# libala
## Fanagalo
### Etymology

From Zulu -libala, from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀bada, extensive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ba (“forget”).

### Verb

libala
* to forget

## Phuthi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀bada, extensive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ba (“forget”).

### Verb

-líbala
* to forget

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Spanish
### Verb

libala
* second-person singular voseo imperative of libar combined with la

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìbádà.

### Noun

líbâla class 5 (plural émábâla class 6)
* spot
* open space, yard

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀bada, extensive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ba (“forget”).

### Verb

-líbala
* (transitive) to forget

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀bada, extensive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ba (“forget”).

### Pronunciation

IPA: /liɓaːla/

### Verb

-libala
* (intransitive) to delay, to loiter, to take a long time
* (transitive) to escape (from memory)
    Igama lakhe lingilibele.His name escaped me.

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukulibala |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukulibala | ukungalibali |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | libala | -libale |
| Plural | libalani | -libaleni |
| | Stative | Stative | Stative | Stative | Stative | Stative |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngilibele | engilibele | ngilibele | angilibele | engingalibele | ngingalibele |
| 2nd singular | ulibele | olibele | ulibele | awulibele | ongalibele | ungalibele |
| 1st plural | silibele | esilibele | silibele | asilibele | esingalibele | singalibele |
| 2nd plural | nilibele | enilibele | nilibele | anilibele | eningalibele | ningalibele |
| Class 1 | ulibele | olibele | elibele | akalibele | ongalibele | engalibele |
| Class 2 | balibele | abalibele | belibele | abalibele | abangalibele | bengalibele |
| Class 3 | ulibele | olibele | ulibele | awulibele | ongalibele | ongalibele |
| Class 4 | ilibele | elibele | ilibele | ayilibele | engalibele | ingalibele |
| Class 5 | lilibele | elilibele | lilibele | alilibele | elingalibele | lingalibele |
| Class 6 | alibele | alibele | elibele | awalibele | angalibele | engalibele |
| Class 7 | silibele | esilibele | silibele | asilibele | esingalibele | singalibele |
| Class 8 | zilibele | ezilibele | zilibele | azilibele | ezingalibele | zingalibele |
| Class 9 | ilibele | elibele | ilibele | ayilibele | engalibele | ingalibele |
| Class 10 | zilibele | ezilibele | zilibele | azilibele | ezingalibele | zingalibele |
| Class 11 | lulibele | olulibele | lulibele | alulibele | olungalibele | lungalibele |
| Class 14 | bulibele | obulibele | bulibele | abulibele | obungalibele | bungalibele |
| Class 15 | kulibele | okulibele | kulibele | akulibele | okungalibele | kungalibele |
| Class 17 | kulibele | okulibele | kulibele | akulibele | okungalibele | kungalibele |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyalibala, ngilibala | engilibalayo, engilibala | ngilibala | angilibali | engingalibali | ngingalibali |
| 2nd singular | uyalibala, ulibala | olibalayo, olibala | ulibala | awulibali | ongalibali | ungalibali |
| 1st plural | siyalibala, silibala | esilibalayo, esilibala | silibala | asilibali | esingalibali | singalibali |
| 2nd plural | niyalibala, nilibala | enilibalayo, enilibala | nilibala | anilibali | eningalibali | ningalibali |
| Class 1 | uyalibala, ulibala | olibalayo, olibala | elibala | akalibali | ongalibali | engalibali |
| Class 2 | bayalibala, balibala | abalibalayo, abalibala | belibala | abalibali | abangalibali | bengalibali |
| Class 3 | uyalibala, ulibala | olibalayo, olibala | ulibala | awulibali | ongalibali | ungalibali |
| Class 4 | iyalibala, ilibala | elibalayo, elibala | ilibala | ayilibali | engalibali | ingalibali |
