ma
Root: -̂ma
Present
Present
| Sg.1 | ndima |
| Sg.2 | uma |
| Sg.3 | uma |
| Pl.1 | sima |
| Pl.2 | nima |
| Pl.3 | bama |
Present Long
| Sg.1 | ndiyama |
| Sg.2 | uyama |
| Sg.3 | uyama |
| Pl.1 | siyama |
| Pl.2 | niyama |
| Pl.3 | bayama |
Past
Recent Past
| Sg.1 | ndime |
| Sg.2 | ume |
| Sg.3 | ume |
| Pl.1 | sime |
| Pl.2 | nime |
| Pl.3 | bame |
Recent Past Long
| Sg.1 | ndimile |
| Sg.2 | umile |
| Sg.3 | umile |
| Pl.1 | simile |
| Pl.2 | nimile |
| Pl.3 | bamile |
Remote Past
| Sg.1 | ndama |
| Sg.2 | wama |
| Sg.3 | wama |
| Pl.1 | sama |
| Pl.2 | nama |
| Pl.3 | bama |
Future
Near Future
| Sg.1 | ndiza ma |
| Sg.2 | uza ma |
| Sg.3 | uza ma |
| Pl.1 | siza ma |
| Pl.2 | niza ma |
| Pl.3 | baza ma |
Verbs conjugated like ma
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 *-jɪ́ma.