# xabana
## Northern Ndebele
### Verb

-xabana$^?$
* to quarrel

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

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### Verb

-xabana$^?$
* (intransitive) to be valuable

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

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### Verb

-xabána
* (intransitive) to argue, to quarrel, to wrangle

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuxabana |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuxabana | ukungaxabani |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | xabana | -xabane |
| Plural | xabanani | -xabaneni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaxabana, ngixabana | engixabanayo, engixabana | ngixabana | angixabani | engingaxabani | ngingaxabani |
| 2nd singular | uyaxabana, uxabana | oxabanayo, oxabana | uxabana | awuxabani | ongaxabani | ungaxabani |
| 1st plural | siyaxabana, sixabana | esixabanayo, esixabana | sixabana | asixabani | esingaxabani | singaxabani |
| 2nd plural | niyaxabana, nixabana | enixabanayo, enixabana | nixabana | anixabani | eningaxabani | ningaxabani |
| Class 1 | uyaxabana, uxabana | oxabanayo, oxabana | exabana | akaxabani | ongaxabani | engaxabani |
| Class 2 | bayaxabana, baxabana | abaxabanayo, abaxabana | bexabana | abaxabani | abangaxabani | bengaxabani |
| Class 3 | uyaxabana, uxabana | oxabanayo, oxabana | uxabana | awuxabani | ongaxabani | ungaxabani |
| Class 4 | iyaxabana, ixabana | exabanayo, exabana | ixabana | ayixabani | engaxabani | ingaxabani |
| Class 5 | liyaxabana, lixabana | elixabanayo, elixabana | lixabana | alixabani | elingaxabani | lingaxabani |
| Class 6 | ayaxabana, axabana | axabanayo, axabana | exabana | awaxabani | angaxabani | engaxabani |
| Class 7 | siyaxabana, sixabana | esixabanayo, esixabana | sixabana | asixabani | esingaxabani | singaxabani |
| Class 8 | ziyaxabana, zixabana | ezixabanayo, ezixabana | zixabana | azixabani | ezingaxabani | zingaxabani |
| Class 9 | iyaxabana, ixabana | exabanayo, exabana | ixabana | ayixabani | engaxabani | ingaxabani |
| Class 10 | ziyaxabana, zixabana | ezixabanayo, ezixabana | zixabana | azixabani | ezingaxabani | zingaxabani |
| Class 11 | luyaxabana, luxabana | oluxabanayo, oluxabana | luxabana | aluxabani | olungaxabani | lungaxabani |
| Class 14 | buyaxabana, buxabana | obuxabanayo, obuxabana | buxabana | abuxabani | obungaxabani | bungaxabani |
| Class 15 | kuyaxabana, kuxabana | okuxabanayo, okuxabana | kuxabana | akuxabani | okungaxabani | kungaxabani |
| Class 17 | kuyaxabana, kuxabana | okuxabanayo, okuxabana | kuxabana | akuxabani | okungaxabani | kungaxabani |
| | 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 | ngixabanile, ngixabanē | engixabanile, engixabanē | ngixabanile, ngixabanē | angixabananga | engingaxabananga | ngingaxabananga |
| 2nd singular | uxabanile, uxabanē | oxabanile, oxabanē | uxabanile, uxabanē | awuxabananga | ongaxabananga | ungaxabananga |
| 1st plural | sixabanile, sixabanē | esixabanile, esixabanē | sixabanile, sixabanē | asixabananga | esingaxabananga | singaxabananga |
| 2nd plural | nixabanile, nixabanē | enixabanile, enixabanē | nixabanile, nixabanē | anixabananga | eningaxabananga | ningaxabananga |
| Class 1 | uxabanile, uxabanē | oxabanile, oxabanē | exabanile, exabanē | akaxabananga | ongaxabananga | engaxabananga |
| Class 2 | baxabanile, baxabanē | abaxabanile, abaxabanē | bexabanile, bexabanē | abaxabananga | abangaxabananga | bengaxabananga |
