Tone unknown
|
Infinitive
|
ukuphephela
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukuphephela
|
ukungaphepheli
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
phephela
|
-phephele
|
Plural
|
phephelani
|
-phepheleni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyaphephela, ngiphephela
|
engiphephelayo, engiphephela
|
ngiphephela
|
angiphepheli
|
engingaphepheli
|
ngingaphepheli
|
2nd singular
|
uyaphephela, uphephela
|
ophephelayo, ophephela
|
uphephela
|
awuphepheli
|
ongaphepheli
|
ungaphepheli
|
1st plural
|
siyaphephela, siphephela
|
esiphephelayo, esiphephela
|
siphephela
|
asiphepheli
|
esingaphepheli
|
singaphepheli
|
2nd plural
|
niyaphephela, niphephela
|
eniphephelayo, eniphephela
|
niphephela
|
aniphepheli
|
eningaphepheli
|
ningaphepheli
|
Class 1
|
uyaphephela, uphephela
|
ophephelayo, ophephela
|
ephephela
|
akaphepheli
|
ongaphepheli
|
engaphepheli
|
Class 2
|
bayaphephela, baphephela
|
abaphephelayo, abaphephela
|
bephephela
|
abaphepheli
|
abangaphepheli
|
bengaphepheli
|
Class 3
|
uyaphephela, uphephela
|
ophephelayo, ophephela
|
uphephela
|
awuphepheli
|
ongaphepheli
|
ungaphepheli
|
Class 4
|
iyaphephela, iphephela
|
ephephelayo, ephephela
|
iphephela
|
ayiphepheli
|
engaphepheli
|
ingaphepheli
|
Class 5
|
liyaphephela, liphephela
|
eliphephelayo, eliphephela
|
liphephela
|
aliphepheli
|
elingaphepheli
|
lingaphepheli
|
Class 6
|
ayaphephela, aphephela
|
aphephelayo, aphephela
|
ephephela
|
awaphepheli
|
angaphepheli
|
engaphepheli
|
Class 7
|
siyaphephela, siphephela
|
esiphephelayo, esiphephela
|
siphephela
|
asiphepheli
|
esingaphepheli
|
singaphepheli
|
Class 8
|
ziyaphephela, ziphephela
|
eziphephelayo, eziphephela
|
ziphephela
|
aziphepheli
|
ezingaphepheli
|
zingaphepheli
|
Class 9
|
iyaphephela, iphephela
|
ephephelayo, ephephela
|
iphephela
|
ayiphepheli
|
engaphepheli
|
ingaphepheli
|
Class 10
|
ziyaphephela, ziphephela
|
eziphephelayo, eziphephela
|
ziphephela
|
aziphepheli
|
ezingaphepheli
|
zingaphepheli
|
Class 11
|
luyaphephela, luphephela
|
oluphephelayo, oluphephela
|
luphephela
|
aluphepheli
|
olungaphepheli
|
lungaphepheli
|
Class 14
|
buyaphephela, buphephela
|
obuphephelayo, obuphephela
|
buphephela
|
abuphepheli
|
obungaphepheli
|
bungaphepheli
|
Class 15
|
kuyaphephela, kuphephela
|
okuphephelayo, okuphephela
|
kuphephela
|
akuphepheli
|
okungaphepheli
|
kungaphepheli
|
Class 17
|
kuyaphephela, kuphephela
|
okuphephelayo, okuphephela
|
kuphephela
|
akuphepheli
|
okungaphepheli
|
kungaphepheli
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiphephelile, ngiphephelē
|
engiphephelile, engiphephelē
|
ngiphephelile, ngiphephelē
|
angiphephelanga
|
engingaphephelanga
|
ngingaphephelanga
|
2nd singular
|
uphephelile, uphephelē
|
ophephelile, ophephelē
|
uphephelile, uphephelē
|
awuphephelanga
|
ongaphephelanga
|
ungaphephelanga
|
1st plural
|
siphephelile, siphephelē
|
esiphephelile, esiphephelē
|
siphephelile, siphephelē
|
asiphephelanga
|
esingaphephelanga
|
singaphephelanga
