ona

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ona

1. dative of o

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ona

1. absolutive singular of on

Inherited from Latin unda, from Proto-Indo-European *unt-.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈo.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈo.na]

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• Rhymes: -ona

ona f (plural ones)

1. wave

• ondós

• “ona” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ona”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “ona” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ona” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

ona

1. tomorrow

ona

1. to go

Inherited from Old Czech ona, from Proto-Slavic *ona.

• IPA^(key): [ˈona]

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ona f

1. she (third person feminine singular personal pronoun)

ona n pl

1. they (third person neuter plural personal pronoun)

ona

1. inflection of onen:
   1. nominative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative neuter plural

• “ona”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ona”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “ona”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

ona

1. to be low (not high)
2. to be low, humble
3. to be short (not tall)
4. to descend

• chua

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.na/, [ˈo.nə]

ona

1. his, her, its (o-type possessive)

• Used after negatives, numbers, locative nouns, certain prepositions, and after nouns preceded by an article or a k-determiner.

• kona

ona

1. (transitive) infatuated, attracted

ona

1. Rōmaji transcription of おな

Hinde (1904) records kuona “find” and kuonna “see” as equivalents of English find and see in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili kuona (“to find, to see”) as their equivalent.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ɔna/

ona (infinitive kuona or kũona)

1. to see^[2][3][4]
2. to find^[2][3][4]
3. to get into, to find oneself (unusual situation)^[4]

• (to see): kũrora

(Verbs)

• kuonana
• kuonia

(Nouns)

• kĩoneki class 7

(Proverbs)

• kũona kĩmera ti kuo gũkĩrĩa
• kuona kuonagia mũndũ njĩra

From Proto-Bantu *-jóna.

-óma

1. to spoil
2. to sin

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ona.

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈona/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈona/

ona f sg or m du or n pl (third person)

1. she (feminine singular)
2. they two (masculine dual)
3. they (neuter plural)

• Czech: ona

ona

1. inflection of onen:
   1. nominative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative masculine dual
   3. nominative/accusative neuter plural

Inherited from Old Polish ona. The oblique case forms come from Proto-Slavic *ja.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.na/

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• Rhymes: -ɔna
• Syllabification: o‧na

ona f (masculine on, neuter ono)

1. she (for animate nouns), it (for inanimate feminine nouns)

• Appendix:Polish pronouns

• ona in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ona.

• IPA^(key): /ǒna/
• Hyphenation: o‧na

òna (Cyrillic spelling о̀на)

1. she
2. they (nominative plural of òno (“it”))

From Proto-Bantu *-bóna. Cognate to Zulu -bona.

-óná (infinitive kuóná)

1. to see

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ona.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔna]

ona f

1. feminine nominative singular of on (“she”)

• “ona”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

From Proto-Slavic *ona.

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀ːna/

óna

1. she
2. nominative plural of ono

Fourth feminine declension (adjectival endings), fixed accent, highly irregular Stressed ("naglasne") forms
nominative imenovȃlnik	óna	ónidve, onẹ̑dve	óne, onẹ̑
genitive rodȋlnik	njẹ́	njȋju, njȉh, njȗ	njȉh
dative dajȃlnik	njēj, njȅj, njȉ	njȋma	njȉm
accusative tožȋlnik	njọ̄	njȋju, njȉh, njȗ	njȉh, njẹ̑
locative mẹ̑stnik	njēj, njȅj, njȉ	njȋju, njȉh	njȉh
instrumental orọ̑dnik	njọ́	njȋma	njȋmi
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	ȏna	ȏnidve, onẹ̑dve	óne, onẹ̑

Unstressed ("naslonske") forms
	singular	dual	plural
genitive rodȋlnik	je	ju, jih	jih
dative dajȃlnik	ji	jima	jim
accusative tožȋlnik	jo	ju	jih

Binding ("navezne / predložne") accusative forms
	singular	dual	plural
unstressed	-njo	-nju	-nje
stressed	–	–	njẹ̑, njȉh

• “ona”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “ona”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

From Proto-Bantu *-jóna.