| Class 3 | uxabanile, uxabanē | oxabanile, oxabanē | uxabanile, uxabanē | awuxabananga | ongaxabananga | ungaxabananga |
| Class 4 | ixabanile, ixabanē | exabanile, exabanē | ixabanile, ixabanē | ayixabananga | engaxabananga | ingaxabananga |
| Class 5 | lixabanile, lixabanē | elixabanile, elixabanē | lixabanile, lixabanē | alixabananga | elingaxabananga | lingaxabananga |
| Class 6 | axabanile, axabanē | axabanile, axabanē | exabanile, exabanē | awaxabananga | angaxabananga | engaxabananga |
| Class 7 | sixabanile, sixabanē | esixabanile, esixabanē | sixabanile, sixabanē | asixabananga | esingaxabananga | singaxabananga |
| Class 8 | zixabanile, zixabanē | ezixabanile, ezixabanē | zixabanile, zixabanē | azixabananga | ezingaxabananga | zingaxabananga |
| Class 9 | ixabanile, ixabanē | exabanile, exabanē | ixabanile, ixabanē | ayixabananga | engaxabananga | ingaxabananga |
| Class 10 | zixabanile, zixabanē | ezixabanile, ezixabanē | zixabanile, zixabanē | azixabananga | ezingaxabananga | zingaxabananga |
| Class 11 | luxabanile, luxabanē | oluxabanile, oluxabanē | luxabanile, luxabanē | aluxabananga | olungaxabananga | lungaxabananga |
| Class 14 | buxabanile, buxabanē | obuxabanile, obuxabanē | buxabanile, buxabanē | abuxabananga | obungaxabananga | bungaxabananga |
| Class 15 | kuxabanile, kuxabanē | okuxabanile, okuxabanē | kuxabanile, kuxabanē | akuxabananga | okungaxabananga | kungaxabananga |
| Class 17 | kuxabanile, kuxabanē | okuxabanile, okuxabanē | kuxabanile, kuxabanē | akuxabananga | okungaxabananga | kungaxabananga |
| | 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 | ngāxabana | engāxabana | ngāxabana | angixabananga | engingaxabananga | ngingaxabananga |
| 2nd singular | wāxabana | owāxabana | wāxabana | awuxabananga | ongaxabananga | ungaxabananga |
| 1st plural | sāxabana | esāxabana | sāxabana | asixabananga | esingaxabananga | singaxabananga |
| 2nd plural | nāxabana | enāxabana | nāxabana | anixabananga | eningaxabananga | ningaxabananga |
| Class 1 | wāxabana | owāxabana | āxabana | akaxabananga | ongaxabananga | engaxabananga |
| Class 2 | bāxabana | abāxabana | bāxabana | abaxabananga | abangaxabananga | bengaxabananga |
| Class 3 | wāxabana | owāxabana | wāxabana | awuxabananga | ongaxabananga | ungaxabananga |
| Class 4 | yāxabana | eyāxabana | yāxabana | ayixabananga | engaxabananga | ingaxabananga |
| Class 5 | lāxabana | elāxabana | lāxabana | alixabananga | elingaxabananga | lingaxabananga |
| Class 6 | āxabana | āxabana | āxabana | awaxabananga | angaxabananga | engaxabananga |
| Class 7 | sāxabana | esāxabana | sāxabana | asixabananga | esingaxabananga | singaxabananga |
| Class 8 | zāxabana | ezāxabana | zāxabana | azixabananga | ezingaxabananga | zingaxabananga |
| Class 9 | yāxabana | eyāxabana | yāxabana | ayixabananga | engaxabananga | ingaxabananga |
| Class 10 | zāxabana | ezāxabana | zāxabana | azixabananga | ezingaxabananga | zingaxabananga |
| Class 11 | lwāxabana | olwāxabana | lwāxabana | aluxabananga | olungaxabananga | lungaxabananga |
| Class 14 | bāxabana | obāxabana | bāxabana | abuxabananga | obungaxabananga | bungaxabananga |
| Class 15 | kwāxabana | okwāxabana | kwāxabana | akuxabananga | okungaxabananga | kungaxabananga |
| Class 17 | kwāxabana | okwāxabana | kwāxabana | akuxabananga | okungaxabananga | kungaxabananga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaxabana | — | ngingaxabana | ngingexabane | — | ngingexabane |