|
2nd plural
|
niphephelile, niphephelē
|
eniphephelile, eniphephelē
|
niphephelile, niphephelē
|
aniphephelanga
|
eningaphephelanga
|
ningaphephelanga
|
Class 1
|
uphephelile, uphephelē
|
ophephelile, ophephelē
|
ephephelile, ephephelē
|
akaphephelanga
|
ongaphephelanga
|
engaphephelanga
|
Class 2
|
baphephelile, baphephelē
|
abaphephelile, abaphephelē
|
bephephelile, bephephelē
|
abaphephelanga
|
abangaphephelanga
|
bengaphephelanga
|
Class 3
|
uphephelile, uphephelē
|
ophephelile, ophephelē
|
uphephelile, uphephelē
|
awuphephelanga
|
ongaphephelanga
|
ungaphephelanga
|
Class 4
|
iphephelile, iphephelē
|
ephephelile, ephephelē
|
iphephelile, iphephelē
|
ayiphephelanga
|
engaphephelanga
|
ingaphephelanga
|
Class 5
|
liphephelile, liphephelē
|
eliphephelile, eliphephelē
|
liphephelile, liphephelē
|
aliphephelanga
|
elingaphephelanga
|
lingaphephelanga
|
Class 6
|
aphephelile, aphephelē
|
aphephelile, aphephelē
|
ephephelile, ephephelē
|
awaphephelanga
|
angaphephelanga
|
engaphephelanga
|
Class 7
|
siphephelile, siphephelē
|
esiphephelile, esiphephelē
|
siphephelile, siphephelē
|
asiphephelanga
|
esingaphephelanga
|
singaphephelanga
|
Class 8
|
ziphephelile, ziphephelē
|
eziphephelile, eziphephelē
|
ziphephelile, ziphephelē
|
aziphephelanga
|
ezingaphephelanga
|
zingaphephelanga
|
Class 9
|
iphephelile, iphephelē
|
ephephelile, ephephelē
|
iphephelile, iphephelē
|
ayiphephelanga
|
engaphephelanga
|
ingaphephelanga
|
Class 10
|
ziphephelile, ziphephelē
|
eziphephelile, eziphephelē
|
ziphephelile, ziphephelē
|
aziphephelanga
|
ezingaphephelanga
|
zingaphephelanga
|
Class 11
|
luphephelile, luphephelē
|
oluphephelile, oluphephelē
|
luphephelile, luphephelē
|
aluphephelanga
|
olungaphephelanga
|
lungaphephelanga
|
Class 14
|
buphephelile, buphephelē
|
obuphephelile, obuphephelē
|
buphephelile, buphephelē
|
abuphephelanga
|
obungaphephelanga
|
bungaphephelanga
|
Class 15
|
kuphephelile, kuphephelē
|
okuphephelile, okuphephelē
|
kuphephelile, kuphephelē
|
akuphephelanga
|
okungaphephelanga
|
kungaphephelanga
|
Class 17
|
kuphephelile, kuphephelē
|
okuphephelile, okuphephelē
|
kuphephelile, kuphephelē
|
akuphephelanga
|
okungaphephelanga
|
kungaphephelanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngāphephela
|
engāphephela
|
ngāphephela
|
angiphephelanga
|
engingaphephelanga
|
ngingaphephelanga
|
2nd singular
|
wāphephela
|
owāphephela
|
wāphephela
|
awuphephelanga
|
ongaphephelanga
|
ungaphephelanga
|
1st plural
|
sāphephela
|
esāphephela
|
sāphephela
|
asiphephelanga
|
esingaphephelanga
|
singaphephelanga
|
2nd plural
|
nāphephela
|
enāphephela
|
nāphephela
|
aniphephelanga
|
eningaphephelanga
|
ningaphephelanga
|
Class 1
|
wāphephela
|
owāphephela
|
āphephela
|
akaphephelanga
|
ongaphephelanga
|
engaphephelanga
|
Class 2
|
bāphephela
|
abāphephela
|
bāphephela
|
abaphephelanga
|
abangaphephelanga
|
bengaphephelanga
|
Class 3
|
wāphephela
|
owāphephela
|
wāphephela
|
awuphephelanga
|
ongaphephelanga
|
ungaphephelanga
|
Class 4
