londa

Zulu

Verb

-londa

1. (transitive) to preserve, to save, to keep, to keep safe
2. (transitive) to protect
3. (transitive) to observe, to keep in memory

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukulonda
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukulonda	ukungalondi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	londa	-londe
Plural	londani	-londeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyalonda, ngilonda	engilondayo, engilonda	ngilonda	angilondi	engingalondi	ngingalondi
2nd singular	uyalonda, ulonda	olondayo, olonda	ulonda	awulondi	ongalondi	ungalondi
1st plural	siyalonda, silonda	esilondayo, esilonda	silonda	asilondi	esingalondi	singalondi
2nd plural	niyalonda, nilonda	enilondayo, enilonda	nilonda	anilondi	eningalondi	ningalondi
Class 1	uyalonda, ulonda	olondayo, olonda	elonda	akalondi	ongalondi	engalondi
Class 2	bayalonda, balonda	abalondayo, abalonda	belonda	abalondi	abangalondi	bengalondi
Class 3	uyalonda, ulonda	olondayo, olonda	ulonda	awulondi	ongalondi	ungalondi
Class 4	iyalonda, ilonda	elondayo, elonda	ilonda	ayilondi	engalondi	ingalondi
Class 5	liyalonda, lilonda	elilondayo, elilonda	lilonda	alilondi	elingalondi	lingalondi
Class 6	ayalonda, alonda	alondayo, alonda	elonda	awalondi	angalondi	engalondi
Class 7	siyalonda, silonda	esilondayo, esilonda	silonda	asilondi	esingalondi	singalondi
Class 8	ziyalonda, zilonda	ezilondayo, ezilonda	zilonda	azilondi	ezingalondi	zingalondi
Class 9	iyalonda, ilonda	elondayo, elonda	ilonda	ayilondi	engalondi	ingalondi
Class 10	ziyalonda, zilonda	ezilondayo, ezilonda	zilonda	azilondi	ezingalondi	zingalondi
Class 11	luyalonda, lulonda	olulondayo, olulonda	lulonda	alulondi	olungalondi	lungalondi
Class 14	buyalonda, bulonda	obulondayo, obulonda	bulonda	abulondi	obungalondi	bungalondi
Class 15	kuyalonda, kulonda	okulondayo, okulonda	kulonda	akulondi	okungalondi	kungalondi
Class 17	kuyalonda, kulonda	okulondayo, okulonda	kulonda	akulondi	okungalondi	kungalondi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilondile, ngilondē	engilondile, engilondē	ngilondile, ngilondē	angilondanga	engingalondanga	ngingalondanga
2nd singular	ulondile, ulondē	olondile, olondē	ulondile, ulondē	awulondanga	ongalondanga	ungalondanga
1st plural	silondile, silondē	esilondile, esilondē	silondile, silondē	asilondanga	esingalondanga	singalondanga
2nd plural	nilondile, nilondē	enilondile, enilondē	nilondile, nilondē	anilondanga	eningalondanga	ningalondanga
Class 1	ulondile, ulondē	olondile, olondē	elondile, elondē	akalondanga	ongalondanga	engalondanga
Class 2	balondile, balondē	abalondile, abalondē	belondile, belondē	abalondanga	abangalondanga	bengalondanga
Class 3	ulondile, ulondē	olondile, olondē	ulondile, ulondē	awulondanga	ongalondanga	ungalondanga
Class 4	ilondile, ilondē	elondile, elondē	ilondile, ilondē	ayilondanga	engalondanga	ingalondanga
Class 5	lilondile, lilondē	elilondile, elilondē	lilondile, lilondē	alilondanga	elingalondanga	lingalondanga
Class 6	alondile, alondē	alondile, alondē	elondile, elondē	awalondanga	angalondanga	engalondanga
Class 7	silondile, silondē	esilondile, esilondē	silondile, silondē	asilondanga	esingalondanga	singalondanga
Class 8	zilondile, zilondē	ezilondile, ezilondē	zilondile, zilondē	azilondanga	ezingalondanga	zingalondanga
Class 9	ilondile, ilondē	elondile, elondē	ilondile, ilondē	ayilondanga	engalondanga	ingalondanga
Class 10	zilondile, zilondē	ezilondile, ezilondē	zilondile, zilondē	azilondanga	ezingalondanga	zingalondanga
Class 11	lulondile, lulondē	olulondile, olulondē	lulondile, lulondē	alulondanga	olungalondanga	lungalondanga
