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Fanagalo
Etymology
From Zulu -hleka, from Proto-Bantu *-cèka.
Verb
hleka
- to laugh
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.
Verb
-hleka
- (intransitive) to laugh
- (transitive) to laugh at
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.
Verb
-hleka
- (intransitive) to laugh
- (transitive) to laugh at
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.
Verb
-hleka
- (intransitive) to laugh
- (transitive) to laugh at
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.
Pronunciation
Verb
-hleka
- (intransitive) laugh
- (transitive) laugh at
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɬeːɠa/
Verb
-hleka
- (intransitive) to laugh
- (transitive) to laugh at
Inflection
Tone L
|
Infinitive
|
ukuhleka
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukuhleka
|
ukungahleki
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
hleka
|
-hleke
|
Plural
|
hlekani
|
-hlekeni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyahleka, ngihleka
|
engihlekayo, engihleka
|
ngihleka
|
angihleki
|
engingahleki
|
ngingahleki
|
2nd singular
|
uyahleka, uhleka
|
ohlekayo, ohleka
|
uhleka
|
awuhleki
|
ongahleki
|
ungahleki
|
1st plural
|
siyahleka, sihleka
|
esihlekayo, esihleka
|
sihleka
|
asihleki
|
esingahleki
|
singahleki
|
2nd plural
|
niyahleka, nihleka
|
enihlekayo, enihleka
|
nihleka
|
anihleki
|
eningahleki
|
ningahleki
|
Class 1
|
uyahleka, uhleka
|
ohlekayo, ohleka
|
ehleka
|
akahleki
|
ongahleki
|
engahleki
|
Class 2
|
bayahleka, bahleka
|
abahlekayo, abahleka
|
behleka
|
abahleki
|
abangahleki
|
bengahleki
|
Class 3
|
uyahleka, uhleka
|
ohlekayo, ohleka
|
uhleka
|
awuhleki
|
ongahleki
|
ungahleki
|
Class 4
|
iyahleka, ihleka
|
ehlekayo, ehleka
|
ihleka
|
ayihleki
|
engahleki
|
ingahleki
|
Class 5
|
liyahleka, lihleka
|
elihlekayo, elihleka
|
lihleka
|
alihleki
|
elingahleki
|
lingahleki
|
Class 6
|
ayahleka, ahleka
|
ahlekayo, ahleka
|
ehleka
|
awahleki
|
angahleki
|
engahleki
|
Class 7
|
siyahleka, sihleka
|
esihlekayo, esihleka
|
sihleka
|
asihleki
|
esingahleki
|
singahleki
|
Class 8
|
ziyahleka, zihleka
|
ezihlekayo, ezihleka
|
zihleka
|
azihleki
|
ezingahleki
|
zingahleki
|
Class 9
|
iyahleka, ihleka
|
ehlekayo, ehleka
|
ihleka
|
ayihleki
|
engahleki
|
ingahleki
|
Class 10
|
ziyahleka, zihleka
|
ezihlekayo, ezihleka
|
zihleka
|
azihleki
|
ezingahleki
|
zingahleki
|
Class 11
|
luyahleka, luhleka
|
oluhlekayo, oluhleka
|
luhleka
|
aluhleki
|
olungahleki
|
lungahleki
|
Class 14
|
buyahleka, buhleka
|
obuhlekayo, obuhleka
|
buhleka
|
abuhleki
|
obungahleki
|
bungahleki
|
Class 15
|
kuyahleka, kuhleka
|
okuhlekayo, okuhleka
|
kuhleka
|
akuhleki
|
okungahleki
|
kungahleki
|
Class 17
|
kuyahleka, kuhleka
|
okuhlekayo, okuhleka
|
kuhleka
|
akuhleki
|
okungahleki
|
kungahleki
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngihlekile, ngihlekē
|
engihlekile, engihlekē
|
ngihlekile, ngihlekē
