# limisa
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -lima +‎ -isa.

### Verb

-limisa$^?$
* (transitive) to make/help plough

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukulimisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukulimisa | ukungalimisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | limisa | -limise |
| Plural | limisani | -limiseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyalimisa, ngilimisa | engilimisayo, engilimisa | ngilimisa | angilimisi | engingalimisi | ngingalimisi |
| 2nd singular | uyalimisa, ulimisa | olimisayo, olimisa | ulimisa | awulimisi | ongalimisi | ungalimisi |
| 1st plural | siyalimisa, silimisa | esilimisayo, esilimisa | silimisa | asilimisi | esingalimisi | singalimisi |
| 2nd plural | niyalimisa, nilimisa | enilimisayo, enilimisa | nilimisa | anilimisi | eningalimisi | ningalimisi |
| Class 1 | uyalimisa, ulimisa | olimisayo, olimisa | elimisa | akalimisi | ongalimisi | engalimisi |
| Class 2 | bayalimisa, balimisa | abalimisayo, abalimisa | belimisa | abalimisi | abangalimisi | bengalimisi |
| Class 3 | uyalimisa, ulimisa | olimisayo, olimisa | ulimisa | awulimisi | ongalimisi | ungalimisi |
| Class 4 | iyalimisa, ilimisa | elimisayo, elimisa | ilimisa | ayilimisi | engalimisi | ingalimisi |
| Class 5 | liyalimisa, lilimisa | elilimisayo, elilimisa | lilimisa | alilimisi | elingalimisi | lingalimisi |
| Class 6 | ayalimisa, alimisa | alimisayo, alimisa | elimisa | awalimisi | angalimisi | engalimisi |
| Class 7 | siyalimisa, silimisa | esilimisayo, esilimisa | silimisa | asilimisi | esingalimisi | singalimisi |
| Class 8 | ziyalimisa, zilimisa | ezilimisayo, ezilimisa | zilimisa | azilimisi | ezingalimisi | zingalimisi |
| Class 9 | iyalimisa, ilimisa | elimisayo, elimisa | ilimisa | ayilimisi | engalimisi | ingalimisi |
| Class 10 | ziyalimisa, zilimisa | ezilimisayo, ezilimisa | zilimisa | azilimisi | ezingalimisi | zingalimisi |
| Class 11 | luyalimisa, lulimisa | olulimisayo, olulimisa | lulimisa | alulimisi | olungalimisi | lungalimisi |
| Class 14 | buyalimisa, bulimisa | obulimisayo, obulimisa | bulimisa | abulimisi | obungalimisi | bungalimisi |
| Class 15 | kuyalimisa, kulimisa | okulimisayo, okulimisa | kulimisa | akulimisi | okungalimisi | kungalimisi |
| Class 17 | kuyalimisa, kulimisa | okulimisayo, okulimisa | kulimisa | akulimisi | okungalimisi | kungalimisi |
| | 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 | ngilimisile, ngilimisē | engilimisile, engilimisē | ngilimisile, ngilimisē | angilimisanga | engingalimisanga | ngingalimisanga |
| 2nd singular | ulimisile, ulimisē | olimisile, olimisē | ulimisile, ulimisē | awulimisanga | ongalimisanga | ungalimisanga |
| 1st plural | silimisile, silimisē | esilimisile, esilimisē | silimisile, silimisē | asilimisanga | esingalimisanga | singalimisanga |
| 2nd plural | nilimisile, nilimisē | enilimisile, enilimisē | nilimisile, nilimisē | anilimisanga | eningalimisanga | ningalimisanga |
| Class 1 | ulimisile, ulimisē | olimisile, olimisē | elimisile, elimisē | akalimisanga | ongalimisanga | engalimisanga |
| Class 2 | balimisile, balimisē | abalimisile, abalimisē | belimisile, belimisē | abalimisanga | abangalimisanga | bengalimisanga |
| Class 3 | ulimisile, ulimisē | olimisile, olimisē | ulimisile, ulimisē | awulimisanga | ongalimisanga | ungalimisanga |
