The formative -ya- shows present tense
See also present continuous
Ufunda He studies Uyafunda He is studying
NB: most questions, statements with more than the action and the negative omit -ya-
Ufunda na? Do you study? Yebo ngiyafunda or yebo ngifunda isiZulu I study Zulu Angifundi I don't study
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6 August 2002