# xubana
## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǁuɓaːna/

### Verb

-xubana
* (intransitive) to get blended, to get mixed together, to become compounded
* (intransitive) to blend, to mingle, to mix, to fuse
* (intransitive) to coalesce

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuxubana |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuxubana | ukungaxubani |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | xubana | -xubane |
| Plural | xubanani | -xubaneni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaxubana, ngixubana | engixubanayo, engixubana | ngixubana | angixubani | engingaxubani | ngingaxubani |
| 2nd singular | uyaxubana, uxubana | oxubanayo, oxubana | uxubana | awuxubani | ongaxubani | ungaxubani |
| 1st plural | siyaxubana, sixubana | esixubanayo, esixubana | sixubana | asixubani | esingaxubani | singaxubani |
| 2nd plural | niyaxubana, nixubana | enixubanayo, enixubana | nixubana | anixubani | eningaxubani | ningaxubani |
| Class 1 | uyaxubana, uxubana | oxubanayo, oxubana | exubana | akaxubani | ongaxubani | engaxubani |
| Class 2 | bayaxubana, baxubana | abaxubanayo, abaxubana | bexubana | abaxubani | abangaxubani | bengaxubani |
| Class 3 | uyaxubana, uxubana | oxubanayo, oxubana | uxubana | awuxubani | ongaxubani | ungaxubani |
| Class 4 | iyaxubana, ixubana | exubanayo, exubana | ixubana | ayixubani | engaxubani | ingaxubani |
| Class 5 | liyaxubana, lixubana | elixubanayo, elixubana | lixubana | alixubani | elingaxubani | lingaxubani |
| Class 6 | ayaxubana, axubana | axubanayo, axubana | exubana | awaxubani | angaxubani | engaxubani |
| Class 7 | siyaxubana, sixubana | esixubanayo, esixubana | sixubana | asixubani | esingaxubani | singaxubani |
| Class 8 | ziyaxubana, zixubana | ezixubanayo, ezixubana | zixubana | azixubani | ezingaxubani | zingaxubani |
| Class 9 | iyaxubana, ixubana | exubanayo, exubana | ixubana | ayixubani | engaxubani | ingaxubani |
| Class 10 | ziyaxubana, zixubana | ezixubanayo, ezixubana | zixubana | azixubani | ezingaxubani | zingaxubani |
| Class 11 | luyaxubana, luxubana | oluxubanayo, oluxubana | luxubana | aluxubani | olungaxubani | lungaxubani |
| Class 14 | buyaxubana, buxubana | obuxubanayo, obuxubana | buxubana | abuxubani | obungaxubani | bungaxubani |
| Class 15 | kuyaxubana, kuxubana | okuxubanayo, okuxubana | kuxubana | akuxubani | okungaxubani | kungaxubani |
| Class 17 | kuyaxubana, kuxubana | okuxubanayo, okuxubana | kuxubana | akuxubani | okungaxubani | kungaxubani |
| | 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 | ngixubanile, ngixubanē | engixubanile, engixubanē | ngixubanile, ngixubanē | angixubananga | engingaxubananga | ngingaxubananga |
| 2nd singular | uxubanile, uxubanē | oxubanile, oxubanē | uxubanile, uxubanē | awuxubananga | ongaxubananga | ungaxubananga |
| 1st plural | sixubanile, sixubanē | esixubanile, esixubanē | sixubanile, sixubanē | asixubananga | esingaxubananga | singaxubananga |
| 2nd plural | nixubanile, nixubanē | enixubanile, enixubanē | nixubanile, nixubanē | anixubananga | eningaxubananga | ningaxubananga |
| Class 1 | uxubanile, uxubanē | oxubanile, oxubanē | exubanile, exubanē | akaxubananga | ongaxubananga | engaxubananga |
| Class 2 | baxubanile, baxubanē | abaxubanile, abaxubanē | bexubanile, bexubanē | abaxubananga | abangaxubananga | bengaxubananga |
| Class 3 | uxubanile, uxubanē | oxubanile, oxubanē | uxubanile, uxubanē | awuxubananga | ongaxubananga | ungaxubananga |
