hlala

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu -hlala, from Proto-Bantu *-jìkada, extensive form of *-jìka.

Verb

hlala

1. to sit
2. to live

Lala (South Africa)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìkada, extensive form of *-jìka.

Verb

-hlala

1. to sit

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìkada, extensive form of *-jìka.

Verb

-hlala

1. to sit

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìkada, extensive form of *-jìka.

Verb

-hlala

1. to live

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìkada, extensive form of *-jìka.

Verb

-hlala

1. to sit, to stay

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìkada, extensive form of *-jìka.

Verb

-hlala

1. (intransitive) to sit, to stay

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìkada, extensive form of *-jìka.

Verb

-hlala

1. (intransitive) to live

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìkada, extensive form of *-jìka.

Verb

-hlala

1. (intransitive) to live, to reside, to dwell
2. (intransitive) to sit down, to seat oneself

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukuhlala
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuhlala	ukungahlali
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	hlala	-hlale
Plural	hlalani	-hlaleni
	Stative
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngihleli, ngihlezi	engihleli, engihlezi	ngihleli, ngihlezi	angihleli, angihlezi	engingahleli, engingahlezi	ngingahleli, ngingahlezi
2nd singular	uhleli, uhlezi	ohleli, ohlezi	uhleli, uhlezi	awuhleli, awuhlezi	ongahleli, ongahlezi	ungahleli, ungahlezi
1st plural	sihleli, sihlezi	esihleli, esihlezi	sihleli, sihlezi	asihleli, asihlezi	esingahleli, esingahlezi	singahleli, singahlezi
2nd plural	nihleli, nihlezi	enihleli, enihlezi	nihleli, nihlezi	anihleli, anihlezi	eningahleli, eningahlezi	ningahleli, ningahlezi
Class 1	uhleli, uhlezi	ohleli, ohlezi	ehleli, ehlezi	akahleli, akahlezi	ongahleli, ongahlezi	engahleli, engahlezi
Class 2	bahleli, bahlezi	abahleli, abahlezi	behleli, behlezi	abahleli, abahlezi	abangahleli, abangahlezi	bengahleli, bengahlezi
Class 3	uhleli, uhlezi	ohleli, ohlezi	uhleli, uhlezi	awuhleli, awuhlezi	ongahleli, ongahlezi	ongahleli, ongahlezi
Class 4	ihleli, ihlezi	ehleli, ehlezi	ihleli, ihlezi	ayihleli, ayihlezi	engahleli, engahlezi	ingahleli, ingahlezi
Class 5	lihleli, lihlezi	elihleli, elihlezi	lihleli, lihlezi	alihleli, alihlezi	elingahleli, elingahlezi	lingahleli, lingahlezi
Class 6	ahleli, ahlezi	ahleli, ahlezi	ehleli, ehlezi	awahleli, awahlezi	angahleli, angahlezi	engahleli, engahlezi
Class 7	sihleli, sihlezi	esihleli, esihlezi	sihleli, sihlezi	asihleli, asihlezi	esingahleli, esingahlezi	singahleli, singahlezi
Class 8	zihleli, zihlezi	ezihleli, ezihlezi	zihleli, zihlezi	azihleli, azihlezi	ezingahleli, ezingahlezi	zingahleli, zingahlezi
