# dibana
## Xhosa
### Etymology

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### Verb

-díbána
* to join

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* -dibanisa

## Zulu
### Etymology

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### Verb

-dibana$^?$
* (intransitive) to be mixed together

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukudibana |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukudibana | ukungadibani |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | dibana | -dibane |
| Plural | dibanani | -dibaneni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyadibana, ngidibana | engidibanayo, engidibana | ngidibana | angidibani | engingadibani | ngingadibani |
| 2nd singular | uyadibana, udibana | odibanayo, odibana | udibana | awudibani | ongadibani | ungadibani |
| 1st plural | siyadibana, sidibana | esidibanayo, esidibana | sidibana | asidibani | esingadibani | singadibani |
| 2nd plural | niyadibana, nidibana | enidibanayo, enidibana | nidibana | anidibani | eningadibani | ningadibani |
| Class 1 | uyadibana, udibana | odibanayo, odibana | edibana | akadibani | ongadibani | engadibani |
| Class 2 | bayadibana, badibana | abadibanayo, abadibana | bedibana | abadibani | abangadibani | bengadibani |
| Class 3 | uyadibana, udibana | odibanayo, odibana | udibana | awudibani | ongadibani | ungadibani |
| Class 4 | iyadibana, idibana | edibanayo, edibana | idibana | ayidibani | engadibani | ingadibani |
| Class 5 | liyadibana, lidibana | elidibanayo, elidibana | lidibana | alidibani | elingadibani | lingadibani |
| Class 6 | ayadibana, adibana | adibanayo, adibana | edibana | awadibani | angadibani | engadibani |
| Class 7 | siyadibana, sidibana | esidibanayo, esidibana | sidibana | asidibani | esingadibani | singadibani |
| Class 8 | ziyadibana, zidibana | ezidibanayo, ezidibana | zidibana | azidibani | ezingadibani | zingadibani |
| Class 9 | iyadibana, idibana | edibanayo, edibana | idibana | ayidibani | engadibani | ingadibani |
| Class 10 | ziyadibana, zidibana | ezidibanayo, ezidibana | zidibana | azidibani | ezingadibani | zingadibani |
| Class 11 | luyadibana, ludibana | oludibanayo, oludibana | ludibana | aludibani | olungadibani | lungadibani |
| Class 14 | buyadibana, budibana | obudibanayo, obudibana | budibana | abudibani | obungadibani | bungadibani |
| Class 15 | kuyadibana, kudibana | okudibanayo, okudibana | kudibana | akudibani | okungadibani | kungadibani |
| Class 17 | kuyadibana, kudibana | okudibanayo, okudibana | kudibana | akudibani | okungadibani | kungadibani |
| | 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 | ngidibanile, ngidibanē | engidibanile, engidibanē | ngidibanile, ngidibanē | angidibananga | engingadibananga | ngingadibananga |
| 2nd singular | udibanile, udibanē | odibanile, odibanē | udibanile, udibanē | awudibananga | ongadibananga | ungadibananga |
| 1st plural | sidibanile, sidibanē | esidibanile, esidibanē | sidibanile, sidibanē | asidibananga | esingadibananga | singadibananga |
| 2nd plural | nidibanile, nidibanē | enidibanile, enidibanē | nidibanile, nidibanē | anidibananga | eningadibananga | ningadibananga |
| Class 1 | udibanile, udibanē | odibanile, odibanē | edibanile, edibanē | akadibananga | ongadibananga | engadibananga |
| Class 2 | badibanile, badibanē | abadibanile, abadibanē | bedibanile, bedibanē | abadibananga | abangadibananga | bengadibananga |