| Class 5 | liyalibala, lilibala | elilibalayo, elilibala | lilibala | alilibali | elingalibali | lingalibali |
| Class 6 | ayalibala, alibala | alibalayo, alibala | elibala | awalibali | angalibali | engalibali |
| Class 7 | siyalibala, silibala | esilibalayo, esilibala | silibala | asilibali | esingalibali | singalibali |
| Class 8 | ziyalibala, zilibala | ezilibalayo, ezilibala | zilibala | azilibali | ezingalibali | zingalibali |
| Class 9 | iyalibala, ilibala | elibalayo, elibala | ilibala | ayilibali | engalibali | ingalibali |
| Class 10 | ziyalibala, zilibala | ezilibalayo, ezilibala | zilibala | azilibali | ezingalibali | zingalibali |
| Class 11 | luyalibala, lulibala | olulibalayo, olulibala | lulibala | alulibali | olungalibali | lungalibali |
| Class 14 | buyalibala, bulibala | obulibalayo, obulibala | bulibala | abulibali | obungalibali | bungalibali |
| Class 15 | kuyalibala, kulibala | okulibalayo, okulibala | kulibala | akulibali | okungalibali | kungalibali |
| Class 17 | kuyalibala, kulibala | okulibalayo, okulibala | kulibala | akulibali | okungalibali | kungalibali |
| | 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 | ngilibalile, ngilibalē | engilibalile, engilibalē | ngilibalile, ngilibalē | angilibalanga | engingalibalanga | ngingalibalanga |
| 2nd singular | ulibalile, ulibalē | olibalile, olibalē | ulibalile, ulibalē | awulibalanga | ongalibalanga | ungalibalanga |
| 1st plural | silibalile, silibalē | esilibalile, esilibalē | silibalile, silibalē | asilibalanga | esingalibalanga | singalibalanga |
| 2nd plural | nilibalile, nilibalē | enilibalile, enilibalē | nilibalile, nilibalē | anilibalanga | eningalibalanga | ningalibalanga |
| Class 1 | ulibalile, ulibalē | olibalile, olibalē | elibalile, elibalē | akalibalanga | ongalibalanga | engalibalanga |
| Class 2 | balibalile, balibalē | abalibalile, abalibalē | belibalile, belibalē | abalibalanga | abangalibalanga | bengalibalanga |
| Class 3 | ulibalile, ulibalē | olibalile, olibalē | ulibalile, ulibalē | awulibalanga | ongalibalanga | ungalibalanga |
| Class 4 | ilibalile, ilibalē | elibalile, elibalē | ilibalile, ilibalē | ayilibalanga | engalibalanga | ingalibalanga |
| Class 5 | lilibalile, lilibalē | elilibalile, elilibalē | lilibalile, lilibalē | alilibalanga | elingalibalanga | lingalibalanga |
| Class 6 | alibalile, alibalē | alibalile, alibalē | elibalile, elibalē | awalibalanga | angalibalanga | engalibalanga |
| Class 7 | silibalile, silibalē | esilibalile, esilibalē | silibalile, silibalē | asilibalanga | esingalibalanga | singalibalanga |
| Class 8 | zilibalile, zilibalē | ezilibalile, ezilibalē | zilibalile, zilibalē | azilibalanga | ezingalibalanga | zingalibalanga |
| Class 9 | ilibalile, ilibalē | elibalile, elibalē | ilibalile, ilibalē | ayilibalanga | engalibalanga | ingalibalanga |
| Class 10 | zilibalile, zilibalē | ezilibalile, ezilibalē | zilibalile, zilibalē | azilibalanga | ezingalibalanga | zingalibalanga |
| Class 11 | lulibalile, lulibalē | olulibalile, olulibalē | lulibalile, lulibalē | alulibalanga | olungalibalanga | lungalibalanga |
| Class 14 | bulibalile, bulibalē | obulibalile, obulibalē | bulibalile, bulibalē | abulibalanga | obungalibalanga | bungalibalanga |
| Class 15 | kulibalile, kulibalē | okulibalile, okulibalē | kulibalile, kulibalē | akulibalanga | okungalibalanga | kungalibalanga |
| Class 17 | kulibalile, kulibalē | okulibalile, okulibalē | kulibalile, kulibalē | akulibalanga | okungalibalanga | kungalibalanga |
| | 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 | ngālibala | engālibala | ngālibala | angilibalanga | engingalibalanga | ngingalibalanga |
| 2nd singular | wālibala | owālibala | wālibala | awulibalanga | ongalibalanga | ungalibalanga |
| 1st plural | sālibala | esālibala | sālibala | asilibalanga | esingalibalanga | singalibalanga |
| 2nd plural | nālibala | enālibala | nālibala | anilibalanga | eningalibalanga | ningalibalanga |
| Class 1 | wālibala | owālibala | ālibala | akalibalanga | ongalibalanga | engalibalanga |
| Class 2 | bālibala | abālibala | bālibala | abalibalanga | abangalibalanga | bengalibalanga |
