ona

See also: Ona, ONA, óna, òna, oña, öna, -ona, and on a

Azeri

Pronoun

1. dative of o

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin unda.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ona

Noun

ona f (plural ones)

1. wave

Derived terms

• onada
• oneig
• onejar

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Chickasaw

Noun

ona

1. tomorrow

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ona, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

ona

1. she
2. nominative plural of ono

Declension

Declension of ona

	singular	plural
nominative	ona	ony
genitive	jí/ní	jich/nich
dative	jí/ní	jim/nim
accusative	ji/ni	je/ně
vocative	-	-
locative	ní	nich
instrumental	jí/ní	jimi/nimi

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Hawaiian

Pronoun

ona

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

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• kona

Verb

ona

1. infatuated, attracted

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ona, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔn̪a/

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Pronoun

ona

1. she, her, it

Declension

declension of ona

	singular
nominative	ona
genitive	jej
dative	jej
accusative	ją
instrumental	nią
locative	niej
vocative	—

See also

• Appendix:Polish pronouns

Further reading

• ona in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ona, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

òna (Cyrillic spelling о̀на)

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

Declension

    Inflection of 3rd-person pronouns

	Singular			Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	ȏn	òna	òno	òni	òne	òna
genitive	njȅga, ga	njȇ, je	njȅga, ga	njȋh, ih	njȋh, ih	njȋh, ih
dative	njȅmu, mu	njȏj, joj	njȅmu, mu	njȉma, im	njȉma, im	njȉma, im
accusative	njȅga, ga, nj	njȗ, ju, je, nju	njȅga, ga, nj	njȋh, ih	njȋh, ih	njȋh, ih
vocative	-	-	-	-	-	-
locative	njȅm, njȅmu	njȏj	njȅm, njȅmu	njȉma	njȉma	njȉma
instrumental	njȋm, njíme	njȏm, njóme	njȋm, njíme	njȉma	njȉma	njȉma

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ona, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Pronoun

ona

1. she (third person singular f)

Declension

Declension of ona

	singular	plural
nominative	ona	ony
genitive	jej, nej	ich, nich
dative	jej, nej	im, nim
accusative	ju, ňu	ich, ne
locative	nej	nich
instrumental	ňou	nimi

Related terms

• ja
• ty
• on ono
• my
• vy
• oni ony

Further reading

• ona in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ona, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ̀ːna/
• Tonal orthography: óna

Pronoun

ôna

1. she
2. they (neuter plural, more than two)

Declension

Forms between parentheses indicate clitic forms; the main forms are used for emphasis.

Declension of ona (irregular, suppletive)

singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	òn	ôna	ôno
accusative	njêga (ga, -nj)	njó (jo, -njo)	njêga (ga, -nj)
genitive	njêga (ga)	njé (je)	njêga (ga)
dative	njêmu (mu)	njéj, njèj, njì (ji)	njêmu (mu)
locative	njêm	njéj, njèj, njì	njêm
instrumental	njím	njó	njím
possessive	njegôv, njegòv	njén	njegôv, njegòv
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ônadva	ônidve, onédve	ônidve, onédve
accusative	njíju (ju, -nju) or plural	njíju (ju, -nju) or plural	njíju (ju, -nju) or plural
genitive	njíju (ju) or plural	njíju (ju) or plural	njíju (ju) or plural
dative	njíma (jima)	njíma (jima)	njíma (jima)
locative	njíju or plural	njíju or plural	njíju or plural
instrumental	njíma	njíma	njíma
possessive	njún	njún	njún
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ôni	ône	ôna
accusative	njìh (jih, -nje)	njìh (jih, -nje)	njìh (jih, -nje)
genitive	njìh (jih)	njìh (jih)	njìh (jih)
dative	njìm (jim)	njìm (jim)	njìm (jim)
locative	njìh	njìh	njìh
instrumental	njími	njími	njími
possessive	njíhov	njíhov	njíhov

See also

Slovene personal pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person		m	jaz	midva	mi
		f		medve, midve	me
2nd person	familiar	m	ti	vidva	vi
		f		vedve, vidve	ve
	polite	m	vi	vidva	vi
		f	vi	vedve, vidve	ve
3rd person		m	on	onadva	oni
		f	ona	onedve, onidve	one
		n	ono	onedve, onidve	ona

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Swahili

Etymology

Of Bantu origin. Compare Zulu bona.

