lingisa

Zulu

Etymology

From -linga +‎ -isa.

Verb

-lingísa

1. (transitive) to imitate, to mimic, to copy

   Synonym: -sika

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukulingisa
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukulingisa	ukungalingisi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	lingisa	-lingise
Plural	lingisani	-lingiseni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyalingisa, ngilingisa	engilingisayo, engilingisa	ngilingisa	angilingisi	engingalingisi	ngingalingisi
2nd singular	uyalingisa, ulingisa	olingisayo, olingisa	ulingisa	awulingisi	ongalingisi	ungalingisi
1st plural	siyalingisa, silingisa	esilingisayo, esilingisa	silingisa	asilingisi	esingalingisi	singalingisi
2nd plural	niyalingisa, nilingisa	enilingisayo, enilingisa	nilingisa	anilingisi	eningalingisi	ningalingisi
Class 1	uyalingisa, ulingisa	olingisayo, olingisa	elingisa	akalingisi	ongalingisi	engalingisi
Class 2	bayalingisa, balingisa	abalingisayo, abalingisa	belingisa	abalingisi	abangalingisi	bengalingisi
Class 3	uyalingisa, ulingisa	olingisayo, olingisa	ulingisa	awulingisi	ongalingisi	ungalingisi
Class 4	iyalingisa, ilingisa	elingisayo, elingisa	ilingisa	ayilingisi	engalingisi	ingalingisi
Class 5	liyalingisa, lilingisa	elilingisayo, elilingisa	lilingisa	alilingisi	elingalingisi	lingalingisi
Class 6	ayalingisa, alingisa	alingisayo, alingisa	elingisa	awalingisi	angalingisi	engalingisi
Class 7	siyalingisa, silingisa	esilingisayo, esilingisa	silingisa	asilingisi	esingalingisi	singalingisi
Class 8	ziyalingisa, zilingisa	ezilingisayo, ezilingisa	zilingisa	azilingisi	ezingalingisi	zingalingisi
Class 9	iyalingisa, ilingisa	elingisayo, elingisa	ilingisa	ayilingisi	engalingisi	ingalingisi
Class 10	ziyalingisa, zilingisa	ezilingisayo, ezilingisa	zilingisa	azilingisi	ezingalingisi	zingalingisi
Class 11	luyalingisa, lulingisa	olulingisayo, olulingisa	lulingisa	alulingisi	olungalingisi	lungalingisi
Class 14	buyalingisa, bulingisa	obulingisayo, obulingisa	bulingisa	abulingisi	obungalingisi	bungalingisi
Class 15	kuyalingisa, kulingisa	okulingisayo, okulingisa	kulingisa	akulingisi	okungalingisi	kungalingisi
Class 17	kuyalingisa, kulingisa	okulingisayo, okulingisa	kulingisa	akulingisi	okungalingisi	kungalingisi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilingisile, ngilingisē	engilingisile, engilingisē	ngilingisile, ngilingisē	angilingisanga	engingalingisanga	ngingalingisanga
2nd singular	ulingisile, ulingisē	olingisile, olingisē	ulingisile, ulingisē	awulingisanga	ongalingisanga	ungalingisanga
1st plural	silingisile, silingisē	esilingisile, esilingisē	silingisile, silingisē	asilingisanga	esingalingisanga	singalingisanga
2nd plural	nilingisile, nilingisē	enilingisile, enilingisē	nilingisile, nilingisē	anilingisanga	eningalingisanga	ningalingisanga
Class 1	ulingisile, ulingisē	olingisile, olingisē	elingisile, elingisē	akalingisanga	ongalingisanga	engalingisanga
Class 2	balingisile, balingisē	abalingisile, abalingisē	belingisile, belingisē	abalingisanga	abangalingisanga	bengalingisanga
Class 3	ulingisile, ulingisē	olingisile, olingisē	ulingisile, ulingisē	awulingisanga	ongalingisanga	ungalingisanga
