# buka
## English
### Pronunciation

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### Etymology 1

From Javanese [Term?].

#### Noun

buka (plural bukas)
* (music) The short introduction to a gamelan piece, generally played by a single instrument in a free rhythm, with the kendhang coming in on the last few notes to set the tempo.

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* boka

#### Noun

buka (plural bukas)
* A kangaroo-skin cloak traditionally worn by the Noongar people of southwestern Australia.

#### See also

* buka puasa

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Yoruba búkà or Hausa búkkàa.

#### Alternative forms

* bukka

#### Noun

buka (plural bukas)
* (Nigeria) an inexpensive, quick, road-side restaurant serving Nigerian food.
** 2012, Chibundu Onuzo, The Spider King’s Daughter, Faber and Faber (2013), page 164:I made a noncommittal noise and looked round the buka. It was a Saturday afternoon. The place was empty, with the bare plastic tables showing oil and grease stains.

### Anagrams

* Baku

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /buˈka/ [buˈka]
* Hyphenation: bu‧ka

### Adjective

buká (plural buruka, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜃ)
* open
    Synonyms: bukas, abri
    Antonyms: serado, pinto
* turned on; powered up
    Antonyms: parong, palsok

### Verb

buká (plural buruka, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜃ)
* to open
    Synonyms: bukas, abri
    Antonyms: sera, pinto
* to turn on; to power up
    Antonyms: parong, palsok

#### Derived terms

* bukahon
* ibuka
* magbuka

## Ese
### Noun

buka
* book

## Faroese
### Etymology

From buka (a wooden hammer).

### Verb

buka
* to beat, to strike
    Bukaði hann meg við vongknúgvum bæði til høvur og føtur

#### Derived terms

* bukari

### See also

* banka
* berja
* klappa
* knúlva
* sláa

## Fijian
### Noun

buka
* fire

## Iban
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *buka (compare Malay buka), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka (compare Tagalog buka).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /buka/
* Hyphenation: bu‧ka
* Rhymes: -uka

### Verb

buka
* to open (to make something accessible)

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈbuka/ [ˈbu.ka]
* Rhymes: -uka
* Syllabification: bu‧ka

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay buka, from Proto-Malayic *buka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka (“to open, uncover”).
Cognate with Minangkabau buko, Iban buka, Bikol Central buka, Tagalog buka, Cebuano buka.

#### Adjective

buka
* open (actively conducting or prepared to conduct business)
    Besok tokonya akan buka.Tomorrow the shop will open.

#### Verb

buka (active membuka, passive dibuka, involuntary/perfective passive terbuka)
* to open
    Terkadang aku membuka kulkasku untuk melihat isinya.Sometimes I open my refrigerator to see what's inside.

##### Derived terms

* berbuka-bukaan
* bukaan
* bukai
* bukakan
* keterbukaan
* pembuka
* pembukaan
* terbuka
* buka kemas
* buka mulut

### Etymology 2

See above. Semantic loan from Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār, “to break”).

#### Verb

buka (active berbuka)
* (intransitive, Islam) to break the fast; to have iftar.

##### Derived terms

* berbuka
* bukaan

### Further reading

* “buka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
* “membuka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
* “berbuka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Japanese
### Romanization

buka
* Rōmaji transcription of ぶか

## Kituba
### Verb

buka
* to break

## Lingala
### Verb

buka
* to break

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbuka]

### Noun

buka
* genitive singular of buk
* nominative dual of buk
* accusative dual of buk

## Lozi
### Noun

buka
* book
    Buka ye itula hahulu. ― This book is boring.

### References

* R. M. Mukuni, Silozi-English Phrase Book (1991)

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *buka (compare Indonesian buka), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka (compare Tagalog buka).

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /bukə/
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /buka/
* Rhymes: -ukə, -kə, -ə

### Verb

buka (used in the form membuka)
* to open (to make something accessible)
* to turn on; to switch on
    Tolong buka kipas dan lampu.Please switch on the fan and lights.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbu.ka/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -uka
* Syllabification: bu‧ka

### Noun

buka
* genitive singular of buk

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bûka/
* Hyphenation: bu‧ka

### Noun

bȕka f (Cyrillic spelling бу̏ка)
* noise (various sounds, usually unwanted)

#### Derived terms

* bȕk
* bȕčan

### Noun

buka (Cyrillic spelling бука)
* genitive singular of buk

### Further reading

* “buka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbuka]

### Noun

buka
* genitive singular of buk

## Sotho
### Etymology

Borrowed from English book.