| 2nd singular | ungaxabana | — | ungaxabana | ungexabane | — | ungexabane |
| 1st plural | singaxabana | — | singaxabana | singexabane | — | singexabane |
| 2nd plural | ningaxabana | — | ningaxabana | ningexabane | — | ningexabane |
| Class 1 | angaxabana | — | engaxabana | angexabane | — | engexabane |
| Class 2 | bangaxabana | — | bengaxabana | bangexabane | — | bengexabane |
| Class 3 | ungaxabana | — | ungaxabana | ungexabane | — | ungexabane |
| Class 4 | ingaxabana | — | ingaxabana | ingexabane | — | ingexabane |
| Class 5 | lingaxabana | — | lingaxabana | lingexabane | — | lingexabane |
| Class 6 | angaxabana | — | engaxabana | angexabane | — | engexabane |
| Class 7 | singaxabana | — | singaxabana | singexabane | — | singexabane |
| Class 8 | zingaxabana | — | zingaxabana | zingexabane | — | zingexabane |
| Class 9 | ingaxabana | — | ingaxabana | ingexabane | — | ingexabane |
| Class 10 | zingaxabana | — | zingaxabana | zingexabane | — | zingexabane |
| Class 11 | lungaxabana | — | lungaxabana | lungexabane | — | lungexabane |
| Class 14 | bungaxabana | — | bungaxabana | bungexabane | — | bungexabane |
| Class 15 | kungaxabana | — | kungaxabana | kungexabane | — | kungexabane |
| Class 17 | kungaxabana | — | kungaxabana | kungexabane | — | kungexabane |
| | 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 | ngizoxabana | engizoxabana | ngizoxabana | angizuxabana | engingezuxabana | ngingezuxabana |
| 2nd singular | uzoxabana | ozoxabana | uzoxabana | awuzuxabana | ongezuxabana | ungezuxabana |
| 1st plural | sizoxabana | esizoxabana | sizoxabana | asizuxabana | esingezuxabana | singezuxabana |
| 2nd plural | nizoxabana | enizoxabana | nizoxabana | anizuxabana | eningezuxabana | ningezuxabana |
| Class 1 | uzoxabana | ozoxabana | ezoxabana | akazuxabana | ongezuxabana | engezuxabana |
| Class 2 | bazoxabana | abazoxabana | bezoxabana | abazuxabana | abangezuxabana | bengezuxabana |
| Class 3 | uzoxabana | ozoxabana | uzoxabana | awuzuxabana | ongezuxabana | ungezuxabana |
| Class 4 | izoxabana | ezoxabana | izoxabana | ayizuxabana | engezuxabana | ingezuxabana |
| Class 5 | lizoxabana | elizoxabana | lizoxabana | alizuxabana | elingezuxabana | lingezuxabana |
| Class 6 | azoxabana | azoxabana | ezoxabana | awazuxabana | angezuxabana | engezuxabana |
| Class 7 | sizoxabana | esizoxabana | sizoxabana | asizuxabana | esingezuxabana | singezuxabana |
| Class 8 | zizoxabana | ezizoxabana | zizoxabana | azizuxabana | ezingezuxabana | zingezuxabana |
| Class 9 | izoxabana | ezoxabana | izoxabana | ayizuxabana | engezuxabana | ingezuxabana |
| Class 10 | zizoxabana | ezizoxabana | zizoxabana | azizuxabana | ezingezuxabana | zingezuxabana |
| Class 11 | luzoxabana | oluzoxabana | luzoxabana | aluzuxabana | olungezuxabana | lungezuxabana |
| Class 14 | buzoxabana | obuzoxabana | buzoxabana | abuzuxabana | obungezuxabana | bungezuxabana |
| Class 15 | kuzoxabana | okuzoxabana | kuzoxabana | akuzuxabana | okungezuxabana | kungezuxabana |
| Class 17 | kuzoxabana | okuzoxabana | kuzoxabana | akuzuxabana | okungezuxabana | kungezuxabana |
| | 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 | ngiyoxabana | engiyoxabana | ngiyoxabana | angiyuxabana | engingeyuxabana | ngingeyuxabana |
| 2nd singular | uyoxabana | oyoxabana | uyoxabana | awuyuxabana | ongeyuxabana | ungeyuxabana |
| 1st plural | siyoxabana | esiyoxabana | siyoxabana | asiyuxabana | esingeyuxabana | singeyuxabana |
