# vuvuka
## Southern Ndebele
### Verb

-vuvuka$^?$
* to swell

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-vuvuka$^?$
* to swell, to swell up

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukuvuvuka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuvuvuka | ukungavuvuki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | vuvuka | -vuvuke |
| Plural | vuvukani | -vuvukeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyavuvuka, ngivuvuka | engivuvukayo, engivuvuka | ngivuvuka | angivuvuki | engingavuvuki | ngingavuvuki |
| 2nd singular | uyavuvuka, uvuvuka | ovuvukayo, ovuvuka | uvuvuka | awuvuvuki | ongavuvuki | ungavuvuki |
| 1st plural | siyavuvuka, sivuvuka | esivuvukayo, esivuvuka | sivuvuka | asivuvuki | esingavuvuki | singavuvuki |
| 2nd plural | niyavuvuka, nivuvuka | enivuvukayo, enivuvuka | nivuvuka | anivuvuki | eningavuvuki | ningavuvuki |
| Class 1 | uyavuvuka, uvuvuka | ovuvukayo, ovuvuka | evuvuka | akavuvuki | ongavuvuki | engavuvuki |
| Class 2 | bayavuvuka, bavuvuka | abavuvukayo, abavuvuka | bevuvuka | abavuvuki | abangavuvuki | bengavuvuki |
| Class 3 | uyavuvuka, uvuvuka | ovuvukayo, ovuvuka | uvuvuka | awuvuvuki | ongavuvuki | ungavuvuki |
| Class 4 | iyavuvuka, ivuvuka | evuvukayo, evuvuka | ivuvuka | ayivuvuki | engavuvuki | ingavuvuki |
| Class 5 | liyavuvuka, livuvuka | elivuvukayo, elivuvuka | livuvuka | alivuvuki | elingavuvuki | lingavuvuki |
| Class 6 | ayavuvuka, avuvuka | avuvukayo, avuvuka | evuvuka | awavuvuki | angavuvuki | engavuvuki |
| Class 7 | siyavuvuka, sivuvuka | esivuvukayo, esivuvuka | sivuvuka | asivuvuki | esingavuvuki | singavuvuki |
| Class 8 | ziyavuvuka, zivuvuka | ezivuvukayo, ezivuvuka | zivuvuka | azivuvuki | ezingavuvuki | zingavuvuki |
| Class 9 | iyavuvuka, ivuvuka | evuvukayo, evuvuka | ivuvuka | ayivuvuki | engavuvuki | ingavuvuki |
| Class 10 | ziyavuvuka, zivuvuka | ezivuvukayo, ezivuvuka | zivuvuka | azivuvuki | ezingavuvuki | zingavuvuki |
| Class 11 | luyavuvuka, luvuvuka | oluvuvukayo, oluvuvuka | luvuvuka | aluvuvuki | olungavuvuki | lungavuvuki |
| Class 14 | buyavuvuka, buvuvuka | obuvuvukayo, obuvuvuka | buvuvuka | abuvuvuki | obungavuvuki | bungavuvuki |
| Class 15 | kuyavuvuka, kuvuvuka | okuvuvukayo, okuvuvuka | kuvuvuka | akuvuvuki | okungavuvuki | kungavuvuki |
| Class 17 | kuyavuvuka, kuvuvuka | okuvuvukayo, okuvuvuka | kuvuvuka | akuvuvuki | okungavuvuki | kungavuvuki |
| | 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 | ngivuvukile, ngivuvukē | engivuvukile, engivuvukē | ngivuvukile, ngivuvukē | angivuvukanga | engingavuvukanga | ngingavuvukanga |
| 2nd singular | uvuvukile, uvuvukē | ovuvukile, ovuvukē | uvuvukile, uvuvukē | awuvuvukanga | ongavuvukanga | ungavuvukanga |
