hlonipha

hlonipha

Phuthi

Verb

-hlónípha

1. to respect

Inflection

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Xhosa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɬóníːpʰa]

Verb

-hlónípha

1. (transitive) to respect

   Synonym: -hlonela

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From amahloni +‎ -pha.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɬoníːpʰa/

Verb

-hlonípha

1. (transitive) to respect, to honour
2. (intransitive) to act respectfully
3. (intransitive) to use avoidance speech

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukuhlonipha
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuhlonipha	ukungahloniphi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	hlonipha	-hloniphe
Plural	hloniphani	-hlonipheni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyahlonipha, ngihlonipha	engihloniphayo, engihlonipha	ngihlonipha	angihloniphi	engingahloniphi	ngingahloniphi
2nd singular	uyahlonipha, uhlonipha	ohloniphayo, ohlonipha	uhlonipha	awuhloniphi	ongahloniphi	ungahloniphi
1st plural	siyahlonipha, sihlonipha	esihloniphayo, esihlonipha	sihlonipha	asihloniphi	esingahloniphi	singahloniphi
2nd plural	niyahlonipha, nihlonipha	enihloniphayo, enihlonipha	nihlonipha	anihloniphi	eningahloniphi	ningahloniphi
Class 1	uyahlonipha, uhlonipha	ohloniphayo, ohlonipha	ehlonipha	akahloniphi	ongahloniphi	engahloniphi
Class 2	bayahlonipha, bahlonipha	abahloniphayo, abahlonipha	behlonipha	abahloniphi	abangahloniphi	bengahloniphi
Class 3	uyahlonipha, uhlonipha	ohloniphayo, ohlonipha	uhlonipha	awuhloniphi	ongahloniphi	ungahloniphi
Class 4	iyahlonipha, ihlonipha	ehloniphayo, ehlonipha	ihlonipha	ayihloniphi	engahloniphi	ingahloniphi
Class 5	liyahlonipha, lihlonipha	elihloniphayo, elihlonipha	lihlonipha	alihloniphi	elingahloniphi	lingahloniphi
Class 6	ayahlonipha, ahlonipha	ahloniphayo, ahlonipha	ehlonipha	awahloniphi	angahloniphi	engahloniphi
Class 7	siyahlonipha, sihlonipha	esihloniphayo, esihlonipha	sihlonipha	asihloniphi	esingahloniphi	singahloniphi
Class 8	ziyahlonipha, zihlonipha	ezihloniphayo, ezihlonipha	zihlonipha	azihloniphi	ezingahloniphi	zingahloniphi
Class 9	iyahlonipha, ihlonipha	ehloniphayo, ehlonipha	ihlonipha	ayihloniphi	engahloniphi	ingahloniphi
Class 10	ziyahlonipha, zihlonipha	ezihloniphayo, ezihlonipha	zihlonipha	azihloniphi	ezingahloniphi	zingahloniphi
Class 11	luyahlonipha, luhlonipha	oluhloniphayo, oluhlonipha	luhlonipha	aluhloniphi	olungahloniphi	lungahloniphi
Class 14	buyahlonipha, buhlonipha	obuhloniphayo, obuhlonipha	buhlonipha	abuhloniphi	obungahloniphi	bungahloniphi
Class 15	kuyahlonipha, kuhlonipha	okuhloniphayo, okuhlonipha	kuhlonipha	akuhloniphi	okungahloniphi	kungahloniphi