| Class 3 | wālibala | owālibala | wālibala | awulibalanga | ongalibalanga | ungalibalanga |
| Class 4 | yālibala | eyālibala | yālibala | ayilibalanga | engalibalanga | ingalibalanga |
| Class 5 | lālibala | elālibala | lālibala | alilibalanga | elingalibalanga | lingalibalanga |
| Class 6 | ālibala | ālibala | ālibala | awalibalanga | angalibalanga | engalibalanga |
| Class 7 | sālibala | esālibala | sālibala | asilibalanga | esingalibalanga | singalibalanga |
| Class 8 | zālibala | ezālibala | zālibala | azilibalanga | ezingalibalanga | zingalibalanga |
| Class 9 | yālibala | eyālibala | yālibala | ayilibalanga | engalibalanga | ingalibalanga |
| Class 10 | zālibala | ezālibala | zālibala | azilibalanga | ezingalibalanga | zingalibalanga |
| Class 11 | lwālibala | olwālibala | lwālibala | alulibalanga | olungalibalanga | lungalibalanga |
| Class 14 | bālibala | obālibala | bālibala | abulibalanga | obungalibalanga | bungalibalanga |
| Class 15 | kwālibala | okwālibala | kwālibala | akulibalanga | okungalibalanga | kungalibalanga |
| Class 17 | kwālibala | okwālibala | kwālibala | akulibalanga | okungalibalanga | kungalibalanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingalibala | — | ngingalibala | ngingelibale | — | ngingelibale |
| 2nd singular | ungalibala | — | ungalibala | ungelibale | — | ungelibale |
| 1st plural | singalibala | — | singalibala | singelibale | — | singelibale |
| 2nd plural | ningalibala | — | ningalibala | ningelibale | — | ningelibale |
| Class 1 | angalibala | — | engalibala | angelibale | — | engelibale |
| Class 2 | bangalibala | — | bengalibala | bangelibale | — | bengelibale |
| Class 3 | ungalibala | — | ungalibala | ungelibale | — | ungelibale |
| Class 4 | ingalibala | — | ingalibala | ingelibale | — | ingelibale |
| Class 5 | lingalibala | — | lingalibala | lingelibale | — | lingelibale |
| Class 6 | angalibala | — | engalibala | angelibale | — | engelibale |
| Class 7 | singalibala | — | singalibala | singelibale | — | singelibale |
| Class 8 | zingalibala | — | zingalibala | zingelibale | — | zingelibale |
| Class 9 | ingalibala | — | ingalibala | ingelibale | — | ingelibale |
| Class 10 | zingalibala | — | zingalibala | zingelibale | — | zingelibale |
| Class 11 | lungalibala | — | lungalibala | lungelibale | — | lungelibale |
| Class 14 | bungalibala | — | bungalibala | bungelibale | — | bungelibale |
| Class 15 | kungalibala | — | kungalibala | kungelibale | — | kungelibale |
| Class 17 | kungalibala | — | kungalibala | kungelibale | — | kungelibale |
| | 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 | ngizolibala | engizolibala | ngizolibala | angizulibala | engingezulibala | ngingezulibala |
| 2nd singular | uzolibala | ozolibala | uzolibala | awuzulibala | ongezulibala | ungezulibala |
| 1st plural | sizolibala | esizolibala | sizolibala | asizulibala | esingezulibala | singezulibala |
| 2nd plural | nizolibala | enizolibala | nizolibala | anizulibala | eningezulibala | ningezulibala |
| Class 1 | uzolibala | ozolibala | ezolibala | akazulibala | ongezulibala | engezulibala |
| Class 2 | bazolibala | abazolibala | bezolibala | abazulibala | abangezulibala | bengezulibala |
| Class 3 | uzolibala | ozolibala | uzolibala | awuzulibala | ongezulibala | ungezulibala |
| Class 4 | izolibala | ezolibala | izolibala | ayizulibala | engezulibala | ingezulibala |
| Class 5 | lizolibala | elizolibala | lizolibala | alizulibala | elingezulibala | lingezulibala |
| Class 6 | azolibala | azolibala | ezolibala | awazulibala | angezulibala | engezulibala |
| Class 7 | sizolibala | esizolibala | sizolibala | asizulibala | esingezulibala | singezulibala |
| Class 8 | zizolibala | ezizolibala | zizolibala | azizulibala | ezingezulibala | zingezulibala |
| Class 9 | izolibala | ezolibala | izolibala | ayizulibala | engezulibala | ingezulibala |
| Class 10 | zizolibala | ezizolibala | zizolibala | azizulibala | ezingezulibala | zingezulibala |
| Class 11 | luzolibala | oluzolibala | luzolibala | aluzulibala | olungezulibala | lungezulibala |
