# ondla
## Xhosa
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-ondla$^?$
* to rear

#### 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

-ondla
* to nourish
* to rear, to bring up
* to watch, to keep an eye on

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukondla |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukondla | ukungondli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yondla | -ondle |
| Plural | yondlani | -ondleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyondla, ngondla | engondlayo, engondla | ngondla | angondli | engingondli | ngingondli |
| 2nd singular | uyondla, wondla | owondlayo, owondla | wondla | awondli | ongondli | ungondli |
| 1st plural | siyondla, sondla | esondlayo, esondla | sondla | asondli | esingondli | singondli |
| 2nd plural | niyondla, nondla | enondlayo, enondla | nondla | anondli | eningondli | ningondli |
| Class 1 | uyondla, wondla | owondlayo, owondla | ondla | akondli | ongondli | engondli |
| Class 2 | bayondla, bondla | abondlayo, abondla | bondla | abondli | abangondli | bengondli |
| Class 3 | uyondla, wondla | owondlayo, owondla | wondla | awondli | ongondli | ungondli |
| Class 4 | iyondla, yondla | eyondlayo, eyondla | yondla | ayondli | engondli | ingondli |
| Class 5 | liyondla, londla | elondlayo, elondla | londla | alondli | elingondli | lingondli |
| Class 6 | ayondla, ondla | ondlayo, ondla | ondla | awondli | angondli | engondli |
| Class 7 | siyondla, sondla | esondlayo, esondla | sondla | asondli | esingondli | singondli |
| Class 8 | ziyondla, zondla | ezondlayo, ezondla | zondla | azondli | ezingondli | zingondli |
| Class 9 | iyondla, yondla | eyondlayo, eyondla | yondla | ayondli | engondli | ingondli |
| Class 10 | ziyondla, zondla | ezondlayo, ezondla | zondla | azondli | ezingondli | zingondli |
| Class 11 | luyondla, londla | olondlayo, olondla | londla | alondli | olungondli | lungondli |
| Class 14 | buyondla, bondla | obondlayo, obondla | bondla | abondli | obungondli | bungondli |
| Class 15 | kuyondla, kondla | okondlayo, okondla | kondla | akondli | okungondli | kungondli |
| Class 17 | kuyondla, kondla | okondlayo, okondla | kondla | akondli | okungondli | kungondli |
| | 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 | ngondlile, ngondlē | engondlile, engondlē | ngondlile, ngondlē | angondlanga | engingondlanga | ngingondlanga |
| 2nd singular | wondlile, wondlē | owondlile, owondlē | wondlile, wondlē | awondlanga | ongondlanga | ungondlanga |
| 1st plural | sondlile, sondlē | esondlile, esondlē | sondlile, sondlē | asondlanga | esingondlanga | singondlanga |
| 2nd plural | nondlile, nondlē | enondlile, enondlē | nondlile, nondlē | anondlanga | eningondlanga | ningondlanga |
| Class 1 | wondlile, wondlē | owondlile, owondlē | ondlile, ondlē | akondlanga | ongondlanga | engondlanga |
| Class 2 | bondlile, bondlē | abondlile, abondlē | bondlile, bondlē | abondlanga | abangondlanga | bengondlanga |
| Class 3 | wondlile, wondlē | owondlile, owondlē | wondlile, wondlē | awondlanga | ongondlanga | ungondlanga |
| Class 4 | yondlile, yondlē | eyondlile, eyondlē | yondlile, yondlē | ayondlanga | engondlanga | ingondlanga |
| Class 5 | londlile, londlē | elondlile, elondlē | londlile, londlē | alondlanga | elingondlanga | lingondlanga |
| Class 6 | ondlile, ondlē | ondlile, ondlē | ondlile, ondlē | awondlanga | angondlanga | engondlanga |
| Class 7 | sondlile, sondlē | esondlile, esondlē | sondlile, sondlē | asondlanga | esingondlanga | singondlanga |
| Class 8 | zondlile, zondlē | ezondlile, ezondlē | zondlile, zondlē | azondlanga | ezingondlanga | zingondlanga |
| Class 9 | yondlile, yondlē | eyondlile, eyondlē | yondlile, yondlē | ayondlanga | engondlanga | ingondlanga |
| Class 10 | zondlile, zondlē | ezondlile, ezondlē | zondlile, zondlē | azondlanga | ezingondlanga | zingondlanga |
| Class 11 | londlile, londlē | olondlile, olondlē | londlile, londlē | alondlanga | olungondlanga | lungondlanga |
| Class 14 | bondlile, bondlē | obondlile, obondlē | bondlile, bondlē | abondlanga | obungondlanga | bungondlanga |
| Class 15 | kondlile, kondlē | okondlile, okondlē | kondlile, kondlē | akondlanga | okungondlanga | kungondlanga |