| Class 3 | udibanile, udibanē | odibanile, odibanē | udibanile, udibanē | awudibananga | ongadibananga | ungadibananga |
| Class 4 | idibanile, idibanē | edibanile, edibanē | idibanile, idibanē | ayidibananga | engadibananga | ingadibananga |
| Class 5 | lidibanile, lidibanē | elidibanile, elidibanē | lidibanile, lidibanē | alidibananga | elingadibananga | lingadibananga |
| Class 6 | adibanile, adibanē | adibanile, adibanē | edibanile, edibanē | awadibananga | angadibananga | engadibananga |
| Class 7 | sidibanile, sidibanē | esidibanile, esidibanē | sidibanile, sidibanē | asidibananga | esingadibananga | singadibananga |
| Class 8 | zidibanile, zidibanē | ezidibanile, ezidibanē | zidibanile, zidibanē | azidibananga | ezingadibananga | zingadibananga |
| Class 9 | idibanile, idibanē | edibanile, edibanē | idibanile, idibanē | ayidibananga | engadibananga | ingadibananga |
| Class 10 | zidibanile, zidibanē | ezidibanile, ezidibanē | zidibanile, zidibanē | azidibananga | ezingadibananga | zingadibananga |
| Class 11 | ludibanile, ludibanē | oludibanile, oludibanē | ludibanile, ludibanē | aludibananga | olungadibananga | lungadibananga |
| Class 14 | budibanile, budibanē | obudibanile, obudibanē | budibanile, budibanē | abudibananga | obungadibananga | bungadibananga |
| Class 15 | kudibanile, kudibanē | okudibanile, okudibanē | kudibanile, kudibanē | akudibananga | okungadibananga | kungadibananga |
| Class 17 | kudibanile, kudibanē | okudibanile, okudibanē | kudibanile, kudibanē | akudibananga | okungadibananga | kungadibananga |
| | 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 | ngādibana | engādibana | ngādibana | angidibananga | engingadibananga | ngingadibananga |
| 2nd singular | wādibana | owādibana | wādibana | awudibananga | ongadibananga | ungadibananga |
| 1st plural | sādibana | esādibana | sādibana | asidibananga | esingadibananga | singadibananga |
| 2nd plural | nādibana | enādibana | nādibana | anidibananga | eningadibananga | ningadibananga |
| Class 1 | wādibana | owādibana | ādibana | akadibananga | ongadibananga | engadibananga |
| Class 2 | bādibana | abādibana | bādibana | abadibananga | abangadibananga | bengadibananga |
| Class 3 | wādibana | owādibana | wādibana | awudibananga | ongadibananga | ungadibananga |
| Class 4 | yādibana | eyādibana | yādibana | ayidibananga | engadibananga | ingadibananga |
| Class 5 | lādibana | elādibana | lādibana | alidibananga | elingadibananga | lingadibananga |
| Class 6 | ādibana | ādibana | ādibana | awadibananga | angadibananga | engadibananga |
| Class 7 | sādibana | esādibana | sādibana | asidibananga | esingadibananga | singadibananga |
| Class 8 | zādibana | ezādibana | zādibana | azidibananga | ezingadibananga | zingadibananga |
| Class 9 | yādibana | eyādibana | yādibana | ayidibananga | engadibananga | ingadibananga |
| Class 10 | zādibana | ezādibana | zādibana | azidibananga | ezingadibananga | zingadibananga |
| Class 11 | lwādibana | olwādibana | lwādibana | aludibananga | olungadibananga | lungadibananga |
| Class 14 | bādibana | obādibana | bādibana | abudibananga | obungadibananga | bungadibananga |
| Class 15 | kwādibana | okwādibana | kwādibana | akudibananga | okungadibananga | kungadibananga |
| Class 17 | kwādibana | okwādibana | kwādibana | akudibananga | okungadibananga | kungadibananga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingadibana | — | ngingadibana | ngingedibane | — | ngingedibane |
