# xega
## Zulu
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǁeːɡa/

### Verb

-xega
* (intransitive) to be loose
* (intransitive) to be rickety, to be shaky, to be unstable, to be unsteady

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuxega |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuxega | ukungaxegi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | xega | -xege |
| Plural | xegani | -xegeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaxega, ngixega | engixegayo, engixega | ngixega | angixegi | engingaxegi | ngingaxegi |
| 2nd singular | uyaxega, uxega | oxegayo, oxega | uxega | awuxegi | ongaxegi | ungaxegi |
| 1st plural | siyaxega, sixega | esixegayo, esixega | sixega | asixegi | esingaxegi | singaxegi |
| 2nd plural | niyaxega, nixega | enixegayo, enixega | nixega | anixegi | eningaxegi | ningaxegi |
| Class 1 | uyaxega, uxega | oxegayo, oxega | exega | akaxegi | ongaxegi | engaxegi |
| Class 2 | bayaxega, baxega | abaxegayo, abaxega | bexega | abaxegi | abangaxegi | bengaxegi |
| Class 3 | uyaxega, uxega | oxegayo, oxega | uxega | awuxegi | ongaxegi | ungaxegi |
| Class 4 | iyaxega, ixega | exegayo, exega | ixega | ayixegi | engaxegi | ingaxegi |
| Class 5 | liyaxega, lixega | elixegayo, elixega | lixega | alixegi | elingaxegi | lingaxegi |
| Class 6 | ayaxega, axega | axegayo, axega | exega | awaxegi | angaxegi | engaxegi |
| Class 7 | siyaxega, sixega | esixegayo, esixega | sixega | asixegi | esingaxegi | singaxegi |
| Class 8 | ziyaxega, zixega | ezixegayo, ezixega | zixega | azixegi | ezingaxegi | zingaxegi |
| Class 9 | iyaxega, ixega | exegayo, exega | ixega | ayixegi | engaxegi | ingaxegi |
| Class 10 | ziyaxega, zixega | ezixegayo, ezixega | zixega | azixegi | ezingaxegi | zingaxegi |
| Class 11 | luyaxega, luxega | oluxegayo, oluxega | luxega | aluxegi | olungaxegi | lungaxegi |
| Class 14 | buyaxega, buxega | obuxegayo, obuxega | buxega | abuxegi | obungaxegi | bungaxegi |
| Class 15 | kuyaxega, kuxega | okuxegayo, okuxega | kuxega | akuxegi | okungaxegi | kungaxegi |
| Class 17 | kuyaxega, kuxega | okuxegayo, okuxega | kuxega | akuxegi | okungaxegi | kungaxegi |
| | 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 | ngixegile, ngixegē | engixegile, engixegē | ngixegile, ngixegē | angixeganga | engingaxeganga | ngingaxeganga |
| 2nd singular | uxegile, uxegē | oxegile, oxegē | uxegile, uxegē | awuxeganga | ongaxeganga | ungaxeganga |
| 1st plural | sixegile, sixegē | esixegile, esixegē | sixegile, sixegē | asixeganga | esingaxeganga | singaxeganga |
| 2nd plural | nixegile, nixegē | enixegile, enixegē | nixegile, nixegē | anixeganga | eningaxeganga | ningaxeganga |
| Class 1 | uxegile, uxegē | oxegile, oxegē | exegile, exegē | akaxeganga | ongaxeganga | engaxeganga |
| Class 2 | baxegile, baxegē | abaxegile, abaxegē | bexegile, bexegē | abaxeganga | abangaxeganga | bengaxeganga |
| Class 3 | uxegile, uxegē | oxegile, oxegē | uxegile, uxegē | awuxeganga | ongaxeganga | ungaxeganga |
