# dlela
## Lala (South Africa)
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njɪ̀dà.

### Noun

dlela
* path

## Zulu
### Etymology

From -dla +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-dléla
* (transitive) to eat for

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukudlela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukudlela | ukungadleli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | dlela | -dlele |
| Plural | dlelani | -dleleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyadlela, ngidlela | engidlelayo, engidlela | ngidlela | angidleli | engingadleli | ngingadleli |
| 2nd singular | uyadlela, udlela | odlelayo, odlela | udlela | awudleli | ongadleli | ungadleli |
| 1st plural | siyadlela, sidlela | esidlelayo, esidlela | sidlela | asidleli | esingadleli | singadleli |
| 2nd plural | niyadlela, nidlela | enidlelayo, enidlela | nidlela | anidleli | eningadleli | ningadleli |
| Class 1 | uyadlela, udlela | odlelayo, odlela | edlela | akadleli | ongadleli | engadleli |
| Class 2 | bayadlela, badlela | abadlelayo, abadlela | bedlela | abadleli | abangadleli | bengadleli |
| Class 3 | uyadlela, udlela | odlelayo, odlela | udlela | awudleli | ongadleli | ungadleli |
| Class 4 | iyadlela, idlela | edlelayo, edlela | idlela | ayidleli | engadleli | ingadleli |
| Class 5 | liyadlela, lidlela | elidlelayo, elidlela | lidlela | alidleli | elingadleli | lingadleli |
| Class 6 | ayadlela, adlela | adlelayo, adlela | edlela | awadleli | angadleli | engadleli |
| Class 7 | siyadlela, sidlela | esidlelayo, esidlela | sidlela | asidleli | esingadleli | singadleli |
| Class 8 | ziyadlela, zidlela | ezidlelayo, ezidlela | zidlela | azidleli | ezingadleli | zingadleli |
| Class 9 | iyadlela, idlela | edlelayo, edlela | idlela | ayidleli | engadleli | ingadleli |
| Class 10 | ziyadlela, zidlela | ezidlelayo, ezidlela | zidlela | azidleli | ezingadleli | zingadleli |
| Class 11 | luyadlela, ludlela | oludlelayo, oludlela | ludlela | aludleli | olungadleli | lungadleli |
| Class 14 | buyadlela, budlela | obudlelayo, obudlela | budlela | abudleli | obungadleli | bungadleli |
| Class 15 | kuyadlela, kudlela | okudlelayo, okudlela | kudlela | akudleli | okungadleli | kungadleli |
| Class 17 | kuyadlela, kudlela | okudlelayo, okudlela | kudlela | akudleli | okungadleli | kungadleli |
| | 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 | ngidlelile, ngidlelē | engidlelile, engidlelē | ngidlelile, ngidlelē | angidlelanga | engingadlelanga | ngingadlelanga |
| 2nd singular | udlelile, udlelē | odlelile, odlelē | udlelile, udlelē | awudlelanga | ongadlelanga | ungadlelanga |
| 1st plural | sidlelile, sidlelē | esidlelile, esidlelē | sidlelile, sidlelē | asidlelanga | esingadlelanga | singadlelanga |
| 2nd plural | nidlelile, nidlelē | enidlelile, enidlelē | nidlelile, nidlelē | anidlelanga | eningadlelanga | ningadlelanga |
| Class 1 | udlelile, udlelē | odlelile, odlelē | edlelile, edlelē | akadlelanga | ongadlelanga | engadlelanga |
| Class 2 | badlelile, badlelē | abadlelile, abadlelē | bedlelile, bedlelē | abadlelanga | abangadlelanga | bengadlelanga |
| Class 3 | udlelile, udlelē | odlelile, odlelē | udlelile, udlelē | awudlelanga | ongadlelanga | ungadlelanga |
