# baleka
## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-báléka
* to run away, to flee

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Phuthi
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-báléka
* to run away, to flee

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-báléka
* to run away, to flee

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-báléka
* (intransitive) to run away, to flee

#### 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.)

### Verb

-baléka
* (intransitive) to run away, to flee
* (intransitive) to escape

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukubaleka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubaleka | ukungabaleki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | baleka | -baleke |
| Plural | balekani | -balekeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabaleka, ngibaleka | engibalekayo, engibaleka | ngibaleka | angibaleki | engingabaleki | ngingabaleki |
| 2nd singular | uyabaleka, ubaleka | obalekayo, obaleka | ubaleka | awubaleki | ongabaleki | ungabaleki |
| 1st plural | siyabaleka, sibaleka | esibalekayo, esibaleka | sibaleka | asibaleki | esingabaleki | singabaleki |
| 2nd plural | niyabaleka, nibaleka | enibalekayo, enibaleka | nibaleka | anibaleki | eningabaleki | ningabaleki |
| Class 1 | uyabaleka, ubaleka | obalekayo, obaleka | ebaleka | akabaleki | ongabaleki | engabaleki |
| Class 2 | bayabaleka, babaleka | ababalekayo, ababaleka | bebaleka | ababaleki | abangabaleki | bengabaleki |
| Class 3 | uyabaleka, ubaleka | obalekayo, obaleka | ubaleka | awubaleki | ongabaleki | ungabaleki |
| Class 4 | iyabaleka, ibaleka | ebalekayo, ebaleka | ibaleka | ayibaleki | engabaleki | ingabaleki |
| Class 5 | liyabaleka, libaleka | elibalekayo, elibaleka | libaleka | alibaleki | elingabaleki | lingabaleki |
| Class 6 | ayabaleka, abaleka | abalekayo, abaleka | ebaleka | awabaleki | angabaleki | engabaleki |
| Class 7 | siyabaleka, sibaleka | esibalekayo, esibaleka | sibaleka | asibaleki | esingabaleki | singabaleki |
| Class 8 | ziyabaleka, zibaleka | ezibalekayo, ezibaleka | zibaleka | azibaleki | ezingabaleki | zingabaleki |
| Class 9 | iyabaleka, ibaleka | ebalekayo, ebaleka | ibaleka | ayibaleki | engabaleki | ingabaleki |
| Class 10 | ziyabaleka, zibaleka | ezibalekayo, ezibaleka | zibaleka | azibaleki | ezingabaleki | zingabaleki |
| Class 11 | luyabaleka, lubaleka | olubalekayo, olubaleka | lubaleka | alubaleki | olungabaleki | lungabaleki |
| Class 14 | buyabaleka, bubaleka | obubalekayo, obubaleka | bubaleka | abubaleki | obungabaleki | bungabaleki |
| Class 15 | kuyabaleka, kubaleka | okubalekayo, okubaleka | kubaleka | akubaleki | okungabaleki | kungabaleki |
| Class 17 | kuyabaleka, kubaleka | okubalekayo, okubaleka | kubaleka | akubaleki | okungabaleki | kungabaleki |
| | 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 | ngibalekile, ngibalekē | engibalekile, engibalekē | ngibalekile, ngibalekē | angibalekanga | engingabalekanga | ngingabalekanga |
| 2nd singular | ubalekile, ubalekē | obalekile, obalekē | ubalekile, ubalekē | awubalekanga | ongabalekanga | ungabalekanga |
| 1st plural | sibalekile, sibalekē | esibalekile, esibalekē | sibalekile, sibalekē | asibalekanga | esingabalekanga | singabalekanga |
| 2nd plural | nibalekile, nibalekē | enibalekile, enibalekē | nibalekile, nibalekē | anibalekanga | eningabalekanga | ningabalekanga |
| Class 1 | ubalekile, ubalekē | obalekile, obalekē | ebalekile, ebalekē | akabalekanga | ongabalekanga | engabalekanga |