-ôna

1. to destroy, to damage, to spoil

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

From Proto-Bantu *-bóna. Cognate to Zulu -bona.

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-ona (infinitive kuona)

1. to see, to find
2. to feel, to perceive

Conjugation of -ona
Positive present -naona Subjunctive -one Negative -oni Imperative singular ona
Infinitives
Positive kuona Negative kutoona
Imperatives
Singular ona Plural oneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huona Positive past positive subject concord + -liona Negative past negative subject concord + -kuona
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naona) Singular Plural 1st person ninaona/naona tunaona 2nd person unaona mnaona 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaona wanaona other classes positive subject concord + -naona
Negative present (negative subject concord + -oni) Singular Plural 1st person sioni hatuoni 2nd person huoni hamwoni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haoni hawaoni other classes negative subject concord + -oni
Positive future positive subject concord + -taona Negative future negative subject concord + -taona
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -one) Singular Plural 1st person nione tuone 2nd person uone mwone 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aone waone other classes positive subject concord + -one
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sione Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeona Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeona Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliona Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliona
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aona) Singular Plural 1st person naona twaona 2nd person waona mwaona 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aona waona m-mi(III/IV) waona yaona ji-ma(V/VI) laona yaona ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaona vyaona n(IX/X) yaona zaona u(XI) waona see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaona pa(XVI) paona mu(XVIII) mwaona
Perfect positive subject concord + -meona "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaona "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaona "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiona "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoona Consecutive kaona / positive subject concord + -kaona Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaone
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niona -tuona 2nd person -kuona -waona/-kuoneni/-waoneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwona -waona m-mi(III/IV) -uona -iona ji-ma(V/VI) -liona -yaona ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiona -viona n(IX/X) -iona -ziona u(XI) -uona see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuona pa(XVI) -paona mu(XVIII) -muona Reflexive -jiona
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ona- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -onaye -onao m-mi(III/IV) -onao -onayo ji-ma(V/VI) -onalo -onayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -onacho -onavyo n(IX/X) -onayo -onazo u(XI) -onao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -onako pa(XVI) -onapo mu(XVIII) -onamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ona) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeona -oona m-mi(III/IV) -oona -yoona ji-ma(V/VI) -loona -yoona ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choona -vyoona n(IX/X) -yoona -zoona u(XI) -oona see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koona pa(XVI) -poona mu(XVIII) -moona
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -onea (“look at; feel toward; be hostile to”)
  • Causative: -onesha, -onyesha (“show”)
  • Passive: -onwa (“be seen”)
  • Reciprocal: -onana, -onekana (“be visible; seem”)
  • Other formations: -onya (“warn, admonish”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • maoni (“opinion, comment”)
  • maono (“image”)

ona

1. definite plural of o

• Noa

From English honor.

ona

1. honor; glory; praise

• IPA^(key): [ˈo.na]
• Hyphenation: o‧na

Borrowed from Samoan ʻona.

ona

1. because

Borrowed from Samoan ona.

ona

1. Introduces subordinate clauses after mafai, tatau, faigatā and faigofie.

From Proto-Polynesian *o-na. Cognates include Hawaiian ona and Samoan ona.

o ona

1. (inalienable) his, hers

ona

1. (inalienable) his, her
   • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[1], page 1:

     Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.

     This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and [if] they live together in peace and happiness.

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 37

Inherited from Common Bantu *jónà, variant of Proto-Bantu *-ncè (*-ncè > *-jéncè > *-jóncè > *-jóncà > *-jónà).

• IPA^(key): /óːna/

-ona

1. all, whole, entire

   omuti gwona ― (the) whole tree

   abantu boona ― all (the) people

2. (in the singular) any, every

   Synonym: buli

   omuti gwona ― every tree

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[3], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 433-434
2. Entry 3548 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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ona

1. to him

Other scripts
Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic	она‍
Latin	ona‍
Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan)	آنه

Inherited from Chagatai [Term?], from Proto-Turkic *ana (“mother”). Cognate with Uyghur ئانا / ana / ана (ana).