| Class 4 | ixubanile, ixubanē | exubanile, exubanē | ixubanile, ixubanē | ayixubananga | engaxubananga | ingaxubananga |
| Class 5 | lixubanile, lixubanē | elixubanile, elixubanē | lixubanile, lixubanē | alixubananga | elingaxubananga | lingaxubananga |
| Class 6 | axubanile, axubanē | axubanile, axubanē | exubanile, exubanē | awaxubananga | angaxubananga | engaxubananga |
| Class 7 | sixubanile, sixubanē | esixubanile, esixubanē | sixubanile, sixubanē | asixubananga | esingaxubananga | singaxubananga |
| Class 8 | zixubanile, zixubanē | ezixubanile, ezixubanē | zixubanile, zixubanē | azixubananga | ezingaxubananga | zingaxubananga |
| Class 9 | ixubanile, ixubanē | exubanile, exubanē | ixubanile, ixubanē | ayixubananga | engaxubananga | ingaxubananga |
| Class 10 | zixubanile, zixubanē | ezixubanile, ezixubanē | zixubanile, zixubanē | azixubananga | ezingaxubananga | zingaxubananga |
| Class 11 | luxubanile, luxubanē | oluxubanile, oluxubanē | luxubanile, luxubanē | aluxubananga | olungaxubananga | lungaxubananga |
| Class 14 | buxubanile, buxubanē | obuxubanile, obuxubanē | buxubanile, buxubanē | abuxubananga | obungaxubananga | bungaxubananga |
| Class 15 | kuxubanile, kuxubanē | okuxubanile, okuxubanē | kuxubanile, kuxubanē | akuxubananga | okungaxubananga | kungaxubananga |
| Class 17 | kuxubanile, kuxubanē | okuxubanile, okuxubanē | kuxubanile, kuxubanē | akuxubananga | okungaxubananga | kungaxubananga |
| | 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 | ngāxubana | engāxubana | ngāxubana | angixubananga | engingaxubananga | ngingaxubananga |
| 2nd singular | wāxubana | owāxubana | wāxubana | awuxubananga | ongaxubananga | ungaxubananga |
| 1st plural | sāxubana | esāxubana | sāxubana | asixubananga | esingaxubananga | singaxubananga |
| 2nd plural | nāxubana | enāxubana | nāxubana | anixubananga | eningaxubananga | ningaxubananga |
| Class 1 | wāxubana | owāxubana | āxubana | akaxubananga | ongaxubananga | engaxubananga |
| Class 2 | bāxubana | abāxubana | bāxubana | abaxubananga | abangaxubananga | bengaxubananga |
| Class 3 | wāxubana | owāxubana | wāxubana | awuxubananga | ongaxubananga | ungaxubananga |
| Class 4 | yāxubana | eyāxubana | yāxubana | ayixubananga | engaxubananga | ingaxubananga |
| Class 5 | lāxubana | elāxubana | lāxubana | alixubananga | elingaxubananga | lingaxubananga |
| Class 6 | āxubana | āxubana | āxubana | awaxubananga | angaxubananga | engaxubananga |
| Class 7 | sāxubana | esāxubana | sāxubana | asixubananga | esingaxubananga | singaxubananga |
| Class 8 | zāxubana | ezāxubana | zāxubana | azixubananga | ezingaxubananga | zingaxubananga |
| Class 9 | yāxubana | eyāxubana | yāxubana | ayixubananga | engaxubananga | ingaxubananga |
| Class 10 | zāxubana | ezāxubana | zāxubana | azixubananga | ezingaxubananga | zingaxubananga |
| Class 11 | lwāxubana | olwāxubana | lwāxubana | aluxubananga | olungaxubananga | lungaxubananga |
| Class 14 | bāxubana | obāxubana | bāxubana | abuxubananga | obungaxubananga | bungaxubananga |
| Class 15 | kwāxubana | okwāxubana | kwāxubana | akuxubananga | okungaxubananga | kungaxubananga |
| Class 17 | kwāxubana | okwāxubana | kwāxubana | akuxubananga | okungaxubananga | kungaxubananga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaxubana | — | ngingaxubana | ngingexubane | — | ngingexubane |