| Class 2 | babalekile, babalekē | ababalekile, ababalekē | bebalekile, bebalekē | ababalekanga | abangabalekanga | bengabalekanga |
| Class 3 | ubalekile, ubalekē | obalekile, obalekē | ubalekile, ubalekē | awubalekanga | ongabalekanga | ungabalekanga |
| Class 4 | ibalekile, ibalekē | ebalekile, ebalekē | ibalekile, ibalekē | ayibalekanga | engabalekanga | ingabalekanga |
| Class 5 | libalekile, libalekē | elibalekile, elibalekē | libalekile, libalekē | alibalekanga | elingabalekanga | lingabalekanga |
| Class 6 | abalekile, abalekē | abalekile, abalekē | ebalekile, ebalekē | awabalekanga | angabalekanga | engabalekanga |
| Class 7 | sibalekile, sibalekē | esibalekile, esibalekē | sibalekile, sibalekē | asibalekanga | esingabalekanga | singabalekanga |
| Class 8 | zibalekile, zibalekē | ezibalekile, ezibalekē | zibalekile, zibalekē | azibalekanga | ezingabalekanga | zingabalekanga |
| Class 9 | ibalekile, ibalekē | ebalekile, ebalekē | ibalekile, ibalekē | ayibalekanga | engabalekanga | ingabalekanga |
| Class 10 | zibalekile, zibalekē | ezibalekile, ezibalekē | zibalekile, zibalekē | azibalekanga | ezingabalekanga | zingabalekanga |
| Class 11 | lubalekile, lubalekē | olubalekile, olubalekē | lubalekile, lubalekē | alubalekanga | olungabalekanga | lungabalekanga |
| Class 14 | bubalekile, bubalekē | obubalekile, obubalekē | bubalekile, bubalekē | abubalekanga | obungabalekanga | bungabalekanga |
| Class 15 | kubalekile, kubalekē | okubalekile, okubalekē | kubalekile, kubalekē | akubalekanga | okungabalekanga | kungabalekanga |
| Class 17 | kubalekile, kubalekē | okubalekile, okubalekē | kubalekile, kubalekē | akubalekanga | okungabalekanga | kungabalekanga |
| | 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 | ngābaleka | engābaleka | ngābaleka | angibalekanga | engingabalekanga | ngingabalekanga |
| 2nd singular | wābaleka | owābaleka | wābaleka | awubalekanga | ongabalekanga | ungabalekanga |
| 1st plural | sābaleka | esābaleka | sābaleka | asibalekanga | esingabalekanga | singabalekanga |
| 2nd plural | nābaleka | enābaleka | nābaleka | anibalekanga | eningabalekanga | ningabalekanga |
| Class 1 | wābaleka | owābaleka | ābaleka | akabalekanga | ongabalekanga | engabalekanga |
| Class 2 | bābaleka | abābaleka | bābaleka | ababalekanga | abangabalekanga | bengabalekanga |
| Class 3 | wābaleka | owābaleka | wābaleka | awubalekanga | ongabalekanga | ungabalekanga |
| Class 4 | yābaleka | eyābaleka | yābaleka | ayibalekanga | engabalekanga | ingabalekanga |
| Class 5 | lābaleka | elābaleka | lābaleka | alibalekanga | elingabalekanga | lingabalekanga |
| Class 6 | ābaleka | ābaleka | ābaleka | awabalekanga | angabalekanga | engabalekanga |
| Class 7 | sābaleka | esābaleka | sābaleka | asibalekanga | esingabalekanga | singabalekanga |
| Class 8 | zābaleka | ezābaleka | zābaleka | azibalekanga | ezingabalekanga | zingabalekanga |
| Class 9 | yābaleka | eyābaleka | yābaleka | ayibalekanga | engabalekanga | ingabalekanga |
| Class 10 | zābaleka | ezābaleka | zābaleka | azibalekanga | ezingabalekanga | zingabalekanga |
| Class 11 | lwābaleka | olwābaleka | lwābaleka | alubalekanga | olungabalekanga | lungabalekanga |
| Class 14 | bābaleka | obābaleka | bābaleka | abubalekanga | obungabalekanga | bungabalekanga |
| Class 15 | kwābaleka | okwābaleka | kwābaleka | akubalekanga | okungabalekanga | kungabalekanga |