• IPA^(key): /ɒ.na/, [ɒ̽.nɐ]
• Hyphenation: o‧na

ona (plural onalar)

1. mother

From Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, ānu, āno (“without”), from Proto-Germanic *ēnu, *ēnō (“without”), from Proto-Indo-European *anew, *enew (“without”). Cognate with German ohne.

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ona

1. without, lacking

ona

1. (possessive) (genitive singular of on) its

• onik

From Proto-Bantu *-jóna.

-ôna

1. (transitive) to do wrong
2. (intransitive) to sin

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

From Proto-Bantu *-jóna.

-ôna

1. (transitive) to ruin, to spoil
2. (intransitive) to sin

Tone HH
Infinitive	ukona
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukona	ukungoni
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	yona	-one
Plural	yonani	-oneni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyona, ngona	engonayo, engona	ngona	angoni	engingoni	ngingoni
2nd singular	uyona, wona	owonayo, owona	wona	awoni	ongoni	ungoni
1st plural	siyona, sona	esonayo, esona	sona	asoni	esingoni	singoni
2nd plural	niyona, nona	enonayo, enona	nona	anoni	eningoni	ningoni
Class 1	uyona, wona	owonayo, owona	ona	akoni	ongoni	engoni
Class 2	bayona, bona	abonayo, abona	bona	aboni	abangoni	bengoni
Class 3	uyona, wona	owonayo, owona	wona	awoni	ongoni	ungoni
Class 4	iyona, yona	eyonayo, eyona	yona	ayoni	engoni	ingoni
Class 5	liyona, lona	elonayo, elona	lona	aloni	elingoni	lingoni
Class 6	ayona, ona	onayo, ona	ona	awoni	angoni	engoni
Class 7	siyona, sona	esonayo, esona	sona	asoni	esingoni	singoni
Class 8	ziyona, zona	ezonayo, ezona	zona	azoni	ezingoni	zingoni
Class 9	iyona, yona	eyonayo, eyona	yona	ayoni	engoni	ingoni
Class 10	ziyona, zona	ezonayo, ezona	zona	azoni	ezingoni	zingoni
Class 11	luyona, lona	olonayo, olona	lona	aloni	olungoni	lungoni
Class 14	buyona, bona	obonayo, obona	bona	aboni	obungoni	bungoni
Class 15	kuyona, kona	okonayo, okona	kona	akoni	okungoni	kungoni
Class 17	kuyona, kona	okonayo, okona	kona	akoni	okungoni	kungoni
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngonile, ngonē	engonile, engonē	ngonile, ngonē	angonanga	engingonanga	ngingonanga
2nd singular	wonile, wonē	owonile, owonē	wonile, wonē	awonanga	ongonanga	ungonanga
1st plural	sonile, sonē	esonile, esonē	sonile, sonē	asonanga	esingonanga	singonanga
2nd plural	nonile, nonē	enonile, enonē	nonile, nonē	anonanga	eningonanga	ningonanga
Class 1	wonile, wonē	owonile, owonē	onile, onē	akonanga	ongonanga	engonanga
Class 2	bonile, bonē	abonile, abonē	bonile, bonē	abonanga	abangonanga	bengonanga
Class 3	wonile, wonē	owonile, owonē	wonile, wonē	awonanga	ongonanga	ungonanga
Class 4	yonile, yonē	eyonile, eyonē	yonile, yonē	ayonanga	engonanga	ingonanga
Class 5	lonile, lonē	elonile, elonē	lonile, lonē	alonanga	elingonanga	lingonanga
Class 6	onile, onē	onile, onē	onile, onē	awonanga	angonanga	engonanga
Class 7	sonile, sonē	esonile, esonē	sonile, sonē	asonanga	esingonanga	singonanga
Class 8	zonile, zonē	ezonile, ezonē	zonile, zonē	azonanga	ezingonanga	zingonanga
Class 9	yonile, yonē	eyonile, eyonē	yonile, yonē	ayonanga	engonanga	ingonanga
