# fumana
## French
### Noun

fumana m (plural fumanas)
* sunrose of genus Fumana

## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-fúmána
* to find

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Sotho
### Verb

fumana
* to find

## Xhosa
### Etymology

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### Verb

-fúmána
* to get, to obtain
* to discover

#### 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

-fumána
* to catch up to
* to overtake
* to discover, to find, to come across

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukufumana |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukufumana | ukungafumani |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | fumana | -fumane |
| Plural | fumanani | -fumaneni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyafumana, ngifumana | engifumanayo, engifumana | ngifumana | angifumani | engingafumani | ngingafumani |
| 2nd singular | uyafumana, ufumana | ofumanayo, ofumana | ufumana | awufumani | ongafumani | ungafumani |
| 1st plural | siyafumana, sifumana | esifumanayo, esifumana | sifumana | asifumani | esingafumani | singafumani |
| 2nd plural | niyafumana, nifumana | enifumanayo, enifumana | nifumana | anifumani | eningafumani | ningafumani |
| Class 1 | uyafumana, ufumana | ofumanayo, ofumana | efumana | akafumani | ongafumani | engafumani |
| Class 2 | bayafumana, bafumana | abafumanayo, abafumana | befumana | abafumani | abangafumani | bengafumani |
| Class 3 | uyafumana, ufumana | ofumanayo, ofumana | ufumana | awufumani | ongafumani | ungafumani |
| Class 4 | iyafumana, ifumana | efumanayo, efumana | ifumana | ayifumani | engafumani | ingafumani |
| Class 5 | liyafumana, lifumana | elifumanayo, elifumana | lifumana | alifumani | elingafumani | lingafumani |
| Class 6 | ayafumana, afumana | afumanayo, afumana | efumana | awafumani | angafumani | engafumani |
| Class 7 | siyafumana, sifumana | esifumanayo, esifumana | sifumana | asifumani | esingafumani | singafumani |
| Class 8 | ziyafumana, zifumana | ezifumanayo, ezifumana | zifumana | azifumani | ezingafumani | zingafumani |
| Class 9 | iyafumana, ifumana | efumanayo, efumana | ifumana | ayifumani | engafumani | ingafumani |
| Class 10 | ziyafumana, zifumana | ezifumanayo, ezifumana | zifumana | azifumani | ezingafumani | zingafumani |
| Class 11 | luyafumana, lufumana | olufumanayo, olufumana | lufumana | alufumani | olungafumani | lungafumani |
| Class 14 | buyafumana, bufumana | obufumanayo, obufumana | bufumana | abufumani | obungafumani | bungafumani |
| Class 15 | kuyafumana, kufumana | okufumanayo, okufumana | kufumana | akufumani | okungafumani | kungafumani |
| Class 17 | kuyafumana, kufumana | okufumanayo, okufumana | kufumana | akufumani | okungafumani | kungafumani |
| | 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 | ngifumanile, ngifumanē | engifumanile, engifumanē | ngifumanile, ngifumanē | angifumananga | engingafumananga | ngingafumananga |
| 2nd singular | ufumanile, ufumanē | ofumanile, ofumanē | ufumanile, ufumanē | awufumananga | ongafumananga | ungafumananga |
| 1st plural | sifumanile, sifumanē | esifumanile, esifumanē | sifumanile, sifumanē | asifumananga | esingafumananga | singafumananga |
| 2nd plural | nifumanile, nifumanē | enifumanile, enifumanē | nifumanile, nifumanē | anifumananga | eningafumananga | ningafumananga |
| Class 1 | ufumanile, ufumanē | ofumanile, ofumanē | efumanile, efumanē | akafumananga | ongafumananga | engafumananga |
