# xwayisa
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -xwaya +‎ -isa.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǁwajíːsa/

### Verb

-xwayísa
* (transitive) to warn, to caution

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuxwayisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuxwayisa | ukungaxwayisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | xwayisa | -xwayise |
| Plural | xwayisani | -xwayiseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaxwayisa, ngixwayisa | engixwayisayo, engixwayisa | ngixwayisa | angixwayisi | engingaxwayisi | ngingaxwayisi |
| 2nd singular | uyaxwayisa, uxwayisa | oxwayisayo, oxwayisa | uxwayisa | awuxwayisi | ongaxwayisi | ungaxwayisi |
| 1st plural | siyaxwayisa, sixwayisa | esixwayisayo, esixwayisa | sixwayisa | asixwayisi | esingaxwayisi | singaxwayisi |
| 2nd plural | niyaxwayisa, nixwayisa | enixwayisayo, enixwayisa | nixwayisa | anixwayisi | eningaxwayisi | ningaxwayisi |
| Class 1 | uyaxwayisa, uxwayisa | oxwayisayo, oxwayisa | exwayisa | akaxwayisi | ongaxwayisi | engaxwayisi |
| Class 2 | bayaxwayisa, baxwayisa | abaxwayisayo, abaxwayisa | bexwayisa | abaxwayisi | abangaxwayisi | bengaxwayisi |
| Class 3 | uyaxwayisa, uxwayisa | oxwayisayo, oxwayisa | uxwayisa | awuxwayisi | ongaxwayisi | ungaxwayisi |
| Class 4 | iyaxwayisa, ixwayisa | exwayisayo, exwayisa | ixwayisa | ayixwayisi | engaxwayisi | ingaxwayisi |
| Class 5 | liyaxwayisa, lixwayisa | elixwayisayo, elixwayisa | lixwayisa | alixwayisi | elingaxwayisi | lingaxwayisi |
| Class 6 | ayaxwayisa, axwayisa | axwayisayo, axwayisa | exwayisa | awaxwayisi | angaxwayisi | engaxwayisi |
| Class 7 | siyaxwayisa, sixwayisa | esixwayisayo, esixwayisa | sixwayisa | asixwayisi | esingaxwayisi | singaxwayisi |
| Class 8 | ziyaxwayisa, zixwayisa | ezixwayisayo, ezixwayisa | zixwayisa | azixwayisi | ezingaxwayisi | zingaxwayisi |
| Class 9 | iyaxwayisa, ixwayisa | exwayisayo, exwayisa | ixwayisa | ayixwayisi | engaxwayisi | ingaxwayisi |
| Class 10 | ziyaxwayisa, zixwayisa | ezixwayisayo, ezixwayisa | zixwayisa | azixwayisi | ezingaxwayisi | zingaxwayisi |
| Class 11 | luyaxwayisa, luxwayisa | oluxwayisayo, oluxwayisa | luxwayisa | aluxwayisi | olungaxwayisi | lungaxwayisi |
| Class 14 | buyaxwayisa, buxwayisa | obuxwayisayo, obuxwayisa | buxwayisa | abuxwayisi | obungaxwayisi | bungaxwayisi |
| Class 15 | kuyaxwayisa, kuxwayisa | okuxwayisayo, okuxwayisa | kuxwayisa | akuxwayisi | okungaxwayisi | kungaxwayisi |
| Class 17 | kuyaxwayisa, kuxwayisa | okuxwayisayo, okuxwayisa | kuxwayisa | akuxwayisi | okungaxwayisi | kungaxwayisi |
| | 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 | ngixwayisile, ngixwayisē | engixwayisile, engixwayisē | ngixwayisile, ngixwayisē | angixwayisanga | engingaxwayisanga | ngingaxwayisanga |
| 2nd singular | uxwayisile, uxwayisē | oxwayisile, oxwayisē | uxwayisile, uxwayisē | awuxwayisanga | ongaxwayisanga | ungaxwayisanga |
