# shwabana
## Xhosa
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-shwabana$^?$
* (intransitive) to shrink

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ʃwaɓáːna/

### Verb

-shwabána
* (intransitive) to shrink, to shrivel
* (intransitive) to feel awkward

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukushwabana |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukushwabana | ukungashwabani |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | shwabana | -shwabane |
| Plural | shwabanani | -shwabaneni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyashwabana, ngishwabana | engishwabanayo, engishwabana | ngishwabana | angishwabani | engingashwabani | ngingashwabani |
| 2nd singular | uyashwabana, ushwabana | oshwabanayo, oshwabana | ushwabana | awushwabani | ongashwabani | ungashwabani |
| 1st plural | siyashwabana, sishwabana | esishwabanayo, esishwabana | sishwabana | asishwabani | esingashwabani | singashwabani |
| 2nd plural | niyashwabana, nishwabana | enishwabanayo, enishwabana | nishwabana | anishwabani | eningashwabani | ningashwabani |
| Class 1 | uyashwabana, ushwabana | oshwabanayo, oshwabana | eshwabana | akashwabani | ongashwabani | engashwabani |
| Class 2 | bayashwabana, bashwabana | abashwabanayo, abashwabana | beshwabana | abashwabani | abangashwabani | bengashwabani |
| Class 3 | uyashwabana, ushwabana | oshwabanayo, oshwabana | ushwabana | awushwabani | ongashwabani | ungashwabani |
| Class 4 | iyashwabana, ishwabana | eshwabanayo, eshwabana | ishwabana | ayishwabani | engashwabani | ingashwabani |
| Class 5 | liyashwabana, lishwabana | elishwabanayo, elishwabana | lishwabana | alishwabani | elingashwabani | lingashwabani |
| Class 6 | ayashwabana, ashwabana | ashwabanayo, ashwabana | eshwabana | awashwabani | angashwabani | engashwabani |
| Class 7 | siyashwabana, sishwabana | esishwabanayo, esishwabana | sishwabana | asishwabani | esingashwabani | singashwabani |
| Class 8 | ziyashwabana, zishwabana | ezishwabanayo, ezishwabana | zishwabana | azishwabani | ezingashwabani | zingashwabani |
| Class 9 | iyashwabana, ishwabana | eshwabanayo, eshwabana | ishwabana | ayishwabani | engashwabani | ingashwabani |
| Class 10 | ziyashwabana, zishwabana | ezishwabanayo, ezishwabana | zishwabana | azishwabani | ezingashwabani | zingashwabani |
| Class 11 | luyashwabana, lushwabana | olushwabanayo, olushwabana | lushwabana | alushwabani | olungashwabani | lungashwabani |
| Class 14 | buyashwabana, bushwabana | obushwabanayo, obushwabana | bushwabana | abushwabani | obungashwabani | bungashwabani |
| Class 15 | kuyashwabana, kushwabana | okushwabanayo, okushwabana | kushwabana | akushwabani | okungashwabani | kungashwabani |
| Class 17 | kuyashwabana, kushwabana | okushwabanayo, okushwabana | kushwabana | akushwabani | okungashwabani | kungashwabani |
| | 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 | ngishwabanile, ngishwabanē | engishwabanile, engishwabanē | ngishwabanile, ngishwabanē | angishwabananga | engingashwabananga | ngingashwabananga |
| 2nd singular | ushwabanile, ushwabanē | oshwabanile, oshwabanē | ushwabanile, ushwabanē | awushwabananga | ongashwabananga | ungashwabananga |
| 1st plural | sishwabanile, sishwabanē | esishwabanile, esishwabanē | sishwabanile, sishwabanē | asishwabananga | esingashwabananga | singashwabananga |
| 2nd plural | nishwabanile, nishwabanē | enishwabanile, enishwabanē | nishwabanile, nishwabanē | anishwabananga | eningashwabananga | ningashwabananga |
| Class 1 | ushwabanile, ushwabanē | oshwabanile, oshwabanē | eshwabanile, eshwabanē | akashwabananga | ongashwabananga | engashwabananga |
| Class 2 | bashwabanile, bashwabanē | abashwabanile, abashwabanē | beshwabanile, beshwabanē | abashwabananga | abangashwabananga | bengashwabananga |