| 1st plural | sivuvukile, sivuvukē | esivuvukile, esivuvukē | sivuvukile, sivuvukē | asivuvukanga | esingavuvukanga | singavuvukanga |
| 2nd plural | nivuvukile, nivuvukē | enivuvukile, enivuvukē | nivuvukile, nivuvukē | anivuvukanga | eningavuvukanga | ningavuvukanga |
| Class 1 | uvuvukile, uvuvukē | ovuvukile, ovuvukē | evuvukile, evuvukē | akavuvukanga | ongavuvukanga | engavuvukanga |
| Class 2 | bavuvukile, bavuvukē | abavuvukile, abavuvukē | bevuvukile, bevuvukē | abavuvukanga | abangavuvukanga | bengavuvukanga |
| Class 3 | uvuvukile, uvuvukē | ovuvukile, ovuvukē | uvuvukile, uvuvukē | awuvuvukanga | ongavuvukanga | ungavuvukanga |
| Class 4 | ivuvukile, ivuvukē | evuvukile, evuvukē | ivuvukile, ivuvukē | ayivuvukanga | engavuvukanga | ingavuvukanga |
| Class 5 | livuvukile, livuvukē | elivuvukile, elivuvukē | livuvukile, livuvukē | alivuvukanga | elingavuvukanga | lingavuvukanga |
| Class 6 | avuvukile, avuvukē | avuvukile, avuvukē | evuvukile, evuvukē | awavuvukanga | angavuvukanga | engavuvukanga |
| Class 7 | sivuvukile, sivuvukē | esivuvukile, esivuvukē | sivuvukile, sivuvukē | asivuvukanga | esingavuvukanga | singavuvukanga |
| Class 8 | zivuvukile, zivuvukē | ezivuvukile, ezivuvukē | zivuvukile, zivuvukē | azivuvukanga | ezingavuvukanga | zingavuvukanga |
| Class 9 | ivuvukile, ivuvukē | evuvukile, evuvukē | ivuvukile, ivuvukē | ayivuvukanga | engavuvukanga | ingavuvukanga |
| Class 10 | zivuvukile, zivuvukē | ezivuvukile, ezivuvukē | zivuvukile, zivuvukē | azivuvukanga | ezingavuvukanga | zingavuvukanga |
| Class 11 | luvuvukile, luvuvukē | oluvuvukile, oluvuvukē | luvuvukile, luvuvukē | aluvuvukanga | olungavuvukanga | lungavuvukanga |
| Class 14 | buvuvukile, buvuvukē | obuvuvukile, obuvuvukē | buvuvukile, buvuvukē | abuvuvukanga | obungavuvukanga | bungavuvukanga |
| Class 15 | kuvuvukile, kuvuvukē | okuvuvukile, okuvuvukē | kuvuvukile, kuvuvukē | akuvuvukanga | okungavuvukanga | kungavuvukanga |
| Class 17 | kuvuvukile, kuvuvukē | okuvuvukile, okuvuvukē | kuvuvukile, kuvuvukē | akuvuvukanga | okungavuvukanga | kungavuvukanga |
| | 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 | ngāvuvuka | engāvuvuka | ngāvuvuka | angivuvukanga | engingavuvukanga | ngingavuvukanga |
| 2nd singular | wāvuvuka | owāvuvuka | wāvuvuka | awuvuvukanga | ongavuvukanga | ungavuvukanga |
| 1st plural | sāvuvuka | esāvuvuka | sāvuvuka | asivuvukanga | esingavuvukanga | singavuvukanga |
| 2nd plural | nāvuvuka | enāvuvuka | nāvuvuka | anivuvukanga | eningavuvukanga | ningavuvukanga |
| Class 1 | wāvuvuka | owāvuvuka | āvuvuka | akavuvukanga | ongavuvukanga | engavuvukanga |
| Class 2 | bāvuvuka | abāvuvuka | bāvuvuka | abavuvukanga | abangavuvukanga | bengavuvukanga |
