# hlobonga
## Zulu
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ɬoɓoːnɡa/

### Verb

-hlobonga$^?$
* to have sex without penetration

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukuhlobonga |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuhlobonga | ukungahlobongi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | hlobonga | -hlobonge |
| Plural | hlobongani | -hlobongeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyahlobonga, ngihlobonga | engihlobongayo, engihlobonga | ngihlobonga | angihlobongi | engingahlobongi | ngingahlobongi |
| 2nd singular | uyahlobonga, uhlobonga | ohlobongayo, ohlobonga | uhlobonga | awuhlobongi | ongahlobongi | ungahlobongi |
| 1st plural | siyahlobonga, sihlobonga | esihlobongayo, esihlobonga | sihlobonga | asihlobongi | esingahlobongi | singahlobongi |
| 2nd plural | niyahlobonga, nihlobonga | enihlobongayo, enihlobonga | nihlobonga | anihlobongi | eningahlobongi | ningahlobongi |
| Class 1 | uyahlobonga, uhlobonga | ohlobongayo, ohlobonga | ehlobonga | akahlobongi | ongahlobongi | engahlobongi |
| Class 2 | bayahlobonga, bahlobonga | abahlobongayo, abahlobonga | behlobonga | abahlobongi | abangahlobongi | bengahlobongi |
| Class 3 | uyahlobonga, uhlobonga | ohlobongayo, ohlobonga | uhlobonga | awuhlobongi | ongahlobongi | ungahlobongi |
| Class 4 | iyahlobonga, ihlobonga | ehlobongayo, ehlobonga | ihlobonga | ayihlobongi | engahlobongi | ingahlobongi |
| Class 5 | liyahlobonga, lihlobonga | elihlobongayo, elihlobonga | lihlobonga | alihlobongi | elingahlobongi | lingahlobongi |
| Class 6 | ayahlobonga, ahlobonga | ahlobongayo, ahlobonga | ehlobonga | awahlobongi | angahlobongi | engahlobongi |
| Class 7 | siyahlobonga, sihlobonga | esihlobongayo, esihlobonga | sihlobonga | asihlobongi | esingahlobongi | singahlobongi |
| Class 8 | ziyahlobonga, zihlobonga | ezihlobongayo, ezihlobonga | zihlobonga | azihlobongi | ezingahlobongi | zingahlobongi |
| Class 9 | iyahlobonga, ihlobonga | ehlobongayo, ehlobonga | ihlobonga | ayihlobongi | engahlobongi | ingahlobongi |
| Class 10 | ziyahlobonga, zihlobonga | ezihlobongayo, ezihlobonga | zihlobonga | azihlobongi | ezingahlobongi | zingahlobongi |
| Class 11 | luyahlobonga, luhlobonga | oluhlobongayo, oluhlobonga | luhlobonga | aluhlobongi | olungahlobongi | lungahlobongi |
| Class 14 | buyahlobonga, buhlobonga | obuhlobongayo, obuhlobonga | buhlobonga | abuhlobongi | obungahlobongi | bungahlobongi |
| Class 15 | kuyahlobonga, kuhlobonga | okuhlobongayo, okuhlobonga | kuhlobonga | akuhlobongi | okungahlobongi | kungahlobongi |
| Class 17 | kuyahlobonga, kuhlobonga | okuhlobongayo, okuhlobonga | kuhlobonga | akuhlobongi | okungahlobongi | kungahlobongi |
| | 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 | ngihlobongile, ngihlobongē | engihlobongile, engihlobongē | ngihlobongile, ngihlobongē | angihlobonganga | engingahlobonganga | ngingahlobonganga |
| 2nd singular | uhlobongile, uhlobongē | ohlobongile, ohlobongē | uhlobongile, uhlobongē | awuhlobonganga | ongahlobonganga | ungahlobonganga |