| 1st plural | sixwayisile, sixwayisē | esixwayisile, esixwayisē | sixwayisile, sixwayisē | asixwayisanga | esingaxwayisanga | singaxwayisanga |
| 2nd plural | nixwayisile, nixwayisē | enixwayisile, enixwayisē | nixwayisile, nixwayisē | anixwayisanga | eningaxwayisanga | ningaxwayisanga |
| Class 1 | uxwayisile, uxwayisē | oxwayisile, oxwayisē | exwayisile, exwayisē | akaxwayisanga | ongaxwayisanga | engaxwayisanga |
| Class 2 | baxwayisile, baxwayisē | abaxwayisile, abaxwayisē | bexwayisile, bexwayisē | abaxwayisanga | abangaxwayisanga | bengaxwayisanga |
| Class 3 | uxwayisile, uxwayisē | oxwayisile, oxwayisē | uxwayisile, uxwayisē | awuxwayisanga | ongaxwayisanga | ungaxwayisanga |
| Class 4 | ixwayisile, ixwayisē | exwayisile, exwayisē | ixwayisile, ixwayisē | ayixwayisanga | engaxwayisanga | ingaxwayisanga |
| Class 5 | lixwayisile, lixwayisē | elixwayisile, elixwayisē | lixwayisile, lixwayisē | alixwayisanga | elingaxwayisanga | lingaxwayisanga |
| Class 6 | axwayisile, axwayisē | axwayisile, axwayisē | exwayisile, exwayisē | awaxwayisanga | angaxwayisanga | engaxwayisanga |
| Class 7 | sixwayisile, sixwayisē | esixwayisile, esixwayisē | sixwayisile, sixwayisē | asixwayisanga | esingaxwayisanga | singaxwayisanga |
| Class 8 | zixwayisile, zixwayisē | ezixwayisile, ezixwayisē | zixwayisile, zixwayisē | azixwayisanga | ezingaxwayisanga | zingaxwayisanga |
| Class 9 | ixwayisile, ixwayisē | exwayisile, exwayisē | ixwayisile, ixwayisē | ayixwayisanga | engaxwayisanga | ingaxwayisanga |
| Class 10 | zixwayisile, zixwayisē | ezixwayisile, ezixwayisē | zixwayisile, zixwayisē | azixwayisanga | ezingaxwayisanga | zingaxwayisanga |
| Class 11 | luxwayisile, luxwayisē | oluxwayisile, oluxwayisē | luxwayisile, luxwayisē | aluxwayisanga | olungaxwayisanga | lungaxwayisanga |
| Class 14 | buxwayisile, buxwayisē | obuxwayisile, obuxwayisē | buxwayisile, buxwayisē | abuxwayisanga | obungaxwayisanga | bungaxwayisanga |
| Class 15 | kuxwayisile, kuxwayisē | okuxwayisile, okuxwayisē | kuxwayisile, kuxwayisē | akuxwayisanga | okungaxwayisanga | kungaxwayisanga |
| Class 17 | kuxwayisile, kuxwayisē | okuxwayisile, okuxwayisē | kuxwayisile, kuxwayisē | akuxwayisanga | okungaxwayisanga | kungaxwayisanga |
| | 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 | ngāxwayisa | engāxwayisa | ngāxwayisa | angixwayisanga | engingaxwayisanga | ngingaxwayisanga |
| 2nd singular | wāxwayisa | owāxwayisa | wāxwayisa | awuxwayisanga | ongaxwayisanga | ungaxwayisanga |
| 1st plural | sāxwayisa | esāxwayisa | sāxwayisa | asixwayisanga | esingaxwayisanga | singaxwayisanga |
| 2nd plural | nāxwayisa | enāxwayisa | nāxwayisa | anixwayisanga | eningaxwayisanga | ningaxwayisanga |
| Class 1 | wāxwayisa | owāxwayisa | āxwayisa | akaxwayisanga | ongaxwayisanga | engaxwayisanga |