| Class 17 | kondlile, kondlē | okondlile, okondlē | kondlile, kondlē | akondlanga | okungondlanga | kungondlanga |
| | 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 | ngōndla | engōndla | ngōndla | angondlanga | engingondlanga | ngingondlanga |
| 2nd singular | wōndla | owōndla | wōndla | awondlanga | ongondlanga | ungondlanga |
| 1st plural | sōndla | esōndla | sōndla | asondlanga | esingondlanga | singondlanga |
| 2nd plural | nōndla | enōndla | nōndla | anondlanga | eningondlanga | ningondlanga |
| Class 1 | wōndla | owōndla | ōndla | akondlanga | ongondlanga | engondlanga |
| Class 2 | bōndla | abōndla | bōndla | abondlanga | abangondlanga | bengondlanga |
| Class 3 | wōndla | owōndla | wōndla | awondlanga | ongondlanga | ungondlanga |
| Class 4 | yōndla | eyōndla | yōndla | ayondlanga | engondlanga | ingondlanga |
| Class 5 | lōndla | elōndla | lōndla | alondlanga | elingondlanga | lingondlanga |
| Class 6 | ōndla | ōndla | ōndla | awondlanga | angondlanga | engondlanga |
| Class 7 | sōndla | esōndla | sōndla | asondlanga | esingondlanga | singondlanga |
| Class 8 | zōndla | ezōndla | zōndla | azondlanga | ezingondlanga | zingondlanga |
| Class 9 | yōndla | eyōndla | yōndla | ayondlanga | engondlanga | ingondlanga |
| Class 10 | zōndla | ezōndla | zōndla | azondlanga | ezingondlanga | zingondlanga |
| Class 11 | lōndla | olōndla | lōndla | alondlanga | olungondlanga | lungondlanga |
| Class 14 | bōndla | obōndla | bōndla | abondlanga | obungondlanga | bungondlanga |
| Class 15 | kōndla | okōndla | kōndla | akondlanga | okungondlanga | kungondlanga |
| Class 17 | kōndla | okōndla | kōndla | akondlanga | okungondlanga | kungondlanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingondla | — | ngingondla | ngingondle | — | ngingondle |
| 2nd singular | ungondla | — | ungondla | ungondle | — | ungondle |
| 1st plural | singondla | — | singondla | singondle | — | singondle |
| 2nd plural | ningondla | — | ningondla | ningondle | — | ningondle |
| Class 1 | angondla | — | engondla | angondle | — | engondle |
| Class 2 | bangondla | — | bengondla | bangondle | — | bengondle |
| Class 3 | ungondla | — | ungondla | ungondle | — | ungondle |
| Class 4 | ingondla | — | ingondla | ingondle | — | ingondle |
| Class 5 | lingondla | — | lingondla | lingondle | — | lingondle |
| Class 6 | angondla | — | engondla | angondle | — | engondle |
| Class 7 | singondla | — | singondla | singondle | — | singondle |
| Class 8 | zingondla | — | zingondla | zingondle | — | zingondle |
| Class 9 | ingondla | — | ingondla | ingondle | — | ingondle |
| Class 10 | zingondla | — | zingondla | zingondle | — | zingondle |
| Class 11 | lungondla | — | lungondla | lungondle | — | lungondle |
| Class 14 | bungondla | — | bungondla | bungondle | — | bungondle |
| Class 15 | kungondla | — | kungondla | kungondle | — | kungondle |
| Class 17 | kungondla | — | kungondla | kungondle | — | kungondle |
| | 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 | ngizokondla | engizokondla | ngizokondla | angizukondla | engingezukondla | ngingezukondla |
| 2nd singular | uzokondla | ozokondla | uzokondla | awuzukondla | ongezukondla | ungezukondla |
| 1st plural | sizokondla | esizokondla | sizokondla | asizukondla | esingezukondla | singezukondla |
| 2nd plural | nizokondla | enizokondla | nizokondla | anizukondla | eningezukondla | ningezukondla |
| Class 1 | uzokondla | ozokondla | ezokondla | akazukondla | ongezukondla | engezukondla |
| Class 2 | bazokondla | abazokondla | bezokondla | abazukondla | abangezukondla | bengezukondla |
| Class 3 | uzokondla | ozokondla | uzokondla | awuzukondla | ongezukondla | ungezukondla |
| Class 4 | izokondla | ezokondla | izokondla | ayizukondla | engezukondla | ingezukondla |
| Class 5 | lizokondla | elizokondla | lizokondla | alizukondla | elingezukondla | lingezukondla |
| Class 6 | azokondla | azokondla | ezokondla | awazukondla | angezukondla | engezukondla |
| Class 7 | sizokondla | esizokondla | sizokondla | asizukondla | esingezukondla | singezukondla |
| Class 8 | zizokondla | ezizokondla | zizokondla | azizukondla | ezingezukondla | zingezukondla |
| Class 9 | izokondla | ezokondla | izokondla | ayizukondla | engezukondla | ingezukondla |