| 1st plural | sihlobongile, sihlobongē | esihlobongile, esihlobongē | sihlobongile, sihlobongē | asihlobonganga | esingahlobonganga | singahlobonganga |
| 2nd plural | nihlobongile, nihlobongē | enihlobongile, enihlobongē | nihlobongile, nihlobongē | anihlobonganga | eningahlobonganga | ningahlobonganga |
| Class 1 | uhlobongile, uhlobongē | ohlobongile, ohlobongē | ehlobongile, ehlobongē | akahlobonganga | ongahlobonganga | engahlobonganga |
| Class 2 | bahlobongile, bahlobongē | abahlobongile, abahlobongē | behlobongile, behlobongē | abahlobonganga | abangahlobonganga | bengahlobonganga |
| Class 3 | uhlobongile, uhlobongē | ohlobongile, ohlobongē | uhlobongile, uhlobongē | awuhlobonganga | ongahlobonganga | ungahlobonganga |
| Class 4 | ihlobongile, ihlobongē | ehlobongile, ehlobongē | ihlobongile, ihlobongē | ayihlobonganga | engahlobonganga | ingahlobonganga |
| Class 5 | lihlobongile, lihlobongē | elihlobongile, elihlobongē | lihlobongile, lihlobongē | alihlobonganga | elingahlobonganga | lingahlobonganga |
| Class 6 | ahlobongile, ahlobongē | ahlobongile, ahlobongē | ehlobongile, ehlobongē | awahlobonganga | angahlobonganga | engahlobonganga |
| Class 7 | sihlobongile, sihlobongē | esihlobongile, esihlobongē | sihlobongile, sihlobongē | asihlobonganga | esingahlobonganga | singahlobonganga |
| Class 8 | zihlobongile, zihlobongē | ezihlobongile, ezihlobongē | zihlobongile, zihlobongē | azihlobonganga | ezingahlobonganga | zingahlobonganga |
| Class 9 | ihlobongile, ihlobongē | ehlobongile, ehlobongē | ihlobongile, ihlobongē | ayihlobonganga | engahlobonganga | ingahlobonganga |
| Class 10 | zihlobongile, zihlobongē | ezihlobongile, ezihlobongē | zihlobongile, zihlobongē | azihlobonganga | ezingahlobonganga | zingahlobonganga |
| Class 11 | luhlobongile, luhlobongē | oluhlobongile, oluhlobongē | luhlobongile, luhlobongē | aluhlobonganga | olungahlobonganga | lungahlobonganga |
| Class 14 | buhlobongile, buhlobongē | obuhlobongile, obuhlobongē | buhlobongile, buhlobongē | abuhlobonganga | obungahlobonganga | bungahlobonganga |
| Class 15 | kuhlobongile, kuhlobongē | okuhlobongile, okuhlobongē | kuhlobongile, kuhlobongē | akuhlobonganga | okungahlobonganga | kungahlobonganga |
| Class 17 | kuhlobongile, kuhlobongē | okuhlobongile, okuhlobongē | kuhlobongile, kuhlobongē | akuhlobonganga | okungahlobonganga | kungahlobonganga |
| | 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 | ngāhlobonga | engāhlobonga | ngāhlobonga | angihlobonganga | engingahlobonganga | ngingahlobonganga |
| 2nd singular | wāhlobonga | owāhlobonga | wāhlobonga | awuhlobonganga | ongahlobonganga | ungahlobonganga |
| 1st plural | sāhlobonga | esāhlobonga | sāhlobonga | asihlobonganga | esingahlobonganga | singahlobonganga |
| 2nd plural | nāhlobonga | enāhlobonga | nāhlobonga | anihlobonganga | eningahlobonganga | ningahlobonganga |
| Class 1 | wāhlobonga | owāhlobonga | āhlobonga | akahlobonganga | ongahlobonganga | engahlobonganga |
| Class 2 | bāhlobonga | abāhlobonga | bāhlobonga | abahlobonganga | abangahlobonganga | bengahlobonganga |