| Class 2 | bāxwayisa | abāxwayisa | bāxwayisa | abaxwayisanga | abangaxwayisanga | bengaxwayisanga |
| Class 3 | wāxwayisa | owāxwayisa | wāxwayisa | awuxwayisanga | ongaxwayisanga | ungaxwayisanga |
| Class 4 | yāxwayisa | eyāxwayisa | yāxwayisa | ayixwayisanga | engaxwayisanga | ingaxwayisanga |
| Class 5 | lāxwayisa | elāxwayisa | lāxwayisa | alixwayisanga | elingaxwayisanga | lingaxwayisanga |
| Class 6 | āxwayisa | āxwayisa | āxwayisa | awaxwayisanga | angaxwayisanga | engaxwayisanga |
| Class 7 | sāxwayisa | esāxwayisa | sāxwayisa | asixwayisanga | esingaxwayisanga | singaxwayisanga |
| Class 8 | zāxwayisa | ezāxwayisa | zāxwayisa | azixwayisanga | ezingaxwayisanga | zingaxwayisanga |
| Class 9 | yāxwayisa | eyāxwayisa | yāxwayisa | ayixwayisanga | engaxwayisanga | ingaxwayisanga |
| Class 10 | zāxwayisa | ezāxwayisa | zāxwayisa | azixwayisanga | ezingaxwayisanga | zingaxwayisanga |
| Class 11 | lwāxwayisa | olwāxwayisa | lwāxwayisa | aluxwayisanga | olungaxwayisanga | lungaxwayisanga |
| Class 14 | bāxwayisa | obāxwayisa | bāxwayisa | abuxwayisanga | obungaxwayisanga | bungaxwayisanga |
| Class 15 | kwāxwayisa | okwāxwayisa | kwāxwayisa | akuxwayisanga | okungaxwayisanga | kungaxwayisanga |
| Class 17 | kwāxwayisa | okwāxwayisa | kwāxwayisa | akuxwayisanga | okungaxwayisanga | kungaxwayisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaxwayisa | — | ngingaxwayisa | ngingexwayise | — | ngingexwayise |
| 2nd singular | ungaxwayisa | — | ungaxwayisa | ungexwayise | — | ungexwayise |
| 1st plural | singaxwayisa | — | singaxwayisa | singexwayise | — | singexwayise |
| 2nd plural | ningaxwayisa | — | ningaxwayisa | ningexwayise | — | ningexwayise |
| Class 1 | angaxwayisa | — | engaxwayisa | angexwayise | — | engexwayise |
| Class 2 | bangaxwayisa | — | bengaxwayisa | bangexwayise | — | bengexwayise |
| Class 3 | ungaxwayisa | — | ungaxwayisa | ungexwayise | — | ungexwayise |
| Class 4 | ingaxwayisa | — | ingaxwayisa | ingexwayise | — | ingexwayise |
| Class 5 | lingaxwayisa | — | lingaxwayisa | lingexwayise | — | lingexwayise |
| Class 6 | angaxwayisa | — | engaxwayisa | angexwayise | — | engexwayise |
| Class 7 | singaxwayisa | — | singaxwayisa | singexwayise | — | singexwayise |
| Class 8 | zingaxwayisa | — | zingaxwayisa | zingexwayise | — | zingexwayise |
| Class 9 | ingaxwayisa | — | ingaxwayisa | ingexwayise | — | ingexwayise |
| Class 10 | zingaxwayisa | — | zingaxwayisa | zingexwayise | — | zingexwayise |
| Class 11 | lungaxwayisa | — | lungaxwayisa | lungexwayise | — | lungexwayise |
| Class 14 | bungaxwayisa | — | bungaxwayisa | bungexwayise | — | bungexwayise |
| Class 15 | kungaxwayisa | — | kungaxwayisa | kungexwayise | — | kungexwayise |
| Class 17 | kungaxwayisa | — | kungaxwayisa | kungexwayise | — | kungexwayise |
| | 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 | ngizoxwayisa | engizoxwayisa | ngizoxwayisa | angizuxwayisa | engingezuxwayisa | ngingezuxwayisa |