Class 9	ihleli, ihlezi	ehleli, ehlezi	ihleli, ihlezi	ayihleli, ayihlezi	engahleli, engahlezi	ingahleli, ingahlezi
Class 10	zihleli, zihlezi	ezihleli, ezihlezi	zihleli, zihlezi	azihleli, azihlezi	ezingahleli, ezingahlezi	zingahleli, zingahlezi
Class 11	luhleli, luhlezi	oluhleli, oluhlezi	luhleli, luhlezi	aluhleli, aluhlezi	olungahleli, olungahlezi	lungahleli, lungahlezi
Class 14	buhleli, buhlezi	obuhleli, obuhlezi	buhleli, buhlezi	abuhleli, abuhlezi	obungahleli, obungahlezi	bungahleli, bungahlezi
Class 15	kuhleli, kuhlezi	okuhleli, okuhlezi	kuhleli, kuhlezi	akuhleli, akuhlezi	okungahleli, okungahlezi	kungahleli, kungahlezi
Class 17	kuhleli, kuhlezi	okuhleli, okuhlezi	kuhleli, kuhlezi	akuhleli, akuhlezi	okungahleli, okungahlezi	kungahleli, kungahlezi
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyahlala, ngihlala	engihlalayo, engihlala	ngihlala	angihlali	engingahlali	ngingahlali
2nd singular	uyahlala, uhlala	ohlalayo, ohlala	uhlala	awuhlali	ongahlali	ungahlali
1st plural	siyahlala, sihlala	esihlalayo, esihlala	sihlala	asihlali	esingahlali	singahlali
2nd plural	niyahlala, nihlala	enihlalayo, enihlala	nihlala	anihlali	eningahlali	ningahlali
Class 1	uyahlala, uhlala	ohlalayo, ohlala	ehlala	akahlali	ongahlali	engahlali
Class 2	bayahlala, bahlala	abahlalayo, abahlala	behlala	abahlali	abangahlali	bengahlali
Class 3	uyahlala, uhlala	ohlalayo, ohlala	uhlala	awuhlali	ongahlali	ungahlali
Class 4	iyahlala, ihlala	ehlalayo, ehlala	ihlala	ayihlali	engahlali	ingahlali
Class 5	liyahlala, lihlala	elihlalayo, elihlala	lihlala	alihlali	elingahlali	lingahlali
Class 6	ayahlala, ahlala	ahlalayo, ahlala	ehlala	awahlali	angahlali	engahlali
Class 7	siyahlala, sihlala	esihlalayo, esihlala	sihlala	asihlali	esingahlali	singahlali
Class 8	ziyahlala, zihlala	ezihlalayo, ezihlala	zihlala	azihlali	ezingahlali	zingahlali
Class 9	iyahlala, ihlala	ehlalayo, ehlala	ihlala	ayihlali	engahlali	ingahlali
Class 10	ziyahlala, zihlala	ezihlalayo, ezihlala	zihlala	azihlali	ezingahlali	zingahlali
Class 11	luyahlala, luhlala	oluhlalayo, oluhlala	luhlala	aluhlali	olungahlali	lungahlali
Class 14	buyahlala, buhlala	obuhlalayo, obuhlala	buhlala	abuhlali	obungahlali	bungahlali
Class 15	kuyahlala, kuhlala	okuhlalayo, okuhlala	kuhlala	akuhlali	okungahlali	kungahlali
Class 17	kuyahlala, kuhlala	okuhlalayo, okuhlala	kuhlala	akuhlali	okungahlali	kungahlali
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngihlalile, ngihlalē	engihlalile, engihlalē	ngihlalile, ngihlalē	angihlalanga	engingahlalanga	ngingahlalanga
2nd singular	uhlalile, uhlalē	ohlalile, ohlalē	uhlalile, uhlalē	awuhlalanga	ongahlalanga	ungahlalanga
1st plural	sihlalile, sihlalē	esihlalile, esihlalē	sihlalile, sihlalē	asihlalanga	esingahlalanga	singahlalanga