|
yāphephela
|
eyāphephela
|
yāphephela
|
ayiphephelanga
|
engaphephelanga
|
ingaphephelanga
|
Class 5
|
lāphephela
|
elāphephela
|
lāphephela
|
aliphephelanga
|
elingaphephelanga
|
lingaphephelanga
|
Class 6
|
āphephela
|
āphephela
|
āphephela
|
awaphephelanga
|
angaphephelanga
|
engaphephelanga
|
Class 7
|
sāphephela
|
esāphephela
|
sāphephela
|
asiphephelanga
|
esingaphephelanga
|
singaphephelanga
|
Class 8
|
zāphephela
|
ezāphephela
|
zāphephela
|
aziphephelanga
|
ezingaphephelanga
|
zingaphephelanga
|
Class 9
|
yāphephela
|
eyāphephela
|
yāphephela
|
ayiphephelanga
|
engaphephelanga
|
ingaphephelanga
|
Class 10
|
zāphephela
|
ezāphephela
|
zāphephela
|
aziphephelanga
|
ezingaphephelanga
|
zingaphephelanga
|
Class 11
|
lwāphephela
|
olwāphephela
|
lwāphephela
|
aluphephelanga
|
olungaphephelanga
|
lungaphephelanga
|
Class 14
|
bāphephela
|
obāphephela
|
bāphephela
|
abuphephelanga
|
obungaphephelanga
|
bungaphephelanga
|
Class 15
|
kwāphephela
|
okwāphephela
|
kwāphephela
|
akuphephelanga
|
okungaphephelanga
|
kungaphephelanga
|
Class 17
|
kwāphephela
|
okwāphephela
|
kwāphephela
|
akuphephelanga
|
okungaphephelanga
|
kungaphephelanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingaphephela
|
—
|
ngingaphephela
|
ngingephephele
|
—
|
ngingephephele
|
2nd singular
|
ungaphephela
|
—
|
ungaphephela
|
ungephephele
|
—
|
ungephephele
|
1st plural
|
singaphephela
|
—
|
singaphephela
|
singephephele
|
—
|
singephephele
|
2nd plural
|
ningaphephela
|
—
|
ningaphephela
|
ningephephele
|
—
|
ningephephele
|
Class 1
|
angaphephela
|
—
|
engaphephela
|
angephephele
|
—
|
engephephele
|
Class 2
|
bangaphephela
|
—
|
bengaphephela
|
bangephephele
|
—
|
bengephephele
|
Class 3
|
ungaphephela
|
—
|
ungaphephela
|
ungephephele
|
—
|
ungephephele
|
Class 4
|
ingaphephela
|
—
|
ingaphephela
|
ingephephele
|
—
|
ingephephele
|
Class 5
|
lingaphephela
|
—
|
lingaphephela
|
lingephephele
|
—
|
lingephephele
|
Class 6
|
angaphephela
|
—
|
engaphephela
|
angephephele
|
—
|
engephephele
|
Class 7
|
singaphephela
|
—
|
singaphephela
|
singephephele
|
—
|
singephephele
|
Class 8
|
zingaphephela
|
—
|
zingaphephela
|
zingephephele
|
—
|
zingephephele
|
Class 9
|
ingaphephela
|
—
|
ingaphephela
|
ingephephele
|
—
|
ingephephele
|
Class 10
|
zingaphephela
|
—
|
zingaphephela
|
zingephephele
|
—
|
zingephephele
|
Class 11
|
lungaphephela
|
—
|
lungaphephela
|
lungephephele
|
—
|
lungephephele
|
Class 14
|
bungaphephela
|
—
|
bungaphephela
|
bungephephele
|
—
|
bungephephele
|
Class 15
|
kungaphephela
|
—
|
kungaphephela
|
kungephephele
|
—
|
kungephephele
|
Class 17
|
kungaphephela
|
—
|
kungaphephela
|
kungephephele
|
—
|
kungephephele
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizophephela
|
engizophephela
|
ngizophephela
|
angizuphephela
|
engingezuphephela
|
ngingezuphephela
|
2nd singular
|
uzophephela
|
ozophephela
|
uzophephela
|
awuzuphephela
|
ongezuphephela
|
ungezuphephela
|
1st plural
|
sizophephela
|
esizophephela
|
sizophephela
|