| 2nd singular | ungadibana | — | ungadibana | ungedibane | — | ungedibane |
| 1st plural | singadibana | — | singadibana | singedibane | — | singedibane |
| 2nd plural | ningadibana | — | ningadibana | ningedibane | — | ningedibane |
| Class 1 | angadibana | — | engadibana | angedibane | — | engedibane |
| Class 2 | bangadibana | — | bengadibana | bangedibane | — | bengedibane |
| Class 3 | ungadibana | — | ungadibana | ungedibane | — | ungedibane |
| Class 4 | ingadibana | — | ingadibana | ingedibane | — | ingedibane |
| Class 5 | lingadibana | — | lingadibana | lingedibane | — | lingedibane |
| Class 6 | angadibana | — | engadibana | angedibane | — | engedibane |
| Class 7 | singadibana | — | singadibana | singedibane | — | singedibane |
| Class 8 | zingadibana | — | zingadibana | zingedibane | — | zingedibane |
| Class 9 | ingadibana | — | ingadibana | ingedibane | — | ingedibane |
| Class 10 | zingadibana | — | zingadibana | zingedibane | — | zingedibane |
| Class 11 | lungadibana | — | lungadibana | lungedibane | — | lungedibane |
| Class 14 | bungadibana | — | bungadibana | bungedibane | — | bungedibane |
| Class 15 | kungadibana | — | kungadibana | kungedibane | — | kungedibane |
| Class 17 | kungadibana | — | kungadibana | kungedibane | — | kungedibane |
| | 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 | ngizodibana | engizodibana | ngizodibana | angizudibana | engingezudibana | ngingezudibana |
| 2nd singular | uzodibana | ozodibana | uzodibana | awuzudibana | ongezudibana | ungezudibana |
| 1st plural | sizodibana | esizodibana | sizodibana | asizudibana | esingezudibana | singezudibana |
| 2nd plural | nizodibana | enizodibana | nizodibana | anizudibana | eningezudibana | ningezudibana |
| Class 1 | uzodibana | ozodibana | ezodibana | akazudibana | ongezudibana | engezudibana |
| Class 2 | bazodibana | abazodibana | bezodibana | abazudibana | abangezudibana | bengezudibana |
| Class 3 | uzodibana | ozodibana | uzodibana | awuzudibana | ongezudibana | ungezudibana |
| Class 4 | izodibana | ezodibana | izodibana | ayizudibana | engezudibana | ingezudibana |
| Class 5 | lizodibana | elizodibana | lizodibana | alizudibana | elingezudibana | lingezudibana |
| Class 6 | azodibana | azodibana | ezodibana | awazudibana | angezudibana | engezudibana |
| Class 7 | sizodibana | esizodibana | sizodibana | asizudibana | esingezudibana | singezudibana |
| Class 8 | zizodibana | ezizodibana | zizodibana | azizudibana | ezingezudibana | zingezudibana |
| Class 9 | izodibana | ezodibana | izodibana | ayizudibana | engezudibana | ingezudibana |
| Class 10 | zizodibana | ezizodibana | zizodibana | azizudibana | ezingezudibana | zingezudibana |
| Class 11 | luzodibana | oluzodibana | luzodibana | aluzudibana | olungezudibana | lungezudibana |
| Class 14 | buzodibana | obuzodibana | buzodibana | abuzudibana | obungezudibana | bungezudibana |
| Class 15 | kuzodibana | okuzodibana | kuzodibana | akuzudibana | okungezudibana | kungezudibana |
| Class 17 | kuzodibana | okuzodibana | kuzodibana | akuzudibana | okungezudibana | kungezudibana |
| | 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 | ngiyodibana | engiyodibana | ngiyodibana | angiyudibana | engingeyudibana | ngingeyudibana |
| 2nd singular | uyodibana | oyodibana | uyodibana | awuyudibana | ongeyudibana | ungeyudibana |
| 1st plural | siyodibana | esiyodibana | siyodibana | asiyudibana | esingeyudibana | singeyudibana |