Class 17	kuyahlonipha, kuhlonipha	okuhloniphayo, okuhlonipha	kuhlonipha	akuhloniphi	okungahloniphi	kungahloniphi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngihloniphile, ngihloniphē	engihloniphile, engihloniphē	ngihloniphile, ngihloniphē	angihloniphanga	engingahloniphanga	ngingahloniphanga
2nd singular	uhloniphile, uhloniphē	ohloniphile, ohloniphē	uhloniphile, uhloniphē	awuhloniphanga	ongahloniphanga	ungahloniphanga
1st plural	sihloniphile, sihloniphē	esihloniphile, esihloniphē	sihloniphile, sihloniphē	asihloniphanga	esingahloniphanga	singahloniphanga
2nd plural	nihloniphile, nihloniphē	enihloniphile, enihloniphē	nihloniphile, nihloniphē	anihloniphanga	eningahloniphanga	ningahloniphanga
Class 1	uhloniphile, uhloniphē	ohloniphile, ohloniphē	ehloniphile, ehloniphē	akahloniphanga	ongahloniphanga	engahloniphanga
Class 2	bahloniphile, bahloniphē	abahloniphile, abahloniphē	behloniphile, behloniphē	abahloniphanga	abangahloniphanga	bengahloniphanga
Class 3	uhloniphile, uhloniphē	ohloniphile, ohloniphē	uhloniphile, uhloniphē	awuhloniphanga	ongahloniphanga	ungahloniphanga
Class 4	ihloniphile, ihloniphē	ehloniphile, ehloniphē	ihloniphile, ihloniphē	ayihloniphanga	engahloniphanga	ingahloniphanga
Class 5	lihloniphile, lihloniphē	elihloniphile, elihloniphē	lihloniphile, lihloniphē	alihloniphanga	elingahloniphanga	lingahloniphanga
Class 6	ahloniphile, ahloniphē	ahloniphile, ahloniphē	ehloniphile, ehloniphē	awahloniphanga	angahloniphanga	engahloniphanga
Class 7	sihloniphile, sihloniphē	esihloniphile, esihloniphē	sihloniphile, sihloniphē	asihloniphanga	esingahloniphanga	singahloniphanga
Class 8	zihloniphile, zihloniphē	ezihloniphile, ezihloniphē	zihloniphile, zihloniphē	azihloniphanga	ezingahloniphanga	zingahloniphanga
Class 9	ihloniphile, ihloniphē	ehloniphile, ehloniphē	ihloniphile, ihloniphē	ayihloniphanga	engahloniphanga	ingahloniphanga
Class 10	zihloniphile, zihloniphē	ezihloniphile, ezihloniphē	zihloniphile, zihloniphē	azihloniphanga	ezingahloniphanga	zingahloniphanga
Class 11	luhloniphile, luhloniphē	oluhloniphile, oluhloniphē	luhloniphile, luhloniphē	aluhloniphanga	olungahloniphanga	lungahloniphanga
Class 14	buhloniphile, buhloniphē	obuhloniphile, obuhloniphē	buhloniphile, buhloniphē	abuhloniphanga	obungahloniphanga	bungahloniphanga
Class 15	kuhloniphile, kuhloniphē	okuhloniphile, okuhloniphē	kuhloniphile, kuhloniphē	akuhloniphanga	okungahloniphanga	kungahloniphanga
Class 17	kuhloniphile, kuhloniphē	okuhloniphile, okuhloniphē	kuhloniphile, kuhloniphē	akuhloniphanga	okungahloniphanga	kungahloniphanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāhlonipha	engāhlonipha	ngāhlonipha	angihloniphanga	engingahloniphanga	ngingahloniphanga
2nd singular	wāhlonipha	owāhlonipha	wāhlonipha	awuhloniphanga	ongahloniphanga	ungahloniphanga
