# zwa
## Translingual
### Symbol

zwa
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Zay.

### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Zay terms

## Haitian Creole
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zwa/

### Noun

zwa
* goose

### References

* Targète, Jean and Urciolo, Raphael G. Haitian Creole-English dictionary (1993; →ISBN)

## Kituba
### Verb

zwa
* to receive, to obtain
* to have

## Lingala
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-zwa (infinitive kozwa)
* to obtain, to take
* to receive
* to pass a test
* to succeed, to win

#### Derived terms

* Verbal derivations:
** Applicative: -zwela
** Causative: -zwisa
** Passive: -zwama
** Reciprocal: -zwana
* Nominal derivations:
** bozwi
** mozwi

## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jígua.

### Verb

-́zwa
* to hear

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jígua.

### Verb

-́zwa
* to hear

#### Inflection

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## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jígua.

### Verb

-́zwa
* (intransitive) to hear, to listen
* (transitive) to hear, to perceive
* (transitive) to understand, to be able to make out (what someone says)
* (transitive) to listen to, to obey
* (transitive) to sense; to feel, to hear, to taste
* (intransitive) to feel (a certain way)
* (intransitive) to live, to be alive

#### Inflection

Tone H, latent i :
| Infinitive | ukuzwa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuzwa | ukungezwa |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yizwa | -zwe |
| Plural | yizwani | -zweni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyezwa, ngizwa | engizwayo, engizwa | ngizwa | angizwa | engingezwa | ngingezwa |
| 2nd singular | uyezwa, uzwa | ozwayo, ozwa | uzwa | awuzwa | ongezwa | ungezwa |
| 1st plural | siyezwa, sizwa | esizwayo, esizwa | sizwa | asizwa | esingezwa | singezwa |
| 2nd plural | niyezwa, nizwa | enizwayo, enizwa | nizwa | anizwa | eningezwa | ningezwa |
| Class 1 | uyezwa, uzwa | ozwayo, ozwa | ezwa | akezwa | ongezwa | engezwa |
| Class 2 | bayezwa, bezwa | abezwayo, abezwa | bezwa | abezwa | abangezwa | bengezwa |
| Class 3 | uyezwa, uzwa | ozwayo, ozwa | uzwa | awuzwa | ongezwa | ungezwa |
| Class 4 | iyezwa, izwa | ezwayo, ezwa | izwa | ayizwa | engezwa | ingezwa |
| Class 5 | liyezwa, lizwa | elizwayo, elizwa | lizwa | alizwa | elingezwa | lingezwa |
| Class 6 | ayezwa, ezwa | ezwayo, ezwa | ezwa | awezwa | angezwa | engezwa |
| Class 7 | siyezwa, sizwa | esizwayo, esizwa | sizwa | asizwa | esingezwa | singezwa |
| Class 8 | ziyezwa, zizwa | ezizwayo, ezizwa | zizwa | azizwa | ezingezwa | zingezwa |
| Class 9 | iyezwa, izwa | ezwayo, ezwa | izwa | ayizwa | engezwa | ingezwa |
| Class 10 | ziyezwa, zizwa | ezizwayo, ezizwa | zizwa | azizwa | ezingezwa | zingezwa |
| Class 11 | luyezwa, luzwa | oluzwayo, oluzwa | luzwa | aluzwa | olungezwa | lungezwa |
| Class 14 | buyezwa, buzwa | obuzwayo, obuzwa | buzwa | abuzwa | obungezwa | bungezwa |
| Class 15 | kuyezwa, kuzwa | okuzwayo, okuzwa | kuzwa | akuzwa | okungezwa | kungezwa |
| Class 17 | kuyezwa, kuzwa | okuzwayo, okuzwa | kuzwa | akuzwa | okungezwa | kungezwa |