| Class 4 | ilimisile, ilimisē | elimisile, elimisē | ilimisile, ilimisē | ayilimisanga | engalimisanga | ingalimisanga |
| Class 5 | lilimisile, lilimisē | elilimisile, elilimisē | lilimisile, lilimisē | alilimisanga | elingalimisanga | lingalimisanga |
| Class 6 | alimisile, alimisē | alimisile, alimisē | elimisile, elimisē | awalimisanga | angalimisanga | engalimisanga |
| Class 7 | silimisile, silimisē | esilimisile, esilimisē | silimisile, silimisē | asilimisanga | esingalimisanga | singalimisanga |
| Class 8 | zilimisile, zilimisē | ezilimisile, ezilimisē | zilimisile, zilimisē | azilimisanga | ezingalimisanga | zingalimisanga |
| Class 9 | ilimisile, ilimisē | elimisile, elimisē | ilimisile, ilimisē | ayilimisanga | engalimisanga | ingalimisanga |
| Class 10 | zilimisile, zilimisē | ezilimisile, ezilimisē | zilimisile, zilimisē | azilimisanga | ezingalimisanga | zingalimisanga |
| Class 11 | lulimisile, lulimisē | olulimisile, olulimisē | lulimisile, lulimisē | alulimisanga | olungalimisanga | lungalimisanga |
| Class 14 | bulimisile, bulimisē | obulimisile, obulimisē | bulimisile, bulimisē | abulimisanga | obungalimisanga | bungalimisanga |
| Class 15 | kulimisile, kulimisē | okulimisile, okulimisē | kulimisile, kulimisē | akulimisanga | okungalimisanga | kungalimisanga |
| Class 17 | kulimisile, kulimisē | okulimisile, okulimisē | kulimisile, kulimisē | akulimisanga | okungalimisanga | kungalimisanga |
| | 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 | ngālimisa | engālimisa | ngālimisa | angilimisanga | engingalimisanga | ngingalimisanga |
| 2nd singular | wālimisa | owālimisa | wālimisa | awulimisanga | ongalimisanga | ungalimisanga |
| 1st plural | sālimisa | esālimisa | sālimisa | asilimisanga | esingalimisanga | singalimisanga |
| 2nd plural | nālimisa | enālimisa | nālimisa | anilimisanga | eningalimisanga | ningalimisanga |
| Class 1 | wālimisa | owālimisa | ālimisa | akalimisanga | ongalimisanga | engalimisanga |
| Class 2 | bālimisa | abālimisa | bālimisa | abalimisanga | abangalimisanga | bengalimisanga |
| Class 3 | wālimisa | owālimisa | wālimisa | awulimisanga | ongalimisanga | ungalimisanga |
| Class 4 | yālimisa | eyālimisa | yālimisa | ayilimisanga | engalimisanga | ingalimisanga |
| Class 5 | lālimisa | elālimisa | lālimisa | alilimisanga | elingalimisanga | lingalimisanga |
| Class 6 | ālimisa | ālimisa | ālimisa | awalimisanga | angalimisanga | engalimisanga |
| Class 7 | sālimisa | esālimisa | sālimisa | asilimisanga | esingalimisanga | singalimisanga |
| Class 8 | zālimisa | ezālimisa | zālimisa | azilimisanga | ezingalimisanga | zingalimisanga |
| Class 9 | yālimisa | eyālimisa | yālimisa | ayilimisanga | engalimisanga | ingalimisanga |
| Class 10 | zālimisa | ezālimisa | zālimisa | azilimisanga | ezingalimisanga | zingalimisanga |
| Class 11 | lwālimisa | olwālimisa | lwālimisa | alulimisanga | olungalimisanga | lungalimisanga |
| Class 14 | bālimisa | obālimisa | bālimisa | abulimisanga | obungalimisanga | bungalimisanga |
| Class 15 | kwālimisa | okwālimisa | kwālimisa | akulimisanga | okungalimisanga | kungalimisanga |
| Class 17 | kwālimisa | okwālimisa | kwālimisa | akulimisanga | okungalimisanga | kungalimisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingalimisa | — | ngingalimisa | ngingelimise | — | ngingelimise |
| 2nd singular | ungalimisa | — | ungalimisa | ungelimise | — | ungelimise |