### Noun

buka class 9/10 (plural dibuka)
* book

## Swazi
### Verb

-búka
* to look at, to watch

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka. Compare Bikol Central buka, Cebuano buka, and Malay buka.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /buˈka/ [bʊˈxa]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: bu‧ka

### Adjective

buká (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ)
* open; unfolded; stretched out (as of flowers, mouths, wings, etc.)
    Synonyms: bukad, bukas, nganga, awang

#### Derived terms

* bukahin
* bukang-bibig
* bukang-buka
* bukang-isip
* bukang-liwanag
* bukang-liwayway
* bukhin
* bumuka
* ibuka
* mabuka
* magbukang-liwayway
* makabuka
* mamuka

### Noun

buká (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ)
* condition of being unfolded (as of flowers, mouths, wings, etc.)
* act of unfolding (as of flowers, mouths, wings, etc.)

### Further reading

* “buka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* kuba, ukab, Kuba

## Ternate
### Etymology

From Malay buka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbu.ka]

### Verb

buka
* (intransitive) to open

#### Conjugation
### References

* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

## Tsonga
### Etymology

Borrowed from English book.

### Noun

buka class 5 (plural mabuka class 6)
* book

## Volapük
### Noun

buka
* genitive singular of buk

## Xhosa
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-bûka
* (transitive) to admire

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Yoruba
### Alternative forms

* بُكَ

### Etymology

From Hausa bukkā̀ (“hut”), from Songhay language, ultimately from Mandingo bùgú.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bú.kà/

### Noun

búkà
* A fast food restaurant or shop
* A type of pepper stew made in búkà restaurants
    Synonym: ọbẹ̀ búkà

#### Derived terms

* oníbúkà (“owner of a fast food restaurant”)

#### Descendants

* → English: buka
* → Nigerian Pidgin: buka

## Zulu
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-bûka
* (transitive) to look at, to watch
* (transitive) to admire