1st plural	sāhlonipha	esāhlonipha	sāhlonipha	asihloniphanga	esingahloniphanga	singahloniphanga
2nd plural	nāhlonipha	enāhlonipha	nāhlonipha	anihloniphanga	eningahloniphanga	ningahloniphanga
Class 1	wāhlonipha	owāhlonipha	āhlonipha	akahloniphanga	ongahloniphanga	engahloniphanga
Class 2	bāhlonipha	abāhlonipha	bāhlonipha	abahloniphanga	abangahloniphanga	bengahloniphanga
Class 3	wāhlonipha	owāhlonipha	wāhlonipha	awuhloniphanga	ongahloniphanga	ungahloniphanga
Class 4	yāhlonipha	eyāhlonipha	yāhlonipha	ayihloniphanga	engahloniphanga	ingahloniphanga
Class 5	lāhlonipha	elāhlonipha	lāhlonipha	alihloniphanga	elingahloniphanga	lingahloniphanga
Class 6	āhlonipha	āhlonipha	āhlonipha	awahloniphanga	angahloniphanga	engahloniphanga
Class 7	sāhlonipha	esāhlonipha	sāhlonipha	asihloniphanga	esingahloniphanga	singahloniphanga
Class 8	zāhlonipha	ezāhlonipha	zāhlonipha	azihloniphanga	ezingahloniphanga	zingahloniphanga
Class 9	yāhlonipha	eyāhlonipha	yāhlonipha	ayihloniphanga	engahloniphanga	ingahloniphanga
Class 10	zāhlonipha	ezāhlonipha	zāhlonipha	azihloniphanga	ezingahloniphanga	zingahloniphanga
Class 11	lwāhlonipha	olwāhlonipha	lwāhlonipha	aluhloniphanga	olungahloniphanga	lungahloniphanga
Class 14	bāhlonipha	obāhlonipha	bāhlonipha	abuhloniphanga	obungahloniphanga	bungahloniphanga
Class 15	kwāhlonipha	okwāhlonipha	kwāhlonipha	akuhloniphanga	okungahloniphanga	kungahloniphanga
Class 17	kwāhlonipha	okwāhlonipha	kwāhlonipha	akuhloniphanga	okungahloniphanga	kungahloniphanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingahlonipha	—	ngingahlonipha	ngingehloniphe	—	ngingehloniphe
2nd singular	ungahlonipha	—	ungahlonipha	ungehloniphe	—	ungehloniphe
1st plural	singahlonipha	—	singahlonipha	singehloniphe	—	singehloniphe
2nd plural	ningahlonipha	—	ningahlonipha	ningehloniphe	—	ningehloniphe
Class 1	angahlonipha	—	engahlonipha	angehloniphe	—	engehloniphe
Class 2	bangahlonipha	—	bengahlonipha	bangehloniphe	—	bengehloniphe
Class 3	ungahlonipha	—	ungahlonipha	ungehloniphe	—	ungehloniphe
Class 4	ingahlonipha	—	ingahlonipha	ingehloniphe	—	ingehloniphe
Class 5	lingahlonipha	—	lingahlonipha	lingehloniphe	—	lingehloniphe
Class 6	angahlonipha	—	engahlonipha	angehloniphe	—	engehloniphe
Class 7	singahlonipha	—	singahlonipha	singehloniphe	—	singehloniphe
Class 8	zingahlonipha	—	zingahlonipha	zingehloniphe	—	zingehloniphe
Class 9	ingahlonipha	—	ingahlonipha	ingehloniphe	—	ingehloniphe
Class 10	zingahlonipha	—	zingahlonipha	zingehloniphe	—	zingehloniphe
Class 11	lungahlonipha	—	lungahlonipha	lungehloniphe	—	lungehloniphe
Class 14	bungahlonipha	—	bungahlonipha	bungehloniphe	—	bungehloniphe
Class 15	kungahlonipha	—	kungahlonipha	kungehloniphe	—	kungehloniphe
