# vuleka
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -vula +‎ -eka.

### Verb

-vuleka$^?$
* (intransitive) to open

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuvuleka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuvuleka | ukungavuleki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | vuleka | -vuleke |
| Plural | vulekani | -vulekeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyavuleka, ngivuleka | engivulekayo, engivuleka | ngivuleka | angivuleki | engingavuleki | ngingavuleki |
| 2nd singular | uyavuleka, uvuleka | ovulekayo, ovuleka | uvuleka | awuvuleki | ongavuleki | ungavuleki |
| 1st plural | siyavuleka, sivuleka | esivulekayo, esivuleka | sivuleka | asivuleki | esingavuleki | singavuleki |
| 2nd plural | niyavuleka, nivuleka | enivulekayo, enivuleka | nivuleka | anivuleki | eningavuleki | ningavuleki |
| Class 1 | uyavuleka, uvuleka | ovulekayo, ovuleka | evuleka | akavuleki | ongavuleki | engavuleki |
| Class 2 | bayavuleka, bavuleka | abavulekayo, abavuleka | bevuleka | abavuleki | abangavuleki | bengavuleki |
| Class 3 | uyavuleka, uvuleka | ovulekayo, ovuleka | uvuleka | awuvuleki | ongavuleki | ungavuleki |
| Class 4 | iyavuleka, ivuleka | evulekayo, evuleka | ivuleka | ayivuleki | engavuleki | ingavuleki |
| Class 5 | liyavuleka, livuleka | elivulekayo, elivuleka | livuleka | alivuleki | elingavuleki | lingavuleki |
| Class 6 | ayavuleka, avuleka | avulekayo, avuleka | evuleka | awavuleki | angavuleki | engavuleki |
| Class 7 | siyavuleka, sivuleka | esivulekayo, esivuleka | sivuleka | asivuleki | esingavuleki | singavuleki |
| Class 8 | ziyavuleka, zivuleka | ezivulekayo, ezivuleka | zivuleka | azivuleki | ezingavuleki | zingavuleki |
| Class 9 | iyavuleka, ivuleka | evulekayo, evuleka | ivuleka | ayivuleki | engavuleki | ingavuleki |
| Class 10 | ziyavuleka, zivuleka | ezivulekayo, ezivuleka | zivuleka | azivuleki | ezingavuleki | zingavuleki |
| Class 11 | luyavuleka, luvuleka | oluvulekayo, oluvuleka | luvuleka | aluvuleki | olungavuleki | lungavuleki |
| Class 14 | buyavuleka, buvuleka | obuvulekayo, obuvuleka | buvuleka | abuvuleki | obungavuleki | bungavuleki |
| Class 15 | kuyavuleka, kuvuleka | okuvulekayo, okuvuleka | kuvuleka | akuvuleki | okungavuleki | kungavuleki |
| Class 17 | kuyavuleka, kuvuleka | okuvulekayo, okuvuleka | kuvuleka | akuvuleki | okungavuleki | kungavuleki |
| | 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 | ngivulekile, ngivulekē | engivulekile, engivulekē | ngivulekile, ngivulekē | angivulekanga | engingavulekanga | ngingavulekanga |
| 2nd singular | uvulekile, uvulekē | ovulekile, ovulekē | uvulekile, uvulekē | awuvulekanga | ongavulekanga | ungavulekanga |
| 1st plural | sivulekile, sivulekē | esivulekile, esivulekē | sivulekile, sivulekē | asivulekanga | esingavulekanga | singavulekanga |
| 2nd plural | nivulekile, nivulekē | enivulekile, enivulekē | nivulekile, nivulekē | anivulekanga | eningavulekanga | ningavulekanga |
| Class 1 | uvulekile, uvulekē | ovulekile, ovulekē | evulekile, evulekē | akavulekanga | ongavulekanga | engavulekanga |
| Class 2 | bavulekile, bavulekē | abavulekile, abavulekē | bevulekile, bevulekē | abavulekanga | abangavulekanga | bengavulekanga |
| Class 3 | uvulekile, uvulekē | ovulekile, ovulekē | uvulekile, uvulekē | awuvulekanga | ongavulekanga | ungavulekanga |