Class 14	bulondile, bulondē	obulondile, obulondē	bulondile, bulondē	abulondanga	obungalondanga	bungalondanga
Class 15	kulondile, kulondē	okulondile, okulondē	kulondile, kulondē	akulondanga	okungalondanga	kungalondanga
Class 17	kulondile, kulondē	okulondile, okulondē	kulondile, kulondē	akulondanga	okungalondanga	kungalondanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngālonda	engālonda	ngālonda	angilondanga	engingalondanga	ngingalondanga
2nd singular	wālonda	owālonda	wālonda	awulondanga	ongalondanga	ungalondanga
1st plural	sālonda	esālonda	sālonda	asilondanga	esingalondanga	singalondanga
2nd plural	nālonda	enālonda	nālonda	anilondanga	eningalondanga	ningalondanga
Class 1	wālonda	owālonda	ālonda	akalondanga	ongalondanga	engalondanga
Class 2	bālonda	abālonda	bālonda	abalondanga	abangalondanga	bengalondanga
Class 3	wālonda	owālonda	wālonda	awulondanga	ongalondanga	ungalondanga
Class 4	yālonda	eyālonda	yālonda	ayilondanga	engalondanga	ingalondanga
Class 5	lālonda	elālonda	lālonda	alilondanga	elingalondanga	lingalondanga
Class 6	ālonda	ālonda	ālonda	awalondanga	angalondanga	engalondanga
Class 7	sālonda	esālonda	sālonda	asilondanga	esingalondanga	singalondanga
Class 8	zālonda	ezālonda	zālonda	azilondanga	ezingalondanga	zingalondanga
Class 9	yālonda	eyālonda	yālonda	ayilondanga	engalondanga	ingalondanga
Class 10	zālonda	ezālonda	zālonda	azilondanga	ezingalondanga	zingalondanga
Class 11	lwālonda	olwālonda	lwālonda	alulondanga	olungalondanga	lungalondanga
Class 14	bālonda	obālonda	bālonda	abulondanga	obungalondanga	bungalondanga
Class 15	kwālonda	okwālonda	kwālonda	akulondanga	okungalondanga	kungalondanga
Class 17	kwālonda	okwālonda	kwālonda	akulondanga	okungalondanga	kungalondanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingalonda	—	ngingalonda	ngingelonde	—	ngingelonde
2nd singular	ungalonda	—	ungalonda	ungelonde	—	ungelonde
1st plural	singalonda	—	singalonda	singelonde	—	singelonde
2nd plural	ningalonda	—	ningalonda	ningelonde	—	ningelonde
Class 1	angalonda	—	engalonda	angelonde	—	engelonde
Class 2	bangalonda	—	bengalonda	bangelonde	—	bengelonde
Class 3	ungalonda	—	ungalonda	ungelonde	—	ungelonde
Class 4	ingalonda	—	ingalonda	ingelonde	—	ingelonde
Class 5	lingalonda	—	lingalonda	lingelonde	—	lingelonde
Class 6	angalonda	—	engalonda	angelonde	—	engelonde
Class 7	singalonda	—	singalonda	singelonde	—	singelonde
Class 8	zingalonda	—	zingalonda	zingelonde	—	zingelonde
Class 9	ingalonda	—	ingalonda	ingelonde	—	ingelonde
Class 10	zingalonda	—	zingalonda	zingelonde	—	zingelonde
Class 11	lungalonda	—	lungalonda	lungelonde	—	lungelonde
Class 14	bungalonda	—	bungalonda	bungelonde	—	bungelonde
Class 15	kungalonda	—	kungalonda	kungelonde	—	kungelonde
Class 17	kungalonda	—	kungalonda	kungelonde	—	kungelonde
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizolonda	engizolonda	ngizolonda	angizulonda	engingezulonda	ngingezulonda
2nd singular	uzolonda	ozolonda	uzolonda	awuzulonda	ongezulonda	ungezulonda
1st plural	sizolonda	esizolonda	sizolonda	asizulonda	esingezulonda	singezulonda
2nd plural	nizolonda	enizolonda	nizolonda	anizulonda	eningezulonda	ningezulonda
Class 1	uzolonda	ozolonda	ezolonda	akazulonda	ongezulonda	engezulonda
Class 2	bazolonda	abazolonda	bezolonda	abazulonda	abangezulonda	bengezulonda
Class 3	uzolonda	ozolonda	uzolonda	awuzulonda	ongezulonda	ungezulonda
Class 4	izolonda	ezolonda	izolonda	ayizulonda	engezulonda	ingezulonda
Class 5	lizolonda	elizolonda	lizolonda	alizulonda	elingezulonda	lingezulonda
Class 6	azolonda	azolonda	ezolonda	awazulonda	angezulonda	engezulonda
Class 7	sizolonda	esizolonda	sizolonda	asizulonda	esingezulonda	singezulonda