| 2nd plural | niyoxabana | eniyoxabana | niyoxabana | aniyuxabana | eningeyuxabana | ningeyuxabana |
| Class 1 | uyoxabana | oyoxabana | eyoxabana | akayuxabana | ongeyuxabana | engeyuxabana |
| Class 2 | bayoxabana | abayoxabana | beyoxabana | abayuxabana | abangeyuxabana | bengeyuxabana |
| Class 3 | uyoxabana | oyoxabana | uyoxabana | awuyuxabana | ongeyuxabana | ungeyuxabana |
| Class 4 | iyoxabana | eyoxabana | iyoxabana | ayiyuxabana | engeyuxabana | ingeyuxabana |
| Class 5 | liyoxabana | eliyoxabana | liyoxabana | aliyuxabana | elingeyuxabana | lingeyuxabana |
| Class 6 | ayoxabana | ayoxabana | eyoxabana | awayuxabana | angeyuxabana | engeyuxabana |
| Class 7 | siyoxabana | esiyoxabana | siyoxabana | asiyuxabana | esingeyuxabana | singeyuxabana |
| Class 8 | ziyoxabana | eziyoxabana | ziyoxabana | aziyuxabana | ezingeyuxabana | zingeyuxabana |
| Class 9 | iyoxabana | eyoxabana | iyoxabana | ayiyuxabana | engeyuxabana | ingeyuxabana |
| Class 10 | ziyoxabana | eziyoxabana | ziyoxabana | aziyuxabana | ezingeyuxabana | zingeyuxabana |
| Class 11 | luyoxabana | oluyoxabana | luyoxabana | aluyuxabana | olungeyuxabana | lungeyuxabana |
| Class 14 | buyoxabana | obuyoxabana | buyoxabana | abuyuxabana | obungeyuxabana | bungeyuxabana |
| Class 15 | kuyoxabana | okuyoxabana | kuyoxabana | akuyuxabana | okungeyuxabana | kungeyuxabana |
| Class 17 | kuyoxabana | okuyoxabana | kuyoxabana | akuyuxabana | okungeyuxabana | kungeyuxabana |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngixabane | ngingaxabani |
| 2nd singular | uxabane | ungaxabani |
| 1st plural | sixabane | singaxabani |
| 2nd plural | nixabane | ningaxabani |
| Class 1 | axabane | angaxabani |
| Class 2 | baxabane | bangaxabani |
| Class 3 | uxabane | ungaxabani |
| Class 4 | ixabane | ingaxabani |
| Class 5 | lixabane | lingaxabani |
| Class 6 | axabane | angaxabani |
| Class 7 | sixabane | singaxabani |
| Class 8 | zixabane | zingaxabani |
| Class 9 | ixabane | ingaxabani |
| Class 10 | zixabane | zingaxabani |
| Class 11 | luxabane | lungaxabani |
| Class 14 | buxabane | bungaxabani |
| Class 15 | kuxabane | kungaxabani |
| Class 17 | kuxabane | kungaxabani |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaxabana | ngangaxabana, angaxabana, angangaxabana |
| 2nd singular | waxabana | wangaxabana, awaxabana, awangaxabana |
| 1st plural | saxabana | sangaxabana, asaxabana, asangaxabana |
| 2nd plural | naxabana | nangaxabana, anaxabana, anangaxabana |
| Class 1 | waxabana | wangaxabana, akaxabana, akangaxabana |
| Class 2 | baxabana | bangaxabana, abaxabana, abangaxabana |
| Class 3 | waxabana | wangaxabana, awaxabana, awangaxabana |
| Class 4 | yaxabana | yangaxabana, ayaxabana, ayangaxabana |
| Class 5 | laxabana | langaxabana, alaxabana, alangaxabana |
| Class 6 | axabana | angaxabana, awaxabana, awangaxabana |
| Class 7 | saxabana | sangaxabana, asaxabana, asangaxabana |
| Class 8 | zaxabana | zangaxabana, azaxabana, azangaxabana |
| Class 9 | yaxabana | yangaxabana, ayaxabana, ayangaxabana |
| Class 10 | zaxabana | zangaxabana, azaxabana, azangaxabana |
| Class 11 | lwaxabana | lwangaxabana, alwaxabana, alwangaxabana |
| Class 14 | baxabana | bangaxabana, abaxabana, abangaxabana |
| Class 15 | kwaxabana | kwangaxabana, akwaxabana, akwangaxabana |
| Class 17 | kwaxabana | kwangaxabana, akwaxabana, akwangaxabana |

#### Derived terms

* ingxabano

### References

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