| 2nd singular | ungaxubana | — | ungaxubana | ungexubane | — | ungexubane |
| 1st plural | singaxubana | — | singaxubana | singexubane | — | singexubane |
| 2nd plural | ningaxubana | — | ningaxubana | ningexubane | — | ningexubane |
| Class 1 | angaxubana | — | engaxubana | angexubane | — | engexubane |
| Class 2 | bangaxubana | — | bengaxubana | bangexubane | — | bengexubane |
| Class 3 | ungaxubana | — | ungaxubana | ungexubane | — | ungexubane |
| Class 4 | ingaxubana | — | ingaxubana | ingexubane | — | ingexubane |
| Class 5 | lingaxubana | — | lingaxubana | lingexubane | — | lingexubane |
| Class 6 | angaxubana | — | engaxubana | angexubane | — | engexubane |
| Class 7 | singaxubana | — | singaxubana | singexubane | — | singexubane |
| Class 8 | zingaxubana | — | zingaxubana | zingexubane | — | zingexubane |
| Class 9 | ingaxubana | — | ingaxubana | ingexubane | — | ingexubane |
| Class 10 | zingaxubana | — | zingaxubana | zingexubane | — | zingexubane |
| Class 11 | lungaxubana | — | lungaxubana | lungexubane | — | lungexubane |
| Class 14 | bungaxubana | — | bungaxubana | bungexubane | — | bungexubane |
| Class 15 | kungaxubana | — | kungaxubana | kungexubane | — | kungexubane |
| Class 17 | kungaxubana | — | kungaxubana | kungexubane | — | kungexubane |
| | 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 | ngizoxubana | engizoxubana | ngizoxubana | angizuxubana | engingezuxubana | ngingezuxubana |
| 2nd singular | uzoxubana | ozoxubana | uzoxubana | awuzuxubana | ongezuxubana | ungezuxubana |
| 1st plural | sizoxubana | esizoxubana | sizoxubana | asizuxubana | esingezuxubana | singezuxubana |
| 2nd plural | nizoxubana | enizoxubana | nizoxubana | anizuxubana | eningezuxubana | ningezuxubana |
| Class 1 | uzoxubana | ozoxubana | ezoxubana | akazuxubana | ongezuxubana | engezuxubana |
| Class 2 | bazoxubana | abazoxubana | bezoxubana | abazuxubana | abangezuxubana | bengezuxubana |
| Class 3 | uzoxubana | ozoxubana | uzoxubana | awuzuxubana | ongezuxubana | ungezuxubana |
| Class 4 | izoxubana | ezoxubana | izoxubana | ayizuxubana | engezuxubana | ingezuxubana |
| Class 5 | lizoxubana | elizoxubana | lizoxubana | alizuxubana | elingezuxubana | lingezuxubana |
| Class 6 | azoxubana | azoxubana | ezoxubana | awazuxubana | angezuxubana | engezuxubana |
| Class 7 | sizoxubana | esizoxubana | sizoxubana | asizuxubana | esingezuxubana | singezuxubana |
| Class 8 | zizoxubana | ezizoxubana | zizoxubana | azizuxubana | ezingezuxubana | zingezuxubana |
| Class 9 | izoxubana | ezoxubana | izoxubana | ayizuxubana | engezuxubana | ingezuxubana |
| Class 10 | zizoxubana | ezizoxubana | zizoxubana | azizuxubana | ezingezuxubana | zingezuxubana |
| Class 11 | luzoxubana | oluzoxubana | luzoxubana | aluzuxubana | olungezuxubana | lungezuxubana |
| Class 14 | buzoxubana | obuzoxubana | buzoxubana | abuzuxubana | obungezuxubana | bungezuxubana |
| Class 15 | kuzoxubana | okuzoxubana | kuzoxubana | akuzuxubana | okungezuxubana | kungezuxubana |
| Class 17 | kuzoxubana | okuzoxubana | kuzoxubana | akuzuxubana | okungezuxubana | kungezuxubana |
| | 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 | ngiyoxubana | engiyoxubana | ngiyoxubana | angiyuxubana | engingeyuxubana | ngingeyuxubana |
| 2nd singular | uyoxubana | oyoxubana | uyoxubana | awuyuxubana | ongeyuxubana | ungeyuxubana |
| 1st plural | siyoxubana | esiyoxubana | siyoxubana | asiyuxubana | esingeyuxubana | singeyuxubana |
