bumba – Xhosa verb conjugation

Xhosa verb forms of bumba

bumba
Root: -búmba

Present

Present

Sg.1ndibumba
Sg.2ubumba
Sg.3ubumba
Pl.1sibumba
Pl.2nibumba
Pl.3babumba

Present Long

Sg.1ndiyabumba
Sg.2uyabumba
Sg.3uyabumba
Pl.1siyabumba
Pl.2niyabumba
Pl.3bayabumba

Past

Recent Past

Sg.1ndibumbe
Sg.2ubumbe
Sg.3ubumbe
Pl.1sibumbe
Pl.2nibumbe
Pl.3babumbe

Recent Past Long

Sg.1ndibumbile
Sg.2ubumbile
Sg.3ubumbile
Pl.1sibumbile
Pl.2nibumbile
Pl.3babumbile

Remote Past

Sg.1ndabumba
Sg.2wabumba
Sg.3wabumba
Pl.1sabumba
Pl.2nabumba
Pl.3babumba

Future

Near Future

Sg.1ndiza bumba
Sg.2uza bumba
Sg.3uza bumba
Pl.1siza bumba
Pl.2niza bumba
Pl.3baza bumba

Verbs conjugated like bumba

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 *-bʊ́mba.