| 2nd plural | niyodibana | eniyodibana | niyodibana | aniyudibana | eningeyudibana | ningeyudibana |
| Class 1 | uyodibana | oyodibana | eyodibana | akayudibana | ongeyudibana | engeyudibana |
| Class 2 | bayodibana | abayodibana | beyodibana | abayudibana | abangeyudibana | bengeyudibana |
| Class 3 | uyodibana | oyodibana | uyodibana | awuyudibana | ongeyudibana | ungeyudibana |
| Class 4 | iyodibana | eyodibana | iyodibana | ayiyudibana | engeyudibana | ingeyudibana |
| Class 5 | liyodibana | eliyodibana | liyodibana | aliyudibana | elingeyudibana | lingeyudibana |
| Class 6 | ayodibana | ayodibana | eyodibana | awayudibana | angeyudibana | engeyudibana |
| Class 7 | siyodibana | esiyodibana | siyodibana | asiyudibana | esingeyudibana | singeyudibana |
| Class 8 | ziyodibana | eziyodibana | ziyodibana | aziyudibana | ezingeyudibana | zingeyudibana |
| Class 9 | iyodibana | eyodibana | iyodibana | ayiyudibana | engeyudibana | ingeyudibana |
| Class 10 | ziyodibana | eziyodibana | ziyodibana | aziyudibana | ezingeyudibana | zingeyudibana |
| Class 11 | luyodibana | oluyodibana | luyodibana | aluyudibana | olungeyudibana | lungeyudibana |
| Class 14 | buyodibana | obuyodibana | buyodibana | abuyudibana | obungeyudibana | bungeyudibana |
| Class 15 | kuyodibana | okuyodibana | kuyodibana | akuyudibana | okungeyudibana | kungeyudibana |
| Class 17 | kuyodibana | okuyodibana | kuyodibana | akuyudibana | okungeyudibana | kungeyudibana |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngidibane | ngingadibani |
| 2nd singular | udibane | ungadibani |
| 1st plural | sidibane | singadibani |
| 2nd plural | nidibane | ningadibani |
| Class 1 | adibane | angadibani |
| Class 2 | badibane | bangadibani |
| Class 3 | udibane | ungadibani |
| Class 4 | idibane | ingadibani |
| Class 5 | lidibane | lingadibani |
| Class 6 | adibane | angadibani |
| Class 7 | sidibane | singadibani |
| Class 8 | zidibane | zingadibani |
| Class 9 | idibane | ingadibani |
| Class 10 | zidibane | zingadibani |
| Class 11 | ludibane | lungadibani |
| Class 14 | budibane | bungadibani |
| Class 15 | kudibane | kungadibani |
| Class 17 | kudibane | kungadibani |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngadibana | ngangadibana, angadibana, angangadibana |
| 2nd singular | wadibana | wangadibana, awadibana, awangadibana |
| 1st plural | sadibana | sangadibana, asadibana, asangadibana |
| 2nd plural | nadibana | nangadibana, anadibana, anangadibana |
| Class 1 | wadibana | wangadibana, akadibana, akangadibana |
| Class 2 | badibana | bangadibana, abadibana, abangadibana |
| Class 3 | wadibana | wangadibana, awadibana, awangadibana |
| Class 4 | yadibana | yangadibana, ayadibana, ayangadibana |
| Class 5 | ladibana | langadibana, aladibana, alangadibana |
| Class 6 | adibana | angadibana, awadibana, awangadibana |
| Class 7 | sadibana | sangadibana, asadibana, asangadibana |
| Class 8 | zadibana | zangadibana, azadibana, azangadibana |
| Class 9 | yadibana | yangadibana, ayadibana, ayangadibana |
| Class 10 | zadibana | zangadibana, azadibana, azangadibana |
| Class 11 | lwadibana | lwangadibana, alwadibana, alwangadibana |
| Class 14 | badibana | bangadibana, abadibana, abangadibana |
| Class 15 | kwadibana | kwangadibana, akwadibana, akwangadibana |
| Class 17 | kwadibana | kwangadibana, akwadibana, akwangadibana |

#### Derived terms

* -dibanisa

### References

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