Class 17	kungahlonipha	—	kungahlonipha	kungehloniphe	—	kungehloniphe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizohlonipha	engizohlonipha	ngizohlonipha	angizuhlonipha	engingezuhlonipha	ngingezuhlonipha
2nd singular	uzohlonipha	ozohlonipha	uzohlonipha	awuzuhlonipha	ongezuhlonipha	ungezuhlonipha
1st plural	sizohlonipha	esizohlonipha	sizohlonipha	asizuhlonipha	esingezuhlonipha	singezuhlonipha
2nd plural	nizohlonipha	enizohlonipha	nizohlonipha	anizuhlonipha	eningezuhlonipha	ningezuhlonipha
Class 1	uzohlonipha	ozohlonipha	ezohlonipha	akazuhlonipha	ongezuhlonipha	engezuhlonipha
Class 2	bazohlonipha	abazohlonipha	bezohlonipha	abazuhlonipha	abangezuhlonipha	bengezuhlonipha
Class 3	uzohlonipha	ozohlonipha	uzohlonipha	awuzuhlonipha	ongezuhlonipha	ungezuhlonipha
Class 4	izohlonipha	ezohlonipha	izohlonipha	ayizuhlonipha	engezuhlonipha	ingezuhlonipha
Class 5	lizohlonipha	elizohlonipha	lizohlonipha	alizuhlonipha	elingezuhlonipha	lingezuhlonipha
Class 6	azohlonipha	azohlonipha	ezohlonipha	awazuhlonipha	angezuhlonipha	engezuhlonipha
Class 7	sizohlonipha	esizohlonipha	sizohlonipha	asizuhlonipha	esingezuhlonipha	singezuhlonipha
Class 8	zizohlonipha	ezizohlonipha	zizohlonipha	azizuhlonipha	ezingezuhlonipha	zingezuhlonipha
Class 9	izohlonipha	ezohlonipha	izohlonipha	ayizuhlonipha	engezuhlonipha	ingezuhlonipha
Class 10	zizohlonipha	ezizohlonipha	zizohlonipha	azizuhlonipha	ezingezuhlonipha	zingezuhlonipha
Class 11	luzohlonipha	oluzohlonipha	luzohlonipha	aluzuhlonipha	olungezuhlonipha	lungezuhlonipha
Class 14	buzohlonipha	obuzohlonipha	buzohlonipha	abuzuhlonipha	obungezuhlonipha	bungezuhlonipha
Class 15	kuzohlonipha	okuzohlonipha	kuzohlonipha	akuzuhlonipha	okungezuhlonipha	kungezuhlonipha
Class 17	kuzohlonipha	okuzohlonipha	kuzohlonipha	akuzuhlonipha	okungezuhlonipha	kungezuhlonipha
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyohlonipha	engiyohlonipha	ngiyohlonipha	angiyuhlonipha	engingeyuhlonipha	ngingeyuhlonipha
2nd singular	uyohlonipha	oyohlonipha	uyohlonipha	awuyuhlonipha	ongeyuhlonipha	ungeyuhlonipha
1st plural	siyohlonipha	esiyohlonipha	siyohlonipha	asiyuhlonipha	esingeyuhlonipha	singeyuhlonipha
2nd plural	niyohlonipha	eniyohlonipha	niyohlonipha	aniyuhlonipha	eningeyuhlonipha	ningeyuhlonipha
Class 1	uyohlonipha	oyohlonipha	eyohlonipha	akayuhlonipha	ongeyuhlonipha	engeyuhlonipha
Class 2	bayohlonipha	abayohlonipha	beyohlonipha	abayuhlonipha	abangeyuhlonipha	bengeyuhlonipha
Class 3	uyohlonipha	oyohlonipha	uyohlonipha	awuyuhlonipha	ongeyuhlonipha	ungeyuhlonipha
Class 4	iyohlonipha	eyohlonipha	iyohlonipha	ayiyuhlonipha	engeyuhlonipha	ingeyuhlonipha
Class 5	liyohlonipha	eliyohlonipha	liyohlonipha	aliyuhlonipha	elingeyuhlonipha	lingeyuhlonipha
Class 6	ayohlonipha	ayohlonipha	eyohlonipha	awayuhlonipha	angeyuhlonipha	engeyuhlonipha
Class 7	siyohlonipha	esiyohlonipha	siyohlonipha	asiyuhlonipha	esingeyuhlonipha	singeyuhlonipha
