aluka
Root: -aluka
Present
Present
| Sg.1 | ndialuka |
| Sg.2 | ualuka |
| Sg.3 | ualuka |
| Pl.1 | sialuka |
| Pl.2 | nialuka |
| Pl.3 | baaluka |
Present Long
| Sg.1 | ndiyaaluka |
| Sg.2 | uyaaluka |
| Sg.3 | uyaaluka |
| Pl.1 | siyaaluka |
| Pl.2 | niyaaluka |
| Pl.3 | bayaaluka |
Past
Recent Past
| Sg.1 | ndialuke |
| Sg.2 | ualuke |
| Sg.3 | ualuke |
| Pl.1 | sialuke |
| Pl.2 | nialuke |
| Pl.3 | baaluke |
Recent Past Long
| Sg.1 | ndialukile |
| Sg.2 | ualukile |
| Sg.3 | ualukile |
| Pl.1 | sialukile |
| Pl.2 | nialukile |
| Pl.3 | baalukile |
Remote Past
| Sg.1 | ndaaluka |
| Sg.2 | waaluka |
| Sg.3 | waaluka |
| Pl.1 | saaluka |
| Pl.2 | naaluka |
| Pl.3 | baaluka |
Future
Near Future
| Sg.1 | ndiza aluka |
| Sg.2 | uza aluka |
| Sg.3 | uza aluka |
| Pl.1 | siza aluka |
| Pl.2 | niza aluka |
| Pl.3 | baza aluka |
Verbs conjugated like aluka
sasaza,
sayina,
sabela,
shwaqa,
shenxa,
xukuxa,
xobula,
xhutha,
xhwila,
xhapha,
xhabha,
xhamla,
xelela,
xakeka,
xabisa,
xabela,
xabana,
cwangcisa,
enzakalisa,
yolisa, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Sample Sentences
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-gàdʊka (“to turn, go back, come back”), intransitive separative form of Proto-Bantu *-gàda (“to turn, come back, go back, alter”). Compare with Zulu -eluka. The sense of being circumcised likely comes from the fact that initiates are taken out to the bush and then are returned after the ritual. See: Zulu '
eluka'.