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Borrowed from Tumbuka -lingana.

-lingana (infinitive kulíngana)

to correspond
to accord
to agree
to be like
to look like
to coincide
to be compatible
to suit each other
to be identical
to be the same
to be similar

Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 262

From Zulu -lingana, from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ngana.

lingana

to be equal to

-lingana (infinitive kulingana)

Reciprocal form of -linga: to be equal, to be similar
to proclaim (especially a proclamation to God)

Conjugation of -lingana
Positive present -nalingana Subjunctive -lingane Negative -lingani Imperative singular lingana
Infinitives
Positive kulingana Negative kutolingana
Imperatives
Singular lingana Plural linganeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulingana Positive past positive subject concord + -lilingana Negative past negative subject concord + -kulingana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalingana) Singular Plural 1st person ninalingana/nalingana tunalingana 2nd person unalingana mnalingana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analingana wanalingana other classes positive subject concord + -nalingana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lingani) Singular Plural 1st person silingani hatulingani 2nd person hulingani hamlingani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halingani hawalingani other classes negative subject concord + -lingani
Positive future positive subject concord + -talingana Negative future negative subject concord + -talingana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lingane) Singular Plural 1st person nilingane tulingane 2nd person ulingane mlingane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alingane walingane other classes positive subject concord + -lingane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silingane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelingana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelingana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilingana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilingana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alingana) Singular Plural 1st person nalingana twalingana 2nd person walingana mwalingana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alingana walingana m-mi(III/IV) walingana yalingana ji-ma(V/VI) lalingana yalingana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalingana vyalingana n(IX/X) yalingana zalingana u(XI) walingana see n(X)* or ma(VI) class* ku(XV/XVII) kwalingana pa(XVI) palingana mu(XVIII) mwalingana
Perfect positive subject concord + -melingana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalingana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalingana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilingana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolingana Consecutive kalingana / positive subject concord + -kalingana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalingane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -lingana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -linganaye -linganao m-mi(III/IV) -linganao -linganayo ji-ma(V/VI) -linganalo -linganayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -linganacho -linganavyo n(IX/X) -linganayo -linganazo u(XI) -linganao see n(X)* or ma(VI) class* ku(XV/XVII) -linganako pa(XVI) -linganapo mu(XVIII) -linganamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -lingana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelingana -olingana m-mi(III/IV) -olingana -yolingana ji-ma(V/VI) -lolingana -yolingana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholingana -vyolingana n(IX/X) -yolingana -zolingana u(XI) -olingana see n(X)* or ma(VI) class* ku(XV/XVII) -kolingana pa(XVI) -polingana mu(XVIII) -molingana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ngana.

-língana

(intransitive) to be equal [_with_ na- ‘to’]

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ngana.

-lingana (infinitive kulingana)

to be like
to be equal to
to agree with

The verb takes the preposition na.

kwakulingana na (“according to”)
Chichewa: -lingana
Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[2], Oxford University Press, page 262

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ngana.

-língana

(intransitive) to be equal [_with_ na- ‘to’]

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ngana.

-lingana

(intransitive) to be equal [_with_ na- ‘to’]
(intransitive) to be balanced, level, even
(intransitive) to fit, to suit
(intransitive) to suffice

_tone L (infinitive ukulingana)_

C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “lingana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lingana (3.2.9, ukulingana, 6.6.3.9.9)”