| Class 2 | bafumanile, bafumanē | abafumanile, abafumanē | befumanile, befumanē | abafumananga | abangafumananga | bengafumananga |
| Class 3 | ufumanile, ufumanē | ofumanile, ofumanē | ufumanile, ufumanē | awufumananga | ongafumananga | ungafumananga |
| Class 4 | ifumanile, ifumanē | efumanile, efumanē | ifumanile, ifumanē | ayifumananga | engafumananga | ingafumananga |
| Class 5 | lifumanile, lifumanē | elifumanile, elifumanē | lifumanile, lifumanē | alifumananga | elingafumananga | lingafumananga |
| Class 6 | afumanile, afumanē | afumanile, afumanē | efumanile, efumanē | awafumananga | angafumananga | engafumananga |
| Class 7 | sifumanile, sifumanē | esifumanile, esifumanē | sifumanile, sifumanē | asifumananga | esingafumananga | singafumananga |
| Class 8 | zifumanile, zifumanē | ezifumanile, ezifumanē | zifumanile, zifumanē | azifumananga | ezingafumananga | zingafumananga |
| Class 9 | ifumanile, ifumanē | efumanile, efumanē | ifumanile, ifumanē | ayifumananga | engafumananga | ingafumananga |
| Class 10 | zifumanile, zifumanē | ezifumanile, ezifumanē | zifumanile, zifumanē | azifumananga | ezingafumananga | zingafumananga |
| Class 11 | lufumanile, lufumanē | olufumanile, olufumanē | lufumanile, lufumanē | alufumananga | olungafumananga | lungafumananga |
| Class 14 | bufumanile, bufumanē | obufumanile, obufumanē | bufumanile, bufumanē | abufumananga | obungafumananga | bungafumananga |
| Class 15 | kufumanile, kufumanē | okufumanile, okufumanē | kufumanile, kufumanē | akufumananga | okungafumananga | kungafumananga |
| Class 17 | kufumanile, kufumanē | okufumanile, okufumanē | kufumanile, kufumanē | akufumananga | okungafumananga | kungafumananga |
| | 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 | ngāfumana | engāfumana | ngāfumana | angifumananga | engingafumananga | ngingafumananga |
| 2nd singular | wāfumana | owāfumana | wāfumana | awufumananga | ongafumananga | ungafumananga |
| 1st plural | sāfumana | esāfumana | sāfumana | asifumananga | esingafumananga | singafumananga |
| 2nd plural | nāfumana | enāfumana | nāfumana | anifumananga | eningafumananga | ningafumananga |
| Class 1 | wāfumana | owāfumana | āfumana | akafumananga | ongafumananga | engafumananga |
| Class 2 | bāfumana | abāfumana | bāfumana | abafumananga | abangafumananga | bengafumananga |
| Class 3 | wāfumana | owāfumana | wāfumana | awufumananga | ongafumananga | ungafumananga |
| Class 4 | yāfumana | eyāfumana | yāfumana | ayifumananga | engafumananga | ingafumananga |
| Class 5 | lāfumana | elāfumana | lāfumana | alifumananga | elingafumananga | lingafumananga |
| Class 6 | āfumana | āfumana | āfumana | awafumananga | angafumananga | engafumananga |
| Class 7 | sāfumana | esāfumana | sāfumana | asifumananga | esingafumananga | singafumananga |
| Class 8 | zāfumana | ezāfumana | zāfumana | azifumananga | ezingafumananga | zingafumananga |
| Class 9 | yāfumana | eyāfumana | yāfumana | ayifumananga | engafumananga | ingafumananga |
| Class 10 | zāfumana | ezāfumana | zāfumana | azifumananga | ezingafumananga | zingafumananga |
| Class 11 | lwāfumana | olwāfumana | lwāfumana | alufumananga | olungafumananga | lungafumananga |
| Class 14 | bāfumana | obāfumana | bāfumana | abufumananga | obungafumananga | bungafumananga |
| Class 15 | kwāfumana | okwāfumana | kwāfumana | akufumananga | okungafumananga | kungafumananga |
| Class 17 | kwāfumana | okwāfumana | kwāfumana | akufumananga | okungafumananga | kungafumananga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingafumana | — | ngingafumana | ngingefumane | — | ngingefumane |