| Class 4 | ivulekile, ivulekē | evulekile, evulekē | ivulekile, ivulekē | ayivulekanga | engavulekanga | ingavulekanga |
| Class 5 | livulekile, livulekē | elivulekile, elivulekē | livulekile, livulekē | alivulekanga | elingavulekanga | lingavulekanga |
| Class 6 | avulekile, avulekē | avulekile, avulekē | evulekile, evulekē | awavulekanga | angavulekanga | engavulekanga |
| Class 7 | sivulekile, sivulekē | esivulekile, esivulekē | sivulekile, sivulekē | asivulekanga | esingavulekanga | singavulekanga |
| Class 8 | zivulekile, zivulekē | ezivulekile, ezivulekē | zivulekile, zivulekē | azivulekanga | ezingavulekanga | zingavulekanga |
| Class 9 | ivulekile, ivulekē | evulekile, evulekē | ivulekile, ivulekē | ayivulekanga | engavulekanga | ingavulekanga |
| Class 10 | zivulekile, zivulekē | ezivulekile, ezivulekē | zivulekile, zivulekē | azivulekanga | ezingavulekanga | zingavulekanga |
| Class 11 | luvulekile, luvulekē | oluvulekile, oluvulekē | luvulekile, luvulekē | aluvulekanga | olungavulekanga | lungavulekanga |
| Class 14 | buvulekile, buvulekē | obuvulekile, obuvulekē | buvulekile, buvulekē | abuvulekanga | obungavulekanga | bungavulekanga |
| Class 15 | kuvulekile, kuvulekē | okuvulekile, okuvulekē | kuvulekile, kuvulekē | akuvulekanga | okungavulekanga | kungavulekanga |
| Class 17 | kuvulekile, kuvulekē | okuvulekile, okuvulekē | kuvulekile, kuvulekē | akuvulekanga | okungavulekanga | kungavulekanga |
| | 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 | ngāvuleka | engāvuleka | ngāvuleka | angivulekanga | engingavulekanga | ngingavulekanga |
| 2nd singular | wāvuleka | owāvuleka | wāvuleka | awuvulekanga | ongavulekanga | ungavulekanga |
| 1st plural | sāvuleka | esāvuleka | sāvuleka | asivulekanga | esingavulekanga | singavulekanga |
| 2nd plural | nāvuleka | enāvuleka | nāvuleka | anivulekanga | eningavulekanga | ningavulekanga |
| Class 1 | wāvuleka | owāvuleka | āvuleka | akavulekanga | ongavulekanga | engavulekanga |
| Class 2 | bāvuleka | abāvuleka | bāvuleka | abavulekanga | abangavulekanga | bengavulekanga |
| Class 3 | wāvuleka | owāvuleka | wāvuleka | awuvulekanga | ongavulekanga | ungavulekanga |
| Class 4 | yāvuleka | eyāvuleka | yāvuleka | ayivulekanga | engavulekanga | ingavulekanga |
| Class 5 | lāvuleka | elāvuleka | lāvuleka | alivulekanga | elingavulekanga | lingavulekanga |
| Class 6 | āvuleka | āvuleka | āvuleka | awavulekanga | angavulekanga | engavulekanga |
| Class 7 | sāvuleka | esāvuleka | sāvuleka | asivulekanga | esingavulekanga | singavulekanga |
| Class 8 | zāvuleka | ezāvuleka | zāvuleka | azivulekanga | ezingavulekanga | zingavulekanga |
| Class 9 | yāvuleka | eyāvuleka | yāvuleka | ayivulekanga | engavulekanga | ingavulekanga |
| Class 10 | zāvuleka | ezāvuleka | zāvuleka | azivulekanga | ezingavulekanga | zingavulekanga |
| Class 11 | lwāvuleka | olwāvuleka | lwāvuleka | aluvulekanga | olungavulekanga | lungavulekanga |
| Class 14 | bāvuleka | obāvuleka | bāvuleka | abuvulekanga | obungavulekanga | bungavulekanga |
| Class 15 | kwāvuleka | okwāvuleka | kwāvuleka | akuvulekanga | okungavulekanga | kungavulekanga |
| Class 17 | kwāvuleka | okwāvuleka | kwāvuleka | akuvulekanga | okungavulekanga | kungavulekanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingavuleka | — | ngingavuleka | ngingevuleke | — | ngingevuleke |
| 2nd singular | ungavuleka | — | ungavuleka | ungevuleke | — | ungevuleke |
