# bonana
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -bona +‎ -ana.

### Verb

-bonana$^?$
* (intransitive) to see each other
* (intransitive) to see, to meet, to visit [with na-]

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukubonana |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubonana | ukungabonani |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | bonana | -bonane |
| Plural | bonanani | -bonaneni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabonana, ngibonana | engibonanayo, engibonana | ngibonana | angibonani | engingabonani | ngingabonani |
| 2nd singular | uyabonana, ubonana | obonanayo, obonana | ubonana | awubonani | ongabonani | ungabonani |
| 1st plural | siyabonana, sibonana | esibonanayo, esibonana | sibonana | asibonani | esingabonani | singabonani |
| 2nd plural | niyabonana, nibonana | enibonanayo, enibonana | nibonana | anibonani | eningabonani | ningabonani |
| Class 1 | uyabonana, ubonana | obonanayo, obonana | ebonana | akabonani | ongabonani | engabonani |
| Class 2 | bayabonana, babonana | ababonanayo, ababonana | bebonana | ababonani | abangabonani | bengabonani |
| Class 3 | uyabonana, ubonana | obonanayo, obonana | ubonana | awubonani | ongabonani | ungabonani |
| Class 4 | iyabonana, ibonana | ebonanayo, ebonana | ibonana | ayibonani | engabonani | ingabonani |
| Class 5 | liyabonana, libonana | elibonanayo, elibonana | libonana | alibonani | elingabonani | lingabonani |
| Class 6 | ayabonana, abonana | abonanayo, abonana | ebonana | awabonani | angabonani | engabonani |
| Class 7 | siyabonana, sibonana | esibonanayo, esibonana | sibonana | asibonani | esingabonani | singabonani |
| Class 8 | ziyabonana, zibonana | ezibonanayo, ezibonana | zibonana | azibonani | ezingabonani | zingabonani |
| Class 9 | iyabonana, ibonana | ebonanayo, ebonana | ibonana | ayibonani | engabonani | ingabonani |
| Class 10 | ziyabonana, zibonana | ezibonanayo, ezibonana | zibonana | azibonani | ezingabonani | zingabonani |
| Class 11 | luyabonana, lubonana | olubonanayo, olubonana | lubonana | alubonani | olungabonani | lungabonani |
| Class 14 | buyabonana, bubonana | obubonanayo, obubonana | bubonana | abubonani | obungabonani | bungabonani |
| Class 15 | kuyabonana, kubonana | okubonanayo, okubonana | kubonana | akubonani | okungabonani | kungabonani |
| Class 17 | kuyabonana, kubonana | okubonanayo, okubonana | kubonana | akubonani | okungabonani | kungabonani |
| | 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 | ngibonanile, ngibonanē | engibonanile, engibonanē | ngibonanile, ngibonanē | angibonananga | engingabonananga | ngingabonananga |
| 2nd singular | ubonanile, ubonanē | obonanile, obonanē | ubonanile, ubonanē | awubonananga | ongabonananga | ungabonananga |
| 1st plural | sibonanile, sibonanē | esibonanile, esibonanē | sibonanile, sibonanē | asibonananga | esingabonananga | singabonananga |
| 2nd plural | nibonanile, nibonanē | enibonanile, enibonanē | nibonanile, nibonanē | anibonananga | eningabonananga | ningabonananga |
| Class 1 | ubonanile, ubonanē | obonanile, obonanē | ebonanile, ebonanē | akabonananga | ongabonananga | engabonananga |
| Class 2 | babonanile, babonanē | ababonanile, ababonanē | bebonanile, bebonanē | ababonananga | abangabonananga | bengabonananga |
| Class 3 | ubonanile, ubonanē | obonanile, obonanē | ubonanile, ubonanē | awubonananga | ongabonananga | ungabonananga |