| Class 4 | ixegile, ixegē | exegile, exegē | ixegile, ixegē | ayixeganga | engaxeganga | ingaxeganga |
| Class 5 | lixegile, lixegē | elixegile, elixegē | lixegile, lixegē | alixeganga | elingaxeganga | lingaxeganga |
| Class 6 | axegile, axegē | axegile, axegē | exegile, exegē | awaxeganga | angaxeganga | engaxeganga |
| Class 7 | sixegile, sixegē | esixegile, esixegē | sixegile, sixegē | asixeganga | esingaxeganga | singaxeganga |
| Class 8 | zixegile, zixegē | ezixegile, ezixegē | zixegile, zixegē | azixeganga | ezingaxeganga | zingaxeganga |
| Class 9 | ixegile, ixegē | exegile, exegē | ixegile, ixegē | ayixeganga | engaxeganga | ingaxeganga |
| Class 10 | zixegile, zixegē | ezixegile, ezixegē | zixegile, zixegē | azixeganga | ezingaxeganga | zingaxeganga |
| Class 11 | luxegile, luxegē | oluxegile, oluxegē | luxegile, luxegē | aluxeganga | olungaxeganga | lungaxeganga |
| Class 14 | buxegile, buxegē | obuxegile, obuxegē | buxegile, buxegē | abuxeganga | obungaxeganga | bungaxeganga |
| Class 15 | kuxegile, kuxegē | okuxegile, okuxegē | kuxegile, kuxegē | akuxeganga | okungaxeganga | kungaxeganga |
| Class 17 | kuxegile, kuxegē | okuxegile, okuxegē | kuxegile, kuxegē | akuxeganga | okungaxeganga | kungaxeganga |
| | 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 | ngāxega | engāxega | ngāxega | angixeganga | engingaxeganga | ngingaxeganga |
| 2nd singular | wāxega | owāxega | wāxega | awuxeganga | ongaxeganga | ungaxeganga |
| 1st plural | sāxega | esāxega | sāxega | asixeganga | esingaxeganga | singaxeganga |
| 2nd plural | nāxega | enāxega | nāxega | anixeganga | eningaxeganga | ningaxeganga |
| Class 1 | wāxega | owāxega | āxega | akaxeganga | ongaxeganga | engaxeganga |
| Class 2 | bāxega | abāxega | bāxega | abaxeganga | abangaxeganga | bengaxeganga |
| Class 3 | wāxega | owāxega | wāxega | awuxeganga | ongaxeganga | ungaxeganga |
| Class 4 | yāxega | eyāxega | yāxega | ayixeganga | engaxeganga | ingaxeganga |
| Class 5 | lāxega | elāxega | lāxega | alixeganga | elingaxeganga | lingaxeganga |
| Class 6 | āxega | āxega | āxega | awaxeganga | angaxeganga | engaxeganga |
| Class 7 | sāxega | esāxega | sāxega | asixeganga | esingaxeganga | singaxeganga |
| Class 8 | zāxega | ezāxega | zāxega | azixeganga | ezingaxeganga | zingaxeganga |
| Class 9 | yāxega | eyāxega | yāxega | ayixeganga | engaxeganga | ingaxeganga |
| Class 10 | zāxega | ezāxega | zāxega | azixeganga | ezingaxeganga | zingaxeganga |
| Class 11 | lwāxega | olwāxega | lwāxega | aluxeganga | olungaxeganga | lungaxeganga |
| Class 14 | bāxega | obāxega | bāxega | abuxeganga | obungaxeganga | bungaxeganga |
| Class 15 | kwāxega | okwāxega | kwāxega | akuxeganga | okungaxeganga | kungaxeganga |
| Class 17 | kwāxega | okwāxega | kwāxega | akuxeganga | okungaxeganga | kungaxeganga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaxega | — | ngingaxega | ngingexege | — | ngingexege |
| 2nd singular | ungaxega | — | ungaxega | ungexege | — | ungexege |
| 1st plural | singaxega | — | singaxega | singexege | — | singexege |