| Class 3 | wāhlobonga | owāhlobonga | wāhlobonga | awuhlobonganga | ongahlobonganga | ungahlobonganga |
| Class 4 | yāhlobonga | eyāhlobonga | yāhlobonga | ayihlobonganga | engahlobonganga | ingahlobonganga |
| Class 5 | lāhlobonga | elāhlobonga | lāhlobonga | alihlobonganga | elingahlobonganga | lingahlobonganga |
| Class 6 | āhlobonga | āhlobonga | āhlobonga | awahlobonganga | angahlobonganga | engahlobonganga |
| Class 7 | sāhlobonga | esāhlobonga | sāhlobonga | asihlobonganga | esingahlobonganga | singahlobonganga |
| Class 8 | zāhlobonga | ezāhlobonga | zāhlobonga | azihlobonganga | ezingahlobonganga | zingahlobonganga |
| Class 9 | yāhlobonga | eyāhlobonga | yāhlobonga | ayihlobonganga | engahlobonganga | ingahlobonganga |
| Class 10 | zāhlobonga | ezāhlobonga | zāhlobonga | azihlobonganga | ezingahlobonganga | zingahlobonganga |
| Class 11 | lwāhlobonga | olwāhlobonga | lwāhlobonga | aluhlobonganga | olungahlobonganga | lungahlobonganga |
| Class 14 | bāhlobonga | obāhlobonga | bāhlobonga | abuhlobonganga | obungahlobonganga | bungahlobonganga |
| Class 15 | kwāhlobonga | okwāhlobonga | kwāhlobonga | akuhlobonganga | okungahlobonganga | kungahlobonganga |
| Class 17 | kwāhlobonga | okwāhlobonga | kwāhlobonga | akuhlobonganga | okungahlobonganga | kungahlobonganga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingahlobonga | — | ngingahlobonga | ngingehlobonge | — | ngingehlobonge |
| 2nd singular | ungahlobonga | — | ungahlobonga | ungehlobonge | — | ungehlobonge |
| 1st plural | singahlobonga | — | singahlobonga | singehlobonge | — | singehlobonge |
| 2nd plural | ningahlobonga | — | ningahlobonga | ningehlobonge | — | ningehlobonge |
| Class 1 | angahlobonga | — | engahlobonga | angehlobonge | — | engehlobonge |
| Class 2 | bangahlobonga | — | bengahlobonga | bangehlobonge | — | bengehlobonge |
| Class 3 | ungahlobonga | — | ungahlobonga | ungehlobonge | — | ungehlobonge |
| Class 4 | ingahlobonga | — | ingahlobonga | ingehlobonge | — | ingehlobonge |
| Class 5 | lingahlobonga | — | lingahlobonga | lingehlobonge | — | lingehlobonge |
| Class 6 | angahlobonga | — | engahlobonga | angehlobonge | — | engehlobonge |
| Class 7 | singahlobonga | — | singahlobonga | singehlobonge | — | singehlobonge |
| Class 8 | zingahlobonga | — | zingahlobonga | zingehlobonge | — | zingehlobonge |
| Class 9 | ingahlobonga | — | ingahlobonga | ingehlobonge | — | ingehlobonge |
| Class 10 | zingahlobonga | — | zingahlobonga | zingehlobonge | — | zingehlobonge |
| Class 11 | lungahlobonga | — | lungahlobonga | lungehlobonge | — | lungehlobonge |
| Class 14 | bungahlobonga | — | bungahlobonga | bungehlobonge | — | bungehlobonge |
| Class 15 | kungahlobonga | — | kungahlobonga | kungehlobonge | — | kungehlobonge |
| Class 17 | kungahlobonga | — | kungahlobonga | kungehlobonge | — | kungehlobonge |
| | 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 | ngizohlobonga | engizohlobonga | ngizohlobonga | angizuhlobonga | engingezuhlobonga | ngingezuhlobonga |
