# bulala
## Fanagalo
### Etymology

From Zulu -bulala, from Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́daga, repetitive form of Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́da.

### Verb

bulala
* to kill, to murder

## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́daga, repetitive form of Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́da.

### Verb

-búlála
* to kill

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Phuthi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́daga, repetitive form of Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́da.

### Verb

-búlála
* to kill

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́daga, repetitive form of Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́da.

### Verb

-búlála
* to kill

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́daga, repetitive form of Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́da.

### Verb

-búlála
* (transitive) to kill

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́daga, repetitive form of Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́da.

### Verb

-búlála
* (transitive) to kill

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́daga, repetitive form of Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́da.

### Verb

-bulála
* (transitive) to kill, to murder

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukubulala |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubulala | ukungabulali |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | bulala | -bulale |
| Plural | bulalani | -bulaleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabulala, ngibulala | engibulalayo, engibulala | ngibulala | angibulali | engingabulali | ngingabulali |
| 2nd singular | uyabulala, ubulala | obulalayo, obulala | ubulala | awubulali | ongabulali | ungabulali |
| 1st plural | siyabulala, sibulala | esibulalayo, esibulala | sibulala | asibulali | esingabulali | singabulali |
| 2nd plural | niyabulala, nibulala | enibulalayo, enibulala | nibulala | anibulali | eningabulali | ningabulali |
| Class 1 | uyabulala, ubulala | obulalayo, obulala | ebulala | akabulali | ongabulali | engabulali |
| Class 2 | bayabulala, babulala | ababulalayo, ababulala | bebulala | ababulali | abangabulali | bengabulali |
| Class 3 | uyabulala, ubulala | obulalayo, obulala | ubulala | awubulali | ongabulali | ungabulali |
| Class 4 | iyabulala, ibulala | ebulalayo, ebulala | ibulala | ayibulali | engabulali | ingabulali |
| Class 5 | liyabulala, libulala | elibulalayo, elibulala | libulala | alibulali | elingabulali | lingabulali |
| Class 6 | ayabulala, abulala | abulalayo, abulala | ebulala | awabulali | angabulali | engabulali |
| Class 7 | siyabulala, sibulala | esibulalayo, esibulala | sibulala | asibulali | esingabulali | singabulali |
| Class 8 | ziyabulala, zibulala | ezibulalayo, ezibulala | zibulala | azibulali | ezingabulali | zingabulali |
| Class 9 | iyabulala, ibulala | ebulalayo, ebulala | ibulala | ayibulali | engabulali | ingabulali |
| Class 10 | ziyabulala, zibulala | ezibulalayo, ezibulala | zibulala | azibulali | ezingabulali | zingabulali |
| Class 11 | luyabulala, lubulala | olubulalayo, olubulala | lubulala | alubulali | olungabulali | lungabulali |
| Class 14 | buyabulala, bubulala | obubulalayo, obubulala | bubulala | abubulali | obungabulali | bungabulali |
| Class 15 | kuyabulala, kubulala | okubulalayo, okubulala | kubulala | akubulali | okungabulali | kungabulali |
| Class 17 | kuyabulala, kubulala | okubulalayo, okubulala | kubulala | akubulali | okungabulali | kungabulali |