Class 4	ilingisile, ilingisē	elingisile, elingisē	ilingisile, ilingisē	ayilingisanga	engalingisanga	ingalingisanga
Class 5	lilingisile, lilingisē	elilingisile, elilingisē	lilingisile, lilingisē	alilingisanga	elingalingisanga	lingalingisanga
Class 6	alingisile, alingisē	alingisile, alingisē	elingisile, elingisē	awalingisanga	angalingisanga	engalingisanga
Class 7	silingisile, silingisē	esilingisile, esilingisē	silingisile, silingisē	asilingisanga	esingalingisanga	singalingisanga
Class 8	zilingisile, zilingisē	ezilingisile, ezilingisē	zilingisile, zilingisē	azilingisanga	ezingalingisanga	zingalingisanga
Class 9	ilingisile, ilingisē	elingisile, elingisē	ilingisile, ilingisē	ayilingisanga	engalingisanga	ingalingisanga
Class 10	zilingisile, zilingisē	ezilingisile, ezilingisē	zilingisile, zilingisē	azilingisanga	ezingalingisanga	zingalingisanga
Class 11	lulingisile, lulingisē	olulingisile, olulingisē	lulingisile, lulingisē	alulingisanga	olungalingisanga	lungalingisanga
Class 14	bulingisile, bulingisē	obulingisile, obulingisē	bulingisile, bulingisē	abulingisanga	obungalingisanga	bungalingisanga
Class 15	kulingisile, kulingisē	okulingisile, okulingisē	kulingisile, kulingisē	akulingisanga	okungalingisanga	kungalingisanga
Class 17	kulingisile, kulingisē	okulingisile, okulingisē	kulingisile, kulingisē	akulingisanga	okungalingisanga	kungalingisanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngālingisa	engālingisa	ngālingisa	angilingisanga	engingalingisanga	ngingalingisanga
2nd singular	wālingisa	owālingisa	wālingisa	awulingisanga	ongalingisanga	ungalingisanga
1st plural	sālingisa	esālingisa	sālingisa	asilingisanga	esingalingisanga	singalingisanga
2nd plural	nālingisa	enālingisa	nālingisa	anilingisanga	eningalingisanga	ningalingisanga
Class 1	wālingisa	owālingisa	ālingisa	akalingisanga	ongalingisanga	engalingisanga
Class 2	bālingisa	abālingisa	bālingisa	abalingisanga	abangalingisanga	bengalingisanga
Class 3	wālingisa	owālingisa	wālingisa	awulingisanga	ongalingisanga	ungalingisanga
Class 4	yālingisa	eyālingisa	yālingisa	ayilingisanga	engalingisanga	ingalingisanga
Class 5	lālingisa	elālingisa	lālingisa	alilingisanga	elingalingisanga	lingalingisanga
Class 6	ālingisa	ālingisa	ālingisa	awalingisanga	angalingisanga	engalingisanga
Class 7	sālingisa	esālingisa	sālingisa	asilingisanga	esingalingisanga	singalingisanga
Class 8	zālingisa	ezālingisa	zālingisa	azilingisanga	ezingalingisanga	zingalingisanga
Class 9	yālingisa	eyālingisa	yālingisa	ayilingisanga	engalingisanga	ingalingisanga
Class 10	zālingisa	ezālingisa	zālingisa	azilingisanga	ezingalingisanga	zingalingisanga
Class 11	lwālingisa	olwālingisa	lwālingisa	alulingisanga	olungalingisanga	lungalingisanga
Class 14	bālingisa	obālingisa	bālingisa	abulingisanga	obungalingisanga	bungalingisanga
Class 15	kwālingisa	okwālingisa	kwālingisa	akulingisanga	okungalingisanga	kungalingisanga
Class 17	kwālingisa	okwālingisa	kwālingisa	akulingisanga	okungalingisanga	kungalingisanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingalingisa	—	ngingalingisa	ngingelingise	—	ngingelingise