#### Inflection

Tone HH :
| Infinitive | ukubuka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubuka | ukungabuki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | buka | -buke |
| Plural | bukani | -bukeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabuka, ngibuka | engibukayo, engibuka | ngibuka | angibuki | engingabuki | ngingabuki |
| 2nd singular | uyabuka, ubuka | obukayo, obuka | ubuka | awubuki | ongabuki | ungabuki |
| 1st plural | siyabuka, sibuka | esibukayo, esibuka | sibuka | asibuki | esingabuki | singabuki |
| 2nd plural | niyabuka, nibuka | enibukayo, enibuka | nibuka | anibuki | eningabuki | ningabuki |
| Class 1 | uyabuka, ubuka | obukayo, obuka | ebuka | akabuki | ongabuki | engabuki |
| Class 2 | bayabuka, babuka | ababukayo, ababuka | bebuka | ababuki | abangabuki | bengabuki |
| Class 3 | uyabuka, ubuka | obukayo, obuka | ubuka | awubuki | ongabuki | ungabuki |
| Class 4 | iyabuka, ibuka | ebukayo, ebuka | ibuka | ayibuki | engabuki | ingabuki |
| Class 5 | liyabuka, libuka | elibukayo, elibuka | libuka | alibuki | elingabuki | lingabuki |
| Class 6 | ayabuka, abuka | abukayo, abuka | ebuka | awabuki | angabuki | engabuki |
| Class 7 | siyabuka, sibuka | esibukayo, esibuka | sibuka | asibuki | esingabuki | singabuki |
| Class 8 | ziyabuka, zibuka | ezibukayo, ezibuka | zibuka | azibuki | ezingabuki | zingabuki |
| Class 9 | iyabuka, ibuka | ebukayo, ebuka | ibuka | ayibuki | engabuki | ingabuki |
| Class 10 | ziyabuka, zibuka | ezibukayo, ezibuka | zibuka | azibuki | ezingabuki | zingabuki |
| Class 11 | luyabuka, lubuka | olubukayo, olubuka | lubuka | alubuki | olungabuki | lungabuki |
| Class 14 | buyabuka, bubuka | obubukayo, obubuka | bubuka | abubuki | obungabuki | bungabuki |
| Class 15 | kuyabuka, kubuka | okubukayo, okubuka | kubuka | akubuki | okungabuki | kungabuki |
| Class 17 | kuyabuka, kubuka | okubukayo, okubuka | kubuka | akubuki | okungabuki | kungabuki |
| | 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 | ngibukile, ngibukē | engibukile, engibukē | ngibukile, ngibukē | angibukanga | engingabukanga | ngingabukanga |
| 2nd singular | ubukile, ubukē | obukile, obukē | ubukile, ubukē | awubukanga | ongabukanga | ungabukanga |
| 1st plural | sibukile, sibukē | esibukile, esibukē | sibukile, sibukē | asibukanga | esingabukanga | singabukanga |
| 2nd plural | nibukile, nibukē | enibukile, enibukē | nibukile, nibukē | anibukanga | eningabukanga | ningabukanga |
| Class 1 | ubukile, ubukē | obukile, obukē | ebukile, ebukē | akabukanga | ongabukanga | engabukanga |
| Class 2 | babukile, babukē | ababukile, ababukē | bebukile, bebukē | ababukanga | abangabukanga | bengabukanga |
| Class 3 | ubukile, ubukē | obukile, obukē | ubukile, ubukē | awubukanga | ongabukanga | ungabukanga |
| Class 4 | ibukile, ibukē | ebukile, ebukē | ibukile, ibukē | ayibukanga | engabukanga | ingabukanga |
| Class 5 | libukile, libukē | elibukile, elibukē | libukile, libukē | alibukanga | elingabukanga | lingabukanga |
| Class 6 | abukile, abukē | abukile, abukē | ebukile, ebukē | awabukanga | angabukanga | engabukanga |
| Class 7 | sibukile, sibukē | esibukile, esibukē | sibukile, sibukē | asibukanga | esingabukanga | singabukanga |
| Class 8 | zibukile, zibukē | ezibukile, ezibukē | zibukile, zibukē | azibukanga | ezingabukanga | zingabukanga |
| Class 9 | ibukile, ibukē | ebukile, ebukē | ibukile, ibukē | ayibukanga | engabukanga | ingabukanga |
| Class 10 | zibukile, zibukē | ezibukile, ezibukē | zibukile, zibukē | azibukanga | ezingabukanga | zingabukanga |
| Class 11 | lubukile, lubukē | olubukile, olubukē | lubukile, lubukē | alubukanga | olungabukanga | lungabukanga |
| Class 14 | bubukile, bubukē | obubukile, obubukē | bubukile, bubukē | abubukanga | obungabukanga | bungabukanga |
| Class 15 | kubukile, kubukē | okubukile, okubukē | kubukile, kubukē | akubukanga | okungabukanga | kungabukanga |