asizuphephela
|
esingezuphephela
|
singezuphephela
|
2nd plural
|
nizophephela
|
enizophephela
|
nizophephela
|
anizuphephela
|
eningezuphephela
|
ningezuphephela
|
Class 1
|
uzophephela
|
ozophephela
|
ezophephela
|
akazuphephela
|
ongezuphephela
|
engezuphephela
|
Class 2
|
bazophephela
|
abazophephela
|
bezophephela
|
abazuphephela
|
abangezuphephela
|
bengezuphephela
|
Class 3
|
uzophephela
|
ozophephela
|
uzophephela
|
awuzuphephela
|
ongezuphephela
|
ungezuphephela
|
Class 4
|
izophephela
|
ezophephela
|
izophephela
|
ayizuphephela
|
engezuphephela
|
ingezuphephela
|
Class 5
|
lizophephela
|
elizophephela
|
lizophephela
|
alizuphephela
|
elingezuphephela
|
lingezuphephela
|
Class 6
|
azophephela
|
azophephela
|
ezophephela
|
awazuphephela
|
angezuphephela
|
engezuphephela
|
Class 7
|
sizophephela
|
esizophephela
|
sizophephela
|
asizuphephela
|
esingezuphephela
|
singezuphephela
|
Class 8
|
zizophephela
|
ezizophephela
|
zizophephela
|
azizuphephela
|
ezingezuphephela
|
zingezuphephela
|
Class 9
|
izophephela
|
ezophephela
|
izophephela
|
ayizuphephela
|
engezuphephela
|
ingezuphephela
|
Class 10
|
zizophephela
|
ezizophephela
|
zizophephela
|
azizuphephela
|
ezingezuphephela
|
zingezuphephela
|
Class 11
|
luzophephela
|
oluzophephela
|
luzophephela
|
aluzuphephela
|
olungezuphephela
|
lungezuphephela
|
Class 14
|
buzophephela
|
obuzophephela
|
buzophephela
|
abuzuphephela
|
obungezuphephela
|
bungezuphephela
|
Class 15
|
kuzophephela
|
okuzophephela
|
kuzophephela
|
akuzuphephela
|
okungezuphephela
|
kungezuphephela
|
Class 17
|
kuzophephela
|
okuzophephela
|
kuzophephela
|
akuzuphephela
|
okungezuphephela
|
kungezuphephela
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyophephela
|
engiyophephela
|
ngiyophephela
|
angiyuphephela
|
engingeyuphephela
|
ngingeyuphephela
|
2nd singular
|
uyophephela
|
oyophephela
|
uyophephela
|
awuyuphephela
|
ongeyuphephela
|
ungeyuphephela
|
1st plural
|
siyophephela
|
esiyophephela
|
siyophephela
|
asiyuphephela
|
esingeyuphephela
|
singeyuphephela
|
2nd plural
|
niyophephela
|
eniyophephela
|
niyophephela
|
aniyuphephela
|
eningeyuphephela
|
ningeyuphephela
|
Class 1
|
uyophephela
|
oyophephela
|
eyophephela
|
akayuphephela
|
ongeyuphephela
|
engeyuphephela
|
Class 2
|
bayophephela
|
abayophephela
|
beyophephela
|
abayuphephela
|
abangeyuphephela
|
bengeyuphephela
|
Class 3
|
uyophephela
|
oyophephela
|
uyophephela
|
awuyuphephela
|
ongeyuphephela
|
ungeyuphephela
|
Class 4
|
iyophephela
|
eyophephela
|
iyophephela
|
ayiyuphephela
|
engeyuphephela
|
ingeyuphephela
|
Class 5
|
liyophephela
|
eliyophephela
|
liyophephela
|
aliyuphephela
|
elingeyuphephela
|
lingeyuphephela
|
Class 6
|
ayophephela
|
ayophephela
|
eyophephela
|
awayuphephela
|
angeyuphephela
|
engeyuphephela
|
Class 7
|
siyophephela
|
esiyophephela
|
siyophephela
|
asiyuphephela
|
esingeyuphephela
|
singeyuphephela
|
Class 8
|
ziyophephela
|
eziyophephela
|
ziyophephela
|
aziyuphephela
|
ezingeyuphephela
|
zingeyuphephela
|