| Class 14 | buzolibala | obuzolibala | buzolibala | abuzulibala | obungezulibala | bungezulibala |
| Class 15 | kuzolibala | okuzolibala | kuzolibala | akuzulibala | okungezulibala | kungezulibala |
| Class 17 | kuzolibala | okuzolibala | kuzolibala | akuzulibala | okungezulibala | kungezulibala |
| | 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 | ngiyolibala | engiyolibala | ngiyolibala | angiyulibala | engingeyulibala | ngingeyulibala |
| 2nd singular | uyolibala | oyolibala | uyolibala | awuyulibala | ongeyulibala | ungeyulibala |
| 1st plural | siyolibala | esiyolibala | siyolibala | asiyulibala | esingeyulibala | singeyulibala |
| 2nd plural | niyolibala | eniyolibala | niyolibala | aniyulibala | eningeyulibala | ningeyulibala |
| Class 1 | uyolibala | oyolibala | eyolibala | akayulibala | ongeyulibala | engeyulibala |
| Class 2 | bayolibala | abayolibala | beyolibala | abayulibala | abangeyulibala | bengeyulibala |
| Class 3 | uyolibala | oyolibala | uyolibala | awuyulibala | ongeyulibala | ungeyulibala |
| Class 4 | iyolibala | eyolibala | iyolibala | ayiyulibala | engeyulibala | ingeyulibala |
| Class 5 | liyolibala | eliyolibala | liyolibala | aliyulibala | elingeyulibala | lingeyulibala |
| Class 6 | ayolibala | ayolibala | eyolibala | awayulibala | angeyulibala | engeyulibala |
| Class 7 | siyolibala | esiyolibala | siyolibala | asiyulibala | esingeyulibala | singeyulibala |
| Class 8 | ziyolibala | eziyolibala | ziyolibala | aziyulibala | ezingeyulibala | zingeyulibala |
| Class 9 | iyolibala | eyolibala | iyolibala | ayiyulibala | engeyulibala | ingeyulibala |
| Class 10 | ziyolibala | eziyolibala | ziyolibala | aziyulibala | ezingeyulibala | zingeyulibala |
| Class 11 | luyolibala | oluyolibala | luyolibala | aluyulibala | olungeyulibala | lungeyulibala |
| Class 14 | buyolibala | obuyolibala | buyolibala | abuyulibala | obungeyulibala | bungeyulibala |
| Class 15 | kuyolibala | okuyolibala | kuyolibala | akuyulibala | okungeyulibala | kungeyulibala |
| Class 17 | kuyolibala | okuyolibala | kuyolibala | akuyulibala | okungeyulibala | kungeyulibala |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngilibale | ngingalibali |
| 2nd singular | ulibale | ungalibali |
| 1st plural | silibale | singalibali |
| 2nd plural | nilibale | ningalibali |
| Class 1 | alibale | angalibali |
| Class 2 | balibale | bangalibali |
| Class 3 | ulibale | ungalibali |
| Class 4 | ilibale | ingalibali |
| Class 5 | lilibale | lingalibali |
| Class 6 | alibale | angalibali |
| Class 7 | silibale | singalibali |
| Class 8 | zilibale | zingalibali |
| Class 9 | ilibale | ingalibali |
| Class 10 | zilibale | zingalibali |
| Class 11 | lulibale | lungalibali |
| Class 14 | bulibale | bungalibali |
| Class 15 | kulibale | kungalibali |
| Class 17 | kulibale | kungalibali |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngalibala | ngangalibala, angalibala, angangalibala |
| 2nd singular | walibala | wangalibala, awalibala, awangalibala |
| 1st plural | salibala | sangalibala, asalibala, asangalibala |
| 2nd plural | nalibala | nangalibala, analibala, anangalibala |
| Class 1 | walibala | wangalibala, akalibala, akangalibala |
| Class 2 | balibala | bangalibala, abalibala, abangalibala |
| Class 3 | walibala | wangalibala, awalibala, awangalibala |
| Class 4 | yalibala | yangalibala, ayalibala, ayangalibala |
| Class 5 | lalibala | langalibala, alalibala, alangalibala |
| Class 6 | alibala | angalibala, awalibala, awangalibala |
| Class 7 | salibala | sangalibala, asalibala, asangalibala |
| Class 8 | zalibala | zangalibala, azalibala, azangalibala |
| Class 9 | yalibala | yangalibala, ayalibala, ayangalibala |
| Class 10 | zalibala | zangalibala, azalibala, azangalibala |
| Class 11 | lwalibala | lwangalibala, alwalibala, alwangalibala |
| Class 14 | balibala | bangalibala, abalibala, abangalibala |
| Class 15 | kwalibala | kwangalibala, akwalibala, akwangalibala |
| Class 17 | kwalibala | kwangalibala, akwalibala, akwangalibala |

### References

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