Tone unknown
|
Infinitive
|
ukuhlephula
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukuhlephula
|
ukungahlephuli
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
hlephula
|
-hlephule
|
Plural
|
hlephulani
|
-hlephuleni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyahlephula, ngihlephula
|
engihlephulayo, engihlephula
|
ngihlephula
|
angihlephuli
|
engingahlephuli
|
ngingahlephuli
|
2nd singular
|
uyahlephula, uhlephula
|
ohlephulayo, ohlephula
|
uhlephula
|
awuhlephuli
|
ongahlephuli
|
ungahlephuli
|
1st plural
|
siyahlephula, sihlephula
|
esihlephulayo, esihlephula
|
sihlephula
|
asihlephuli
|
esingahlephuli
|
singahlephuli
|
2nd plural
|
niyahlephula, nihlephula
|
enihlephulayo, enihlephula
|
nihlephula
|
anihlephuli
|
eningahlephuli
|
ningahlephuli
|
Class 1
|
uyahlephula, uhlephula
|
ohlephulayo, ohlephula
|
ehlephula
|
akahlephuli
|
ongahlephuli
|
engahlephuli
|
Class 2
|
bayahlephula, bahlephula
|
abahlephulayo, abahlephula
|
behlephula
|
abahlephuli
|
abangahlephuli
|
bengahlephuli
|
Class 3
|
uyahlephula, uhlephula
|
ohlephulayo, ohlephula
|
uhlephula
|
awuhlephuli
|
ongahlephuli
|
ungahlephuli
|
Class 4
|
iyahlephula, ihlephula
|
ehlephulayo, ehlephula
|
ihlephula
|
ayihlephuli
|
engahlephuli
|
ingahlephuli
|
Class 5
|
liyahlephula, lihlephula
|
elihlephulayo, elihlephula
|
lihlephula
|
alihlephuli
|
elingahlephuli
|
lingahlephuli
|
Class 6
|
ayahlephula, ahlephula
|
ahlephulayo, ahlephula
|
ehlephula
|
awahlephuli
|
angahlephuli
|
engahlephuli
|
Class 7
|
siyahlephula, sihlephula
|
esihlephulayo, esihlephula
|
sihlephula
|
asihlephuli
|
esingahlephuli
|
singahlephuli
|
Class 8
|
ziyahlephula, zihlephula
|
ezihlephulayo, ezihlephula
|
zihlephula
|
azihlephuli
|
ezingahlephuli
|
zingahlephuli
|
Class 9
|
iyahlephula, ihlephula
|
ehlephulayo, ehlephula
|
ihlephula
|
ayihlephuli
|
engahlephuli
|
ingahlephuli
|
Class 10
|
ziyahlephula, zihlephula
|
ezihlephulayo, ezihlephula
|
zihlephula
|
azihlephuli
|
ezingahlephuli
|
zingahlephuli
|
Class 11
|
luyahlephula, luhlephula
|
oluhlephulayo, oluhlephula
|
luhlephula
|
aluhlephuli
|
olungahlephuli
|
lungahlephuli
|
Class 14
|
buyahlephula, buhlephula
|
obuhlephulayo, obuhlephula
|
buhlephula
|
abuhlephuli
|
obungahlephuli
|
bungahlephuli
|
Class 15
|
kuyahlephula, kuhlephula
|
okuhlephulayo, okuhlephula
|
kuhlephula
|
akuhlephuli
|
okungahlephuli
|
kungahlephuli
|
Class 17
|
kuyahlephula, kuhlephula
|
okuhlephulayo, okuhlephula
|
kuhlephula
|
akuhlephuli
|
okungahlephuli
|
kungahlephuli
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngihlephulile, ngihlephulē
|
engihlephulile, engihlephulē
|
ngihlephulile, ngihlephulē
|
angihlephulanga
|
engingahlephulanga
|
ngingahlephulanga
|
2nd singular
|
uhlephulile, uhlephulē
|
ohlephulile, ohlephulē
|
uhlephulile, uhlephulē
|
awuhlephulanga
|
ongahlephulanga
|
ungahlephulanga
|
1st plural
|
sihlephulile, sihlephulē
|
esihlephulile, esihlephulē
|
sihlephulile, sihlephulē