| Class 3 | wāvuvuka | owāvuvuka | wāvuvuka | awuvuvukanga | ongavuvukanga | ungavuvukanga |
| Class 4 | yāvuvuka | eyāvuvuka | yāvuvuka | ayivuvukanga | engavuvukanga | ingavuvukanga |
| Class 5 | lāvuvuka | elāvuvuka | lāvuvuka | alivuvukanga | elingavuvukanga | lingavuvukanga |
| Class 6 | āvuvuka | āvuvuka | āvuvuka | awavuvukanga | angavuvukanga | engavuvukanga |
| Class 7 | sāvuvuka | esāvuvuka | sāvuvuka | asivuvukanga | esingavuvukanga | singavuvukanga |
| Class 8 | zāvuvuka | ezāvuvuka | zāvuvuka | azivuvukanga | ezingavuvukanga | zingavuvukanga |
| Class 9 | yāvuvuka | eyāvuvuka | yāvuvuka | ayivuvukanga | engavuvukanga | ingavuvukanga |
| Class 10 | zāvuvuka | ezāvuvuka | zāvuvuka | azivuvukanga | ezingavuvukanga | zingavuvukanga |
| Class 11 | lwāvuvuka | olwāvuvuka | lwāvuvuka | aluvuvukanga | olungavuvukanga | lungavuvukanga |
| Class 14 | bāvuvuka | obāvuvuka | bāvuvuka | abuvuvukanga | obungavuvukanga | bungavuvukanga |
| Class 15 | kwāvuvuka | okwāvuvuka | kwāvuvuka | akuvuvukanga | okungavuvukanga | kungavuvukanga |
| Class 17 | kwāvuvuka | okwāvuvuka | kwāvuvuka | akuvuvukanga | okungavuvukanga | kungavuvukanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingavuvuka | — | ngingavuvuka | ngingevuvuke | — | ngingevuvuke |
| 2nd singular | ungavuvuka | — | ungavuvuka | ungevuvuke | — | ungevuvuke |
| 1st plural | singavuvuka | — | singavuvuka | singevuvuke | — | singevuvuke |
| 2nd plural | ningavuvuka | — | ningavuvuka | ningevuvuke | — | ningevuvuke |
| Class 1 | angavuvuka | — | engavuvuka | angevuvuke | — | engevuvuke |
| Class 2 | bangavuvuka | — | bengavuvuka | bangevuvuke | — | bengevuvuke |
| Class 3 | ungavuvuka | — | ungavuvuka | ungevuvuke | — | ungevuvuke |
| Class 4 | ingavuvuka | — | ingavuvuka | ingevuvuke | — | ingevuvuke |
| Class 5 | lingavuvuka | — | lingavuvuka | lingevuvuke | — | lingevuvuke |
| Class 6 | angavuvuka | — | engavuvuka | angevuvuke | — | engevuvuke |
| Class 7 | singavuvuka | — | singavuvuka | singevuvuke | — | singevuvuke |
| Class 8 | zingavuvuka | — | zingavuvuka | zingevuvuke | — | zingevuvuke |
| Class 9 | ingavuvuka | — | ingavuvuka | ingevuvuke | — | ingevuvuke |
| Class 10 | zingavuvuka | — | zingavuvuka | zingevuvuke | — | zingevuvuke |
| Class 11 | lungavuvuka | — | lungavuvuka | lungevuvuke | — | lungevuvuke |
| Class 14 | bungavuvuka | — | bungavuvuka | bungevuvuke | — | bungevuvuke |
| Class 15 | kungavuvuka | — | kungavuvuka | kungevuvuke | — | kungevuvuke |
| Class 17 | kungavuvuka | — | kungavuvuka | kungevuvuke | — | kungevuvuke |
| | 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 | ngizovuvuka | engizovuvuka | ngizovuvuka | angizuvuvuka | engingezuvuvuka | ngingezuvuvuka |