| Class 3 | ushwabanile, ushwabanē | oshwabanile, oshwabanē | ushwabanile, ushwabanē | awushwabananga | ongashwabananga | ungashwabananga |
| Class 4 | ishwabanile, ishwabanē | eshwabanile, eshwabanē | ishwabanile, ishwabanē | ayishwabananga | engashwabananga | ingashwabananga |
| Class 5 | lishwabanile, lishwabanē | elishwabanile, elishwabanē | lishwabanile, lishwabanē | alishwabananga | elingashwabananga | lingashwabananga |
| Class 6 | ashwabanile, ashwabanē | ashwabanile, ashwabanē | eshwabanile, eshwabanē | awashwabananga | angashwabananga | engashwabananga |
| Class 7 | sishwabanile, sishwabanē | esishwabanile, esishwabanē | sishwabanile, sishwabanē | asishwabananga | esingashwabananga | singashwabananga |
| Class 8 | zishwabanile, zishwabanē | ezishwabanile, ezishwabanē | zishwabanile, zishwabanē | azishwabananga | ezingashwabananga | zingashwabananga |
| Class 9 | ishwabanile, ishwabanē | eshwabanile, eshwabanē | ishwabanile, ishwabanē | ayishwabananga | engashwabananga | ingashwabananga |
| Class 10 | zishwabanile, zishwabanē | ezishwabanile, ezishwabanē | zishwabanile, zishwabanē | azishwabananga | ezingashwabananga | zingashwabananga |
| Class 11 | lushwabanile, lushwabanē | olushwabanile, olushwabanē | lushwabanile, lushwabanē | alushwabananga | olungashwabananga | lungashwabananga |
| Class 14 | bushwabanile, bushwabanē | obushwabanile, obushwabanē | bushwabanile, bushwabanē | abushwabananga | obungashwabananga | bungashwabananga |
| Class 15 | kushwabanile, kushwabanē | okushwabanile, okushwabanē | kushwabanile, kushwabanē | akushwabananga | okungashwabananga | kungashwabananga |
| Class 17 | kushwabanile, kushwabanē | okushwabanile, okushwabanē | kushwabanile, kushwabanē | akushwabananga | okungashwabananga | kungashwabananga |
| | 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 | ngāshwabana | engāshwabana | ngāshwabana | angishwabananga | engingashwabananga | ngingashwabananga |
| 2nd singular | wāshwabana | owāshwabana | wāshwabana | awushwabananga | ongashwabananga | ungashwabananga |
| 1st plural | sāshwabana | esāshwabana | sāshwabana | asishwabananga | esingashwabananga | singashwabananga |
| 2nd plural | nāshwabana | enāshwabana | nāshwabana | anishwabananga | eningashwabananga | ningashwabananga |
| Class 1 | wāshwabana | owāshwabana | āshwabana | akashwabananga | ongashwabananga | engashwabananga |
| Class 2 | bāshwabana | abāshwabana | bāshwabana | abashwabananga | abangashwabananga | bengashwabananga |
| Class 3 | wāshwabana | owāshwabana | wāshwabana | awushwabananga | ongashwabananga | ungashwabananga |
| Class 4 | yāshwabana | eyāshwabana | yāshwabana | ayishwabananga | engashwabananga | ingashwabananga |
| Class 5 | lāshwabana | elāshwabana | lāshwabana | alishwabananga | elingashwabananga | lingashwabananga |
| Class 6 | āshwabana | āshwabana | āshwabana | awashwabananga | angashwabananga | engashwabananga |
| Class 7 | sāshwabana | esāshwabana | sāshwabana | asishwabananga | esingashwabananga | singashwabananga |
| Class 8 | zāshwabana | ezāshwabana | zāshwabana | azishwabananga | ezingashwabananga | zingashwabananga |
| Class 9 | yāshwabana | eyāshwabana | yāshwabana | ayishwabananga | engashwabananga | ingashwabananga |
| Class 10 | zāshwabana | ezāshwabana | zāshwabana | azishwabananga | ezingashwabananga | zingashwabananga |
| Class 11 | lwāshwabana | olwāshwabana | lwāshwabana | alushwabananga | olungashwabananga | lungashwabananga |
| Class 14 | bāshwabana | obāshwabana | bāshwabana | abushwabananga | obungashwabananga | bungashwabananga |
| Class 15 | kwāshwabana | okwāshwabana | kwāshwabana | akushwabananga | okungashwabananga | kungashwabananga |
| Class 17 | kwāshwabana | okwāshwabana | kwāshwabana | akushwabananga | okungashwabananga | kungashwabananga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingashwabana | — | ngingashwabana | ngingeshwabane | — | ngingeshwabane |