Verb

-ona (infinitive ku)

1. to see

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ona
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kuona							kutoona
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					ona							oneni
Habitual					huona
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive niliona naliona tuliona twaliona uliona waliona mliona mwaliona aliona waliona uliona iliona liliona yaliona kiliona viliona iliona ziliona uliona kuliona paliona muliona Relative nilioona nalioona tulioona twalioona ulioona walioona mlioona mwalioona alioona walioona ulioona ilioona lilioona yalioona kilioona vilioona ilioona zilioona ulioona kulioona palioona mulioona Negative sikuona hatukuona hukuona hamkuona hakuona hawakuona haukuona haikuona halikuona hayakuona hakikuona havikuona haikuona hazikuona haukuona hakukuona hapakuona hamukuona
Present Positive ninaona naona tunaona unaona mnaona anaona wanaona unaona inaona linaona yanaona kinaona vinaona inaona zinaona unaona kunaona panaona munaona Relative ninaoona naoona tunaoona unaoona mnaoona anaoona wanaoona unaoona inaoona linaoona yanaoona kinaoona vinaoona inaoona zinaoona unaoona kunaoona panaoona munaoona Negative sioni hatuoni huoni hamoni haoni hawaoni hauoni haioni halioni hayaoni hakioni havioni haioni hazioni hauoni hakuoni hapaoni hamuoni
Future Positive nitaona tutaona utaona mtaona ataona wataona utaona itaona litaona yataona kitaona vitaona itaona zitaona utaona kutaona pataona mutaona Relative nitakaoona tutakaoona utakaoona mtakaoona atakaoona watakaoona utakaoona itakaoona litakaoona yatakaoona kitakaoona vitakaoona itakaoona zitakaoona utakaoona kutakaoona patakaoona mutakaoona Negative sitaona hatutaona hutaona hamtaona hataona hawataona hautaona haitaona halitaona hayataona hakitaona havitaona haitaona hazitaona hautaona hakutaona hapataona hamutaona
Subjunctive Positive nione tuone uone mone aone waone uone ione lione yaone kione vione ione zione uone kuone paone muone Negative nisione tusione usione msione asione wasione usione isione lisione yasione kisione visione isione zisione usione kusione pasione musione
Present Conditional Positive ningeona tungeona ungeona mngeona angeona wangeona ungeona ingeona lingeona yangeona kingeona vingeona ingeona zingeona ungeona kungeona pangeona mungeona Negative nisingeona singeona tusingeona hatungeona usingeona hungeona msingeona hamngeona asingeona hangeona wasingeona hawangeona usingeona haungeona isingeona haingeona lisingeona halingeona yasingeona hayangeona kisingeona hakingeona visingeona havingeona isingeona haingeona zisingeona hazingeona usingeona haungeona kusingeona hakungeona pasingeona hapangeona musingeona hamungeona
Past Conditional Positive ningaliona tungaliona ungaliona mngaliona angaliona wangaliona ungaliona ingaliona lingaliona yangaliona kingaliona vingaliona ingaliona zingaliona ungaliona kungaliona pangaliona mungaliona Negative nisingaliona singaliona tusingaliona hatungaliona usingaliona hungaliona msingaliona hamngaliona asingaliona hangaliona wasingaliona hawangaliona usingaliona haungaliona isingaliona haingaliona lisingaliona halingaliona yasingaliona hayangaliona kisingaliona hakingaliona visingaliona havingaliona isingaliona haingaliona zisingaliona hazingaliona usingaliona haungaliona kusingaliona hakungaliona pasingaliona hapangaliona musingaliona hamungaliona
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningeliona tungeliona ungeliona mngeliona angeliona wangeliona ungeliona ingeliona lingeliona yangeliona kingeliona vingeliona ingeliona zingeliona ungeliona kungeliona pangeliona mungeliona
General Relative Positive nionao tuonao uonao monao aonao waonao uonao ionao lionao yaonao kionao vionao ionao zionao uonao kuonao paonao muonao Negative nisioona tusioona usioona msioona asioona wasioona usioona isioona lisioona yasioona kisioona visioona isioona zisioona usioona kusioona pasioona musioona
Gnomic Positive naona twaona waona mwaona aona waona waona yaona laona yaona chaona vyaona yaona zaona waona kwaona paona mwaona
Perfect Positive nimeona tumeona umeona mmeona ameona wameona umeona imeona limeona yameona kimeona vimeona imeona zimeona umeona kumeona pameona mumeona
"Already" Positive nimeshaona tumeshaona umeshaona mmeshaona ameshaona wameshaona umeshaona imeshaona limeshaona yameshaona kimeshaona vimeshaona imeshaona zimeshaona umeshaona kumeshaona pameshaona mumeshaona
"Not yet" Negative sijaona hatujaona hujaona hamjaona hajaona hawajaona haujaona haijaona halijaona hayajaona hakijaona havijaona haijaona hazijaona haujaona hakujaona hapajaona hamujaona
"If/When" Positive nikiona tukiona ukiona mkiona akiona wakiona ukiona ikiona likiona yakiona kikiona vikiona ikiona zikiona ukiona kukiona pakiona mukiona
"If not" Negative nisipoona tusipoona usipoona msipoona asipoona wasipoona usipoona isipoona lisipoona yasipoona kisipoona visipoona isipoona zisipoona usipoona kusipoona pasipoona musipoona
Consecutive Positive nikaona tukaona ukaona mkaona akaona wakaona ukaona ikaona likaona yakaona kikaona vikaona ikaona zikaona ukaona kukaona pakaona mukaona
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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Swedish