Class 9
|
iyophephela
|
eyophephela
|
iyophephela
|
ayiyuphephela
|
engeyuphephela
|
ingeyuphephela
|
Class 10
|
ziyophephela
|
eziyophephela
|
ziyophephela
|
aziyuphephela
|
ezingeyuphephela
|
zingeyuphephela
|
Class 11
|
luyophephela
|
oluyophephela
|
luyophephela
|
aluyuphephela
|
olungeyuphephela
|
lungeyuphephela
|
Class 14
|
buyophephela
|
obuyophephela
|
buyophephela
|
abuyuphephela
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obungeyuphephela
|
bungeyuphephela
|
Class 15
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kuyophephela
|
okuyophephela
|
kuyophephela
|
akuyuphephela
|
okungeyuphephela
|
kungeyuphephela
|
Class 17
|
kuyophephela
|
okuyophephela
|
kuyophephela
|
akuyuphephela
|
okungeyuphephela
|
kungeyuphephela
|
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Present subjunctive
|
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Positive
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Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngiphephele
|
ngingaphepheli
|
2nd singular
|
uphephele
|
ungaphepheli
|
1st plural
|
siphephele
|
singaphepheli
|
2nd plural
|
niphephele
|
ningaphepheli
|
Class 1
|
aphephele
|
angaphepheli
|
Class 2
|
baphephele
|
bangaphepheli
|
Class 3
|
uphephele
|
ungaphepheli
|
Class 4
|
iphephele
|
ingaphepheli
|
Class 5
|
liphephele
|
lingaphepheli
|
Class 6
|
aphephele
|
angaphepheli
|
Class 7
|
siphephele
|
singaphepheli
|
Class 8
|
ziphephele
|
zingaphepheli
|
Class 9
|
iphephele
|
ingaphepheli
|
Class 10
|
ziphephele
|
zingaphepheli
|
Class 11
|
luphephele
|
lungaphepheli
|
Class 14
|
buphephele
|
bungaphepheli
|
Class 15
|
kuphephele
|
kungaphepheli
|
Class 17
|
kuphephele
|
kungaphepheli
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngaphephela
|
ngangaphephela, angaphephela, angangaphephela
|
2nd singular
|
waphephela
|
wangaphephela, awaphephela, awangaphephela
|
1st plural
|
saphephela
|
sangaphephela, asaphephela, asangaphephela
|
2nd plural
|
naphephela
|
nangaphephela, anaphephela, anangaphephela
|
Class 1
|
waphephela
|
wangaphephela, akaphephela, akangaphephela
|
Class 2
|
baphephela
|
bangaphephela, abaphephela, abangaphephela
|
Class 3
|
waphephela
|
wangaphephela, awaphephela, awangaphephela
|
Class 4
|
yaphephela
|
yangaphephela, ayaphephela, ayangaphephela
|
Class 5
|
laphephela
|
langaphephela, alaphephela, alangaphephela
|
Class 6
|
aphephela
|
angaphephela, awaphephela, awangaphephela
|
Class 7
|
saphephela
|
sangaphephela, asaphephela, asangaphephela
|
Class 8
|
zaphephela
|
zangaphephela, azaphephela, azangaphephela
|
Class 9
|
yaphephela
|
yangaphephela, ayaphephela, ayangaphephela
|
Class 10
|
zaphephela
|
zangaphephela, azaphephela, azangaphephela
|
Class 11
|
lwaphephela
|
lwangaphephela, alwaphephela, alwangaphephela
|
Class 14
|
baphephela
|
bangaphephela, abaphephela, abangaphephela
|
Class 15
|
kwaphephela
|
kwangaphephela, akwaphephela, akwangaphephela
|
Class 17
|
kwaphephela
|
kwangaphephela, akwaphephela, akwangaphephela
|