| 2nd plural | niyoxubana | eniyoxubana | niyoxubana | aniyuxubana | eningeyuxubana | ningeyuxubana |
| Class 1 | uyoxubana | oyoxubana | eyoxubana | akayuxubana | ongeyuxubana | engeyuxubana |
| Class 2 | bayoxubana | abayoxubana | beyoxubana | abayuxubana | abangeyuxubana | bengeyuxubana |
| Class 3 | uyoxubana | oyoxubana | uyoxubana | awuyuxubana | ongeyuxubana | ungeyuxubana |
| Class 4 | iyoxubana | eyoxubana | iyoxubana | ayiyuxubana | engeyuxubana | ingeyuxubana |
| Class 5 | liyoxubana | eliyoxubana | liyoxubana | aliyuxubana | elingeyuxubana | lingeyuxubana |
| Class 6 | ayoxubana | ayoxubana | eyoxubana | awayuxubana | angeyuxubana | engeyuxubana |
| Class 7 | siyoxubana | esiyoxubana | siyoxubana | asiyuxubana | esingeyuxubana | singeyuxubana |
| Class 8 | ziyoxubana | eziyoxubana | ziyoxubana | aziyuxubana | ezingeyuxubana | zingeyuxubana |
| Class 9 | iyoxubana | eyoxubana | iyoxubana | ayiyuxubana | engeyuxubana | ingeyuxubana |
| Class 10 | ziyoxubana | eziyoxubana | ziyoxubana | aziyuxubana | ezingeyuxubana | zingeyuxubana |
| Class 11 | luyoxubana | oluyoxubana | luyoxubana | aluyuxubana | olungeyuxubana | lungeyuxubana |
| Class 14 | buyoxubana | obuyoxubana | buyoxubana | abuyuxubana | obungeyuxubana | bungeyuxubana |
| Class 15 | kuyoxubana | okuyoxubana | kuyoxubana | akuyuxubana | okungeyuxubana | kungeyuxubana |
| Class 17 | kuyoxubana | okuyoxubana | kuyoxubana | akuyuxubana | okungeyuxubana | kungeyuxubana |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngixubane | ngingaxubani |
| 2nd singular | uxubane | ungaxubani |
| 1st plural | sixubane | singaxubani |
| 2nd plural | nixubane | ningaxubani |
| Class 1 | axubane | angaxubani |
| Class 2 | baxubane | bangaxubani |
| Class 3 | uxubane | ungaxubani |
| Class 4 | ixubane | ingaxubani |
| Class 5 | lixubane | lingaxubani |
| Class 6 | axubane | angaxubani |
| Class 7 | sixubane | singaxubani |
| Class 8 | zixubane | zingaxubani |
| Class 9 | ixubane | ingaxubani |
| Class 10 | zixubane | zingaxubani |
| Class 11 | luxubane | lungaxubani |
| Class 14 | buxubane | bungaxubani |
| Class 15 | kuxubane | kungaxubani |
| Class 17 | kuxubane | kungaxubani |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaxubana | ngangaxubana, angaxubana, angangaxubana |
| 2nd singular | waxubana | wangaxubana, awaxubana, awangaxubana |
| 1st plural | saxubana | sangaxubana, asaxubana, asangaxubana |
| 2nd plural | naxubana | nangaxubana, anaxubana, anangaxubana |
| Class 1 | waxubana | wangaxubana, akaxubana, akangaxubana |
| Class 2 | baxubana | bangaxubana, abaxubana, abangaxubana |
| Class 3 | waxubana | wangaxubana, awaxubana, awangaxubana |
| Class 4 | yaxubana | yangaxubana, ayaxubana, ayangaxubana |
| Class 5 | laxubana | langaxubana, alaxubana, alangaxubana |
| Class 6 | axubana | angaxubana, awaxubana, awangaxubana |
| Class 7 | saxubana | sangaxubana, asaxubana, asangaxubana |
| Class 8 | zaxubana | zangaxubana, azaxubana, azangaxubana |
| Class 9 | yaxubana | yangaxubana, ayaxubana, ayangaxubana |
| Class 10 | zaxubana | zangaxubana, azaxubana, azangaxubana |
| Class 11 | lwaxubana | lwangaxubana, alwaxubana, alwangaxubana |
| Class 14 | baxubana | bangaxubana, abaxubana, abangaxubana |
| Class 15 | kwaxubana | kwangaxubana, akwaxubana, akwangaxubana |
| Class 17 | kwaxubana | kwangaxubana, akwaxubana, akwangaxubana |

### References

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