|
asihlephulanga
|
esingahlephulanga
|
singahlephulanga
|
2nd plural
|
nihlephulile, nihlephulē
|
enihlephulile, enihlephulē
|
nihlephulile, nihlephulē
|
anihlephulanga
|
eningahlephulanga
|
ningahlephulanga
|
Class 1
|
uhlephulile, uhlephulē
|
ohlephulile, ohlephulē
|
ehlephulile, ehlephulē
|
akahlephulanga
|
ongahlephulanga
|
engahlephulanga
|
Class 2
|
bahlephulile, bahlephulē
|
abahlephulile, abahlephulē
|
behlephulile, behlephulē
|
abahlephulanga
|
abangahlephulanga
|
bengahlephulanga
|
Class 3
|
uhlephulile, uhlephulē
|
ohlephulile, ohlephulē
|
uhlephulile, uhlephulē
|
awuhlephulanga
|
ongahlephulanga
|
ungahlephulanga
|
Class 4
|
ihlephulile, ihlephulē
|
ehlephulile, ehlephulē
|
ihlephulile, ihlephulē
|
ayihlephulanga
|
engahlephulanga
|
ingahlephulanga
|
Class 5
|
lihlephulile, lihlephulē
|
elihlephulile, elihlephulē
|
lihlephulile, lihlephulē
|
alihlephulanga
|
elingahlephulanga
|
lingahlephulanga
|
Class 6
|
ahlephulile, ahlephulē
|
ahlephulile, ahlephulē
|
ehlephulile, ehlephulē
|
awahlephulanga
|
angahlephulanga
|
engahlephulanga
|
Class 7
|
sihlephulile, sihlephulē
|
esihlephulile, esihlephulē
|
sihlephulile, sihlephulē
|
asihlephulanga
|
esingahlephulanga
|
singahlephulanga
|
Class 8
|
zihlephulile, zihlephulē
|
ezihlephulile, ezihlephulē
|
zihlephulile, zihlephulē
|
azihlephulanga
|
ezingahlephulanga
|
zingahlephulanga
|
Class 9
|
ihlephulile, ihlephulē
|
ehlephulile, ehlephulē
|
ihlephulile, ihlephulē
|
ayihlephulanga
|
engahlephulanga
|
ingahlephulanga
|
Class 10
|
zihlephulile, zihlephulē
|
ezihlephulile, ezihlephulē
|
zihlephulile, zihlephulē
|
azihlephulanga
|
ezingahlephulanga
|
zingahlephulanga
|
Class 11
|
luhlephulile, luhlephulē
|
oluhlephulile, oluhlephulē
|
luhlephulile, luhlephulē
|
aluhlephulanga
|
olungahlephulanga
|
lungahlephulanga
|
Class 14
|
buhlephulile, buhlephulē
|
obuhlephulile, obuhlephulē
|
buhlephulile, buhlephulē
|
abuhlephulanga
|
obungahlephulanga
|
bungahlephulanga
|
Class 15
|
kuhlephulile, kuhlephulē
|
okuhlephulile, okuhlephulē
|
kuhlephulile, kuhlephulē
|
akuhlephulanga
|
okungahlephulanga
|
kungahlephulanga
|
Class 17
|
kuhlephulile, kuhlephulē
|
okuhlephulile, okuhlephulē
|
kuhlephulile, kuhlephulē
|
akuhlephulanga
|
okungahlephulanga
|
kungahlephulanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngāhlephula
|
engāhlephula
|
ngāhlephula
|
angihlephulanga
|
engingahlephulanga
|
ngingahlephulanga
|
2nd singular
|
wāhlephula
|
owāhlephula
|
wāhlephula
|
awuhlephulanga
|
ongahlephulanga
|
ungahlephulanga
|
1st plural
|
sāhlephula
|
esāhlephula
|
sāhlephula
|
asihlephulanga
|
esingahlephulanga
|
singahlephulanga
|
2nd plural
|
nāhlephula
|
enāhlephula
|
nāhlephula
|
anihlephulanga
|
eningahlephulanga
|
ningahlephulanga
|
Class 1
|
wāhlephula
|
owāhlephula
|
āhlephula
|
akahlephulanga
|
ongahlephulanga
|
engahlephulanga
|
Class 2
|
bāhlephula
|
abāhlephula
|
bāhlephula
|
abahlephulanga
|
abangahlephulanga
|
bengahlephulanga
