wa
Root: -wa
Present
Present
| Sg.1 | ndiwa |
| Sg.2 | uwa |
| Sg.3 | uwa |
| Pl.1 | siwa |
| Pl.2 | niwa |
| Pl.3 | bawa |
Present Long
| Sg.1 | ndiyawa |
| Sg.2 | uyawa |
| Sg.3 | uyawa |
| Pl.1 | siyawa |
| Pl.2 | niyawa |
| Pl.3 | bayawa |
Past
Recent Past
| Sg.1 | ndiwe |
| Sg.2 | uwe |
| Sg.3 | uwe |
| Pl.1 | siwe |
| Pl.2 | niwe |
| Pl.3 | bawe |
Recent Past Long
| Sg.1 | ndiwile |
| Sg.2 | uwile |
| Sg.3 | uwile |
| Pl.1 | siwile |
| Pl.2 | niwile |
| Pl.3 | bawile |
Remote Past
| Sg.1 | ndawa |
| Sg.2 | wawa |
| Sg.3 | wawa |
| Pl.1 | sawa |
| Pl.2 | nawa |
| Pl.3 | bawa |
Future
Near Future
| Sg.1 | ndiza wa |
| Sg.2 | uza wa |
| Sg.3 | uza wa |
| Pl.1 | siza wa |
| Pl.2 | niza wa |
| Pl.3 | baza wa |
Verbs conjugated like wa
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
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a (“to fall”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *gwa (“to fall”).