| 2nd plural | ningaxega | — | ningaxega | ningexege | — | ningexege |
| Class 1 | angaxega | — | engaxega | angexege | — | engexege |
| Class 2 | bangaxega | — | bengaxega | bangexege | — | bengexege |
| Class 3 | ungaxega | — | ungaxega | ungexege | — | ungexege |
| Class 4 | ingaxega | — | ingaxega | ingexege | — | ingexege |
| Class 5 | lingaxega | — | lingaxega | lingexege | — | lingexege |
| Class 6 | angaxega | — | engaxega | angexege | — | engexege |
| Class 7 | singaxega | — | singaxega | singexege | — | singexege |
| Class 8 | zingaxega | — | zingaxega | zingexege | — | zingexege |
| Class 9 | ingaxega | — | ingaxega | ingexege | — | ingexege |
| Class 10 | zingaxega | — | zingaxega | zingexege | — | zingexege |
| Class 11 | lungaxega | — | lungaxega | lungexege | — | lungexege |
| Class 14 | bungaxega | — | bungaxega | bungexege | — | bungexege |
| Class 15 | kungaxega | — | kungaxega | kungexege | — | kungexege |
| Class 17 | kungaxega | — | kungaxega | kungexege | — | kungexege |
| | 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 | ngizoxega | engizoxega | ngizoxega | angizuxega | engingezuxega | ngingezuxega |
| 2nd singular | uzoxega | ozoxega | uzoxega | awuzuxega | ongezuxega | ungezuxega |
| 1st plural | sizoxega | esizoxega | sizoxega | asizuxega | esingezuxega | singezuxega |
| 2nd plural | nizoxega | enizoxega | nizoxega | anizuxega | eningezuxega | ningezuxega |
| Class 1 | uzoxega | ozoxega | ezoxega | akazuxega | ongezuxega | engezuxega |
| Class 2 | bazoxega | abazoxega | bezoxega | abazuxega | abangezuxega | bengezuxega |
| Class 3 | uzoxega | ozoxega | uzoxega | awuzuxega | ongezuxega | ungezuxega |
| Class 4 | izoxega | ezoxega | izoxega | ayizuxega | engezuxega | ingezuxega |
| Class 5 | lizoxega | elizoxega | lizoxega | alizuxega | elingezuxega | lingezuxega |
| Class 6 | azoxega | azoxega | ezoxega | awazuxega | angezuxega | engezuxega |
| Class 7 | sizoxega | esizoxega | sizoxega | asizuxega | esingezuxega | singezuxega |
| Class 8 | zizoxega | ezizoxega | zizoxega | azizuxega | ezingezuxega | zingezuxega |
| Class 9 | izoxega | ezoxega | izoxega | ayizuxega | engezuxega | ingezuxega |
| Class 10 | zizoxega | ezizoxega | zizoxega | azizuxega | ezingezuxega | zingezuxega |
| Class 11 | luzoxega | oluzoxega | luzoxega | aluzuxega | olungezuxega | lungezuxega |
| Class 14 | buzoxega | obuzoxega | buzoxega | abuzuxega | obungezuxega | bungezuxega |
| Class 15 | kuzoxega | okuzoxega | kuzoxega | akuzuxega | okungezuxega | kungezuxega |
| Class 17 | kuzoxega | okuzoxega | kuzoxega | akuzuxega | okungezuxega | kungezuxega |
| | 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 | ngiyoxega | engiyoxega | ngiyoxega | angiyuxega | engingeyuxega | ngingeyuxega |
| 2nd singular | uyoxega | oyoxega | uyoxega | awuyuxega | ongeyuxega | ungeyuxega |
| 1st plural | siyoxega | esiyoxega | siyoxega | asiyuxega | esingeyuxega | singeyuxega |
| 2nd plural | niyoxega | eniyoxega | niyoxega | aniyuxega | eningeyuxega | ningeyuxega |
