lwa
Root: -lwa
Present
Present
| Sg.1 | ndilwa |
| Sg.2 | ulwa |
| Sg.3 | ulwa |
| Pl.1 | silwa |
| Pl.2 | nilwa |
| Pl.3 | balwa |
Present Long
| Sg.1 | ndiyalwa |
| Sg.2 | uyalwa |
| Sg.3 | uyalwa |
| Pl.1 | siyalwa |
| Pl.2 | niyalwa |
| Pl.3 | bayalwa |
Past
Recent Past
| Sg.1 | ndilwe |
| Sg.2 | ulwe |
| Sg.3 | ulwe |
| Pl.1 | silwe |
| Pl.2 | nilwe |
| Pl.3 | balwe |
Recent Past Long
| Sg.1 | ndilwile |
| Sg.2 | ulwile |
| Sg.3 | ulwile |
| Pl.1 | silwile |
| Pl.2 | nilwile |
| Pl.3 | balwile |
Remote Past
| Sg.1 | ndalwa |
| Sg.2 | walwa |
| Sg.3 | walwa |
| Pl.1 | salwa |
| Pl.2 | nalwa |
| Pl.3 | balwa |
Future
Near Future
| Sg.1 | ndiza lwa |
| Sg.2 | uza lwa |
| Sg.3 | uza lwa |
| Pl.1 | siza lwa |
| Pl.2 | niza lwa |
| Pl.3 | baza lwa |
Verbs conjugated like lwa
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 *-dʊ̀a.