| 2nd singular | ungashwabana | — | ungashwabana | ungeshwabane | — | ungeshwabane |
| 1st plural | singashwabana | — | singashwabana | singeshwabane | — | singeshwabane |
| 2nd plural | ningashwabana | — | ningashwabana | ningeshwabane | — | ningeshwabane |
| Class 1 | angashwabana | — | engashwabana | angeshwabane | — | engeshwabane |
| Class 2 | bangashwabana | — | bengashwabana | bangeshwabane | — | bengeshwabane |
| Class 3 | ungashwabana | — | ungashwabana | ungeshwabane | — | ungeshwabane |
| Class 4 | ingashwabana | — | ingashwabana | ingeshwabane | — | ingeshwabane |
| Class 5 | lingashwabana | — | lingashwabana | lingeshwabane | — | lingeshwabane |
| Class 6 | angashwabana | — | engashwabana | angeshwabane | — | engeshwabane |
| Class 7 | singashwabana | — | singashwabana | singeshwabane | — | singeshwabane |
| Class 8 | zingashwabana | — | zingashwabana | zingeshwabane | — | zingeshwabane |
| Class 9 | ingashwabana | — | ingashwabana | ingeshwabane | — | ingeshwabane |
| Class 10 | zingashwabana | — | zingashwabana | zingeshwabane | — | zingeshwabane |
| Class 11 | lungashwabana | — | lungashwabana | lungeshwabane | — | lungeshwabane |
| Class 14 | bungashwabana | — | bungashwabana | bungeshwabane | — | bungeshwabane |
| Class 15 | kungashwabana | — | kungashwabana | kungeshwabane | — | kungeshwabane |
| Class 17 | kungashwabana | — | kungashwabana | kungeshwabane | — | kungeshwabane |
| | 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 | ngizoshwabana | engizoshwabana | ngizoshwabana | angizushwabana | engingezushwabana | ngingezushwabana |
| 2nd singular | uzoshwabana | ozoshwabana | uzoshwabana | awuzushwabana | ongezushwabana | ungezushwabana |
| 1st plural | sizoshwabana | esizoshwabana | sizoshwabana | asizushwabana | esingezushwabana | singezushwabana |
| 2nd plural | nizoshwabana | enizoshwabana | nizoshwabana | anizushwabana | eningezushwabana | ningezushwabana |
| Class 1 | uzoshwabana | ozoshwabana | ezoshwabana | akazushwabana | ongezushwabana | engezushwabana |
| Class 2 | bazoshwabana | abazoshwabana | bezoshwabana | abazushwabana | abangezushwabana | bengezushwabana |
| Class 3 | uzoshwabana | ozoshwabana | uzoshwabana | awuzushwabana | ongezushwabana | ungezushwabana |
| Class 4 | izoshwabana | ezoshwabana | izoshwabana | ayizushwabana | engezushwabana | ingezushwabana |
| Class 5 | lizoshwabana | elizoshwabana | lizoshwabana | alizushwabana | elingezushwabana | lingezushwabana |
| Class 6 | azoshwabana | azoshwabana | ezoshwabana | awazushwabana | angezushwabana | engezushwabana |
| Class 7 | sizoshwabana | esizoshwabana | sizoshwabana | asizushwabana | esingezushwabana | singezushwabana |
| Class 8 | zizoshwabana | ezizoshwabana | zizoshwabana | azizushwabana | ezingezushwabana | zingezushwabana |
| Class 9 | izoshwabana | ezoshwabana | izoshwabana | ayizushwabana | engezushwabana | ingezushwabana |
| Class 10 | zizoshwabana | ezizoshwabana | zizoshwabana | azizushwabana | ezingezushwabana | zingezushwabana |
| Class 11 | luzoshwabana | oluzoshwabana | luzoshwabana | aluzushwabana | olungezushwabana | lungezushwabana |
| Class 14 | buzoshwabana | obuzoshwabana | buzoshwabana | abuzushwabana | obungezushwabana | bungezushwabana |
| Class 15 | kuzoshwabana | okuzoshwabana | kuzoshwabana | akuzushwabana | okungezushwabana | kungezushwabana |
| Class 17 | kuzoshwabana | okuzoshwabana | kuzoshwabana | akuzushwabana | okungezushwabana | kungezushwabana |
| | 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 | ngiyoshwabana | engiyoshwabana | ngiyoshwabana | angiyushwabana | engingeyushwabana | ngingeyushwabana |
| 2nd singular | uyoshwabana | oyoshwabana | uyoshwabana | awuyushwabana | ongeyushwabana | ungeyushwabana |
| 1st plural | siyoshwabana | esiyoshwabana | siyoshwabana | asiyushwabana | esingeyushwabana | singeyushwabana |