| Class 17 | kubukile, kubukē | okubukile, okubukē | kubukile, kubukē | akubukanga | okungabukanga | kungabukanga |
| | 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 | ngābuka | engābuka | ngābuka | angibukanga | engingabukanga | ngingabukanga |
| 2nd singular | wābuka | owābuka | wābuka | awubukanga | ongabukanga | ungabukanga |
| 1st plural | sābuka | esābuka | sābuka | asibukanga | esingabukanga | singabukanga |
| 2nd plural | nābuka | enābuka | nābuka | anibukanga | eningabukanga | ningabukanga |
| Class 1 | wābuka | owābuka | ābuka | akabukanga | ongabukanga | engabukanga |
| Class 2 | bābuka | abābuka | bābuka | ababukanga | abangabukanga | bengabukanga |
| Class 3 | wābuka | owābuka | wābuka | awubukanga | ongabukanga | ungabukanga |
| Class 4 | yābuka | eyābuka | yābuka | ayibukanga | engabukanga | ingabukanga |
| Class 5 | lābuka | elābuka | lābuka | alibukanga | elingabukanga | lingabukanga |
| Class 6 | ābuka | ābuka | ābuka | awabukanga | angabukanga | engabukanga |
| Class 7 | sābuka | esābuka | sābuka | asibukanga | esingabukanga | singabukanga |
| Class 8 | zābuka | ezābuka | zābuka | azibukanga | ezingabukanga | zingabukanga |
| Class 9 | yābuka | eyābuka | yābuka | ayibukanga | engabukanga | ingabukanga |
| Class 10 | zābuka | ezābuka | zābuka | azibukanga | ezingabukanga | zingabukanga |
| Class 11 | lwābuka | olwābuka | lwābuka | alubukanga | olungabukanga | lungabukanga |
| Class 14 | bābuka | obābuka | bābuka | abubukanga | obungabukanga | bungabukanga |
| Class 15 | kwābuka | okwābuka | kwābuka | akubukanga | okungabukanga | kungabukanga |
| Class 17 | kwābuka | okwābuka | kwābuka | akubukanga | okungabukanga | kungabukanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabuka | — | ngingabuka | ngingebuke | — | ngingebuke |
| 2nd singular | ungabuka | — | ungabuka | ungebuke | — | ungebuke |
| 1st plural | singabuka | — | singabuka | singebuke | — | singebuke |
| 2nd plural | ningabuka | — | ningabuka | ningebuke | — | ningebuke |
| Class 1 | angabuka | — | engabuka | angebuke | — | engebuke |
| Class 2 | bangabuka | — | bengabuka | bangebuke | — | bengebuke |
| Class 3 | ungabuka | — | ungabuka | ungebuke | — | ungebuke |
| Class 4 | ingabuka | — | ingabuka | ingebuke | — | ingebuke |
| Class 5 | lingabuka | — | lingabuka | lingebuke | — | lingebuke |
| Class 6 | angabuka | — | engabuka | angebuke | — | engebuke |
| Class 7 | singabuka | — | singabuka | singebuke | — | singebuke |
| Class 8 | zingabuka | — | zingabuka | zingebuke | — | zingebuke |
| Class 9 | ingabuka | — | ingabuka | ingebuke | — | ingebuke |
| Class 10 | zingabuka | — | zingabuka | zingebuke | — | zingebuke |
| Class 11 | lungabuka | — | lungabuka | lungebuke | — | lungebuke |
| Class 14 | bungabuka | — | bungabuka | bungebuke | — | bungebuke |
| Class 15 | kungabuka | — | kungabuka | kungebuke | — | kungebuke |
| Class 17 | kungabuka | — | kungabuka | kungebuke | — | kungebuke |
| | 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 | ngizobuka | engizobuka | ngizobuka | angizubuka | engingezubuka | ngingezubuka |
| 2nd singular | uzobuka | ozobuka | uzobuka | awuzubuka | ongezubuka | ungezubuka |
| 1st plural | sizobuka | esizobuka | sizobuka | asizubuka | esingezubuka | singezubuka |
| 2nd plural | nizobuka | enizobuka | nizobuka | anizubuka | eningezubuka | ningezubuka |
| Class 1 | uzobuka | ozobuka | ezobuka | akazubuka | ongezubuka | engezubuka |
| Class 2 | bazobuka | abazobuka | bezobuka | abazubuka | abangezubuka | bengezubuka |
| Class 3 | uzobuka | ozobuka | uzobuka | awuzubuka | ongezubuka | ungezubuka |
| Class 4 | izobuka | ezobuka | izobuka | ayizubuka | engezubuka | ingezubuka |
| Class 5 | lizobuka | elizobuka | lizobuka | alizubuka | elingezubuka | lingezubuka |
| Class 6 | azobuka | azobuka | ezobuka | awazubuka | angezubuka | engezubuka |
| Class 7 | sizobuka | esizobuka | sizobuka | asizubuka | esingezubuka | singezubuka |
| Class 8 | zizobuka | ezizobuka | zizobuka | azizubuka | ezingezubuka | zingezubuka |