| | 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 | ngizwile, ngizwē | engizwile, engizwē | ngizwile, ngizwē | angizwanga | engingezwanga | ngingezwanga |
| 2nd singular | uzwile, uzwē | ozwile, ozwē | uzwile, uzwē | awuzwanga | ongezwanga | ungezwanga |
| 1st plural | sizwile, sizwē | esizwile, esizwē | sizwile, sizwē | asizwanga | esingezwanga | singezwanga |
| 2nd plural | nizwile, nizwē | enizwile, enizwē | nizwile, nizwē | anizwanga | eningezwanga | ningezwanga |
| Class 1 | uzwile, uzwē | ozwile, ozwē | ezwile, ezwē | akezwanga | ongezwanga | engezwanga |
| Class 2 | bezwile, bezwē | abezwile, abezwē | bezwile, bezwē | abezwanga | abangezwanga | bengezwanga |
| Class 3 | uzwile, uzwē | ozwile, ozwē | uzwile, uzwē | awuzwanga | ongezwanga | ungezwanga |
| Class 4 | izwile, izwē | ezwile, ezwē | izwile, izwē | ayizwanga | engezwanga | ingezwanga |
| Class 5 | lizwile, lizwē | elizwile, elizwē | lizwile, lizwē | alizwanga | elingezwanga | lingezwanga |
| Class 6 | ezwile, ezwē | ezwile, ezwē | ezwile, ezwē | awezwanga | angezwanga | engezwanga |
| Class 7 | sizwile, sizwē | esizwile, esizwē | sizwile, sizwē | asizwanga | esingezwanga | singezwanga |
| Class 8 | zizwile, zizwē | ezizwile, ezizwē | zizwile, zizwē | azizwanga | ezingezwanga | zingezwanga |
| Class 9 | izwile, izwē | ezwile, ezwē | izwile, izwē | ayizwanga | engezwanga | ingezwanga |
| Class 10 | zizwile, zizwē | ezizwile, ezizwē | zizwile, zizwē | azizwanga | ezingezwanga | zingezwanga |
| Class 11 | luzwile, luzwē | oluzwile, oluzwē | luzwile, luzwē | aluzwanga | olungezwanga | lungezwanga |
| Class 14 | buzwile, buzwē | obuzwile, obuzwē | buzwile, buzwē | abuzwanga | obungezwanga | bungezwanga |
| Class 15 | kuzwile, kuzwē | okuzwile, okuzwē | kuzwile, kuzwē | akuzwanga | okungezwanga | kungezwanga |
| Class 17 | kuzwile, kuzwē | okuzwile, okuzwē | kuzwile, kuzwē | akuzwanga | okungezwanga | kungezwanga |
| | 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 | ngāzwa | engāzwa | ngāzwa | angizwanga | engingezwanga | ngingezwanga |
| 2nd singular | wāzwa | owāzwa | wāzwa | awuzwanga | ongezwanga | ungezwanga |
| 1st plural | sāzwa | esāzwa | sāzwa | asizwanga | esingezwanga | singezwanga |
| 2nd plural | nāzwa | enāzwa | nāzwa | anizwanga | eningezwanga | ningezwanga |
| Class 1 | wāzwa | owāzwa | āzwa | akezwanga | ongezwanga | engezwanga |
| Class 2 | bāzwa | abāzwa | bāzwa | abezwanga | abangezwanga | bengezwanga |
| Class 3 | wāzwa | owāzwa | wāzwa | awuzwanga | ongezwanga | ungezwanga |
| Class 4 | yāzwa | eyāzwa | yāzwa | ayizwanga | engezwanga | ingezwanga |
| Class 5 | lāzwa | elāzwa | lāzwa | alizwanga | elingezwanga | lingezwanga |
| Class 6 | āzwa | āzwa | āzwa | awezwanga | angezwanga | engezwanga |
| Class 7 | sāzwa | esāzwa | sāzwa | asizwanga | esingezwanga | singezwanga |
| Class 8 | zāzwa | ezāzwa | zāzwa | azizwanga | ezingezwanga | zingezwanga |
| Class 9 | yāzwa | eyāzwa | yāzwa | ayizwanga | engezwanga | ingezwanga |
| Class 10 | zāzwa | ezāzwa | zāzwa | azizwanga | ezingezwanga | zingezwanga |
| Class 11 | lwāzwa | olwāzwa | lwāzwa | aluzwanga | olungezwanga | lungezwanga |
| Class 14 | bāzwa | obāzwa | bāzwa | abuzwanga | obungezwanga | bungezwanga |