| 2nd singular | uzoxwayisa | ozoxwayisa | uzoxwayisa | awuzuxwayisa | ongezuxwayisa | ungezuxwayisa |
| 1st plural | sizoxwayisa | esizoxwayisa | sizoxwayisa | asizuxwayisa | esingezuxwayisa | singezuxwayisa |
| 2nd plural | nizoxwayisa | enizoxwayisa | nizoxwayisa | anizuxwayisa | eningezuxwayisa | ningezuxwayisa |
| Class 1 | uzoxwayisa | ozoxwayisa | ezoxwayisa | akazuxwayisa | ongezuxwayisa | engezuxwayisa |
| Class 2 | bazoxwayisa | abazoxwayisa | bezoxwayisa | abazuxwayisa | abangezuxwayisa | bengezuxwayisa |
| Class 3 | uzoxwayisa | ozoxwayisa | uzoxwayisa | awuzuxwayisa | ongezuxwayisa | ungezuxwayisa |
| Class 4 | izoxwayisa | ezoxwayisa | izoxwayisa | ayizuxwayisa | engezuxwayisa | ingezuxwayisa |
| Class 5 | lizoxwayisa | elizoxwayisa | lizoxwayisa | alizuxwayisa | elingezuxwayisa | lingezuxwayisa |
| Class 6 | azoxwayisa | azoxwayisa | ezoxwayisa | awazuxwayisa | angezuxwayisa | engezuxwayisa |
| Class 7 | sizoxwayisa | esizoxwayisa | sizoxwayisa | asizuxwayisa | esingezuxwayisa | singezuxwayisa |
| Class 8 | zizoxwayisa | ezizoxwayisa | zizoxwayisa | azizuxwayisa | ezingezuxwayisa | zingezuxwayisa |
| Class 9 | izoxwayisa | ezoxwayisa | izoxwayisa | ayizuxwayisa | engezuxwayisa | ingezuxwayisa |
| Class 10 | zizoxwayisa | ezizoxwayisa | zizoxwayisa | azizuxwayisa | ezingezuxwayisa | zingezuxwayisa |
| Class 11 | luzoxwayisa | oluzoxwayisa | luzoxwayisa | aluzuxwayisa | olungezuxwayisa | lungezuxwayisa |
| Class 14 | buzoxwayisa | obuzoxwayisa | buzoxwayisa | abuzuxwayisa | obungezuxwayisa | bungezuxwayisa |
| Class 15 | kuzoxwayisa | okuzoxwayisa | kuzoxwayisa | akuzuxwayisa | okungezuxwayisa | kungezuxwayisa |
| Class 17 | kuzoxwayisa | okuzoxwayisa | kuzoxwayisa | akuzuxwayisa | okungezuxwayisa | kungezuxwayisa |
| | 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 | ngiyoxwayisa | engiyoxwayisa | ngiyoxwayisa | angiyuxwayisa | engingeyuxwayisa | ngingeyuxwayisa |
| 2nd singular | uyoxwayisa | oyoxwayisa | uyoxwayisa | awuyuxwayisa | ongeyuxwayisa | ungeyuxwayisa |
| 1st plural | siyoxwayisa | esiyoxwayisa | siyoxwayisa | asiyuxwayisa | esingeyuxwayisa | singeyuxwayisa |
| 2nd plural | niyoxwayisa | eniyoxwayisa | niyoxwayisa | aniyuxwayisa | eningeyuxwayisa | ningeyuxwayisa |
| Class 1 | uyoxwayisa | oyoxwayisa | eyoxwayisa | akayuxwayisa | ongeyuxwayisa | engeyuxwayisa |
| Class 2 | bayoxwayisa | abayoxwayisa | beyoxwayisa | abayuxwayisa | abangeyuxwayisa | bengeyuxwayisa |
| Class 3 | uyoxwayisa | oyoxwayisa | uyoxwayisa | awuyuxwayisa | ongeyuxwayisa | ungeyuxwayisa |
| Class 4 | iyoxwayisa | eyoxwayisa | iyoxwayisa | ayiyuxwayisa | engeyuxwayisa | ingeyuxwayisa |
| Class 5 | liyoxwayisa | eliyoxwayisa | liyoxwayisa | aliyuxwayisa | elingeyuxwayisa | lingeyuxwayisa |
| Class 6 | ayoxwayisa | ayoxwayisa | eyoxwayisa | awayuxwayisa | angeyuxwayisa | engeyuxwayisa |