| 1st plural | singalimisa | — | singalimisa | singelimise | — | singelimise |
| 2nd plural | ningalimisa | — | ningalimisa | ningelimise | — | ningelimise |
| Class 1 | angalimisa | — | engalimisa | angelimise | — | engelimise |
| Class 2 | bangalimisa | — | bengalimisa | bangelimise | — | bengelimise |
| Class 3 | ungalimisa | — | ungalimisa | ungelimise | — | ungelimise |
| Class 4 | ingalimisa | — | ingalimisa | ingelimise | — | ingelimise |
| Class 5 | lingalimisa | — | lingalimisa | lingelimise | — | lingelimise |
| Class 6 | angalimisa | — | engalimisa | angelimise | — | engelimise |
| Class 7 | singalimisa | — | singalimisa | singelimise | — | singelimise |
| Class 8 | zingalimisa | — | zingalimisa | zingelimise | — | zingelimise |
| Class 9 | ingalimisa | — | ingalimisa | ingelimise | — | ingelimise |
| Class 10 | zingalimisa | — | zingalimisa | zingelimise | — | zingelimise |
| Class 11 | lungalimisa | — | lungalimisa | lungelimise | — | lungelimise |
| Class 14 | bungalimisa | — | bungalimisa | bungelimise | — | bungelimise |
| Class 15 | kungalimisa | — | kungalimisa | kungelimise | — | kungelimise |
| Class 17 | kungalimisa | — | kungalimisa | kungelimise | — | kungelimise |
| | 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 | ngizolimisa | engizolimisa | ngizolimisa | angizulimisa | engingezulimisa | ngingezulimisa |
| 2nd singular | uzolimisa | ozolimisa | uzolimisa | awuzulimisa | ongezulimisa | ungezulimisa |
| 1st plural | sizolimisa | esizolimisa | sizolimisa | asizulimisa | esingezulimisa | singezulimisa |
| 2nd plural | nizolimisa | enizolimisa | nizolimisa | anizulimisa | eningezulimisa | ningezulimisa |
| Class 1 | uzolimisa | ozolimisa | ezolimisa | akazulimisa | ongezulimisa | engezulimisa |
| Class 2 | bazolimisa | abazolimisa | bezolimisa | abazulimisa | abangezulimisa | bengezulimisa |
| Class 3 | uzolimisa | ozolimisa | uzolimisa | awuzulimisa | ongezulimisa | ungezulimisa |
| Class 4 | izolimisa | ezolimisa | izolimisa | ayizulimisa | engezulimisa | ingezulimisa |
| Class 5 | lizolimisa | elizolimisa | lizolimisa | alizulimisa | elingezulimisa | lingezulimisa |
| Class 6 | azolimisa | azolimisa | ezolimisa | awazulimisa | angezulimisa | engezulimisa |
| Class 7 | sizolimisa | esizolimisa | sizolimisa | asizulimisa | esingezulimisa | singezulimisa |
| Class 8 | zizolimisa | ezizolimisa | zizolimisa | azizulimisa | ezingezulimisa | zingezulimisa |
| Class 9 | izolimisa | ezolimisa | izolimisa | ayizulimisa | engezulimisa | ingezulimisa |
| Class 10 | zizolimisa | ezizolimisa | zizolimisa | azizulimisa | ezingezulimisa | zingezulimisa |
| Class 11 | luzolimisa | oluzolimisa | luzolimisa | aluzulimisa | olungezulimisa | lungezulimisa |
| Class 14 | buzolimisa | obuzolimisa | buzolimisa | abuzulimisa | obungezulimisa | bungezulimisa |
| Class 15 | kuzolimisa | okuzolimisa | kuzolimisa | akuzulimisa | okungezulimisa | kungezulimisa |
| Class 17 | kuzolimisa | okuzolimisa | kuzolimisa | akuzulimisa | okungezulimisa | kungezulimisa |
| | 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 | ngiyolimisa | engiyolimisa | ngiyolimisa | angiyulimisa | engingeyulimisa | ngingeyulimisa |
| 2nd singular | uyolimisa | oyolimisa | uyolimisa | awuyulimisa | ongeyulimisa | ungeyulimisa |
| 1st plural | siyolimisa | esiyolimisa | siyolimisa | asiyulimisa | esingeyulimisa | singeyulimisa |