| 2nd singular | uzohlobonga | ozohlobonga | uzohlobonga | awuzuhlobonga | ongezuhlobonga | ungezuhlobonga |
| 1st plural | sizohlobonga | esizohlobonga | sizohlobonga | asizuhlobonga | esingezuhlobonga | singezuhlobonga |
| 2nd plural | nizohlobonga | enizohlobonga | nizohlobonga | anizuhlobonga | eningezuhlobonga | ningezuhlobonga |
| Class 1 | uzohlobonga | ozohlobonga | ezohlobonga | akazuhlobonga | ongezuhlobonga | engezuhlobonga |
| Class 2 | bazohlobonga | abazohlobonga | bezohlobonga | abazuhlobonga | abangezuhlobonga | bengezuhlobonga |
| Class 3 | uzohlobonga | ozohlobonga | uzohlobonga | awuzuhlobonga | ongezuhlobonga | ungezuhlobonga |
| Class 4 | izohlobonga | ezohlobonga | izohlobonga | ayizuhlobonga | engezuhlobonga | ingezuhlobonga |
| Class 5 | lizohlobonga | elizohlobonga | lizohlobonga | alizuhlobonga | elingezuhlobonga | lingezuhlobonga |
| Class 6 | azohlobonga | azohlobonga | ezohlobonga | awazuhlobonga | angezuhlobonga | engezuhlobonga |
| Class 7 | sizohlobonga | esizohlobonga | sizohlobonga | asizuhlobonga | esingezuhlobonga | singezuhlobonga |
| Class 8 | zizohlobonga | ezizohlobonga | zizohlobonga | azizuhlobonga | ezingezuhlobonga | zingezuhlobonga |
| Class 9 | izohlobonga | ezohlobonga | izohlobonga | ayizuhlobonga | engezuhlobonga | ingezuhlobonga |
| Class 10 | zizohlobonga | ezizohlobonga | zizohlobonga | azizuhlobonga | ezingezuhlobonga | zingezuhlobonga |
| Class 11 | luzohlobonga | oluzohlobonga | luzohlobonga | aluzuhlobonga | olungezuhlobonga | lungezuhlobonga |
| Class 14 | buzohlobonga | obuzohlobonga | buzohlobonga | abuzuhlobonga | obungezuhlobonga | bungezuhlobonga |
| Class 15 | kuzohlobonga | okuzohlobonga | kuzohlobonga | akuzuhlobonga | okungezuhlobonga | kungezuhlobonga |
| Class 17 | kuzohlobonga | okuzohlobonga | kuzohlobonga | akuzuhlobonga | okungezuhlobonga | kungezuhlobonga |
| | 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 | ngiyohlobonga | engiyohlobonga | ngiyohlobonga | angiyuhlobonga | engingeyuhlobonga | ngingeyuhlobonga |
| 2nd singular | uyohlobonga | oyohlobonga | uyohlobonga | awuyuhlobonga | ongeyuhlobonga | ungeyuhlobonga |
| 1st plural | siyohlobonga | esiyohlobonga | siyohlobonga | asiyuhlobonga | esingeyuhlobonga | singeyuhlobonga |
| 2nd plural | niyohlobonga | eniyohlobonga | niyohlobonga | aniyuhlobonga | eningeyuhlobonga | ningeyuhlobonga |
| Class 1 | uyohlobonga | oyohlobonga | eyohlobonga | akayuhlobonga | ongeyuhlobonga | engeyuhlobonga |
| Class 2 | bayohlobonga | abayohlobonga | beyohlobonga | abayuhlobonga | abangeyuhlobonga | bengeyuhlobonga |
| Class 3 | uyohlobonga | oyohlobonga | uyohlobonga | awuyuhlobonga | ongeyuhlobonga | ungeyuhlobonga |
| Class 4 | iyohlobonga | eyohlobonga | iyohlobonga | ayiyuhlobonga | engeyuhlobonga | ingeyuhlobonga |
| Class 5 | liyohlobonga | eliyohlobonga | liyohlobonga | aliyuhlobonga | elingeyuhlobonga | lingeyuhlobonga |
| Class 6 | ayohlobonga | ayohlobonga | eyohlobonga | awayuhlobonga | angeyuhlobonga | engeyuhlobonga |