| 1st plural | singavuleka | — | singavuleka | singevuleke | — | singevuleke |
| 2nd plural | ningavuleka | — | ningavuleka | ningevuleke | — | ningevuleke |
| Class 1 | angavuleka | — | engavuleka | angevuleke | — | engevuleke |
| Class 2 | bangavuleka | — | bengavuleka | bangevuleke | — | bengevuleke |
| Class 3 | ungavuleka | — | ungavuleka | ungevuleke | — | ungevuleke |
| Class 4 | ingavuleka | — | ingavuleka | ingevuleke | — | ingevuleke |
| Class 5 | lingavuleka | — | lingavuleka | lingevuleke | — | lingevuleke |
| Class 6 | angavuleka | — | engavuleka | angevuleke | — | engevuleke |
| Class 7 | singavuleka | — | singavuleka | singevuleke | — | singevuleke |
| Class 8 | zingavuleka | — | zingavuleka | zingevuleke | — | zingevuleke |
| Class 9 | ingavuleka | — | ingavuleka | ingevuleke | — | ingevuleke |
| Class 10 | zingavuleka | — | zingavuleka | zingevuleke | — | zingevuleke |
| Class 11 | lungavuleka | — | lungavuleka | lungevuleke | — | lungevuleke |
| Class 14 | bungavuleka | — | bungavuleka | bungevuleke | — | bungevuleke |
| Class 15 | kungavuleka | — | kungavuleka | kungevuleke | — | kungevuleke |
| Class 17 | kungavuleka | — | kungavuleka | kungevuleke | — | kungevuleke |
| | 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 | ngizovuleka | engizovuleka | ngizovuleka | angizuvuleka | engingezuvuleka | ngingezuvuleka |
| 2nd singular | uzovuleka | ozovuleka | uzovuleka | awuzuvuleka | ongezuvuleka | ungezuvuleka |
| 1st plural | sizovuleka | esizovuleka | sizovuleka | asizuvuleka | esingezuvuleka | singezuvuleka |
| 2nd plural | nizovuleka | enizovuleka | nizovuleka | anizuvuleka | eningezuvuleka | ningezuvuleka |
| Class 1 | uzovuleka | ozovuleka | ezovuleka | akazuvuleka | ongezuvuleka | engezuvuleka |
| Class 2 | bazovuleka | abazovuleka | bezovuleka | abazuvuleka | abangezuvuleka | bengezuvuleka |
| Class 3 | uzovuleka | ozovuleka | uzovuleka | awuzuvuleka | ongezuvuleka | ungezuvuleka |
| Class 4 | izovuleka | ezovuleka | izovuleka | ayizuvuleka | engezuvuleka | ingezuvuleka |
| Class 5 | lizovuleka | elizovuleka | lizovuleka | alizuvuleka | elingezuvuleka | lingezuvuleka |
| Class 6 | azovuleka | azovuleka | ezovuleka | awazuvuleka | angezuvuleka | engezuvuleka |
| Class 7 | sizovuleka | esizovuleka | sizovuleka | asizuvuleka | esingezuvuleka | singezuvuleka |
| Class 8 | zizovuleka | ezizovuleka | zizovuleka | azizuvuleka | ezingezuvuleka | zingezuvuleka |
| Class 9 | izovuleka | ezovuleka | izovuleka | ayizuvuleka | engezuvuleka | ingezuvuleka |
| Class 10 | zizovuleka | ezizovuleka | zizovuleka | azizuvuleka | ezingezuvuleka | zingezuvuleka |
| Class 11 | luzovuleka | oluzovuleka | luzovuleka | aluzuvuleka | olungezuvuleka | lungezuvuleka |
| Class 14 | buzovuleka | obuzovuleka | buzovuleka | abuzuvuleka | obungezuvuleka | bungezuvuleka |
| Class 15 | kuzovuleka | okuzovuleka | kuzovuleka | akuzuvuleka | okungezuvuleka | kungezuvuleka |
| Class 17 | kuzovuleka | okuzovuleka | kuzovuleka | akuzuvuleka | okungezuvuleka | kungezuvuleka |
| | 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 | ngiyovuleka | engiyovuleka | ngiyovuleka | angiyuvuleka | engingeyuvuleka | ngingeyuvuleka |
| 2nd singular | uyovuleka | oyovuleka | uyovuleka | awuyuvuleka | ongeyuvuleka | ungeyuvuleka |
| 1st plural | siyovuleka | esiyovuleka | siyovuleka | asiyuvuleka | esingeyuvuleka | singeyuvuleka |