| Class 4 | idlelile, idlelē | edlelile, edlelē | idlelile, idlelē | ayidlelanga | engadlelanga | ingadlelanga |
| Class 5 | lidlelile, lidlelē | elidlelile, elidlelē | lidlelile, lidlelē | alidlelanga | elingadlelanga | lingadlelanga |
| Class 6 | adlelile, adlelē | adlelile, adlelē | edlelile, edlelē | awadlelanga | angadlelanga | engadlelanga |
| Class 7 | sidlelile, sidlelē | esidlelile, esidlelē | sidlelile, sidlelē | asidlelanga | esingadlelanga | singadlelanga |
| Class 8 | zidlelile, zidlelē | ezidlelile, ezidlelē | zidlelile, zidlelē | azidlelanga | ezingadlelanga | zingadlelanga |
| Class 9 | idlelile, idlelē | edlelile, edlelē | idlelile, idlelē | ayidlelanga | engadlelanga | ingadlelanga |
| Class 10 | zidlelile, zidlelē | ezidlelile, ezidlelē | zidlelile, zidlelē | azidlelanga | ezingadlelanga | zingadlelanga |
| Class 11 | ludlelile, ludlelē | oludlelile, oludlelē | ludlelile, ludlelē | aludlelanga | olungadlelanga | lungadlelanga |
| Class 14 | budlelile, budlelē | obudlelile, obudlelē | budlelile, budlelē | abudlelanga | obungadlelanga | bungadlelanga |
| Class 15 | kudlelile, kudlelē | okudlelile, okudlelē | kudlelile, kudlelē | akudlelanga | okungadlelanga | kungadlelanga |
| Class 17 | kudlelile, kudlelē | okudlelile, okudlelē | kudlelile, kudlelē | akudlelanga | okungadlelanga | kungadlelanga |
| | 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 | ngādlela | engādlela | ngādlela | angidlelanga | engingadlelanga | ngingadlelanga |
| 2nd singular | wādlela | owādlela | wādlela | awudlelanga | ongadlelanga | ungadlelanga |
| 1st plural | sādlela | esādlela | sādlela | asidlelanga | esingadlelanga | singadlelanga |
| 2nd plural | nādlela | enādlela | nādlela | anidlelanga | eningadlelanga | ningadlelanga |
| Class 1 | wādlela | owādlela | ādlela | akadlelanga | ongadlelanga | engadlelanga |
| Class 2 | bādlela | abādlela | bādlela | abadlelanga | abangadlelanga | bengadlelanga |
| Class 3 | wādlela | owādlela | wādlela | awudlelanga | ongadlelanga | ungadlelanga |
| Class 4 | yādlela | eyādlela | yādlela | ayidlelanga | engadlelanga | ingadlelanga |
| Class 5 | lādlela | elādlela | lādlela | alidlelanga | elingadlelanga | lingadlelanga |
| Class 6 | ādlela | ādlela | ādlela | awadlelanga | angadlelanga | engadlelanga |
| Class 7 | sādlela | esādlela | sādlela | asidlelanga | esingadlelanga | singadlelanga |
| Class 8 | zādlela | ezādlela | zādlela | azidlelanga | ezingadlelanga | zingadlelanga |
| Class 9 | yādlela | eyādlela | yādlela | ayidlelanga | engadlelanga | ingadlelanga |
| Class 10 | zādlela | ezādlela | zādlela | azidlelanga | ezingadlelanga | zingadlelanga |
| Class 11 | lwādlela | olwādlela | lwādlela | aludlelanga | olungadlelanga | lungadlelanga |
| Class 14 | bādlela | obādlela | bādlela | abudlelanga | obungadlelanga | bungadlelanga |
| Class 15 | kwādlela | okwādlela | kwādlela | akudlelanga | okungadlelanga | kungadlelanga |
| Class 17 | kwādlela | okwādlela | kwādlela | akudlelanga | okungadlelanga | kungadlelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingadlela | — | ngingadlela | ngingedlele | — | ngingedlele |
| 2nd singular | ungadlela | — | ungadlela | ungedlele | — | ungedlele |