2nd plural	nihlalile, nihlalē	enihlalile, enihlalē	nihlalile, nihlalē	anihlalanga	eningahlalanga	ningahlalanga
Class 1	uhlalile, uhlalē	ohlalile, ohlalē	ehlalile, ehlalē	akahlalanga	ongahlalanga	engahlalanga
Class 2	bahlalile, bahlalē	abahlalile, abahlalē	behlalile, behlalē	abahlalanga	abangahlalanga	bengahlalanga
Class 3	uhlalile, uhlalē	ohlalile, ohlalē	uhlalile, uhlalē	awuhlalanga	ongahlalanga	ungahlalanga
Class 4	ihlalile, ihlalē	ehlalile, ehlalē	ihlalile, ihlalē	ayihlalanga	engahlalanga	ingahlalanga
Class 5	lihlalile, lihlalē	elihlalile, elihlalē	lihlalile, lihlalē	alihlalanga	elingahlalanga	lingahlalanga
Class 6	ahlalile, ahlalē	ahlalile, ahlalē	ehlalile, ehlalē	awahlalanga	angahlalanga	engahlalanga
Class 7	sihlalile, sihlalē	esihlalile, esihlalē	sihlalile, sihlalē	asihlalanga	esingahlalanga	singahlalanga
Class 8	zihlalile, zihlalē	ezihlalile, ezihlalē	zihlalile, zihlalē	azihlalanga	ezingahlalanga	zingahlalanga
Class 9	ihlalile, ihlalē	ehlalile, ehlalē	ihlalile, ihlalē	ayihlalanga	engahlalanga	ingahlalanga
Class 10	zihlalile, zihlalē	ezihlalile, ezihlalē	zihlalile, zihlalē	azihlalanga	ezingahlalanga	zingahlalanga
Class 11	luhlalile, luhlalē	oluhlalile, oluhlalē	luhlalile, luhlalē	aluhlalanga	olungahlalanga	lungahlalanga
Class 14	buhlalile, buhlalē	obuhlalile, obuhlalē	buhlalile, buhlalē	abuhlalanga	obungahlalanga	bungahlalanga
Class 15	kuhlalile, kuhlalē	okuhlalile, okuhlalē	kuhlalile, kuhlalē	akuhlalanga	okungahlalanga	kungahlalanga
Class 17	kuhlalile, kuhlalē	okuhlalile, okuhlalē	kuhlalile, kuhlalē	akuhlalanga	okungahlalanga	kungahlalanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāhlala	engāhlala	ngāhlala	angihlalanga	engingahlalanga	ngingahlalanga
2nd singular	wāhlala	owāhlala	wāhlala	awuhlalanga	ongahlalanga	ungahlalanga
1st plural	sāhlala	esāhlala	sāhlala	asihlalanga	esingahlalanga	singahlalanga
2nd plural	nāhlala	enāhlala	nāhlala	anihlalanga	eningahlalanga	ningahlalanga
Class 1	wāhlala	owāhlala	āhlala	akahlalanga	ongahlalanga	engahlalanga
Class 2	bāhlala	abāhlala	bāhlala	abahlalanga	abangahlalanga	bengahlalanga
Class 3	wāhlala	owāhlala	wāhlala	awuhlalanga	ongahlalanga	ungahlalanga
Class 4	yāhlala	eyāhlala	yāhlala	ayihlalanga	engahlalanga	ingahlalanga
Class 5	lāhlala	elāhlala	lāhlala	alihlalanga	elingahlalanga	lingahlalanga
Class 6	āhlala	āhlala	āhlala	awahlalanga	angahlalanga	engahlalanga
Class 7	sāhlala	esāhlala	sāhlala	asihlalanga	esingahlalanga	singahlalanga
Class 8	zāhlala	ezāhlala	zāhlala	azihlalanga	ezingahlalanga	zingahlalanga
Class 9	yāhlala	eyāhlala	yāhlala	ayihlalanga	engahlalanga	ingahlalanga
Class 10	zāhlala	ezāhlala	zāhlala	azihlalanga	ezingahlalanga	zingahlalanga
Class 11	lwāhlala	olwāhlala	lwāhlala	aluhlalanga	olungahlalanga	lungahlalanga
Class 14	bāhlala	obāhlala	bāhlala	abuhlalanga	obungahlalanga	bungahlalanga