| | 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 | ngibulalile, ngibulalē | engibulalile, engibulalē | ngibulalile, ngibulalē | angibulalanga | engingabulalanga | ngingabulalanga |
| 2nd singular | ubulalile, ubulalē | obulalile, obulalē | ubulalile, ubulalē | awubulalanga | ongabulalanga | ungabulalanga |
| 1st plural | sibulalile, sibulalē | esibulalile, esibulalē | sibulalile, sibulalē | asibulalanga | esingabulalanga | singabulalanga |
| 2nd plural | nibulalile, nibulalē | enibulalile, enibulalē | nibulalile, nibulalē | anibulalanga | eningabulalanga | ningabulalanga |
| Class 1 | ubulalile, ubulalē | obulalile, obulalē | ebulalile, ebulalē | akabulalanga | ongabulalanga | engabulalanga |
| Class 2 | babulalile, babulalē | ababulalile, ababulalē | bebulalile, bebulalē | ababulalanga | abangabulalanga | bengabulalanga |
| Class 3 | ubulalile, ubulalē | obulalile, obulalē | ubulalile, ubulalē | awubulalanga | ongabulalanga | ungabulalanga |
| Class 4 | ibulalile, ibulalē | ebulalile, ebulalē | ibulalile, ibulalē | ayibulalanga | engabulalanga | ingabulalanga |
| Class 5 | libulalile, libulalē | elibulalile, elibulalē | libulalile, libulalē | alibulalanga | elingabulalanga | lingabulalanga |
| Class 6 | abulalile, abulalē | abulalile, abulalē | ebulalile, ebulalē | awabulalanga | angabulalanga | engabulalanga |
| Class 7 | sibulalile, sibulalē | esibulalile, esibulalē | sibulalile, sibulalē | asibulalanga | esingabulalanga | singabulalanga |
| Class 8 | zibulalile, zibulalē | ezibulalile, ezibulalē | zibulalile, zibulalē | azibulalanga | ezingabulalanga | zingabulalanga |
| Class 9 | ibulalile, ibulalē | ebulalile, ebulalē | ibulalile, ibulalē | ayibulalanga | engabulalanga | ingabulalanga |
| Class 10 | zibulalile, zibulalē | ezibulalile, ezibulalē | zibulalile, zibulalē | azibulalanga | ezingabulalanga | zingabulalanga |
| Class 11 | lubulalile, lubulalē | olubulalile, olubulalē | lubulalile, lubulalē | alubulalanga | olungabulalanga | lungabulalanga |
| Class 14 | bubulalile, bubulalē | obubulalile, obubulalē | bubulalile, bubulalē | abubulalanga | obungabulalanga | bungabulalanga |
| Class 15 | kubulalile, kubulalē | okubulalile, okubulalē | kubulalile, kubulalē | akubulalanga | okungabulalanga | kungabulalanga |
| Class 17 | kubulalile, kubulalē | okubulalile, okubulalē | kubulalile, kubulalē | akubulalanga | okungabulalanga | kungabulalanga |
| | 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 | ngābulala | engābulala | ngābulala | angibulalanga | engingabulalanga | ngingabulalanga |
| 2nd singular | wābulala | owābulala | wābulala | awubulalanga | ongabulalanga | ungabulalanga |
| 1st plural | sābulala | esābulala | sābulala | asibulalanga | esingabulalanga | singabulalanga |
| 2nd plural | nābulala | enābulala | nābulala | anibulalanga | eningabulalanga | ningabulalanga |
| Class 1 | wābulala | owābulala | ābulala | akabulalanga | ongabulalanga | engabulalanga |
| Class 2 | bābulala | abābulala | bābulala | ababulalanga | abangabulalanga | bengabulalanga |
| Class 3 | wābulala | owābulala | wābulala | awubulalanga | ongabulalanga | ungabulalanga |
| Class 4 | yābulala | eyābulala | yābulala | ayibulalanga | engabulalanga | ingabulalanga |
| Class 5 | lābulala | elābulala | lābulala | alibulalanga | elingabulalanga | lingabulalanga |
| Class 6 | ābulala | ābulala | ābulala | awabulalanga | angabulalanga | engabulalanga |
| Class 7 | sābulala | esābulala | sābulala | asibulalanga | esingabulalanga | singabulalanga |
| Class 8 | zābulala | ezābulala | zābulala | azibulalanga | ezingabulalanga | zingabulalanga |
| Class 9 | yābulala | eyābulala | yābulala | ayibulalanga | engabulalanga | ingabulalanga |
| Class 10 | zābulala | ezābulala | zābulala | azibulalanga | ezingabulalanga | zingabulalanga |