Noun

ona

1. definite plural of o

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Turkish

Pronoun

ona

1. to him

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Uzbek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ana.

Noun

ona (plural onalar)

1. mother

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Vilamovian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Preposition

ona

1. without, lacking

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Volapük

Pronoun

ona

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

Synonyms

• onik

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Zulu

Verb

-ôna

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

Inflection

Tone HH
Infinitive	ukwona
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukwona	ukungoni
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	yona	yone
Plural	yonani	yoneni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyona, ngona	engiyona, engona	ngona	angoni	engingoni	ngingoni
2nd singular	uyona, wona	oyona, owona	wona	awoni	ongoni	ungoni
1st plural	siyona, sona	esiyona, esona	sona	asoni	esingoni	singoni
2nd plural	niyona, nona	eniyona, enona	nona	anoni	eningoni	ningoni
Class 1	uyona, wona	oyona, owona	ona	akoni	ongoni	engoni
Class 2	bayona, bona	abayona, abona	bona	aboni	abangoni	bengoni
Class 3	uyona, wona	oyona, owona	wona	awoni	ongoni	ungoni
Class 4	iyona, ona	eyona, eyona	ona	ayoni	engoni	ingoni
Class 5	liyona, lona	eliyona, elona	lona	aloni	elingoni	lingoni
Class 6	ayona, ona	ayona, ona	ona	awoni	angoni	engoni
Class 7	siyona, sona	esiyona, esona	sona	asoni	esingoni	singoni
Class 8	ziyona, zona	eziyona, ezona	zona	azoni	ezingoni	zingoni
Class 9	iyona, ona	eyona, eyona	ona	ayoni	engoni	ingoni
Class 10	ziyona, zona	eziyona, ezona	zona	azoni	ezingoni	zingoni
Class 11	luyona, lwona	oluyona, olwona	lwona	alwoni	olungoni	lungoni
Class 14	buyona, bona	obuyona, obona	bona	aboni	obungoni	bungoni
Class 15	kuyona, kwona	okuyona, okwona	kwona	akwoni	okungoni	kungoni
Class 17	kuyona, kwona	okuyona, okwona	kwona	akwoni	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	onile, onē	eyonile, eyonē	onile, onē	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	onile, onē	eyonile, eyonē	onile, onē	ayonanga	engonanga	ingonanga
Class 10	zonile, zonē	ezonile, ezonē	zonile, zonē	azonanga	ezingonanga	zingonanga
Class 11	lwonile, lwonē	olwonile, olwonē	lwonile, lwonē	alwonanga	olungonanga	lungonanga
Class 14	bonile, bonē	obonile, obonē	bonile, bonē	abonanga	obungonanga	bungonanga
Class 15	kwonile, kwonē	okwonile, okwonē	kwonile, kwonē	akwonanga	okungonanga	kungonanga
Class 17	kwonile, kwonē	okwonile, okwonē	kwonile, kwonē	akwonanga	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	lwōna	olwōna	lwōna	alwonanga	olungonanga	lungonanga
Class 14	bōna	obōna	bōna	abonanga	obungonanga	bungonanga
Class 15	kwōna	okwōna	kwōna	akwonanga	okungonanga	kungonanga
Class 17	kwōna	okwōna	kwōna	akwonanga	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	ngizokwona	engizokwona	ngizokwona	angizukwona	—	ngingezukwona