| 1st plural | singadlela | — | singadlela | singedlele | — | singedlele |
| 2nd plural | ningadlela | — | ningadlela | ningedlele | — | ningedlele |
| Class 1 | angadlela | — | engadlela | angedlele | — | engedlele |
| Class 2 | bangadlela | — | bengadlela | bangedlele | — | bengedlele |
| Class 3 | ungadlela | — | ungadlela | ungedlele | — | ungedlele |
| Class 4 | ingadlela | — | ingadlela | ingedlele | — | ingedlele |
| Class 5 | lingadlela | — | lingadlela | lingedlele | — | lingedlele |
| Class 6 | angadlela | — | engadlela | angedlele | — | engedlele |
| Class 7 | singadlela | — | singadlela | singedlele | — | singedlele |
| Class 8 | zingadlela | — | zingadlela | zingedlele | — | zingedlele |
| Class 9 | ingadlela | — | ingadlela | ingedlele | — | ingedlele |
| Class 10 | zingadlela | — | zingadlela | zingedlele | — | zingedlele |
| Class 11 | lungadlela | — | lungadlela | lungedlele | — | lungedlele |
| Class 14 | bungadlela | — | bungadlela | bungedlele | — | bungedlele |
| Class 15 | kungadlela | — | kungadlela | kungedlele | — | kungedlele |
| Class 17 | kungadlela | — | kungadlela | kungedlele | — | kungedlele |
| | 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 | ngizodlela | engizodlela | ngizodlela | angizudlela | engingezudlela | ngingezudlela |
| 2nd singular | uzodlela | ozodlela | uzodlela | awuzudlela | ongezudlela | ungezudlela |
| 1st plural | sizodlela | esizodlela | sizodlela | asizudlela | esingezudlela | singezudlela |
| 2nd plural | nizodlela | enizodlela | nizodlela | anizudlela | eningezudlela | ningezudlela |
| Class 1 | uzodlela | ozodlela | ezodlela | akazudlela | ongezudlela | engezudlela |
| Class 2 | bazodlela | abazodlela | bezodlela | abazudlela | abangezudlela | bengezudlela |
| Class 3 | uzodlela | ozodlela | uzodlela | awuzudlela | ongezudlela | ungezudlela |
| Class 4 | izodlela | ezodlela | izodlela | ayizudlela | engezudlela | ingezudlela |
| Class 5 | lizodlela | elizodlela | lizodlela | alizudlela | elingezudlela | lingezudlela |
| Class 6 | azodlela | azodlela | ezodlela | awazudlela | angezudlela | engezudlela |
| Class 7 | sizodlela | esizodlela | sizodlela | asizudlela | esingezudlela | singezudlela |
| Class 8 | zizodlela | ezizodlela | zizodlela | azizudlela | ezingezudlela | zingezudlela |
| Class 9 | izodlela | ezodlela | izodlela | ayizudlela | engezudlela | ingezudlela |
| Class 10 | zizodlela | ezizodlela | zizodlela | azizudlela | ezingezudlela | zingezudlela |
| Class 11 | luzodlela | oluzodlela | luzodlela | aluzudlela | olungezudlela | lungezudlela |
| Class 14 | buzodlela | obuzodlela | buzodlela | abuzudlela | obungezudlela | bungezudlela |
| Class 15 | kuzodlela | okuzodlela | kuzodlela | akuzudlela | okungezudlela | kungezudlela |
| Class 17 | kuzodlela | okuzodlela | kuzodlela | akuzudlela | okungezudlela | kungezudlela |
| | 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 | ngiyodlela | engiyodlela | ngiyodlela | angiyudlela | engingeyudlela | ngingeyudlela |
| 2nd singular | uyodlela | oyodlela | uyodlela | awuyudlela | ongeyudlela | ungeyudlela |
| 1st plural | siyodlela | esiyodlela | siyodlela | asiyudlela | esingeyudlela | singeyudlela |
| 2nd plural | niyodlela | eniyodlela | niyodlela | aniyudlela | eningeyudlela | ningeyudlela |