| Class 15 | kwāzwa | okwāzwa | kwāzwa | akuzwanga | okungezwanga | kungezwanga |
| Class 17 | kwāzwa | okwāzwa | kwāzwa | akuzwanga | okungezwanga | kungezwanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingezwa | — | ngingezwa | ngingezwe | — | ngingezwe |
| 2nd singular | ungezwa | — | ungezwa | ungezwe | — | ungezwe |
| 1st plural | singezwa | — | singezwa | singezwe | — | singezwe |
| 2nd plural | ningezwa | — | ningezwa | ningezwe | — | ningezwe |
| Class 1 | angezwa | — | engezwa | angezwe | — | engezwe |
| Class 2 | bangezwa | — | bengezwa | bangezwe | — | bengezwe |
| Class 3 | ungezwa | — | ungezwa | ungezwe | — | ungezwe |
| Class 4 | ingezwa | — | ingezwa | ingezwe | — | ingezwe |
| Class 5 | lingezwa | — | lingezwa | lingezwe | — | lingezwe |
| Class 6 | angezwa | — | engezwa | angezwe | — | engezwe |
| Class 7 | singezwa | — | singezwa | singezwe | — | singezwe |
| Class 8 | zingezwa | — | zingezwa | zingezwe | — | zingezwe |
| Class 9 | ingezwa | — | ingezwa | ingezwe | — | ingezwe |
| Class 10 | zingezwa | — | zingezwa | zingezwe | — | zingezwe |
| Class 11 | lungezwa | — | lungezwa | lungezwe | — | lungezwe |
| Class 14 | bungezwa | — | bungezwa | bungezwe | — | bungezwe |
| Class 15 | kungezwa | — | kungezwa | kungezwe | — | kungezwe |
| Class 17 | kungezwa | — | kungezwa | kungezwe | — | kungezwe |
| | 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 | ngizokuzwa | engizokuzwa | ngizokuzwa | angizukuzwa | engingezukuzwa | ngingezukuzwa |
| 2nd singular | uzokuzwa | ozokuzwa | uzokuzwa | awuzukuzwa | ongezukuzwa | ungezukuzwa |
| 1st plural | sizokuzwa | esizokuzwa | sizokuzwa | asizukuzwa | esingezukuzwa | singezukuzwa |
| 2nd plural | nizokuzwa | enizokuzwa | nizokuzwa | anizukuzwa | eningezukuzwa | ningezukuzwa |
| Class 1 | uzokuzwa | ozokuzwa | ezokuzwa | akazukuzwa | ongezukuzwa | engezukuzwa |
| Class 2 | bazokuzwa | abazokuzwa | bezokuzwa | abazukuzwa | abangezukuzwa | bengezukuzwa |
| Class 3 | uzokuzwa | ozokuzwa | uzokuzwa | awuzukuzwa | ongezukuzwa | ungezukuzwa |
| Class 4 | izokuzwa | ezokuzwa | izokuzwa | ayizukuzwa | engezukuzwa | ingezukuzwa |
| Class 5 | lizokuzwa | elizokuzwa | lizokuzwa | alizukuzwa | elingezukuzwa | lingezukuzwa |
| Class 6 | azokuzwa | azokuzwa | ezokuzwa | awazukuzwa | angezukuzwa | engezukuzwa |
| Class 7 | sizokuzwa | esizokuzwa | sizokuzwa | asizukuzwa | esingezukuzwa | singezukuzwa |
| Class 8 | zizokuzwa | ezizokuzwa | zizokuzwa | azizukuzwa | ezingezukuzwa | zingezukuzwa |
| Class 9 | izokuzwa | ezokuzwa | izokuzwa | ayizukuzwa | engezukuzwa | ingezukuzwa |
| Class 10 | zizokuzwa | ezizokuzwa | zizokuzwa | azizukuzwa | ezingezukuzwa | zingezukuzwa |
| Class 11 | luzokuzwa | oluzokuzwa | luzokuzwa | aluzukuzwa | olungezukuzwa | lungezukuzwa |
| Class 14 | buzokuzwa | obuzokuzwa | buzokuzwa | abuzukuzwa | obungezukuzwa | bungezukuzwa |
| Class 15 | kuzokuzwa | okuzokuzwa | kuzokuzwa | akuzukuzwa | okungezukuzwa | kungezukuzwa |
| Class 17 | kuzokuzwa | okuzokuzwa | kuzokuzwa | akuzukuzwa | okungezukuzwa | kungezukuzwa |
| | 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 | ngiyokuzwa | engiyokuzwa | ngiyokuzwa | angiyukuzwa | engingeyukuzwa | ngingeyukuzwa |