Class 10	zonile, zonē	ezonile, ezonē	zonile, zonē	azonanga	ezingonanga	zingonanga
Class 11	lonile, lonē	olonile, olonē	lonile, lonē	alonanga	olungonanga	lungonanga
Class 14	bonile, bonē	obonile, obonē	bonile, bonē	abonanga	obungonanga	bungonanga
Class 15	konile, konē	okonile, okonē	konile, konē	akonanga	okungonanga	kungonanga
Class 17	konile, konē	okonile, okonē	konile, konē	akonanga	okungonanga	kungonanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngōna	engōna	ngōna	angonanga	engingonanga	ngingonanga
2nd singular	wōna	owōna	wōna	awonanga	ongonanga	ungonanga
1st plural	sōna	esōna	sōna	asonanga	esingonanga	singonanga
2nd plural	nōna	enōna	nōna	anonanga	eningonanga	ningonanga
Class 1	wōna	owōna	ōna	akonanga	ongonanga	engonanga
Class 2	bōna	abōna	bōna	abonanga	abangonanga	bengonanga
Class 3	wōna	owōna	wōna	awonanga	ongonanga	ungonanga
Class 4	yōna	eyōna	yōna	ayonanga	engonanga	ingonanga
Class 5	lōna	elōna	lōna	alonanga	elingonanga	lingonanga
Class 6	ōna	ōna	ōna	awonanga	angonanga	engonanga
Class 7	sōna	esōna	sōna	asonanga	esingonanga	singonanga
Class 8	zōna	ezōna	zōna	azonanga	ezingonanga	zingonanga
Class 9	yōna	eyōna	yōna	ayonanga	engonanga	ingonanga
Class 10	zōna	ezōna	zōna	azonanga	ezingonanga	zingonanga
Class 11	lōna	olōna	lōna	alonanga	olungonanga	lungonanga
Class 14	bōna	obōna	bōna	abonanga	obungonanga	bungonanga
Class 15	kōna	okōna	kōna	akonanga	okungonanga	kungonanga
Class 17	kōna	okōna	kōna	akonanga	okungonanga	kungonanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingona	—	ngingona	ngingone	—	ngingone
2nd singular	ungona	—	ungona	ungone	—	ungone
1st plural	singona	—	singona	singone	—	singone
2nd plural	ningona	—	ningona	ningone	—	ningone
Class 1	angona	—	engona	angone	—	engone
Class 2	bangona	—	bengona	bangone	—	bengone
Class 3	ungona	—	ungona	ungone	—	ungone
Class 4	ingona	—	ingona	ingone	—	ingone
Class 5	lingona	—	lingona	lingone	—	lingone
Class 6	angona	—	engona	angone	—	engone
Class 7	singona	—	singona	singone	—	singone
Class 8	zingona	—	zingona	zingone	—	zingone
Class 9	ingona	—	ingona	ingone	—	ingone
Class 10	zingona	—	zingona	zingone	—	zingone
Class 11	lungona	—	lungona	lungone	—	lungone
Class 14	bungona	—	bungona	bungone	—	bungone
Class 15	kungona	—	kungona	kungone	—	kungone
Class 17	kungona	—	kungona	kungone	—	kungone
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokona	engizokona	ngizokona	angizukona	engingezukona	ngingezukona
2nd singular	uzokona	ozokona	uzokona	awuzukona	ongezukona	ungezukona
1st plural	sizokona	esizokona	sizokona	asizukona	esingezukona	singezukona
2nd plural	nizokona	enizokona	nizokona	anizukona	eningezukona	ningezukona
Class 1	uzokona	ozokona	ezokona	akazukona	ongezukona	engezukona
Class 2	bazokona	abazokona	bezokona	abazukona	abangezukona	bengezukona
Class 3	uzokona	ozokona	uzokona	awuzukona	ongezukona	ungezukona
Class 4	izokona	ezokona	izokona	ayizukona	engezukona	ingezukona
Class 5	lizokona	elizokona	lizokona	alizukona	elingezukona	lingezukona
Class 6	azokona	azokona	ezokona	awazukona	angezukona	engezukona