2nd singular	ungalingisa	—	ungalingisa	ungelingise	—	ungelingise
1st plural	singalingisa	—	singalingisa	singelingise	—	singelingise
2nd plural	ningalingisa	—	ningalingisa	ningelingise	—	ningelingise
Class 1	angalingisa	—	engalingisa	angelingise	—	engelingise
Class 2	bangalingisa	—	bengalingisa	bangelingise	—	bengelingise
Class 3	ungalingisa	—	ungalingisa	ungelingise	—	ungelingise
Class 4	ingalingisa	—	ingalingisa	ingelingise	—	ingelingise
Class 5	lingalingisa	—	lingalingisa	lingelingise	—	lingelingise
Class 6	angalingisa	—	engalingisa	angelingise	—	engelingise
Class 7	singalingisa	—	singalingisa	singelingise	—	singelingise
Class 8	zingalingisa	—	zingalingisa	zingelingise	—	zingelingise
Class 9	ingalingisa	—	ingalingisa	ingelingise	—	ingelingise
Class 10	zingalingisa	—	zingalingisa	zingelingise	—	zingelingise
Class 11	lungalingisa	—	lungalingisa	lungelingise	—	lungelingise
Class 14	bungalingisa	—	bungalingisa	bungelingise	—	bungelingise
Class 15	kungalingisa	—	kungalingisa	kungelingise	—	kungelingise
Class 17	kungalingisa	—	kungalingisa	kungelingise	—	kungelingise
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizolingisa	engizolingisa	ngizolingisa	angizulingisa	engingezulingisa	ngingezulingisa
2nd singular	uzolingisa	ozolingisa	uzolingisa	awuzulingisa	ongezulingisa	ungezulingisa
1st plural	sizolingisa	esizolingisa	sizolingisa	asizulingisa	esingezulingisa	singezulingisa
2nd plural	nizolingisa	enizolingisa	nizolingisa	anizulingisa	eningezulingisa	ningezulingisa
Class 1	uzolingisa	ozolingisa	ezolingisa	akazulingisa	ongezulingisa	engezulingisa
Class 2	bazolingisa	abazolingisa	bezolingisa	abazulingisa	abangezulingisa	bengezulingisa
Class 3	uzolingisa	ozolingisa	uzolingisa	awuzulingisa	ongezulingisa	ungezulingisa
Class 4	izolingisa	ezolingisa	izolingisa	ayizulingisa	engezulingisa	ingezulingisa
Class 5	lizolingisa	elizolingisa	lizolingisa	alizulingisa	elingezulingisa	lingezulingisa
Class 6	azolingisa	azolingisa	ezolingisa	awazulingisa	angezulingisa	engezulingisa
Class 7	sizolingisa	esizolingisa	sizolingisa	asizulingisa	esingezulingisa	singezulingisa
Class 8	zizolingisa	ezizolingisa	zizolingisa	azizulingisa	ezingezulingisa	zingezulingisa
Class 9	izolingisa	ezolingisa	izolingisa	ayizulingisa	engezulingisa	ingezulingisa
Class 10	zizolingisa	ezizolingisa	zizolingisa	azizulingisa	ezingezulingisa	zingezulingisa
Class 11	luzolingisa	oluzolingisa	luzolingisa	aluzulingisa	olungezulingisa	lungezulingisa
Class 14	buzolingisa	obuzolingisa	buzolingisa	abuzulingisa	obungezulingisa	bungezulingisa
Class 15	kuzolingisa	okuzolingisa	kuzolingisa	akuzulingisa	okungezulingisa	kungezulingisa
Class 17	kuzolingisa	okuzolingisa	kuzolingisa	akuzulingisa	okungezulingisa	kungezulingisa
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyolingisa	engiyolingisa	ngiyolingisa	angiyulingisa	engingeyulingisa	ngingeyulingisa
2nd singular	uyolingisa	oyolingisa	uyolingisa	awuyulingisa	ongeyulingisa	ungeyulingisa
1st plural	siyolingisa	esiyolingisa	siyolingisa	asiyulingisa	esingeyulingisa	singeyulingisa
2nd plural	niyolingisa	eniyolingisa	niyolingisa	aniyulingisa	eningeyulingisa	ningeyulingisa