|
Class 3
|
wāhlephula
|
owāhlephula
|
wāhlephula
|
awuhlephulanga
|
ongahlephulanga
|
ungahlephulanga
|
Class 4
|
yāhlephula
|
eyāhlephula
|
yāhlephula
|
ayihlephulanga
|
engahlephulanga
|
ingahlephulanga
|
Class 5
|
lāhlephula
|
elāhlephula
|
lāhlephula
|
alihlephulanga
|
elingahlephulanga
|
lingahlephulanga
|
Class 6
|
āhlephula
|
āhlephula
|
āhlephula
|
awahlephulanga
|
angahlephulanga
|
engahlephulanga
|
Class 7
|
sāhlephula
|
esāhlephula
|
sāhlephula
|
asihlephulanga
|
esingahlephulanga
|
singahlephulanga
|
Class 8
|
zāhlephula
|
ezāhlephula
|
zāhlephula
|
azihlephulanga
|
ezingahlephulanga
|
zingahlephulanga
|
Class 9
|
yāhlephula
|
eyāhlephula
|
yāhlephula
|
ayihlephulanga
|
engahlephulanga
|
ingahlephulanga
|
Class 10
|
zāhlephula
|
ezāhlephula
|
zāhlephula
|
azihlephulanga
|
ezingahlephulanga
|
zingahlephulanga
|
Class 11
|
lwāhlephula
|
olwāhlephula
|
lwāhlephula
|
aluhlephulanga
|
olungahlephulanga
|
lungahlephulanga
|
Class 14
|
bāhlephula
|
obāhlephula
|
bāhlephula
|
abuhlephulanga
|
obungahlephulanga
|
bungahlephulanga
|
Class 15
|
kwāhlephula
|
okwāhlephula
|
kwāhlephula
|
akuhlephulanga
|
okungahlephulanga
|
kungahlephulanga
|
Class 17
|
kwāhlephula
|
okwāhlephula
|
kwāhlephula
|
akuhlephulanga
|
okungahlephulanga
|
kungahlephulanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingahlephula
|
—
|
ngingahlephula
|
ngingehlephule
|
—
|
ngingehlephule
|
2nd singular
|
ungahlephula
|
—
|
ungahlephula
|
ungehlephule
|
—
|
ungehlephule
|
1st plural
|
singahlephula
|
—
|
singahlephula
|
singehlephule
|
—
|
singehlephule
|
2nd plural
|
ningahlephula
|
—
|
ningahlephula
|
ningehlephule
|
—
|
ningehlephule
|
Class 1
|
angahlephula
|
—
|
engahlephula
|
angehlephule
|
—
|
engehlephule
|
Class 2
|
bangahlephula
|
—
|
bengahlephula
|
bangehlephule
|
—
|
bengehlephule
|
Class 3
|
ungahlephula
|
—
|
ungahlephula
|
ungehlephule
|
—
|
ungehlephule
|
Class 4
|
ingahlephula
|
—
|
ingahlephula
|
ingehlephule
|
—
|
ingehlephule
|
Class 5
|
lingahlephula
|
—
|
lingahlephula
|
lingehlephule
|
—
|
lingehlephule
|
Class 6
|
angahlephula
|
—
|
engahlephula
|
angehlephule
|
—
|
engehlephule
|
Class 7
|
singahlephula
|
—
|
singahlephula
|
singehlephule
|
—
|
singehlephule
|
Class 8
|
zingahlephula
|
—
|
zingahlephula
|
zingehlephule
|
—
|
zingehlephule
|
Class 9
|
ingahlephula
|
—
|
ingahlephula
|
ingehlephule
|
—
|
ingehlephule
|
Class 10
|
zingahlephula
|
—
|
zingahlephula
|
zingehlephule
|
—
|
zingehlephule
|
Class 11
|
lungahlephula
|
—
|
lungahlephula
|
lungehlephule
|
—
|
lungehlephule
|
Class 14
|
bungahlephula
|
—
|
bungahlephula
|
bungehlephule
|
—
|
bungehlephule
|
Class 15
|
kungahlephula
|
—
|
kungahlephula
|
kungehlephule
|
—
|
kungehlephule
|
Class 17
|
kungahlephula
|
—
|
kungahlephula
|
kungehlephule
|
—
|
kungehlephule
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizohlephula
|
engizohlephula
|
ngizohlephula
|
angizuhlephula
|
engingezuhlephula
|