Class 7	sizokona	esizokona	sizokona	asizukona	esingezukona	singezukona
Class 8	zizokona	ezizokona	zizokona	azizukona	ezingezukona	zingezukona
Class 9	izokona	ezokona	izokona	ayizukona	engezukona	ingezukona
Class 10	zizokona	ezizokona	zizokona	azizukona	ezingezukona	zingezukona
Class 11	luzokona	oluzokona	luzokona	aluzukona	olungezukona	lungezukona
Class 14	buzokona	obuzokona	buzokona	abuzukona	obungezukona	bungezukona
Class 15	kuzokona	okuzokona	kuzokona	akuzukona	okungezukona	kungezukona
Class 17	kuzokona	okuzokona	kuzokona	akuzukona	okungezukona	kungezukona
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokona	engiyokona	ngiyokona	angiyukona	engingeyukona	ngingeyukona
2nd singular	uyokona	oyokona	uyokona	awuyukona	ongeyukona	ungeyukona
1st plural	siyokona	esiyokona	siyokona	asiyukona	esingeyukona	singeyukona
2nd plural	niyokona	eniyokona	niyokona	aniyukona	eningeyukona	ningeyukona
Class 1	uyokona	oyokona	eyokona	akayukona	ongeyukona	engeyukona
Class 2	bayokona	abayokona	beyokona	abayukona	abangeyukona	bengeyukona
Class 3	uyokona	oyokona	uyokona	awuyukona	ongeyukona	ungeyukona
Class 4	iyokona	eyokona	iyokona	ayiyukona	engeyukona	ingeyukona
Class 5	liyokona	eliyokona	liyokona	aliyukona	elingeyukona	lingeyukona
Class 6	ayokona	ayokona	eyokona	awayukona	angeyukona	engeyukona
Class 7	siyokona	esiyokona	siyokona	asiyukona	esingeyukona	singeyukona
Class 8	ziyokona	eziyokona	ziyokona	aziyukona	ezingeyukona	zingeyukona
Class 9	iyokona	eyokona	iyokona	ayiyukona	engeyukona	ingeyukona
Class 10	ziyokona	eziyokona	ziyokona	aziyukona	ezingeyukona	zingeyukona
Class 11	luyokona	oluyokona	luyokona	aluyukona	olungeyukona	lungeyukona
Class 14	buyokona	obuyokona	buyokona	abuyukona	obungeyukona	bungeyukona
Class 15	kuyokona	okuyokona	kuyokona	akuyukona	okungeyukona	kungeyukona
Class 17	kuyokona	okuyokona	kuyokona	akuyukona	okungeyukona	kungeyukona
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngone	ngingoni
2nd singular	wone	ungoni
1st plural	sone	singoni
2nd plural	none	ningoni
Class 1	one	angoni
Class 2	bone	bangoni
Class 3	wone	ungoni
Class 4	yone	ingoni
Class 5	lone	lingoni
Class 6	one	angoni
Class 7	sone	singoni
Class 8	zone	zingoni
Class 9	yone	ingoni
Class 10	zone	zingoni
Class 11	lone	lungoni
Class 14	bone	bungoni
Class 15	kone	kungoni
Class 17	kone	kungoni
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngona	ngangona, angona, angangona
2nd singular	wona	wangona, awona, awangona
1st plural	sona	sangona, asona, asangona
2nd plural	nona	nangona, anona, anangona
Class 1	wona	wangona, akona, akangona
Class 2	bona	bangona, abona, abangona
Class 3	wona	wangona, awona, awangona
Class 4	yona	yangona, ayona, ayangona
Class 5	lona	langona, alona, alangona
Class 6	ona	angona, awona, awangona
Class 7	sona	sangona, asona, asangona
Class 8	zona	zangona, azona, azangona
Class 9	yona	yangona, ayona, ayangona
Class 10	zona	zangona, azona, azangona
Class 11	lona	lwangona, alona, alwangona
Class 14	bona	bangona, abona, abangona
Class 15	kona	kwangona, akona, akwangona
Class 17	kona	kwangona, akona, akwangona

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