Class 15	kwāhlala	okwāhlala	kwāhlala	akuhlalanga	okungahlalanga	kungahlalanga
Class 17	kwāhlala	okwāhlala	kwāhlala	akuhlalanga	okungahlalanga	kungahlalanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingahlala	—	ngingahlala	ngingehlale	—	ngingehlale
2nd singular	ungahlala	—	ungahlala	ungehlale	—	ungehlale
1st plural	singahlala	—	singahlala	singehlale	—	singehlale
2nd plural	ningahlala	—	ningahlala	ningehlale	—	ningehlale
Class 1	angahlala	—	engahlala	angehlale	—	engehlale
Class 2	bangahlala	—	bengahlala	bangehlale	—	bengehlale
Class 3	ungahlala	—	ungahlala	ungehlale	—	ungehlale
Class 4	ingahlala	—	ingahlala	ingehlale	—	ingehlale
Class 5	lingahlala	—	lingahlala	lingehlale	—	lingehlale
Class 6	angahlala	—	engahlala	angehlale	—	engehlale
Class 7	singahlala	—	singahlala	singehlale	—	singehlale
Class 8	zingahlala	—	zingahlala	zingehlale	—	zingehlale
Class 9	ingahlala	—	ingahlala	ingehlale	—	ingehlale
Class 10	zingahlala	—	zingahlala	zingehlale	—	zingehlale
Class 11	lungahlala	—	lungahlala	lungehlale	—	lungehlale
Class 14	bungahlala	—	bungahlala	bungehlale	—	bungehlale
Class 15	kungahlala	—	kungahlala	kungehlale	—	kungehlale
Class 17	kungahlala	—	kungahlala	kungehlale	—	kungehlale
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizohlala	engizohlala	ngizohlala	angizuhlala	engingezuhlala	ngingezuhlala
2nd singular	uzohlala	ozohlala	uzohlala	awuzuhlala	ongezuhlala	ungezuhlala
1st plural	sizohlala	esizohlala	sizohlala	asizuhlala	esingezuhlala	singezuhlala
2nd plural	nizohlala	enizohlala	nizohlala	anizuhlala	eningezuhlala	ningezuhlala
Class 1	uzohlala	ozohlala	ezohlala	akazuhlala	ongezuhlala	engezuhlala
Class 2	bazohlala	abazohlala	bezohlala	abazuhlala	abangezuhlala	bengezuhlala
Class 3	uzohlala	ozohlala	uzohlala	awuzuhlala	ongezuhlala	ungezuhlala
Class 4	izohlala	ezohlala	izohlala	ayizuhlala	engezuhlala	ingezuhlala
Class 5	lizohlala	elizohlala	lizohlala	alizuhlala	elingezuhlala	lingezuhlala
Class 6	azohlala	azohlala	ezohlala	awazuhlala	angezuhlala	engezuhlala
Class 7	sizohlala	esizohlala	sizohlala	asizuhlala	esingezuhlala	singezuhlala
Class 8	zizohlala	ezizohlala	zizohlala	azizuhlala	ezingezuhlala	zingezuhlala
Class 9	izohlala	ezohlala	izohlala	ayizuhlala	engezuhlala	ingezuhlala
Class 10	zizohlala	ezizohlala	zizohlala	azizuhlala	ezingezuhlala	zingezuhlala
Class 11	luzohlala	oluzohlala	luzohlala	aluzuhlala	olungezuhlala	lungezuhlala
Class 14	buzohlala	obuzohlala	buzohlala	abuzuhlala	obungezuhlala	bungezuhlala
Class 15	kuzohlala	okuzohlala	kuzohlala	akuzuhlala	okungezuhlala	kungezuhlala
Class 17	kuzohlala	okuzohlala	kuzohlala	akuzuhlala	okungezuhlala	kungezuhlala
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyohlala	engiyohlala	ngiyohlala	angiyuhlala	engingeyuhlala	ngingeyuhlala
2nd singular	uyohlala	oyohlala	uyohlala	awuyuhlala	ongeyuhlala	ungeyuhlala