ngingezuhlephula
|
2nd singular
|
uzohlephula
|
ozohlephula
|
uzohlephula
|
awuzuhlephula
|
ongezuhlephula
|
ungezuhlephula
|
1st plural
|
sizohlephula
|
esizohlephula
|
sizohlephula
|
asizuhlephula
|
esingezuhlephula
|
singezuhlephula
|
2nd plural
|
nizohlephula
|
enizohlephula
|
nizohlephula
|
anizuhlephula
|
eningezuhlephula
|
ningezuhlephula
|
Class 1
|
uzohlephula
|
ozohlephula
|
ezohlephula
|
akazuhlephula
|
ongezuhlephula
|
engezuhlephula
|
Class 2
|
bazohlephula
|
abazohlephula
|
bezohlephula
|
abazuhlephula
|
abangezuhlephula
|
bengezuhlephula
|
Class 3
|
uzohlephula
|
ozohlephula
|
uzohlephula
|
awuzuhlephula
|
ongezuhlephula
|
ungezuhlephula
|
Class 4
|
izohlephula
|
ezohlephula
|
izohlephula
|
ayizuhlephula
|
engezuhlephula
|
ingezuhlephula
|
Class 5
|
lizohlephula
|
elizohlephula
|
lizohlephula
|
alizuhlephula
|
elingezuhlephula
|
lingezuhlephula
|
Class 6
|
azohlephula
|
azohlephula
|
ezohlephula
|
awazuhlephula
|
angezuhlephula
|
engezuhlephula
|
Class 7
|
sizohlephula
|
esizohlephula
|
sizohlephula
|
asizuhlephula
|
esingezuhlephula
|
singezuhlephula
|
Class 8
|
zizohlephula
|
ezizohlephula
|
zizohlephula
|
azizuhlephula
|
ezingezuhlephula
|
zingezuhlephula
|
Class 9
|
izohlephula
|
ezohlephula
|
izohlephula
|
ayizuhlephula
|
engezuhlephula
|
ingezuhlephula
|
Class 10
|
zizohlephula
|
ezizohlephula
|
zizohlephula
|
azizuhlephula
|
ezingezuhlephula
|
zingezuhlephula
|
Class 11
|
luzohlephula
|
oluzohlephula
|
luzohlephula
|
aluzuhlephula
|
olungezuhlephula
|
lungezuhlephula
|
Class 14
|
buzohlephula
|
obuzohlephula
|
buzohlephula
|
abuzuhlephula
|
obungezuhlephula
|
bungezuhlephula
|
Class 15
|
kuzohlephula
|
okuzohlephula
|
kuzohlephula
|
akuzuhlephula
|
okungezuhlephula
|
kungezuhlephula
|
Class 17
|
kuzohlephula
|
okuzohlephula
|
kuzohlephula
|
akuzuhlephula
|
okungezuhlephula
|
kungezuhlephula
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyohlephula
|
engiyohlephula
|
ngiyohlephula
|
angiyuhlephula
|
engingeyuhlephula
|
ngingeyuhlephula
|
2nd singular
|
uyohlephula
|
oyohlephula
|
uyohlephula
|
awuyuhlephula
|
ongeyuhlephula
|
ungeyuhlephula
|
1st plural
|
siyohlephula
|
esiyohlephula
|
siyohlephula
|
asiyuhlephula
|
esingeyuhlephula
|
singeyuhlephula
|
2nd plural
|
niyohlephula
|
eniyohlephula
|
niyohlephula
|
aniyuhlephula
|
eningeyuhlephula
|
ningeyuhlephula
|
Class 1
|
uyohlephula
|
oyohlephula
|
eyohlephula
|
akayuhlephula
|
ongeyuhlephula
|
engeyuhlephula
|
Class 2
|
bayohlephula
|
abayohlephula
|
beyohlephula
|
abayuhlephula
|
abangeyuhlephula
|
bengeyuhlephula
|
Class 3
|
uyohlephula
|
oyohlephula
|
uyohlephula
|
awuyuhlephula
|
ongeyuhlephula
|
ungeyuhlephula
|
Class 4
|
iyohlephula
|
eyohlephula
|
iyohlephula
|
ayiyuhlephula
|
engeyuhlephula
|
ingeyuhlephula
|
Class 5
|
liyohlephula
|
eliyohlephula
|
liyohlephula
|
aliyuhlephula
|
elingeyuhlephula
|
lingeyuhlephula
|
Class 6
|
ayohlephula
|
ayohlephula
|
eyohlephula
|
awayuhlephula
|
angeyuhlephula
|