| Class 1 | uyoxega | oyoxega | eyoxega | akayuxega | ongeyuxega | engeyuxega |
| Class 2 | bayoxega | abayoxega | beyoxega | abayuxega | abangeyuxega | bengeyuxega |
| Class 3 | uyoxega | oyoxega | uyoxega | awuyuxega | ongeyuxega | ungeyuxega |
| Class 4 | iyoxega | eyoxega | iyoxega | ayiyuxega | engeyuxega | ingeyuxega |
| Class 5 | liyoxega | eliyoxega | liyoxega | aliyuxega | elingeyuxega | lingeyuxega |
| Class 6 | ayoxega | ayoxega | eyoxega | awayuxega | angeyuxega | engeyuxega |
| Class 7 | siyoxega | esiyoxega | siyoxega | asiyuxega | esingeyuxega | singeyuxega |
| Class 8 | ziyoxega | eziyoxega | ziyoxega | aziyuxega | ezingeyuxega | zingeyuxega |
| Class 9 | iyoxega | eyoxega | iyoxega | ayiyuxega | engeyuxega | ingeyuxega |
| Class 10 | ziyoxega | eziyoxega | ziyoxega | aziyuxega | ezingeyuxega | zingeyuxega |
| Class 11 | luyoxega | oluyoxega | luyoxega | aluyuxega | olungeyuxega | lungeyuxega |
| Class 14 | buyoxega | obuyoxega | buyoxega | abuyuxega | obungeyuxega | bungeyuxega |
| Class 15 | kuyoxega | okuyoxega | kuyoxega | akuyuxega | okungeyuxega | kungeyuxega |
| Class 17 | kuyoxega | okuyoxega | kuyoxega | akuyuxega | okungeyuxega | kungeyuxega |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngixege | ngingaxegi |
| 2nd singular | uxege | ungaxegi |
| 1st plural | sixege | singaxegi |
| 2nd plural | nixege | ningaxegi |
| Class 1 | axege | angaxegi |
| Class 2 | baxege | bangaxegi |
| Class 3 | uxege | ungaxegi |
| Class 4 | ixege | ingaxegi |
| Class 5 | lixege | lingaxegi |
| Class 6 | axege | angaxegi |
| Class 7 | sixege | singaxegi |
| Class 8 | zixege | zingaxegi |
| Class 9 | ixege | ingaxegi |
| Class 10 | zixege | zingaxegi |
| Class 11 | luxege | lungaxegi |
| Class 14 | buxege | bungaxegi |
| Class 15 | kuxege | kungaxegi |
| Class 17 | kuxege | kungaxegi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaxega | ngangaxega, angaxega, angangaxega |
| 2nd singular | waxega | wangaxega, awaxega, awangaxega |
| 1st plural | saxega | sangaxega, asaxega, asangaxega |
| 2nd plural | naxega | nangaxega, anaxega, anangaxega |
| Class 1 | waxega | wangaxega, akaxega, akangaxega |
| Class 2 | baxega | bangaxega, abaxega, abangaxega |
| Class 3 | waxega | wangaxega, awaxega, awangaxega |
| Class 4 | yaxega | yangaxega, ayaxega, ayangaxega |
| Class 5 | laxega | langaxega, alaxega, alangaxega |
| Class 6 | axega | angaxega, awaxega, awangaxega |
| Class 7 | saxega | sangaxega, asaxega, asangaxega |
| Class 8 | zaxega | zangaxega, azaxega, azangaxega |
| Class 9 | yaxega | yangaxega, ayaxega, ayangaxega |
| Class 10 | zaxega | zangaxega, azaxega, azangaxega |
| Class 11 | lwaxega | lwangaxega, alwaxega, alwangaxega |
| Class 14 | baxega | bangaxega, abaxega, abangaxega |
| Class 15 | kwaxega | kwangaxega, akwaxega, akwangaxega |
| Class 17 | kwaxega | kwangaxega, akwaxega, akwangaxega |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “xega”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “xega (6.6-3)”