1st plural	siyohlala	esiyohlala	siyohlala	asiyuhlala	esingeyuhlala	singeyuhlala
2nd plural	niyohlala	eniyohlala	niyohlala	aniyuhlala	eningeyuhlala	ningeyuhlala
Class 1	uyohlala	oyohlala	eyohlala	akayuhlala	ongeyuhlala	engeyuhlala
Class 2	bayohlala	abayohlala	beyohlala	abayuhlala	abangeyuhlala	bengeyuhlala
Class 3	uyohlala	oyohlala	uyohlala	awuyuhlala	ongeyuhlala	ungeyuhlala
Class 4	iyohlala	eyohlala	iyohlala	ayiyuhlala	engeyuhlala	ingeyuhlala
Class 5	liyohlala	eliyohlala	liyohlala	aliyuhlala	elingeyuhlala	lingeyuhlala
Class 6	ayohlala	ayohlala	eyohlala	awayuhlala	angeyuhlala	engeyuhlala
Class 7	siyohlala	esiyohlala	siyohlala	asiyuhlala	esingeyuhlala	singeyuhlala
Class 8	ziyohlala	eziyohlala	ziyohlala	aziyuhlala	ezingeyuhlala	zingeyuhlala
Class 9	iyohlala	eyohlala	iyohlala	ayiyuhlala	engeyuhlala	ingeyuhlala
Class 10	ziyohlala	eziyohlala	ziyohlala	aziyuhlala	ezingeyuhlala	zingeyuhlala
Class 11	luyohlala	oluyohlala	luyohlala	aluyuhlala	olungeyuhlala	lungeyuhlala
Class 14	buyohlala	obuyohlala	buyohlala	abuyuhlala	obungeyuhlala	bungeyuhlala
Class 15	kuyohlala	okuyohlala	kuyohlala	akuyuhlala	okungeyuhlala	kungeyuhlala
Class 17	kuyohlala	okuyohlala	kuyohlala	akuyuhlala	okungeyuhlala	kungeyuhlala
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngihlale	ngingahlali
2nd singular	uhlale	ungahlali
1st plural	sihlale	singahlali
2nd plural	nihlale	ningahlali
Class 1	ahlale	angahlali
Class 2	bahlale	bangahlali
Class 3	uhlale	ungahlali
Class 4	ihlale	ingahlali
Class 5	lihlale	lingahlali
Class 6	ahlale	angahlali
Class 7	sihlale	singahlali
Class 8	zihlale	zingahlali
Class 9	ihlale	ingahlali
Class 10	zihlale	zingahlali
Class 11	luhlale	lungahlali
Class 14	buhlale	bungahlali
Class 15	kuhlale	kungahlali
Class 17	kuhlale	kungahlali
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngahlala	ngangahlala, angahlala, angangahlala
2nd singular	wahlala	wangahlala, awahlala, awangahlala
1st plural	sahlala	sangahlala, asahlala, asangahlala
2nd plural	nahlala	nangahlala, anahlala, anangahlala
Class 1	wahlala	wangahlala, akahlala, akangahlala
Class 2	bahlala	bangahlala, abahlala, abangahlala
Class 3	wahlala	wangahlala, awahlala, awangahlala
Class 4	yahlala	yangahlala, ayahlala, ayangahlala
Class 5	lahlala	langahlala, alahlala, alangahlala
Class 6	ahlala	angahlala, awahlala, awangahlala
Class 7	sahlala	sangahlala, asahlala, asangahlala
Class 8	zahlala	zangahlala, azahlala, azangahlala
Class 9	yahlala	yangahlala, ayahlala, ayangahlala
Class 10	zahlala	zangahlala, azahlala, azangahlala
Class 11	lwahlala	lwangahlala, alwahlala, alwangahlala
Class 14	bahlala	bangahlala, abahlala, abangahlala
Class 15	kwahlala	kwangahlala, akwahlala, akwangahlala
Class 17	kwahlala	kwangahlala, akwahlala, akwangahlala

Related terms

• -ehla

References

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