| 2nd singular | uzovuvuka | ozovuvuka | uzovuvuka | awuzuvuvuka | ongezuvuvuka | ungezuvuvuka |
| 1st plural | sizovuvuka | esizovuvuka | sizovuvuka | asizuvuvuka | esingezuvuvuka | singezuvuvuka |
| 2nd plural | nizovuvuka | enizovuvuka | nizovuvuka | anizuvuvuka | eningezuvuvuka | ningezuvuvuka |
| Class 1 | uzovuvuka | ozovuvuka | ezovuvuka | akazuvuvuka | ongezuvuvuka | engezuvuvuka |
| Class 2 | bazovuvuka | abazovuvuka | bezovuvuka | abazuvuvuka | abangezuvuvuka | bengezuvuvuka |
| Class 3 | uzovuvuka | ozovuvuka | uzovuvuka | awuzuvuvuka | ongezuvuvuka | ungezuvuvuka |
| Class 4 | izovuvuka | ezovuvuka | izovuvuka | ayizuvuvuka | engezuvuvuka | ingezuvuvuka |
| Class 5 | lizovuvuka | elizovuvuka | lizovuvuka | alizuvuvuka | elingezuvuvuka | lingezuvuvuka |
| Class 6 | azovuvuka | azovuvuka | ezovuvuka | awazuvuvuka | angezuvuvuka | engezuvuvuka |
| Class 7 | sizovuvuka | esizovuvuka | sizovuvuka | asizuvuvuka | esingezuvuvuka | singezuvuvuka |
| Class 8 | zizovuvuka | ezizovuvuka | zizovuvuka | azizuvuvuka | ezingezuvuvuka | zingezuvuvuka |
| Class 9 | izovuvuka | ezovuvuka | izovuvuka | ayizuvuvuka | engezuvuvuka | ingezuvuvuka |
| Class 10 | zizovuvuka | ezizovuvuka | zizovuvuka | azizuvuvuka | ezingezuvuvuka | zingezuvuvuka |
| Class 11 | luzovuvuka | oluzovuvuka | luzovuvuka | aluzuvuvuka | olungezuvuvuka | lungezuvuvuka |
| Class 14 | buzovuvuka | obuzovuvuka | buzovuvuka | abuzuvuvuka | obungezuvuvuka | bungezuvuvuka |
| Class 15 | kuzovuvuka | okuzovuvuka | kuzovuvuka | akuzuvuvuka | okungezuvuvuka | kungezuvuvuka |
| Class 17 | kuzovuvuka | okuzovuvuka | kuzovuvuka | akuzuvuvuka | okungezuvuvuka | kungezuvuvuka |
| | 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 | ngiyovuvuka | engiyovuvuka | ngiyovuvuka | angiyuvuvuka | engingeyuvuvuka | ngingeyuvuvuka |
| 2nd singular | uyovuvuka | oyovuvuka | uyovuvuka | awuyuvuvuka | ongeyuvuvuka | ungeyuvuvuka |
| 1st plural | siyovuvuka | esiyovuvuka | siyovuvuka | asiyuvuvuka | esingeyuvuvuka | singeyuvuvuka |
| 2nd plural | niyovuvuka | eniyovuvuka | niyovuvuka | aniyuvuvuka | eningeyuvuvuka | ningeyuvuvuka |
| Class 1 | uyovuvuka | oyovuvuka | eyovuvuka | akayuvuvuka | ongeyuvuvuka | engeyuvuvuka |
| Class 2 | bayovuvuka | abayovuvuka | beyovuvuka | abayuvuvuka | abangeyuvuvuka | bengeyuvuvuka |
| Class 3 | uyovuvuka | oyovuvuka | uyovuvuka | awuyuvuvuka | ongeyuvuvuka | ungeyuvuvuka |
| Class 4 | iyovuvuka | eyovuvuka | iyovuvuka | ayiyuvuvuka | engeyuvuvuka | ingeyuvuvuka |
| Class 5 | liyovuvuka | eliyovuvuka | liyovuvuka | aliyuvuvuka | elingeyuvuvuka | lingeyuvuvuka |
| Class 6 | ayovuvuka | ayovuvuka | eyovuvuka | awayuvuvuka | angeyuvuvuka | engeyuvuvuka |