| 2nd singular | uyokuzwa | oyokuzwa | uyokuzwa | awuyukuzwa | ongeyukuzwa | ungeyukuzwa |
| 1st plural | siyokuzwa | esiyokuzwa | siyokuzwa | asiyukuzwa | esingeyukuzwa | singeyukuzwa |
| 2nd plural | niyokuzwa | eniyokuzwa | niyokuzwa | aniyukuzwa | eningeyukuzwa | ningeyukuzwa |
| Class 1 | uyokuzwa | oyokuzwa | eyokuzwa | akayukuzwa | ongeyukuzwa | engeyukuzwa |
| Class 2 | bayokuzwa | abayokuzwa | beyokuzwa | abayukuzwa | abangeyukuzwa | bengeyukuzwa |
| Class 3 | uyokuzwa | oyokuzwa | uyokuzwa | awuyukuzwa | ongeyukuzwa | ungeyukuzwa |
| Class 4 | iyokuzwa | eyokuzwa | iyokuzwa | ayiyukuzwa | engeyukuzwa | ingeyukuzwa |
| Class 5 | liyokuzwa | eliyokuzwa | liyokuzwa | aliyukuzwa | elingeyukuzwa | lingeyukuzwa |
| Class 6 | ayokuzwa | ayokuzwa | eyokuzwa | awayukuzwa | angeyukuzwa | engeyukuzwa |
| Class 7 | siyokuzwa | esiyokuzwa | siyokuzwa | asiyukuzwa | esingeyukuzwa | singeyukuzwa |
| Class 8 | ziyokuzwa | eziyokuzwa | ziyokuzwa | aziyukuzwa | ezingeyukuzwa | zingeyukuzwa |
| Class 9 | iyokuzwa | eyokuzwa | iyokuzwa | ayiyukuzwa | engeyukuzwa | ingeyukuzwa |
| Class 10 | ziyokuzwa | eziyokuzwa | ziyokuzwa | aziyukuzwa | ezingeyukuzwa | zingeyukuzwa |
| Class 11 | luyokuzwa | oluyokuzwa | luyokuzwa | aluyukuzwa | olungeyukuzwa | lungeyukuzwa |
| Class 14 | buyokuzwa | obuyokuzwa | buyokuzwa | abuyukuzwa | obungeyukuzwa | bungeyukuzwa |
| Class 15 | kuyokuzwa | okuyokuzwa | kuyokuzwa | akuyukuzwa | okungeyukuzwa | kungeyukuzwa |
| Class 17 | kuyokuzwa | okuyokuzwa | kuyokuzwa | akuyukuzwa | okungeyukuzwa | kungeyukuzwa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngizwe | ngingezwa |
| 2nd singular | uzwe | ungezwa |
| 1st plural | sizwe | singezwa |
| 2nd plural | nizwe | ningezwa |
| Class 1 | ezwe | angezwa |
| Class 2 | bezwe | bangezwa |
| Class 3 | uzwe | ungezwa |
| Class 4 | izwe | ingezwa |
| Class 5 | lizwe | lingezwa |
| Class 6 | ezwe | angezwa |
| Class 7 | sizwe | singezwa |
| Class 8 | zizwe | zingezwa |
| Class 9 | izwe | ingezwa |
| Class 10 | zizwe | zingezwa |
| Class 11 | luzwe | lungezwa |
| Class 14 | buzwe | bungezwa |
| Class 15 | kuzwe | kungezwa |
| Class 17 | kuzwe | kungezwa |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngezwa | ngangezwa, angezwa, angangezwa |
| 2nd singular | wezwa | wangezwa, awezwa, awangezwa |
| 1st plural | sezwa | sangezwa, asezwa, asangezwa |
| 2nd plural | nezwa | nangezwa, anezwa, anangezwa |
| Class 1 | wezwa | wangezwa, akezwa, akangezwa |
| Class 2 | bezwa | bangezwa, abezwa, abangezwa |
| Class 3 | wezwa | wangezwa, awezwa, awangezwa |
| Class 4 | yezwa | yangezwa, ayezwa, ayangezwa |
| Class 5 | lezwa | langezwa, alezwa, alangezwa |
| Class 6 | ezwa | angezwa, awezwa, awangezwa |
| Class 7 | sezwa | sangezwa, asezwa, asangezwa |
| Class 8 | zezwa | zangezwa, azezwa, azangezwa |
| Class 9 | yezwa | yangezwa, ayezwa, ayangezwa |
| Class 10 | zezwa | zangezwa, azezwa, azangezwa |
| Class 11 | lwezwa | lwangezwa, alwezwa, alwangezwa |
| Class 14 | bezwa | bangezwa, abezwa, abangezwa |
| Class 15 | kwezwa | kwangezwa, akwezwa, akwangezwa |
| Class 17 | kwezwa | kwangezwa, akwezwa, akwangezwa |

### References

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