| Class 11 | lwābulala | olwābulala | lwābulala | alubulalanga | olungabulalanga | lungabulalanga |
| Class 14 | bābulala | obābulala | bābulala | abubulalanga | obungabulalanga | bungabulalanga |
| Class 15 | kwābulala | okwābulala | kwābulala | akubulalanga | okungabulalanga | kungabulalanga |
| Class 17 | kwābulala | okwābulala | kwābulala | akubulalanga | okungabulalanga | kungabulalanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabulala | — | ngingabulala | ngingebulale | — | ngingebulale |
| 2nd singular | ungabulala | — | ungabulala | ungebulale | — | ungebulale |
| 1st plural | singabulala | — | singabulala | singebulale | — | singebulale |
| 2nd plural | ningabulala | — | ningabulala | ningebulale | — | ningebulale |
| Class 1 | angabulala | — | engabulala | angebulale | — | engebulale |
| Class 2 | bangabulala | — | bengabulala | bangebulale | — | bengebulale |
| Class 3 | ungabulala | — | ungabulala | ungebulale | — | ungebulale |
| Class 4 | ingabulala | — | ingabulala | ingebulale | — | ingebulale |
| Class 5 | lingabulala | — | lingabulala | lingebulale | — | lingebulale |
| Class 6 | angabulala | — | engabulala | angebulale | — | engebulale |
| Class 7 | singabulala | — | singabulala | singebulale | — | singebulale |
| Class 8 | zingabulala | — | zingabulala | zingebulale | — | zingebulale |
| Class 9 | ingabulala | — | ingabulala | ingebulale | — | ingebulale |
| Class 10 | zingabulala | — | zingabulala | zingebulale | — | zingebulale |
| Class 11 | lungabulala | — | lungabulala | lungebulale | — | lungebulale |
| Class 14 | bungabulala | — | bungabulala | bungebulale | — | bungebulale |
| Class 15 | kungabulala | — | kungabulala | kungebulale | — | kungebulale |
| Class 17 | kungabulala | — | kungabulala | kungebulale | — | kungebulale |
| | 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 | ngizobulala | engizobulala | ngizobulala | angizubulala | engingezubulala | ngingezubulala |
| 2nd singular | uzobulala | ozobulala | uzobulala | awuzubulala | ongezubulala | ungezubulala |
| 1st plural | sizobulala | esizobulala | sizobulala | asizubulala | esingezubulala | singezubulala |
| 2nd plural | nizobulala | enizobulala | nizobulala | anizubulala | eningezubulala | ningezubulala |
| Class 1 | uzobulala | ozobulala | ezobulala | akazubulala | ongezubulala | engezubulala |
| Class 2 | bazobulala | abazobulala | bezobulala | abazubulala | abangezubulala | bengezubulala |
| Class 3 | uzobulala | ozobulala | uzobulala | awuzubulala | ongezubulala | ungezubulala |
| Class 4 | izobulala | ezobulala | izobulala | ayizubulala | engezubulala | ingezubulala |
| Class 5 | lizobulala | elizobulala | lizobulala | alizubulala | elingezubulala | lingezubulala |
| Class 6 | azobulala | azobulala | ezobulala | awazubulala | angezubulala | engezubulala |
| Class 7 | sizobulala | esizobulala | sizobulala | asizubulala | esingezubulala | singezubulala |
| Class 8 | zizobulala | ezizobulala | zizobulala | azizubulala | ezingezubulala | zingezubulala |
| Class 9 | izobulala | ezobulala | izobulala | ayizubulala | engezubulala | ingezubulala |
| Class 10 | zizobulala | ezizobulala | zizobulala | azizubulala | ezingezubulala | zingezubulala |
| Class 11 | luzobulala | oluzobulala | luzobulala | aluzubulala | olungezubulala | lungezubulala |
| Class 14 | buzobulala | obuzobulala | buzobulala | abuzubulala | obungezubulala | bungezubulala |
| Class 15 | kuzobulala | okuzobulala | kuzobulala | akuzubulala | okungezubulala | kungezubulala |
| Class 17 | kuzobulala | okuzobulala | kuzobulala | akuzubulala | okungezubulala | kungezubulala |
| | 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 | ngiyobulala | engiyobulala | ngiyobulala | angiyubulala | engingeyubulala | ngingeyubulala |