| Class 9 | izobuka | ezobuka | izobuka | ayizubuka | engezubuka | ingezubuka |
| Class 10 | zizobuka | ezizobuka | zizobuka | azizubuka | ezingezubuka | zingezubuka |
| Class 11 | luzobuka | oluzobuka | luzobuka | aluzubuka | olungezubuka | lungezubuka |
| Class 14 | buzobuka | obuzobuka | buzobuka | abuzubuka | obungezubuka | bungezubuka |
| Class 15 | kuzobuka | okuzobuka | kuzobuka | akuzubuka | okungezubuka | kungezubuka |
| Class 17 | kuzobuka | okuzobuka | kuzobuka | akuzubuka | okungezubuka | kungezubuka |
| | 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 | ngiyobuka | engiyobuka | ngiyobuka | angiyubuka | engingeyubuka | ngingeyubuka |
| 2nd singular | uyobuka | oyobuka | uyobuka | awuyubuka | ongeyubuka | ungeyubuka |
| 1st plural | siyobuka | esiyobuka | siyobuka | asiyubuka | esingeyubuka | singeyubuka |
| 2nd plural | niyobuka | eniyobuka | niyobuka | aniyubuka | eningeyubuka | ningeyubuka |
| Class 1 | uyobuka | oyobuka | eyobuka | akayubuka | ongeyubuka | engeyubuka |
| Class 2 | bayobuka | abayobuka | beyobuka | abayubuka | abangeyubuka | bengeyubuka |
| Class 3 | uyobuka | oyobuka | uyobuka | awuyubuka | ongeyubuka | ungeyubuka |
| Class 4 | iyobuka | eyobuka | iyobuka | ayiyubuka | engeyubuka | ingeyubuka |
| Class 5 | liyobuka | eliyobuka | liyobuka | aliyubuka | elingeyubuka | lingeyubuka |
| Class 6 | ayobuka | ayobuka | eyobuka | awayubuka | angeyubuka | engeyubuka |
| Class 7 | siyobuka | esiyobuka | siyobuka | asiyubuka | esingeyubuka | singeyubuka |
| Class 8 | ziyobuka | eziyobuka | ziyobuka | aziyubuka | ezingeyubuka | zingeyubuka |
| Class 9 | iyobuka | eyobuka | iyobuka | ayiyubuka | engeyubuka | ingeyubuka |
| Class 10 | ziyobuka | eziyobuka | ziyobuka | aziyubuka | ezingeyubuka | zingeyubuka |
| Class 11 | luyobuka | oluyobuka | luyobuka | aluyubuka | olungeyubuka | lungeyubuka |
| Class 14 | buyobuka | obuyobuka | buyobuka | abuyubuka | obungeyubuka | bungeyubuka |
| Class 15 | kuyobuka | okuyobuka | kuyobuka | akuyubuka | okungeyubuka | kungeyubuka |
| Class 17 | kuyobuka | okuyobuka | kuyobuka | akuyubuka | okungeyubuka | kungeyubuka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibuke | ngingabuki |
| 2nd singular | ubuke | ungabuki |
| 1st plural | sibuke | singabuki |
| 2nd plural | nibuke | ningabuki |
| Class 1 | abuke | angabuki |
| Class 2 | babuke | bangabuki |
| Class 3 | ubuke | ungabuki |
| Class 4 | ibuke | ingabuki |
| Class 5 | libuke | lingabuki |
| Class 6 | abuke | angabuki |
| Class 7 | sibuke | singabuki |
| Class 8 | zibuke | zingabuki |
| Class 9 | ibuke | ingabuki |
| Class 10 | zibuke | zingabuki |
| Class 11 | lubuke | lungabuki |
| Class 14 | bubuke | bungabuki |
| Class 15 | kubuke | kungabuki |
| Class 17 | kubuke | kungabuki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabuka | ngangabuka, angabuka, angangabuka |
| 2nd singular | wabuka | wangabuka, awabuka, awangabuka |
| 1st plural | sabuka | sangabuka, asabuka, asangabuka |
| 2nd plural | nabuka | nangabuka, anabuka, anangabuka |
| Class 1 | wabuka | wangabuka, akabuka, akangabuka |
| Class 2 | babuka | bangabuka, ababuka, abangabuka |
| Class 3 | wabuka | wangabuka, awabuka, awangabuka |
| Class 4 | yabuka | yangabuka, ayabuka, ayangabuka |
| Class 5 | labuka | langabuka, alabuka, alangabuka |
| Class 6 | abuka | angabuka, awabuka, awangabuka |
| Class 7 | sabuka | sangabuka, asabuka, asangabuka |
| Class 8 | zabuka | zangabuka, azabuka, azangabuka |
| Class 9 | yabuka | yangabuka, ayabuka, ayangabuka |
| Class 10 | zabuka | zangabuka, azabuka, azangabuka |
| Class 11 | lwabuka | lwangabuka, alwabuka, alwangabuka |
| Class 14 | babuka | bangabuka, ababuka, abangabuka |
| Class 15 | kwabuka | kwangabuka, akwabuka, akwangabuka |
| Class 17 | kwabuka | kwangabuka, akwabuka, akwangabuka |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ɓuka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ɓuka (3.9)”