| Class 17 | kwābaleka | okwābaleka | kwābaleka | akubalekanga | okungabalekanga | kungabalekanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabaleka | — | ngingabaleka | ngingebaleke | — | ngingebaleke |
| 2nd singular | ungabaleka | — | ungabaleka | ungebaleke | — | ungebaleke |
| 1st plural | singabaleka | — | singabaleka | singebaleke | — | singebaleke |
| 2nd plural | ningabaleka | — | ningabaleka | ningebaleke | — | ningebaleke |
| Class 1 | angabaleka | — | engabaleka | angebaleke | — | engebaleke |
| Class 2 | bangabaleka | — | bengabaleka | bangebaleke | — | bengebaleke |
| Class 3 | ungabaleka | — | ungabaleka | ungebaleke | — | ungebaleke |
| Class 4 | ingabaleka | — | ingabaleka | ingebaleke | — | ingebaleke |
| Class 5 | lingabaleka | — | lingabaleka | lingebaleke | — | lingebaleke |
| Class 6 | angabaleka | — | engabaleka | angebaleke | — | engebaleke |
| Class 7 | singabaleka | — | singabaleka | singebaleke | — | singebaleke |
| Class 8 | zingabaleka | — | zingabaleka | zingebaleke | — | zingebaleke |
| Class 9 | ingabaleka | — | ingabaleka | ingebaleke | — | ingebaleke |
| Class 10 | zingabaleka | — | zingabaleka | zingebaleke | — | zingebaleke |
| Class 11 | lungabaleka | — | lungabaleka | lungebaleke | — | lungebaleke |
| Class 14 | bungabaleka | — | bungabaleka | bungebaleke | — | bungebaleke |
| Class 15 | kungabaleka | — | kungabaleka | kungebaleke | — | kungebaleke |
| Class 17 | kungabaleka | — | kungabaleka | kungebaleke | — | kungebaleke |
| | 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 | ngizobaleka | engizobaleka | ngizobaleka | angizubaleka | engingezubaleka | ngingezubaleka |
| 2nd singular | uzobaleka | ozobaleka | uzobaleka | awuzubaleka | ongezubaleka | ungezubaleka |
| 1st plural | sizobaleka | esizobaleka | sizobaleka | asizubaleka | esingezubaleka | singezubaleka |
| 2nd plural | nizobaleka | enizobaleka | nizobaleka | anizubaleka | eningezubaleka | ningezubaleka |
| Class 1 | uzobaleka | ozobaleka | ezobaleka | akazubaleka | ongezubaleka | engezubaleka |
| Class 2 | bazobaleka | abazobaleka | bezobaleka | abazubaleka | abangezubaleka | bengezubaleka |
| Class 3 | uzobaleka | ozobaleka | uzobaleka | awuzubaleka | ongezubaleka | ungezubaleka |
| Class 4 | izobaleka | ezobaleka | izobaleka | ayizubaleka | engezubaleka | ingezubaleka |
| Class 5 | lizobaleka | elizobaleka | lizobaleka | alizubaleka | elingezubaleka | lingezubaleka |
| Class 6 | azobaleka | azobaleka | ezobaleka | awazubaleka | angezubaleka | engezubaleka |
| Class 7 | sizobaleka | esizobaleka | sizobaleka | asizubaleka | esingezubaleka | singezubaleka |
| Class 8 | zizobaleka | ezizobaleka | zizobaleka | azizubaleka | ezingezubaleka | zingezubaleka |
| Class 9 | izobaleka | ezobaleka | izobaleka | ayizubaleka | engezubaleka | ingezubaleka |
| Class 10 | zizobaleka | ezizobaleka | zizobaleka | azizubaleka | ezingezubaleka | zingezubaleka |
| Class 11 | luzobaleka | oluzobaleka | luzobaleka | aluzubaleka | olungezubaleka | lungezubaleka |
| Class 14 | buzobaleka | obuzobaleka | buzobaleka | abuzubaleka | obungezubaleka | bungezubaleka |
| Class 15 | kuzobaleka | okuzobaleka | kuzobaleka | akuzubaleka | okungezubaleka | kungezubaleka |
| Class 17 | kuzobaleka | okuzobaleka | kuzobaleka | akuzubaleka | okungezubaleka | kungezubaleka |
| | 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 | ngiyobaleka | engiyobaleka | ngiyobaleka | angiyubaleka | engingeyubaleka | ngingeyubaleka |
| 2nd singular | uyobaleka | oyobaleka | uyobaleka | awuyubaleka | ongeyubaleka | ungeyubaleka |