Class 1	uyolingisa	oyolingisa	eyolingisa	akayulingisa	ongeyulingisa	engeyulingisa
Class 2	bayolingisa	abayolingisa	beyolingisa	abayulingisa	abangeyulingisa	bengeyulingisa
Class 3	uyolingisa	oyolingisa	uyolingisa	awuyulingisa	ongeyulingisa	ungeyulingisa
Class 4	iyolingisa	eyolingisa	iyolingisa	ayiyulingisa	engeyulingisa	ingeyulingisa
Class 5	liyolingisa	eliyolingisa	liyolingisa	aliyulingisa	elingeyulingisa	lingeyulingisa
Class 6	ayolingisa	ayolingisa	eyolingisa	awayulingisa	angeyulingisa	engeyulingisa
Class 7	siyolingisa	esiyolingisa	siyolingisa	asiyulingisa	esingeyulingisa	singeyulingisa
Class 8	ziyolingisa	eziyolingisa	ziyolingisa	aziyulingisa	ezingeyulingisa	zingeyulingisa
Class 9	iyolingisa	eyolingisa	iyolingisa	ayiyulingisa	engeyulingisa	ingeyulingisa
Class 10	ziyolingisa	eziyolingisa	ziyolingisa	aziyulingisa	ezingeyulingisa	zingeyulingisa
Class 11	luyolingisa	oluyolingisa	luyolingisa	aluyulingisa	olungeyulingisa	lungeyulingisa
Class 14	buyolingisa	obuyolingisa	buyolingisa	abuyulingisa	obungeyulingisa	bungeyulingisa
Class 15	kuyolingisa	okuyolingisa	kuyolingisa	akuyulingisa	okungeyulingisa	kungeyulingisa
Class 17	kuyolingisa	okuyolingisa	kuyolingisa	akuyulingisa	okungeyulingisa	kungeyulingisa
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngilingise	ngingalingisi
2nd singular	ulingise	ungalingisi
1st plural	silingise	singalingisi
2nd plural	nilingise	ningalingisi
Class 1	alingise	angalingisi
Class 2	balingise	bangalingisi
Class 3	ulingise	ungalingisi
Class 4	ilingise	ingalingisi
Class 5	lilingise	lingalingisi
Class 6	alingise	angalingisi
Class 7	silingise	singalingisi
Class 8	zilingise	zingalingisi
Class 9	ilingise	ingalingisi
Class 10	zilingise	zingalingisi
Class 11	lulingise	lungalingisi
Class 14	bulingise	bungalingisi
Class 15	kulingise	kungalingisi
Class 17	kulingise	kungalingisi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngalingisa	ngangalingisa, angalingisa, angangalingisa
2nd singular	walingisa	wangalingisa, awalingisa, awangalingisa
1st plural	salingisa	sangalingisa, asalingisa, asangalingisa
2nd plural	nalingisa	nangalingisa, analingisa, anangalingisa
Class 1	walingisa	wangalingisa, akalingisa, akangalingisa
Class 2	balingisa	bangalingisa, abalingisa, abangalingisa
Class 3	walingisa	wangalingisa, awalingisa, awangalingisa
Class 4	yalingisa	yangalingisa, ayalingisa, ayangalingisa
Class 5	lalingisa	langalingisa, alalingisa, alangalingisa
Class 6	alingisa	angalingisa, awalingisa, awangalingisa
Class 7	salingisa	sangalingisa, asalingisa, asangalingisa
Class 8	zalingisa	zangalingisa, azalingisa, azangalingisa
Class 9	yalingisa	yangalingisa, ayalingisa, ayangalingisa
Class 10	zalingisa	zangalingisa, azalingisa, azangalingisa
Class 11	lwalingisa	lwangalingisa, alwalingisa, alwangalingisa
Class 14	balingisa	bangalingisa, abalingisa, abangalingisa
Class 15	kwalingisa	kwangalingisa, akwalingisa, akwangalingisa
Class 17	kwalingisa	kwangalingisa, akwalingisa, akwangalingisa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “lingisa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lingisa (3.2.9)”