| 2nd plural | niyolimisa | eniyolimisa | niyolimisa | aniyulimisa | eningeyulimisa | ningeyulimisa |
| Class 1 | uyolimisa | oyolimisa | eyolimisa | akayulimisa | ongeyulimisa | engeyulimisa |
| Class 2 | bayolimisa | abayolimisa | beyolimisa | abayulimisa | abangeyulimisa | bengeyulimisa |
| Class 3 | uyolimisa | oyolimisa | uyolimisa | awuyulimisa | ongeyulimisa | ungeyulimisa |
| Class 4 | iyolimisa | eyolimisa | iyolimisa | ayiyulimisa | engeyulimisa | ingeyulimisa |
| Class 5 | liyolimisa | eliyolimisa | liyolimisa | aliyulimisa | elingeyulimisa | lingeyulimisa |
| Class 6 | ayolimisa | ayolimisa | eyolimisa | awayulimisa | angeyulimisa | engeyulimisa |
| Class 7 | siyolimisa | esiyolimisa | siyolimisa | asiyulimisa | esingeyulimisa | singeyulimisa |
| Class 8 | ziyolimisa | eziyolimisa | ziyolimisa | aziyulimisa | ezingeyulimisa | zingeyulimisa |
| Class 9 | iyolimisa | eyolimisa | iyolimisa | ayiyulimisa | engeyulimisa | ingeyulimisa |
| Class 10 | ziyolimisa | eziyolimisa | ziyolimisa | aziyulimisa | ezingeyulimisa | zingeyulimisa |
| Class 11 | luyolimisa | oluyolimisa | luyolimisa | aluyulimisa | olungeyulimisa | lungeyulimisa |
| Class 14 | buyolimisa | obuyolimisa | buyolimisa | abuyulimisa | obungeyulimisa | bungeyulimisa |
| Class 15 | kuyolimisa | okuyolimisa | kuyolimisa | akuyulimisa | okungeyulimisa | kungeyulimisa |
| Class 17 | kuyolimisa | okuyolimisa | kuyolimisa | akuyulimisa | okungeyulimisa | kungeyulimisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngilimise | ngingalimisi |
| 2nd singular | ulimise | ungalimisi |
| 1st plural | silimise | singalimisi |
| 2nd plural | nilimise | ningalimisi |
| Class 1 | alimise | angalimisi |
| Class 2 | balimise | bangalimisi |
| Class 3 | ulimise | ungalimisi |
| Class 4 | ilimise | ingalimisi |
| Class 5 | lilimise | lingalimisi |
| Class 6 | alimise | angalimisi |
| Class 7 | silimise | singalimisi |
| Class 8 | zilimise | zingalimisi |
| Class 9 | ilimise | ingalimisi |
| Class 10 | zilimise | zingalimisi |
| Class 11 | lulimise | lungalimisi |
| Class 14 | bulimise | bungalimisi |
| Class 15 | kulimise | kungalimisi |
| Class 17 | kulimise | kungalimisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngalimisa | ngangalimisa, angalimisa, angangalimisa |
| 2nd singular | walimisa | wangalimisa, awalimisa, awangalimisa |
| 1st plural | salimisa | sangalimisa, asalimisa, asangalimisa |
| 2nd plural | nalimisa | nangalimisa, analimisa, anangalimisa |
| Class 1 | walimisa | wangalimisa, akalimisa, akangalimisa |
| Class 2 | balimisa | bangalimisa, abalimisa, abangalimisa |
| Class 3 | walimisa | wangalimisa, awalimisa, awangalimisa |
| Class 4 | yalimisa | yangalimisa, ayalimisa, ayangalimisa |
| Class 5 | lalimisa | langalimisa, alalimisa, alangalimisa |
| Class 6 | alimisa | angalimisa, awalimisa, awangalimisa |
| Class 7 | salimisa | sangalimisa, asalimisa, asangalimisa |
| Class 8 | zalimisa | zangalimisa, azalimisa, azangalimisa |
| Class 9 | yalimisa | yangalimisa, ayalimisa, ayangalimisa |
| Class 10 | zalimisa | zangalimisa, azalimisa, azangalimisa |
| Class 11 | lwalimisa | lwangalimisa, alwalimisa, alwangalimisa |
| Class 14 | balimisa | bangalimisa, abalimisa, abangalimisa |
| Class 15 | kwalimisa | kwangalimisa, akwalimisa, akwangalimisa |
| Class 17 | kwalimisa | kwangalimisa, akwalimisa, akwangalimisa |

### References

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