| 2nd plural | niyovuleka | eniyovuleka | niyovuleka | aniyuvuleka | eningeyuvuleka | ningeyuvuleka |
| Class 1 | uyovuleka | oyovuleka | eyovuleka | akayuvuleka | ongeyuvuleka | engeyuvuleka |
| Class 2 | bayovuleka | abayovuleka | beyovuleka | abayuvuleka | abangeyuvuleka | bengeyuvuleka |
| Class 3 | uyovuleka | oyovuleka | uyovuleka | awuyuvuleka | ongeyuvuleka | ungeyuvuleka |
| Class 4 | iyovuleka | eyovuleka | iyovuleka | ayiyuvuleka | engeyuvuleka | ingeyuvuleka |
| Class 5 | liyovuleka | eliyovuleka | liyovuleka | aliyuvuleka | elingeyuvuleka | lingeyuvuleka |
| Class 6 | ayovuleka | ayovuleka | eyovuleka | awayuvuleka | angeyuvuleka | engeyuvuleka |
| Class 7 | siyovuleka | esiyovuleka | siyovuleka | asiyuvuleka | esingeyuvuleka | singeyuvuleka |
| Class 8 | ziyovuleka | eziyovuleka | ziyovuleka | aziyuvuleka | ezingeyuvuleka | zingeyuvuleka |
| Class 9 | iyovuleka | eyovuleka | iyovuleka | ayiyuvuleka | engeyuvuleka | ingeyuvuleka |
| Class 10 | ziyovuleka | eziyovuleka | ziyovuleka | aziyuvuleka | ezingeyuvuleka | zingeyuvuleka |
| Class 11 | luyovuleka | oluyovuleka | luyovuleka | aluyuvuleka | olungeyuvuleka | lungeyuvuleka |
| Class 14 | buyovuleka | obuyovuleka | buyovuleka | abuyuvuleka | obungeyuvuleka | bungeyuvuleka |
| Class 15 | kuyovuleka | okuyovuleka | kuyovuleka | akuyuvuleka | okungeyuvuleka | kungeyuvuleka |
| Class 17 | kuyovuleka | okuyovuleka | kuyovuleka | akuyuvuleka | okungeyuvuleka | kungeyuvuleka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngivuleke | ngingavuleki |
| 2nd singular | uvuleke | ungavuleki |
| 1st plural | sivuleke | singavuleki |
| 2nd plural | nivuleke | ningavuleki |
| Class 1 | avuleke | angavuleki |
| Class 2 | bavuleke | bangavuleki |
| Class 3 | uvuleke | ungavuleki |
| Class 4 | ivuleke | ingavuleki |
| Class 5 | livuleke | lingavuleki |
| Class 6 | avuleke | angavuleki |
| Class 7 | sivuleke | singavuleki |
| Class 8 | zivuleke | zingavuleki |
| Class 9 | ivuleke | ingavuleki |
| Class 10 | zivuleke | zingavuleki |
| Class 11 | luvuleke | lungavuleki |
| Class 14 | buvuleke | bungavuleki |
| Class 15 | kuvuleke | kungavuleki |
| Class 17 | kuvuleke | kungavuleki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngavuleka | ngangavuleka, angavuleka, angangavuleka |
| 2nd singular | wavuleka | wangavuleka, awavuleka, awangavuleka |
| 1st plural | savuleka | sangavuleka, asavuleka, asangavuleka |
| 2nd plural | navuleka | nangavuleka, anavuleka, anangavuleka |
| Class 1 | wavuleka | wangavuleka, akavuleka, akangavuleka |
| Class 2 | bavuleka | bangavuleka, abavuleka, abangavuleka |
| Class 3 | wavuleka | wangavuleka, awavuleka, awangavuleka |
| Class 4 | yavuleka | yangavuleka, ayavuleka, ayangavuleka |
| Class 5 | lavuleka | langavuleka, alavuleka, alangavuleka |
| Class 6 | avuleka | angavuleka, awavuleka, awangavuleka |
| Class 7 | savuleka | sangavuleka, asavuleka, asangavuleka |
| Class 8 | zavuleka | zangavuleka, azavuleka, azangavuleka |
| Class 9 | yavuleka | yangavuleka, ayavuleka, ayangavuleka |
| Class 10 | zavuleka | zangavuleka, azavuleka, azangavuleka |
| Class 11 | lwavuleka | lwangavuleka, alwavuleka, alwangavuleka |
| Class 14 | bavuleka | bangavuleka, abavuleka, abangavuleka |
| Class 15 | kwavuleka | kwangavuleka, akwavuleka, akwangavuleka |
| Class 17 | kwavuleka | kwangavuleka, akwavuleka, akwangavuleka |

### References

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