| Class 4 | ibonanile, ibonanē | ebonanile, ebonanē | ibonanile, ibonanē | ayibonananga | engabonananga | ingabonananga |
| Class 5 | libonanile, libonanē | elibonanile, elibonanē | libonanile, libonanē | alibonananga | elingabonananga | lingabonananga |
| Class 6 | abonanile, abonanē | abonanile, abonanē | ebonanile, ebonanē | awabonananga | angabonananga | engabonananga |
| Class 7 | sibonanile, sibonanē | esibonanile, esibonanē | sibonanile, sibonanē | asibonananga | esingabonananga | singabonananga |
| Class 8 | zibonanile, zibonanē | ezibonanile, ezibonanē | zibonanile, zibonanē | azibonananga | ezingabonananga | zingabonananga |
| Class 9 | ibonanile, ibonanē | ebonanile, ebonanē | ibonanile, ibonanē | ayibonananga | engabonananga | ingabonananga |
| Class 10 | zibonanile, zibonanē | ezibonanile, ezibonanē | zibonanile, zibonanē | azibonananga | ezingabonananga | zingabonananga |
| Class 11 | lubonanile, lubonanē | olubonanile, olubonanē | lubonanile, lubonanē | alubonananga | olungabonananga | lungabonananga |
| Class 14 | bubonanile, bubonanē | obubonanile, obubonanē | bubonanile, bubonanē | abubonananga | obungabonananga | bungabonananga |
| Class 15 | kubonanile, kubonanē | okubonanile, okubonanē | kubonanile, kubonanē | akubonananga | okungabonananga | kungabonananga |
| Class 17 | kubonanile, kubonanē | okubonanile, okubonanē | kubonanile, kubonanē | akubonananga | okungabonananga | kungabonananga |
| | 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 | ngābonana | engābonana | ngābonana | angibonananga | engingabonananga | ngingabonananga |
| 2nd singular | wābonana | owābonana | wābonana | awubonananga | ongabonananga | ungabonananga |
| 1st plural | sābonana | esābonana | sābonana | asibonananga | esingabonananga | singabonananga |
| 2nd plural | nābonana | enābonana | nābonana | anibonananga | eningabonananga | ningabonananga |
| Class 1 | wābonana | owābonana | ābonana | akabonananga | ongabonananga | engabonananga |
| Class 2 | bābonana | abābonana | bābonana | ababonananga | abangabonananga | bengabonananga |
| Class 3 | wābonana | owābonana | wābonana | awubonananga | ongabonananga | ungabonananga |
| Class 4 | yābonana | eyābonana | yābonana | ayibonananga | engabonananga | ingabonananga |
| Class 5 | lābonana | elābonana | lābonana | alibonananga | elingabonananga | lingabonananga |
| Class 6 | ābonana | ābonana | ābonana | awabonananga | angabonananga | engabonananga |
| Class 7 | sābonana | esābonana | sābonana | asibonananga | esingabonananga | singabonananga |
| Class 8 | zābonana | ezābonana | zābonana | azibonananga | ezingabonananga | zingabonananga |
| Class 9 | yābonana | eyābonana | yābonana | ayibonananga | engabonananga | ingabonananga |
| Class 10 | zābonana | ezābonana | zābonana | azibonananga | ezingabonananga | zingabonananga |
| Class 11 | lwābonana | olwābonana | lwābonana | alubonananga | olungabonananga | lungabonananga |
| Class 14 | bābonana | obābonana | bābonana | abubonananga | obungabonananga | bungabonananga |
| Class 15 | kwābonana | okwābonana | kwābonana | akubonananga | okungabonananga | kungabonananga |
| Class 17 | kwābonana | okwābonana | kwābonana | akubonananga | okungabonananga | kungabonananga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabonana | — | ngingabonana | ngingebonane | — | ngingebonane |