| 2nd singular | uyobulala | oyobulala | uyobulala | awuyubulala | ongeyubulala | ungeyubulala |
| 1st plural | siyobulala | esiyobulala | siyobulala | asiyubulala | esingeyubulala | singeyubulala |
| 2nd plural | niyobulala | eniyobulala | niyobulala | aniyubulala | eningeyubulala | ningeyubulala |
| Class 1 | uyobulala | oyobulala | eyobulala | akayubulala | ongeyubulala | engeyubulala |
| Class 2 | bayobulala | abayobulala | beyobulala | abayubulala | abangeyubulala | bengeyubulala |
| Class 3 | uyobulala | oyobulala | uyobulala | awuyubulala | ongeyubulala | ungeyubulala |
| Class 4 | iyobulala | eyobulala | iyobulala | ayiyubulala | engeyubulala | ingeyubulala |
| Class 5 | liyobulala | eliyobulala | liyobulala | aliyubulala | elingeyubulala | lingeyubulala |
| Class 6 | ayobulala | ayobulala | eyobulala | awayubulala | angeyubulala | engeyubulala |
| Class 7 | siyobulala | esiyobulala | siyobulala | asiyubulala | esingeyubulala | singeyubulala |
| Class 8 | ziyobulala | eziyobulala | ziyobulala | aziyubulala | ezingeyubulala | zingeyubulala |
| Class 9 | iyobulala | eyobulala | iyobulala | ayiyubulala | engeyubulala | ingeyubulala |
| Class 10 | ziyobulala | eziyobulala | ziyobulala | aziyubulala | ezingeyubulala | zingeyubulala |
| Class 11 | luyobulala | oluyobulala | luyobulala | aluyubulala | olungeyubulala | lungeyubulala |
| Class 14 | buyobulala | obuyobulala | buyobulala | abuyubulala | obungeyubulala | bungeyubulala |
| Class 15 | kuyobulala | okuyobulala | kuyobulala | akuyubulala | okungeyubulala | kungeyubulala |
| Class 17 | kuyobulala | okuyobulala | kuyobulala | akuyubulala | okungeyubulala | kungeyubulala |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibulale | ngingabulali |
| 2nd singular | ubulale | ungabulali |
| 1st plural | sibulale | singabulali |
| 2nd plural | nibulale | ningabulali |
| Class 1 | abulale | angabulali |
| Class 2 | babulale | bangabulali |
| Class 3 | ubulale | ungabulali |
| Class 4 | ibulale | ingabulali |
| Class 5 | libulale | lingabulali |
| Class 6 | abulale | angabulali |
| Class 7 | sibulale | singabulali |
| Class 8 | zibulale | zingabulali |
| Class 9 | ibulale | ingabulali |
| Class 10 | zibulale | zingabulali |
| Class 11 | lubulale | lungabulali |
| Class 14 | bubulale | bungabulali |
| Class 15 | kubulale | kungabulali |
| Class 17 | kubulale | kungabulali |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabulala | ngangabulala, angabulala, angangabulala |
| 2nd singular | wabulala | wangabulala, awabulala, awangabulala |
| 1st plural | sabulala | sangabulala, asabulala, asangabulala |
| 2nd plural | nabulala | nangabulala, anabulala, anangabulala |
| Class 1 | wabulala | wangabulala, akabulala, akangabulala |
| Class 2 | babulala | bangabulala, ababulala, abangabulala |
| Class 3 | wabulala | wangabulala, awabulala, awangabulala |
| Class 4 | yabulala | yangabulala, ayabulala, ayangabulala |
| Class 5 | labulala | langabulala, alabulala, alangabulala |
| Class 6 | abulala | angabulala, awabulala, awangabulala |
| Class 7 | sabulala | sangabulala, asabulala, asangabulala |
| Class 8 | zabulala | zangabulala, azabulala, azangabulala |
| Class 9 | yabulala | yangabulala, ayabulala, ayangabulala |
| Class 10 | zabulala | zangabulala, azabulala, azangabulala |
| Class 11 | lwabulala | lwangabulala, alwabulala, alwangabulala |
| Class 14 | babulala | bangabulala, ababulala, abangabulala |
| Class 15 | kwabulala | kwangabulala, akwabulala, akwangabulala |
| Class 17 | kwabulala | kwangabulala, akwabulala, akwangabulala |

### References

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