| 2nd singular | ungafumana | — | ungafumana | ungefumane | — | ungefumane |
| 1st plural | singafumana | — | singafumana | singefumane | — | singefumane |
| 2nd plural | ningafumana | — | ningafumana | ningefumane | — | ningefumane |
| Class 1 | angafumana | — | engafumana | angefumane | — | engefumane |
| Class 2 | bangafumana | — | bengafumana | bangefumane | — | bengefumane |
| Class 3 | ungafumana | — | ungafumana | ungefumane | — | ungefumane |
| Class 4 | ingafumana | — | ingafumana | ingefumane | — | ingefumane |
| Class 5 | lingafumana | — | lingafumana | lingefumane | — | lingefumane |
| Class 6 | angafumana | — | engafumana | angefumane | — | engefumane |
| Class 7 | singafumana | — | singafumana | singefumane | — | singefumane |
| Class 8 | zingafumana | — | zingafumana | zingefumane | — | zingefumane |
| Class 9 | ingafumana | — | ingafumana | ingefumane | — | ingefumane |
| Class 10 | zingafumana | — | zingafumana | zingefumane | — | zingefumane |
| Class 11 | lungafumana | — | lungafumana | lungefumane | — | lungefumane |
| Class 14 | bungafumana | — | bungafumana | bungefumane | — | bungefumane |
| Class 15 | kungafumana | — | kungafumana | kungefumane | — | kungefumane |
| Class 17 | kungafumana | — | kungafumana | kungefumane | — | kungefumane |
| | 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 | ngizofumana | engizofumana | ngizofumana | angizufumana | engingezufumana | ngingezufumana |
| 2nd singular | uzofumana | ozofumana | uzofumana | awuzufumana | ongezufumana | ungezufumana |
| 1st plural | sizofumana | esizofumana | sizofumana | asizufumana | esingezufumana | singezufumana |
| 2nd plural | nizofumana | enizofumana | nizofumana | anizufumana | eningezufumana | ningezufumana |
| Class 1 | uzofumana | ozofumana | ezofumana | akazufumana | ongezufumana | engezufumana |
| Class 2 | bazofumana | abazofumana | bezofumana | abazufumana | abangezufumana | bengezufumana |
| Class 3 | uzofumana | ozofumana | uzofumana | awuzufumana | ongezufumana | ungezufumana |
| Class 4 | izofumana | ezofumana | izofumana | ayizufumana | engezufumana | ingezufumana |
| Class 5 | lizofumana | elizofumana | lizofumana | alizufumana | elingezufumana | lingezufumana |
| Class 6 | azofumana | azofumana | ezofumana | awazufumana | angezufumana | engezufumana |
| Class 7 | sizofumana | esizofumana | sizofumana | asizufumana | esingezufumana | singezufumana |
| Class 8 | zizofumana | ezizofumana | zizofumana | azizufumana | ezingezufumana | zingezufumana |
| Class 9 | izofumana | ezofumana | izofumana | ayizufumana | engezufumana | ingezufumana |
| Class 10 | zizofumana | ezizofumana | zizofumana | azizufumana | ezingezufumana | zingezufumana |
| Class 11 | luzofumana | oluzofumana | luzofumana | aluzufumana | olungezufumana | lungezufumana |
| Class 14 | buzofumana | obuzofumana | buzofumana | abuzufumana | obungezufumana | bungezufumana |
| Class 15 | kuzofumana | okuzofumana | kuzofumana | akuzufumana | okungezufumana | kungezufumana |
| Class 17 | kuzofumana | okuzofumana | kuzofumana | akuzufumana | okungezufumana | kungezufumana |
| | 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 | ngiyofumana | engiyofumana | ngiyofumana | angiyufumana | engingeyufumana | ngingeyufumana |
| 2nd singular | uyofumana | oyofumana | uyofumana | awuyufumana | ongeyufumana | ungeyufumana |