Class 8	ziyohlonipha	eziyohlonipha	ziyohlonipha	aziyuhlonipha	ezingeyuhlonipha	zingeyuhlonipha
Class 9	iyohlonipha	eyohlonipha	iyohlonipha	ayiyuhlonipha	engeyuhlonipha	ingeyuhlonipha
Class 10	ziyohlonipha	eziyohlonipha	ziyohlonipha	aziyuhlonipha	ezingeyuhlonipha	zingeyuhlonipha
Class 11	luyohlonipha	oluyohlonipha	luyohlonipha	aluyuhlonipha	olungeyuhlonipha	lungeyuhlonipha
Class 14	buyohlonipha	obuyohlonipha	buyohlonipha	abuyuhlonipha	obungeyuhlonipha	bungeyuhlonipha
Class 15	kuyohlonipha	okuyohlonipha	kuyohlonipha	akuyuhlonipha	okungeyuhlonipha	kungeyuhlonipha
Class 17	kuyohlonipha	okuyohlonipha	kuyohlonipha	akuyuhlonipha	okungeyuhlonipha	kungeyuhlonipha
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngihloniphe	ngingahloniphi
2nd singular	uhloniphe	ungahloniphi
1st plural	sihloniphe	singahloniphi
2nd plural	nihloniphe	ningahloniphi
Class 1	ahloniphe	angahloniphi
Class 2	bahloniphe	bangahloniphi
Class 3	uhloniphe	ungahloniphi
Class 4	ihloniphe	ingahloniphi
Class 5	lihloniphe	lingahloniphi
Class 6	ahloniphe	angahloniphi
Class 7	sihloniphe	singahloniphi
Class 8	zihloniphe	zingahloniphi
Class 9	ihloniphe	ingahloniphi
Class 10	zihloniphe	zingahloniphi
Class 11	luhloniphe	lungahloniphi
Class 14	buhloniphe	bungahloniphi
Class 15	kuhloniphe	kungahloniphi
Class 17	kuhloniphe	kungahloniphi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngahlonipha	ngangahlonipha, angahlonipha, angangahlonipha
2nd singular	wahlonipha	wangahlonipha, awahlonipha, awangahlonipha
1st plural	sahlonipha	sangahlonipha, asahlonipha, asangahlonipha
2nd plural	nahlonipha	nangahlonipha, anahlonipha, anangahlonipha
Class 1	wahlonipha	wangahlonipha, akahlonipha, akangahlonipha
Class 2	bahlonipha	bangahlonipha, abahlonipha, abangahlonipha
Class 3	wahlonipha	wangahlonipha, awahlonipha, awangahlonipha
Class 4	yahlonipha	yangahlonipha, ayahlonipha, ayangahlonipha
Class 5	lahlonipha	langahlonipha, alahlonipha, alangahlonipha
Class 6	ahlonipha	angahlonipha, awahlonipha, awangahlonipha
Class 7	sahlonipha	sangahlonipha, asahlonipha, asangahlonipha
Class 8	zahlonipha	zangahlonipha, azahlonipha, azangahlonipha
Class 9	yahlonipha	yangahlonipha, ayahlonipha, ayangahlonipha
Class 10	zahlonipha	zangahlonipha, azahlonipha, azangahlonipha
Class 11	lwahlonipha	lwangahlonipha, alwahlonipha, alwangahlonipha
Class 14	bahlonipha	bangahlonipha, abahlonipha, abangahlonipha
Class 15	kwahlonipha	kwangahlonipha, akwahlonipha, akwangahlonipha
Class 17	kwahlonipha	kwangahlonipha, akwahlonipha, akwangahlonipha

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “hlonipha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “hlonipha (3.2.9)”
• Poulos, G., & Msimang, C. T. (1998). A linguistic analysis of Zulu. Pretoria: Via Afrika.