| Class 7 | siyohlobonga | esiyohlobonga | siyohlobonga | asiyuhlobonga | esingeyuhlobonga | singeyuhlobonga |
| Class 8 | ziyohlobonga | eziyohlobonga | ziyohlobonga | aziyuhlobonga | ezingeyuhlobonga | zingeyuhlobonga |
| Class 9 | iyohlobonga | eyohlobonga | iyohlobonga | ayiyuhlobonga | engeyuhlobonga | ingeyuhlobonga |
| Class 10 | ziyohlobonga | eziyohlobonga | ziyohlobonga | aziyuhlobonga | ezingeyuhlobonga | zingeyuhlobonga |
| Class 11 | luyohlobonga | oluyohlobonga | luyohlobonga | aluyuhlobonga | olungeyuhlobonga | lungeyuhlobonga |
| Class 14 | buyohlobonga | obuyohlobonga | buyohlobonga | abuyuhlobonga | obungeyuhlobonga | bungeyuhlobonga |
| Class 15 | kuyohlobonga | okuyohlobonga | kuyohlobonga | akuyuhlobonga | okungeyuhlobonga | kungeyuhlobonga |
| Class 17 | kuyohlobonga | okuyohlobonga | kuyohlobonga | akuyuhlobonga | okungeyuhlobonga | kungeyuhlobonga |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngihlobonge | ngingahlobongi |
| 2nd singular | uhlobonge | ungahlobongi |
| 1st plural | sihlobonge | singahlobongi |
| 2nd plural | nihlobonge | ningahlobongi |
| Class 1 | ahlobonge | angahlobongi |
| Class 2 | bahlobonge | bangahlobongi |
| Class 3 | uhlobonge | ungahlobongi |
| Class 4 | ihlobonge | ingahlobongi |
| Class 5 | lihlobonge | lingahlobongi |
| Class 6 | ahlobonge | angahlobongi |
| Class 7 | sihlobonge | singahlobongi |
| Class 8 | zihlobonge | zingahlobongi |
| Class 9 | ihlobonge | ingahlobongi |
| Class 10 | zihlobonge | zingahlobongi |
| Class 11 | luhlobonge | lungahlobongi |
| Class 14 | buhlobonge | bungahlobongi |
| Class 15 | kuhlobonge | kungahlobongi |
| Class 17 | kuhlobonge | kungahlobongi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngahlobonga | ngangahlobonga, angahlobonga, angangahlobonga |
| 2nd singular | wahlobonga | wangahlobonga, awahlobonga, awangahlobonga |
| 1st plural | sahlobonga | sangahlobonga, asahlobonga, asangahlobonga |
| 2nd plural | nahlobonga | nangahlobonga, anahlobonga, anangahlobonga |
| Class 1 | wahlobonga | wangahlobonga, akahlobonga, akangahlobonga |
| Class 2 | bahlobonga | bangahlobonga, abahlobonga, abangahlobonga |
| Class 3 | wahlobonga | wangahlobonga, awahlobonga, awangahlobonga |
| Class 4 | yahlobonga | yangahlobonga, ayahlobonga, ayangahlobonga |
| Class 5 | lahlobonga | langahlobonga, alahlobonga, alangahlobonga |
| Class 6 | ahlobonga | angahlobonga, awahlobonga, awangahlobonga |
| Class 7 | sahlobonga | sangahlobonga, asahlobonga, asangahlobonga |
| Class 8 | zahlobonga | zangahlobonga, azahlobonga, azangahlobonga |
| Class 9 | yahlobonga | yangahlobonga, ayahlobonga, ayangahlobonga |
| Class 10 | zahlobonga | zangahlobonga, azahlobonga, azangahlobonga |
| Class 11 | lwahlobonga | lwangahlobonga, alwahlobonga, alwangahlobonga |
| Class 14 | bahlobonga | bangahlobonga, abahlobonga, abangahlobonga |
| Class 15 | kwahlobonga | kwangahlobonga, akwahlobonga, akwangahlobonga |
| Class 17 | kwahlobonga | kwangahlobonga, akwahlobonga, akwangahlobonga |

#### See also

* -soma

### References

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