, ayathwala, ayangathwala |
| Class 10 | zathwala | zangathwala, azathwala, azangathwala |
| Class 11 | lwathwala | lwangathwala, alwathwala, alwangathwala |
| Class 14 | bathwala | bangathwala, abathwala, abangathwala |
| Class 15 | kwathwala | kwangathwala, akwathwala, akwangathwala |
| Class 17 | kwathwala | kwangathwala, akwathwala, akwangathwala |

### References

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