| Class 10 | zizokondla | ezizokondla | zizokondla | azizukondla | ezingezukondla | zingezukondla |
| Class 11 | luzokondla | oluzokondla | luzokondla | aluzukondla | olungezukondla | lungezukondla |
| Class 14 | buzokondla | obuzokondla | buzokondla | abuzukondla | obungezukondla | bungezukondla |
| Class 15 | kuzokondla | okuzokondla | kuzokondla | akuzukondla | okungezukondla | kungezukondla |
| Class 17 | kuzokondla | okuzokondla | kuzokondla | akuzukondla | okungezukondla | kungezukondla |
| | 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 | ngiyokondla | engiyokondla | ngiyokondla | angiyukondla | engingeyukondla | ngingeyukondla |
| 2nd singular | uyokondla | oyokondla | uyokondla | awuyukondla | ongeyukondla | ungeyukondla |
| 1st plural | siyokondla | esiyokondla | siyokondla | asiyukondla | esingeyukondla | singeyukondla |
| 2nd plural | niyokondla | eniyokondla | niyokondla | aniyukondla | eningeyukondla | ningeyukondla |
| Class 1 | uyokondla | oyokondla | eyokondla | akayukondla | ongeyukondla | engeyukondla |
| Class 2 | bayokondla | abayokondla | beyokondla | abayukondla | abangeyukondla | bengeyukondla |
| Class 3 | uyokondla | oyokondla | uyokondla | awuyukondla | ongeyukondla | ungeyukondla |
| Class 4 | iyokondla | eyokondla | iyokondla | ayiyukondla | engeyukondla | ingeyukondla |
| Class 5 | liyokondla | eliyokondla | liyokondla | aliyukondla | elingeyukondla | lingeyukondla |
| Class 6 | ayokondla | ayokondla | eyokondla | awayukondla | angeyukondla | engeyukondla |
| Class 7 | siyokondla | esiyokondla | siyokondla | asiyukondla | esingeyukondla | singeyukondla |
| Class 8 | ziyokondla | eziyokondla | ziyokondla | aziyukondla | ezingeyukondla | zingeyukondla |
| Class 9 | iyokondla | eyokondla | iyokondla | ayiyukondla | engeyukondla | ingeyukondla |
| Class 10 | ziyokondla | eziyokondla | ziyokondla | aziyukondla | ezingeyukondla | zingeyukondla |
| Class 11 | luyokondla | oluyokondla | luyokondla | aluyukondla | olungeyukondla | lungeyukondla |
| Class 14 | buyokondla | obuyokondla | buyokondla | abuyukondla | obungeyukondla | bungeyukondla |
| Class 15 | kuyokondla | okuyokondla | kuyokondla | akuyukondla | okungeyukondla | kungeyukondla |
| Class 17 | kuyokondla | okuyokondla | kuyokondla | akuyukondla | okungeyukondla | kungeyukondla |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngondle | ngingondli |
| 2nd singular | wondle | ungondli |
| 1st plural | sondle | singondli |
| 2nd plural | nondle | ningondli |
| Class 1 | ondle | angondli |
| Class 2 | bondle | bangondli |
| Class 3 | wondle | ungondli |
| Class 4 | yondle | ingondli |
| Class 5 | londle | lingondli |
| Class 6 | ondle | angondli |
| Class 7 | sondle | singondli |
| Class 8 | zondle | zingondli |
| Class 9 | yondle | ingondli |
| Class 10 | zondle | zingondli |
| Class 11 | londle | lungondli |
| Class 14 | bondle | bungondli |
| Class 15 | kondle | kungondli |
| Class 17 | kondle | kungondli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngondla | ngangondla, angondla, angangondla |
| 2nd singular | wondla | wangondla, awondla, awangondla |
| 1st plural | sondla | sangondla, asondla, asangondla |
| 2nd plural | nondla | nangondla, anondla, anangondla |
| Class 1 | wondla | wangondla, akondla, akangondla |
| Class 2 | bondla | bangondla, abondla, abangondla |
| Class 3 | wondla | wangondla, awondla, awangondla |
| Class 4 | yondla | yangondla, ayondla, ayangondla |
| Class 5 | londla | langondla, alondla, alangondla |
| Class 6 | ondla | angondla, awondla, awangondla |
| Class 7 | sondla | sangondla, asondla, asangondla |
| Class 8 | zondla | zangondla, azondla, azangondla |
| Class 9 | yondla | yangondla, ayondla, ayangondla |
| Class 10 | zondla | zangondla, azondla, azangondla |
| Class 11 | londla | lwangondla, alondla, alwangondla |
| Class 14 | bondla | bangondla, abondla, abangondla |
| Class 15 | kondla | kwangondla, akondla, akwangondla |
| Class 17 | kondla | kwangondla, akondla, akwangondla |

#### Derived terms

* -ondlela (applicative)
* -ondlisa (causative)
* -ondleka (neuter-passive)
* -ondliwa (passive)
* -ondlana (reciprocal)
* umondli
* isondlo
* umondlo

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ondla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ondla (6.3)”