| Class 1 | uyodlela | oyodlela | eyodlela | akayudlela | ongeyudlela | engeyudlela |
| Class 2 | bayodlela | abayodlela | beyodlela | abayudlela | abangeyudlela | bengeyudlela |
| Class 3 | uyodlela | oyodlela | uyodlela | awuyudlela | ongeyudlela | ungeyudlela |
| Class 4 | iyodlela | eyodlela | iyodlela | ayiyudlela | engeyudlela | ingeyudlela |
| Class 5 | liyodlela | eliyodlela | liyodlela | aliyudlela | elingeyudlela | lingeyudlela |
| Class 6 | ayodlela | ayodlela | eyodlela | awayudlela | angeyudlela | engeyudlela |
| Class 7 | siyodlela | esiyodlela | siyodlela | asiyudlela | esingeyudlela | singeyudlela |
| Class 8 | ziyodlela | eziyodlela | ziyodlela | aziyudlela | ezingeyudlela | zingeyudlela |
| Class 9 | iyodlela | eyodlela | iyodlela | ayiyudlela | engeyudlela | ingeyudlela |
| Class 10 | ziyodlela | eziyodlela | ziyodlela | aziyudlela | ezingeyudlela | zingeyudlela |
| Class 11 | luyodlela | oluyodlela | luyodlela | aluyudlela | olungeyudlela | lungeyudlela |
| Class 14 | buyodlela | obuyodlela | buyodlela | abuyudlela | obungeyudlela | bungeyudlela |
| Class 15 | kuyodlela | okuyodlela | kuyodlela | akuyudlela | okungeyudlela | kungeyudlela |
| Class 17 | kuyodlela | okuyodlela | kuyodlela | akuyudlela | okungeyudlela | kungeyudlela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngidlele | ngingadleli |
| 2nd singular | udlele | ungadleli |
| 1st plural | sidlele | singadleli |
| 2nd plural | nidlele | ningadleli |
| Class 1 | adlele | angadleli |
| Class 2 | badlele | bangadleli |
| Class 3 | udlele | ungadleli |
| Class 4 | idlele | ingadleli |
| Class 5 | lidlele | lingadleli |
| Class 6 | adlele | angadleli |
| Class 7 | sidlele | singadleli |
| Class 8 | zidlele | zingadleli |
| Class 9 | idlele | ingadleli |
| Class 10 | zidlele | zingadleli |
| Class 11 | ludlele | lungadleli |
| Class 14 | budlele | bungadleli |
| Class 15 | kudlele | kungadleli |
| Class 17 | kudlele | kungadleli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngadlela | ngangadlela, angadlela, angangadlela |
| 2nd singular | wadlela | wangadlela, awadlela, awangadlela |
| 1st plural | sadlela | sangadlela, asadlela, asangadlela |
| 2nd plural | nadlela | nangadlela, anadlela, anangadlela |
| Class 1 | wadlela | wangadlela, akadlela, akangadlela |
| Class 2 | badlela | bangadlela, abadlela, abangadlela |
| Class 3 | wadlela | wangadlela, awadlela, awangadlela |
| Class 4 | yadlela | yangadlela, ayadlela, ayangadlela |
| Class 5 | ladlela | langadlela, aladlela, alangadlela |
| Class 6 | adlela | angadlela, awadlela, awangadlela |
| Class 7 | sadlela | sangadlela, asadlela, asangadlela |
| Class 8 | zadlela | zangadlela, azadlela, azangadlela |
| Class 9 | yadlela | yangadlela, ayadlela, ayangadlela |
| Class 10 | zadlela | zangadlela, azadlela, azangadlela |
| Class 11 | lwadlela | lwangadlela, alwadlela, alwangadlela |
| Class 14 | badlela | bangadlela, abadlela, abangadlela |
| Class 15 | kwadlela | kwangadlela, akwadlela, akwangadlela |
| Class 17 | kwadlela | kwangadlela, akwadlela, akwangadlela |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “dlela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “dlela (6-3.9)”