| Class 7 | siyovuvuka | esiyovuvuka | siyovuvuka | asiyuvuvuka | esingeyuvuvuka | singeyuvuvuka |
| Class 8 | ziyovuvuka | eziyovuvuka | ziyovuvuka | aziyuvuvuka | ezingeyuvuvuka | zingeyuvuvuka |
| Class 9 | iyovuvuka | eyovuvuka | iyovuvuka | ayiyuvuvuka | engeyuvuvuka | ingeyuvuvuka |
| Class 10 | ziyovuvuka | eziyovuvuka | ziyovuvuka | aziyuvuvuka | ezingeyuvuvuka | zingeyuvuvuka |
| Class 11 | luyovuvuka | oluyovuvuka | luyovuvuka | aluyuvuvuka | olungeyuvuvuka | lungeyuvuvuka |
| Class 14 | buyovuvuka | obuyovuvuka | buyovuvuka | abuyuvuvuka | obungeyuvuvuka | bungeyuvuvuka |
| Class 15 | kuyovuvuka | okuyovuvuka | kuyovuvuka | akuyuvuvuka | okungeyuvuvuka | kungeyuvuvuka |
| Class 17 | kuyovuvuka | okuyovuvuka | kuyovuvuka | akuyuvuvuka | okungeyuvuvuka | kungeyuvuvuka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngivuvuke | ngingavuvuki |
| 2nd singular | uvuvuke | ungavuvuki |
| 1st plural | sivuvuke | singavuvuki |
| 2nd plural | nivuvuke | ningavuvuki |
| Class 1 | avuvuke | angavuvuki |
| Class 2 | bavuvuke | bangavuvuki |
| Class 3 | uvuvuke | ungavuvuki |
| Class 4 | ivuvuke | ingavuvuki |
| Class 5 | livuvuke | lingavuvuki |
| Class 6 | avuvuke | angavuvuki |
| Class 7 | sivuvuke | singavuvuki |
| Class 8 | zivuvuke | zingavuvuki |
| Class 9 | ivuvuke | ingavuvuki |
| Class 10 | zivuvuke | zingavuvuki |
| Class 11 | luvuvuke | lungavuvuki |
| Class 14 | buvuvuke | bungavuvuki |
| Class 15 | kuvuvuke | kungavuvuki |
| Class 17 | kuvuvuke | kungavuvuki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngavuvuka | ngangavuvuka, angavuvuka, angangavuvuka |
| 2nd singular | wavuvuka | wangavuvuka, awavuvuka, awangavuvuka |
| 1st plural | savuvuka | sangavuvuka, asavuvuka, asangavuvuka |
| 2nd plural | navuvuka | nangavuvuka, anavuvuka, anangavuvuka |
| Class 1 | wavuvuka | wangavuvuka, akavuvuka, akangavuvuka |
| Class 2 | bavuvuka | bangavuvuka, abavuvuka, abangavuvuka |
| Class 3 | wavuvuka | wangavuvuka, awavuvuka, awangavuvuka |
| Class 4 | yavuvuka | yangavuvuka, ayavuvuka, ayangavuvuka |
| Class 5 | lavuvuka | langavuvuka, alavuvuka, alangavuvuka |
| Class 6 | avuvuka | angavuvuka, awavuvuka, awangavuvuka |
| Class 7 | savuvuka | sangavuvuka, asavuvuka, asangavuvuka |
| Class 8 | zavuvuka | zangavuvuka, azavuvuka, azangavuvuka |
| Class 9 | yavuvuka | yangavuvuka, ayavuvuka, ayangavuvuka |
| Class 10 | zavuvuka | zangavuvuka, azavuvuka, azangavuvuka |
| Class 11 | lwavuvuka | lwangavuvuka, alwavuvuka, alwangavuvuka |
| Class 14 | bavuvuka | bangavuvuka, abavuvuka, abangavuvuka |
| Class 15 | kwavuvuka | kwangavuvuka, akwavuvuka, akwangavuvuka |
| Class 17 | kwavuvuka | kwangavuvuka, akwavuvuka, akwangavuvuka |

### References

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