| 1st plural | siyofumana | esiyofumana | siyofumana | asiyufumana | esingeyufumana | singeyufumana |
| 2nd plural | niyofumana | eniyofumana | niyofumana | aniyufumana | eningeyufumana | ningeyufumana |
| Class 1 | uyofumana | oyofumana | eyofumana | akayufumana | ongeyufumana | engeyufumana |
| Class 2 | bayofumana | abayofumana | beyofumana | abayufumana | abangeyufumana | bengeyufumana |
| Class 3 | uyofumana | oyofumana | uyofumana | awuyufumana | ongeyufumana | ungeyufumana |
| Class 4 | iyofumana | eyofumana | iyofumana | ayiyufumana | engeyufumana | ingeyufumana |
| Class 5 | liyofumana | eliyofumana | liyofumana | aliyufumana | elingeyufumana | lingeyufumana |
| Class 6 | ayofumana | ayofumana | eyofumana | awayufumana | angeyufumana | engeyufumana |
| Class 7 | siyofumana | esiyofumana | siyofumana | asiyufumana | esingeyufumana | singeyufumana |
| Class 8 | ziyofumana | eziyofumana | ziyofumana | aziyufumana | ezingeyufumana | zingeyufumana |
| Class 9 | iyofumana | eyofumana | iyofumana | ayiyufumana | engeyufumana | ingeyufumana |
| Class 10 | ziyofumana | eziyofumana | ziyofumana | aziyufumana | ezingeyufumana | zingeyufumana |
| Class 11 | luyofumana | oluyofumana | luyofumana | aluyufumana | olungeyufumana | lungeyufumana |
| Class 14 | buyofumana | obuyofumana | buyofumana | abuyufumana | obungeyufumana | bungeyufumana |
| Class 15 | kuyofumana | okuyofumana | kuyofumana | akuyufumana | okungeyufumana | kungeyufumana |
| Class 17 | kuyofumana | okuyofumana | kuyofumana | akuyufumana | okungeyufumana | kungeyufumana |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngifumane | ngingafumani |
| 2nd singular | ufumane | ungafumani |
| 1st plural | sifumane | singafumani |
| 2nd plural | nifumane | ningafumani |
| Class 1 | afumane | angafumani |
| Class 2 | bafumane | bangafumani |
| Class 3 | ufumane | ungafumani |
| Class 4 | ifumane | ingafumani |
| Class 5 | lifumane | lingafumani |
| Class 6 | afumane | angafumani |
| Class 7 | sifumane | singafumani |
| Class 8 | zifumane | zingafumani |
| Class 9 | ifumane | ingafumani |
| Class 10 | zifumane | zingafumani |
| Class 11 | lufumane | lungafumani |
| Class 14 | bufumane | bungafumani |
| Class 15 | kufumane | kungafumani |
| Class 17 | kufumane | kungafumani |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngafumana | ngangafumana, angafumana, angangafumana |
| 2nd singular | wafumana | wangafumana, awafumana, awangafumana |
| 1st plural | safumana | sangafumana, asafumana, asangafumana |
| 2nd plural | nafumana | nangafumana, anafumana, anangafumana |
| Class 1 | wafumana | wangafumana, akafumana, akangafumana |
| Class 2 | bafumana | bangafumana, abafumana, abangafumana |
| Class 3 | wafumana | wangafumana, awafumana, awangafumana |
| Class 4 | yafumana | yangafumana, ayafumana, ayangafumana |
| Class 5 | lafumana | langafumana, alafumana, alangafumana |
| Class 6 | afumana | angafumana, awafumana, awangafumana |
| Class 7 | safumana | sangafumana, asafumana, asangafumana |
| Class 8 | zafumana | zangafumana, azafumana, azangafumana |
| Class 9 | yafumana | yangafumana, ayafumana, ayangafumana |
| Class 10 | zafumana | zangafumana, azafumana, azangafumana |
| Class 11 | lwafumana | lwangafumana, alwafumana, alwangafumana |
| Class 14 | bafumana | bangafumana, abafumana, abangafumana |
| Class 15 | kwafumana | kwangafumana, akwafumana, akwangafumana |
| Class 17 | kwafumana | kwangafumana, akwafumana, akwangafumana |

### References

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