2nd singular	uzokwona	ozokwona	uzokwona	awuzukwona	—	ungezukwona
1st plural	sizokwona	esizokwona	sizokwona	asizukwona	—	singezukwona
2nd plural	nizokwona	enizokwona	nizokwona	anizukwona	—	ningezukwona
Class 1	uzokwona	ozokwona	ezokwona	akazukwona	—	engezukwona
Class 2	bazokwona	abazokwona	bezokwona	abazukwona	—	bengezukwona
Class 3	uzokwona	ozokwona	uzokwona	awuzukwona	—	ungezukwona
Class 4	izokwona	ezokwona	izokwona	ayizukwona	—	ingezukwona
Class 5	lizokwona	elizokwona	lizokwona	alizukwona	—	lingezukwona
Class 6	azokwona	azokwona	ezokwona	awazukwona	—	engezukwona
Class 7	sizokwona	esizokwona	sizokwona	asizukwona	—	singezukwona
Class 8	zizokwona	ezizokwona	zizokwona	azizukwona	—	zingezukwona
Class 9	izokwona	ezokwona	izokwona	ayizukwona	—	ingezukwona
Class 10	zizokwona	ezizokwona	zizokwona	azizukwona	—	zingezukwona
Class 11	luzokwona	oluzokwona	luzokwona	aluzukwona	—	lungezukwona
Class 14	buzokwona	obuzokwona	buzokwona	abuzukwona	—	bungezukwona
Class 15	kuzokwona	okuzokwona	kuzokwona	akuzukwona	—	kungezukwona
Class 17	kuzokwona	okuzokwona	kuzokwona	akuzukwona	—	kungezukwona
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokwona	engiyokwona	ngiyokwona	angiyukwona	—	ngingeyukwona
2nd singular	uyokwona	oyokwona	uyokwona	awuyukwona	—	ungeyukwona
1st plural	siyokwona	esiyokwona	siyokwona	asiyukwona	—	singeyukwona
2nd plural	niyokwona	eniyokwona	niyokwona	aniyukwona	—	ningeyukwona
Class 1	uyokwona	oyokwona	eyokwona	akayukwona	—	engeyukwona
Class 2	bayokwona	abayokwona	beyokwona	abayukwona	—	bengeyukwona
Class 3	uyokwona	oyokwona	uyokwona	awuyukwona	—	ungeyukwona
Class 4	iyokwona	eyokwona	iyokwona	ayiyukwona	—	ingeyukwona
Class 5	liyokwona	eliyokwona	liyokwona	aliyukwona	—	lingeyukwona
Class 6	ayokwona	ayokwona	eyokwona	awayukwona	—	engeyukwona
Class 7	siyokwona	esiyokwona	siyokwona	asiyukwona	—	singeyukwona
Class 8	ziyokwona	eziyokwona	ziyokwona	aziyukwona	—	zingeyukwona
Class 9	iyokwona	eyokwona	iyokwona	ayiyukwona	—	ingeyukwona
Class 10	ziyokwona	eziyokwona	ziyokwona	aziyukwona	—	zingeyukwona
Class 11	luyokwona	oluyokwona	luyokwona	aluyukwona	—	lungeyukwona
Class 14	buyokwona	obuyokwona	buyokwona	abuyukwona	—	bungeyukwona
Class 15	kuyokwona	okuyokwona	kuyokwona	akuyukwona	—	kungeyukwona
Class 17	kuyokwona	okuyokwona	kuyokwona	akuyukwona	—	kungeyukwona
	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	one	ingoni
Class 5	lone	lingoni
Class 6	one	angoni
Class 7	sone	singoni
Class 8	zone	zingoni
Class 9	one	ingoni
Class 10	zone	zingoni
Class 11	lwone	lungoni
Class 14	bone	bungoni
Class 15	kwone	kungoni
Class 17	kwone	kungoni
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngona	angona
2nd singular	wona	awona
1st plural	sona	asona
2nd plural	nona	anona
Class 1	wona	akona
Class 2	bona	abona
Class 3	wona	awona
Class 4	yona	ayona
Class 5	lona	alona
Class 6	ona	awona
Class 7	sona	asona
Class 8	zona	azona
Class 9	yona	ayona
Class 10	zona	azona
Class 11	lwona	alwona
Class 14	bona	abona
Class 15	kwona	akwona
Class 17	kwona	akwona

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “ona”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ISBN 0 85494 027 8: “ona (6.3)”