engeyuhlephula
|
Class 7
|
siyohlephula
|
esiyohlephula
|
siyohlephula
|
asiyuhlephula
|
esingeyuhlephula
|
singeyuhlephula
|
Class 8
|
ziyohlephula
|
eziyohlephula
|
ziyohlephula
|
aziyuhlephula
|
ezingeyuhlephula
|
zingeyuhlephula
|
Class 9
|
iyohlephula
|
eyohlephula
|
iyohlephula
|
ayiyuhlephula
|
engeyuhlephula
|
ingeyuhlephula
|
Class 10
|
ziyohlephula
|
eziyohlephula
|
ziyohlephula
|
aziyuhlephula
|
ezingeyuhlephula
|
zingeyuhlephula
|
Class 11
|
luyohlephula
|
oluyohlephula
|
luyohlephula
|
aluyuhlephula
|
olungeyuhlephula
|
lungeyuhlephula
|
Class 14
|
buyohlephula
|
obuyohlephula
|
buyohlephula
|
abuyuhlephula
|
obungeyuhlephula
|
bungeyuhlephula
|
Class 15
|
kuyohlephula
|
okuyohlephula
|
kuyohlephula
|
akuyuhlephula
|
okungeyuhlephula
|
kungeyuhlephula
|
Class 17
|
kuyohlephula
|
okuyohlephula
|
kuyohlephula
|
akuyuhlephula
|
okungeyuhlephula
|
kungeyuhlephula
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngihlephule
|
ngingahlephuli
|
2nd singular
|
uhlephule
|
ungahlephuli
|
1st plural
|
sihlephule
|
singahlephuli
|
2nd plural
|
nihlephule
|
ningahlephuli
|
Class 1
|
ahlephule
|
angahlephuli
|
Class 2
|
bahlephule
|
bangahlephuli
|
Class 3
|
uhlephule
|
ungahlephuli
|
Class 4
|
ihlephule
|
ingahlephuli
|
Class 5
|
lihlephule
|
lingahlephuli
|
Class 6
|
ahlephule
|
angahlephuli
|
Class 7
|
sihlephule
|
singahlephuli
|
Class 8
|
zihlephule
|
zingahlephuli
|
Class 9
|
ihlephule
|
ingahlephuli
|
Class 10
|
zihlephule
|
zingahlephuli
|
Class 11
|
luhlephule
|
lungahlephuli
|
Class 14
|
buhlephule
|
bungahlephuli
|
Class 15
|
kuhlephule
|
kungahlephuli
|
Class 17
|
kuhlephule
|
kungahlephuli
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngahlephula
|
ngangahlephula, angahlephula, angangahlephula
|
2nd singular
|
wahlephula
|
wangahlephula, awahlephula, awangahlephula
|
1st plural
|
sahlephula
|
sangahlephula, asahlephula, asangahlephula
|
2nd plural
|
nahlephula
|
nangahlephula, anahlephula, anangahlephula
|
Class 1
|
wahlephula
|
wangahlephula, akahlephula, akangahlephula
|
Class 2
|
bahlephula
|
bangahlephula, abahlephula, abangahlephula
|
Class 3
|
wahlephula
|
wangahlephula, awahlephula, awangahlephula
|
Class 4
|
yahlephula
|
yangahlephula, ayahlephula, ayangahlephula
|
Class 5
|
lahlephula
|
langahlephula, alahlephula, alangahlephula
|
Class 6
|
ahlephula
|
angahlephula, awahlephula, awangahlephula
|
Class 7
|
sahlephula
|
sangahlephula, asahlephula, asangahlephula
|
Class 8
|
zahlephula
|
zangahlephula, azahlephula, azangahlephula
|
Class 9
|
yahlephula
|
yangahlephula, ayahlephula, ayangahlephula
|
Class 10
|
zahlephula
|
zangahlephula, azahlephula, azangahlephula
|
Class 11
|
lwahlephula
|
lwangahlephula, alwahlephula, alwangahlephula
|
Class 14
|
bahlephula
|
bangahlephula, abahlephula, abangahlephula
|
Class 15
|
kwahlephula
|
kwangahlephula, akwahlephula, akwangahlephula
|
Class 17
|
kwahlephula
|
kwangahlephula, akwahlephula, akwangahlephula
|