| 1st plural | siyobaleka | esiyobaleka | siyobaleka | asiyubaleka | esingeyubaleka | singeyubaleka |
| 2nd plural | niyobaleka | eniyobaleka | niyobaleka | aniyubaleka | eningeyubaleka | ningeyubaleka |
| Class 1 | uyobaleka | oyobaleka | eyobaleka | akayubaleka | ongeyubaleka | engeyubaleka |
| Class 2 | bayobaleka | abayobaleka | beyobaleka | abayubaleka | abangeyubaleka | bengeyubaleka |
| Class 3 | uyobaleka | oyobaleka | uyobaleka | awuyubaleka | ongeyubaleka | ungeyubaleka |
| Class 4 | iyobaleka | eyobaleka | iyobaleka | ayiyubaleka | engeyubaleka | ingeyubaleka |
| Class 5 | liyobaleka | eliyobaleka | liyobaleka | aliyubaleka | elingeyubaleka | lingeyubaleka |
| Class 6 | ayobaleka | ayobaleka | eyobaleka | awayubaleka | angeyubaleka | engeyubaleka |
| Class 7 | siyobaleka | esiyobaleka | siyobaleka | asiyubaleka | esingeyubaleka | singeyubaleka |
| Class 8 | ziyobaleka | eziyobaleka | ziyobaleka | aziyubaleka | ezingeyubaleka | zingeyubaleka |
| Class 9 | iyobaleka | eyobaleka | iyobaleka | ayiyubaleka | engeyubaleka | ingeyubaleka |
| Class 10 | ziyobaleka | eziyobaleka | ziyobaleka | aziyubaleka | ezingeyubaleka | zingeyubaleka |
| Class 11 | luyobaleka | oluyobaleka | luyobaleka | aluyubaleka | olungeyubaleka | lungeyubaleka |
| Class 14 | buyobaleka | obuyobaleka | buyobaleka | abuyubaleka | obungeyubaleka | bungeyubaleka |
| Class 15 | kuyobaleka | okuyobaleka | kuyobaleka | akuyubaleka | okungeyubaleka | kungeyubaleka |
| Class 17 | kuyobaleka | okuyobaleka | kuyobaleka | akuyubaleka | okungeyubaleka | kungeyubaleka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibaleke | ngingabaleki |
| 2nd singular | ubaleke | ungabaleki |
| 1st plural | sibaleke | singabaleki |
| 2nd plural | nibaleke | ningabaleki |
| Class 1 | abaleke | angabaleki |
| Class 2 | babaleke | bangabaleki |
| Class 3 | ubaleke | ungabaleki |
| Class 4 | ibaleke | ingabaleki |
| Class 5 | libaleke | lingabaleki |
| Class 6 | abaleke | angabaleki |
| Class 7 | sibaleke | singabaleki |
| Class 8 | zibaleke | zingabaleki |
| Class 9 | ibaleke | ingabaleki |
| Class 10 | zibaleke | zingabaleki |
| Class 11 | lubaleke | lungabaleki |
| Class 14 | bubaleke | bungabaleki |
| Class 15 | kubaleke | kungabaleki |
| Class 17 | kubaleke | kungabaleki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabaleka | ngangabaleka, angabaleka, angangabaleka |
| 2nd singular | wabaleka | wangabaleka, awabaleka, awangabaleka |
| 1st plural | sabaleka | sangabaleka, asabaleka, asangabaleka |
| 2nd plural | nabaleka | nangabaleka, anabaleka, anangabaleka |
| Class 1 | wabaleka | wangabaleka, akabaleka, akangabaleka |
| Class 2 | babaleka | bangabaleka, ababaleka, abangabaleka |
| Class 3 | wabaleka | wangabaleka, awabaleka, awangabaleka |
| Class 4 | yabaleka | yangabaleka, ayabaleka, ayangabaleka |
| Class 5 | labaleka | langabaleka, alabaleka, alangabaleka |
| Class 6 | abaleka | angabaleka, awabaleka, awangabaleka |
| Class 7 | sabaleka | sangabaleka, asabaleka, asangabaleka |
| Class 8 | zabaleka | zangabaleka, azabaleka, azangabaleka |
| Class 9 | yabaleka | yangabaleka, ayabaleka, ayangabaleka |
| Class 10 | zabaleka | zangabaleka, azabaleka, azangabaleka |
| Class 11 | lwabaleka | lwangabaleka, alwabaleka, alwangabaleka |
| Class 14 | babaleka | bangabaleka, ababaleka, abangabaleka |
| Class 15 | kwabaleka | kwangabaleka, akwabaleka, akwangabaleka |
| Class 17 | kwabaleka | kwangabaleka, akwabaleka, akwangabaleka |

### References

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