| 2nd singular | ungabonana | — | ungabonana | ungebonane | — | ungebonane |
| 1st plural | singabonana | — | singabonana | singebonane | — | singebonane |
| 2nd plural | ningabonana | — | ningabonana | ningebonane | — | ningebonane |
| Class 1 | angabonana | — | engabonana | angebonane | — | engebonane |
| Class 2 | bangabonana | — | bengabonana | bangebonane | — | bengebonane |
| Class 3 | ungabonana | — | ungabonana | ungebonane | — | ungebonane |
| Class 4 | ingabonana | — | ingabonana | ingebonane | — | ingebonane |
| Class 5 | lingabonana | — | lingabonana | lingebonane | — | lingebonane |
| Class 6 | angabonana | — | engabonana | angebonane | — | engebonane |
| Class 7 | singabonana | — | singabonana | singebonane | — | singebonane |
| Class 8 | zingabonana | — | zingabonana | zingebonane | — | zingebonane |
| Class 9 | ingabonana | — | ingabonana | ingebonane | — | ingebonane |
| Class 10 | zingabonana | — | zingabonana | zingebonane | — | zingebonane |
| Class 11 | lungabonana | — | lungabonana | lungebonane | — | lungebonane |
| Class 14 | bungabonana | — | bungabonana | bungebonane | — | bungebonane |
| Class 15 | kungabonana | — | kungabonana | kungebonane | — | kungebonane |
| Class 17 | kungabonana | — | kungabonana | kungebonane | — | kungebonane |
| | 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 | ngizobonana | engizobonana | ngizobonana | angizubonana | engingezubonana | ngingezubonana |
| 2nd singular | uzobonana | ozobonana | uzobonana | awuzubonana | ongezubonana | ungezubonana |
| 1st plural | sizobonana | esizobonana | sizobonana | asizubonana | esingezubonana | singezubonana |
| 2nd plural | nizobonana | enizobonana | nizobonana | anizubonana | eningezubonana | ningezubonana |
| Class 1 | uzobonana | ozobonana | ezobonana | akazubonana | ongezubonana | engezubonana |
| Class 2 | bazobonana | abazobonana | bezobonana | abazubonana | abangezubonana | bengezubonana |
| Class 3 | uzobonana | ozobonana | uzobonana | awuzubonana | ongezubonana | ungezubonana |
| Class 4 | izobonana | ezobonana | izobonana | ayizubonana | engezubonana | ingezubonana |
| Class 5 | lizobonana | elizobonana | lizobonana | alizubonana | elingezubonana | lingezubonana |
| Class 6 | azobonana | azobonana | ezobonana | awazubonana | angezubonana | engezubonana |
| Class 7 | sizobonana | esizobonana | sizobonana | asizubonana | esingezubonana | singezubonana |
| Class 8 | zizobonana | ezizobonana | zizobonana | azizubonana | ezingezubonana | zingezubonana |
| Class 9 | izobonana | ezobonana | izobonana | ayizubonana | engezubonana | ingezubonana |
| Class 10 | zizobonana | ezizobonana | zizobonana | azizubonana | ezingezubonana | zingezubonana |
| Class 11 | luzobonana | oluzobonana | luzobonana | aluzubonana | olungezubonana | lungezubonana |
| Class 14 | buzobonana | obuzobonana | buzobonana | abuzubonana | obungezubonana | bungezubonana |
| Class 15 | kuzobonana | okuzobonana | kuzobonana | akuzubonana | okungezubonana | kungezubonana |
| Class 17 | kuzobonana | okuzobonana | kuzobonana | akuzubonana | okungezubonana | kungezubonana |
| | 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 | ngiyobonana | engiyobonana | ngiyobonana | angiyubonana | engingeyubonana | ngingeyubonana |
| 2nd singular | uyobonana | oyobonana | uyobonana | awuyubonana | ongeyubonana | ungeyubonana |
| 1st plural | siyobonana | esiyobonana | siyobonana | asiyubonana | esingeyubonana | singeyubonana |