Class 8	zizolonda	ezizolonda	zizolonda	azizulonda	ezingezulonda	zingezulonda
Class 9	izolonda	ezolonda	izolonda	ayizulonda	engezulonda	ingezulonda
Class 10	zizolonda	ezizolonda	zizolonda	azizulonda	ezingezulonda	zingezulonda
Class 11	luzolonda	oluzolonda	luzolonda	aluzulonda	olungezulonda	lungezulonda
Class 14	buzolonda	obuzolonda	buzolonda	abuzulonda	obungezulonda	bungezulonda
Class 15	kuzolonda	okuzolonda	kuzolonda	akuzulonda	okungezulonda	kungezulonda
Class 17	kuzolonda	okuzolonda	kuzolonda	akuzulonda	okungezulonda	kungezulonda
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyolonda	engiyolonda	ngiyolonda	angiyulonda	engingeyulonda	ngingeyulonda
2nd singular	uyolonda	oyolonda	uyolonda	awuyulonda	ongeyulonda	ungeyulonda
1st plural	siyolonda	esiyolonda	siyolonda	asiyulonda	esingeyulonda	singeyulonda
2nd plural	niyolonda	eniyolonda	niyolonda	aniyulonda	eningeyulonda	ningeyulonda
Class 1	uyolonda	oyolonda	eyolonda	akayulonda	ongeyulonda	engeyulonda
Class 2	bayolonda	abayolonda	beyolonda	abayulonda	abangeyulonda	bengeyulonda
Class 3	uyolonda	oyolonda	uyolonda	awuyulonda	ongeyulonda	ungeyulonda
Class 4	iyolonda	eyolonda	iyolonda	ayiyulonda	engeyulonda	ingeyulonda
Class 5	liyolonda	eliyolonda	liyolonda	aliyulonda	elingeyulonda	lingeyulonda
Class 6	ayolonda	ayolonda	eyolonda	awayulonda	angeyulonda	engeyulonda
Class 7	siyolonda	esiyolonda	siyolonda	asiyulonda	esingeyulonda	singeyulonda
Class 8	ziyolonda	eziyolonda	ziyolonda	aziyulonda	ezingeyulonda	zingeyulonda
Class 9	iyolonda	eyolonda	iyolonda	ayiyulonda	engeyulonda	ingeyulonda
Class 10	ziyolonda	eziyolonda	ziyolonda	aziyulonda	ezingeyulonda	zingeyulonda
Class 11	luyolonda	oluyolonda	luyolonda	aluyulonda	olungeyulonda	lungeyulonda
Class 14	buyolonda	obuyolonda	buyolonda	abuyulonda	obungeyulonda	bungeyulonda
Class 15	kuyolonda	okuyolonda	kuyolonda	akuyulonda	okungeyulonda	kungeyulonda
Class 17	kuyolonda	okuyolonda	kuyolonda	akuyulonda	okungeyulonda	kungeyulonda
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngilonde	ngingalondi
2nd singular	ulonde	ungalondi
1st plural	silonde	singalondi
2nd plural	nilonde	ningalondi
Class 1	alonde	angalondi
Class 2	balonde	bangalondi
Class 3	ulonde	ungalondi
Class 4	ilonde	ingalondi
Class 5	lilonde	lingalondi
Class 6	alonde	angalondi
Class 7	silonde	singalondi
Class 8	zilonde	zingalondi
Class 9	ilonde	ingalondi
Class 10	zilonde	zingalondi
Class 11	lulonde	lungalondi
Class 14	bulonde	bungalondi
Class 15	kulonde	kungalondi
Class 17	kulonde	kungalondi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngalonda	ngangalonda, angalonda, angangalonda
2nd singular	walonda	wangalonda, awalonda, awangalonda
1st plural	salonda	sangalonda, asalonda, asangalonda
2nd plural	nalonda	nangalonda, analonda, anangalonda
Class 1	walonda	wangalonda, akalonda, akangalonda
Class 2	balonda	bangalonda, abalonda, abangalonda
Class 3	walonda	wangalonda, awalonda, awangalonda
Class 4	yalonda	yangalonda, ayalonda, ayangalonda
Class 5	lalonda	langalonda, alalonda, alangalonda
Class 6	alonda	angalonda, awalonda, awangalonda
Class 7	salonda	sangalonda, asalonda, asangalonda
Class 8	zalonda	zangalonda, azalonda, azangalonda
Class 9	yalonda	yangalonda, ayalonda, ayangalonda
Class 10	zalonda	zangalonda, azalonda, azangalonda
Class 11	lwalonda	lwangalonda, alwalonda, alwangalonda
Class 14	balonda	bangalonda, abalonda, abangalonda
Class 15	kwalonda	kwangalonda, akwalonda, akwangalonda
Class 17	kwalonda	kwangalonda, akwalonda, akwangalonda

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “londa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “londa (6.3)”