| Class 7 | siyoxwayisa | esiyoxwayisa | siyoxwayisa | asiyuxwayisa | esingeyuxwayisa | singeyuxwayisa |
| Class 8 | ziyoxwayisa | eziyoxwayisa | ziyoxwayisa | aziyuxwayisa | ezingeyuxwayisa | zingeyuxwayisa |
| Class 9 | iyoxwayisa | eyoxwayisa | iyoxwayisa | ayiyuxwayisa | engeyuxwayisa | ingeyuxwayisa |
| Class 10 | ziyoxwayisa | eziyoxwayisa | ziyoxwayisa | aziyuxwayisa | ezingeyuxwayisa | zingeyuxwayisa |
| Class 11 | luyoxwayisa | oluyoxwayisa | luyoxwayisa | aluyuxwayisa | olungeyuxwayisa | lungeyuxwayisa |
| Class 14 | buyoxwayisa | obuyoxwayisa | buyoxwayisa | abuyuxwayisa | obungeyuxwayisa | bungeyuxwayisa |
| Class 15 | kuyoxwayisa | okuyoxwayisa | kuyoxwayisa | akuyuxwayisa | okungeyuxwayisa | kungeyuxwayisa |
| Class 17 | kuyoxwayisa | okuyoxwayisa | kuyoxwayisa | akuyuxwayisa | okungeyuxwayisa | kungeyuxwayisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngixwayise | ngingaxwayisi |
| 2nd singular | uxwayise | ungaxwayisi |
| 1st plural | sixwayise | singaxwayisi |
| 2nd plural | nixwayise | ningaxwayisi |
| Class 1 | axwayise | angaxwayisi |
| Class 2 | baxwayise | bangaxwayisi |
| Class 3 | uxwayise | ungaxwayisi |
| Class 4 | ixwayise | ingaxwayisi |
| Class 5 | lixwayise | lingaxwayisi |
| Class 6 | axwayise | angaxwayisi |
| Class 7 | sixwayise | singaxwayisi |
| Class 8 | zixwayise | zingaxwayisi |
| Class 9 | ixwayise | ingaxwayisi |
| Class 10 | zixwayise | zingaxwayisi |
| Class 11 | luxwayise | lungaxwayisi |
| Class 14 | buxwayise | bungaxwayisi |
| Class 15 | kuxwayise | kungaxwayisi |
| Class 17 | kuxwayise | kungaxwayisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaxwayisa | ngangaxwayisa, angaxwayisa, angangaxwayisa |
| 2nd singular | waxwayisa | wangaxwayisa, awaxwayisa, awangaxwayisa |
| 1st plural | saxwayisa | sangaxwayisa, asaxwayisa, asangaxwayisa |
| 2nd plural | naxwayisa | nangaxwayisa, anaxwayisa, anangaxwayisa |
| Class 1 | waxwayisa | wangaxwayisa, akaxwayisa, akangaxwayisa |
| Class 2 | baxwayisa | bangaxwayisa, abaxwayisa, abangaxwayisa |
| Class 3 | waxwayisa | wangaxwayisa, awaxwayisa, awangaxwayisa |
| Class 4 | yaxwayisa | yangaxwayisa, ayaxwayisa, ayangaxwayisa |
| Class 5 | laxwayisa | langaxwayisa, alaxwayisa, alangaxwayisa |
| Class 6 | axwayisa | angaxwayisa, awaxwayisa, awangaxwayisa |
| Class 7 | saxwayisa | sangaxwayisa, asaxwayisa, asangaxwayisa |
| Class 8 | zaxwayisa | zangaxwayisa, azaxwayisa, azangaxwayisa |
| Class 9 | yaxwayisa | yangaxwayisa, ayaxwayisa, ayangaxwayisa |
| Class 10 | zaxwayisa | zangaxwayisa, azaxwayisa, azangaxwayisa |
| Class 11 | lwaxwayisa | lwangaxwayisa, alwaxwayisa, alwangaxwayisa |
| Class 14 | baxwayisa | bangaxwayisa, abaxwayisa, abangaxwayisa |
| Class 15 | kwaxwayisa | kwangaxwayisa, akwaxwayisa, akwangaxwayisa |
| Class 17 | kwaxwayisa | kwangaxwayisa, akwaxwayisa, akwangaxwayisa |

### References

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