| 2nd plural | niyobonana | eniyobonana | niyobonana | aniyubonana | eningeyubonana | ningeyubonana |
| Class 1 | uyobonana | oyobonana | eyobonana | akayubonana | ongeyubonana | engeyubonana |
| Class 2 | bayobonana | abayobonana | beyobonana | abayubonana | abangeyubonana | bengeyubonana |
| Class 3 | uyobonana | oyobonana | uyobonana | awuyubonana | ongeyubonana | ungeyubonana |
| Class 4 | iyobonana | eyobonana | iyobonana | ayiyubonana | engeyubonana | ingeyubonana |
| Class 5 | liyobonana | eliyobonana | liyobonana | aliyubonana | elingeyubonana | lingeyubonana |
| Class 6 | ayobonana | ayobonana | eyobonana | awayubonana | angeyubonana | engeyubonana |
| Class 7 | siyobonana | esiyobonana | siyobonana | asiyubonana | esingeyubonana | singeyubonana |
| Class 8 | ziyobonana | eziyobonana | ziyobonana | aziyubonana | ezingeyubonana | zingeyubonana |
| Class 9 | iyobonana | eyobonana | iyobonana | ayiyubonana | engeyubonana | ingeyubonana |
| Class 10 | ziyobonana | eziyobonana | ziyobonana | aziyubonana | ezingeyubonana | zingeyubonana |
| Class 11 | luyobonana | oluyobonana | luyobonana | aluyubonana | olungeyubonana | lungeyubonana |
| Class 14 | buyobonana | obuyobonana | buyobonana | abuyubonana | obungeyubonana | bungeyubonana |
| Class 15 | kuyobonana | okuyobonana | kuyobonana | akuyubonana | okungeyubonana | kungeyubonana |
| Class 17 | kuyobonana | okuyobonana | kuyobonana | akuyubonana | okungeyubonana | kungeyubonana |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibonane | ngingabonani |
| 2nd singular | ubonane | ungabonani |
| 1st plural | sibonane | singabonani |
| 2nd plural | nibonane | ningabonani |
| Class 1 | abonane | angabonani |
| Class 2 | babonane | bangabonani |
| Class 3 | ubonane | ungabonani |
| Class 4 | ibonane | ingabonani |
| Class 5 | libonane | lingabonani |
| Class 6 | abonane | angabonani |
| Class 7 | sibonane | singabonani |
| Class 8 | zibonane | zingabonani |
| Class 9 | ibonane | ingabonani |
| Class 10 | zibonane | zingabonani |
| Class 11 | lubonane | lungabonani |
| Class 14 | bubonane | bungabonani |
| Class 15 | kubonane | kungabonani |
| Class 17 | kubonane | kungabonani |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabonana | ngangabonana, angabonana, angangabonana |
| 2nd singular | wabonana | wangabonana, awabonana, awangabonana |
| 1st plural | sabonana | sangabonana, asabonana, asangabonana |
| 2nd plural | nabonana | nangabonana, anabonana, anangabonana |
| Class 1 | wabonana | wangabonana, akabonana, akangabonana |
| Class 2 | babonana | bangabonana, ababonana, abangabonana |
| Class 3 | wabonana | wangabonana, awabonana, awangabonana |
| Class 4 | yabonana | yangabonana, ayabonana, ayangabonana |
| Class 5 | labonana | langabonana, alabonana, alangabonana |
| Class 6 | abonana | angabonana, awabonana, awangabonana |
| Class 7 | sabonana | sangabonana, asabonana, asangabonana |
| Class 8 | zabonana | zangabonana, azabonana, azangabonana |
| Class 9 | yabonana | yangabonana, ayabonana, ayangabonana |
| Class 10 | zabonana | zangabonana, azabonana, azangabonana |
| Class 11 | lwabonana | lwangabonana, alwabonana, alwangabonana |
| Class 14 | babonana | bangabonana, ababonana, abangabonana |
| Class 15 | kwabonana | kwangabonana, akwabonana, akwangabonana |
| Class 17 | kwabonana | kwangabonana, akwabonana, akwangabonana |