| 2nd plural | niyoshwabana | eniyoshwabana | niyoshwabana | aniyushwabana | eningeyushwabana | ningeyushwabana |
| Class 1 | uyoshwabana | oyoshwabana | eyoshwabana | akayushwabana | ongeyushwabana | engeyushwabana |
| Class 2 | bayoshwabana | abayoshwabana | beyoshwabana | abayushwabana | abangeyushwabana | bengeyushwabana |
| Class 3 | uyoshwabana | oyoshwabana | uyoshwabana | awuyushwabana | ongeyushwabana | ungeyushwabana |
| Class 4 | iyoshwabana | eyoshwabana | iyoshwabana | ayiyushwabana | engeyushwabana | ingeyushwabana |
| Class 5 | liyoshwabana | eliyoshwabana | liyoshwabana | aliyushwabana | elingeyushwabana | lingeyushwabana |
| Class 6 | ayoshwabana | ayoshwabana | eyoshwabana | awayushwabana | angeyushwabana | engeyushwabana |
| Class 7 | siyoshwabana | esiyoshwabana | siyoshwabana | asiyushwabana | esingeyushwabana | singeyushwabana |
| Class 8 | ziyoshwabana | eziyoshwabana | ziyoshwabana | aziyushwabana | ezingeyushwabana | zingeyushwabana |
| Class 9 | iyoshwabana | eyoshwabana | iyoshwabana | ayiyushwabana | engeyushwabana | ingeyushwabana |
| Class 10 | ziyoshwabana | eziyoshwabana | ziyoshwabana | aziyushwabana | ezingeyushwabana | zingeyushwabana |
| Class 11 | luyoshwabana | oluyoshwabana | luyoshwabana | aluyushwabana | olungeyushwabana | lungeyushwabana |
| Class 14 | buyoshwabana | obuyoshwabana | buyoshwabana | abuyushwabana | obungeyushwabana | bungeyushwabana |
| Class 15 | kuyoshwabana | okuyoshwabana | kuyoshwabana | akuyushwabana | okungeyushwabana | kungeyushwabana |
| Class 17 | kuyoshwabana | okuyoshwabana | kuyoshwabana | akuyushwabana | okungeyushwabana | kungeyushwabana |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngishwabane | ngingashwabani |
| 2nd singular | ushwabane | ungashwabani |
| 1st plural | sishwabane | singashwabani |
| 2nd plural | nishwabane | ningashwabani |
| Class 1 | ashwabane | angashwabani |
| Class 2 | bashwabane | bangashwabani |
| Class 3 | ushwabane | ungashwabani |
| Class 4 | ishwabane | ingashwabani |
| Class 5 | lishwabane | lingashwabani |
| Class 6 | ashwabane | angashwabani |
| Class 7 | sishwabane | singashwabani |
| Class 8 | zishwabane | zingashwabani |
| Class 9 | ishwabane | ingashwabani |
| Class 10 | zishwabane | zingashwabani |
| Class 11 | lushwabane | lungashwabani |
| Class 14 | bushwabane | bungashwabani |
| Class 15 | kushwabane | kungashwabani |
| Class 17 | kushwabane | kungashwabani |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngashwabana | ngangashwabana, angashwabana, angangashwabana |
| 2nd singular | washwabana | wangashwabana, awashwabana, awangashwabana |
| 1st plural | sashwabana | sangashwabana, asashwabana, asangashwabana |
| 2nd plural | nashwabana | nangashwabana, anashwabana, anangashwabana |
| Class 1 | washwabana | wangashwabana, akashwabana, akangashwabana |
| Class 2 | bashwabana | bangashwabana, abashwabana, abangashwabana |
| Class 3 | washwabana | wangashwabana, awashwabana, awangashwabana |
| Class 4 | yashwabana | yangashwabana, ayashwabana, ayangashwabana |
| Class 5 | lashwabana | langashwabana, alashwabana, alangashwabana |
| Class 6 | ashwabana | angashwabana, awashwabana, awangashwabana |
| Class 7 | sashwabana | sangashwabana, asashwabana, asangashwabana |
| Class 8 | zashwabana | zangashwabana, azashwabana, azangashwabana |
| Class 9 | yashwabana | yangashwabana, ayashwabana, ayangashwabana |
| Class 10 | zashwabana | zangashwabana, azashwabana, azangashwabana |
| Class 11 | lwashwabana | lwangashwabana, alwashwabana, alwangashwabana |
| Class 14 | bashwabana | bangashwabana, abashwabana, abangashwabana |
| Class 15 | kwashwabana | kwangashwabana, akwashwabana, akwangashwabana |
| Class 17 | kwashwabana | kwangashwabana, akwashwabana, akwangashwabana |

### References

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