|
angihlekanga
|
engingahlekanga
|
ngingahlekanga
|
2nd singular
|
uhlekile, uhlekē
|
ohlekile, ohlekē
|
uhlekile, uhlekē
|
awuhlekanga
|
ongahlekanga
|
ungahlekanga
|
1st plural
|
sihlekile, sihlekē
|
esihlekile, esihlekē
|
sihlekile, sihlekē
|
asihlekanga
|
esingahlekanga
|
singahlekanga
|
2nd plural
|
nihlekile, nihlekē
|
enihlekile, enihlekē
|
nihlekile, nihlekē
|
anihlekanga
|
eningahlekanga
|
ningahlekanga
|
Class 1
|
uhlekile, uhlekē
|
ohlekile, ohlekē
|
ehlekile, ehlekē
|
akahlekanga
|
ongahlekanga
|
engahlekanga
|
Class 2
|
bahlekile, bahlekē
|
abahlekile, abahlekē
|
behlekile, behlekē
|
abahlekanga
|
abangahlekanga
|
bengahlekanga
|
Class 3
|
uhlekile, uhlekē
|
ohlekile, ohlekē
|
uhlekile, uhlekē
|
awuhlekanga
|
ongahlekanga
|
ungahlekanga
|
Class 4
|
ihlekile, ihlekē
|
ehlekile, ehlekē
|
ihlekile, ihlekē
|
ayihlekanga
|
engahlekanga
|
ingahlekanga
|
Class 5
|
lihlekile, lihlekē
|
elihlekile, elihlekē
|
lihlekile, lihlekē
|
alihlekanga
|
elingahlekanga
|
lingahlekanga
|
Class 6
|
ahlekile, ahlekē
|
ahlekile, ahlekē
|
ehlekile, ehlekē
|
awahlekanga
|
angahlekanga
|
engahlekanga
|
Class 7
|
sihlekile, sihlekē
|
esihlekile, esihlekē
|
sihlekile, sihlekē
|
asihlekanga
|
esingahlekanga
|
singahlekanga
|
Class 8
|
zihlekile, zihlekē
|
ezihlekile, ezihlekē
|
zihlekile, zihlekē
|
azihlekanga
|
ezingahlekanga
|
zingahlekanga
|
Class 9
|
ihlekile, ihlekē
|
ehlekile, ehlekē
|
ihlekile, ihlekē
|
ayihlekanga
|
engahlekanga
|
ingahlekanga
|
Class 10
|
zihlekile, zihlekē
|
ezihlekile, ezihlekē
|
zihlekile, zihlekē
|
azihlekanga
|
ezingahlekanga
|
zingahlekanga
|
Class 11
|
luhlekile, luhlekē
|
oluhlekile, oluhlekē
|
luhlekile, luhlekē
|
aluhlekanga
|
olungahlekanga
|
lungahlekanga
|
Class 14
|
buhlekile, buhlekē
|
obuhlekile, obuhlekē
|
buhlekile, buhlekē
|
abuhlekanga
|
obungahlekanga
|
bungahlekanga
|
Class 15
|
kuhlekile, kuhlekē
|
okuhlekile, okuhlekē
|
kuhlekile, kuhlekē
|
akuhlekanga
|
okungahlekanga
|
kungahlekanga
|
Class 17
|
kuhlekile, kuhlekē
|
okuhlekile, okuhlekē
|
kuhlekile, kuhlekē
|
akuhlekanga
|
okungahlekanga
|
kungahlekanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngāhleka
|
engāhleka
|
ngāhleka
|
angihlekanga
|
engingahlekanga
|
ngingahlekanga
|
2nd singular
|
wāhleka
|
owāhleka
|
wāhleka
|
awuhlekanga
|
ongahlekanga
|
ungahlekanga
|
1st plural
|
sāhleka
|
esāhleka
|
sāhleka
|
asihlekanga
|
esingahlekanga
|
singahlekanga
|
2nd plural
|
nāhleka
|
enāhleka
|
nāhleka
|
anihlekanga
|
eningahlekanga
|
ningahlekanga
|
Class 1
|
wāhleka
|
owāhleka
|
āhleka
|
akahlekanga
|
ongahlekanga
|
engahlekanga
|
Class 2
|
bāhleka
|
abāhleka
|
bāhleka
|
abahlekanga
|
abangahlekanga
|
bengahlekanga
|
Class 3
|
wāhleka
|
owāhleka
|
wāhleka
|
awuhlekanga
|
ongahlekanga
|
ungahlekanga
|
Class 4
|
yāhleka
|
eyāhleka
|
yāhleka
|
ayihlekanga
|
engahlekanga
|
ingahlekanga
|
Class 5
|
lāhleka
|
elāhleka
|
lāhleka
|
alihlekanga
|
elingahlekanga
|
lingahlekanga
|
Class 6
|
āhleka
|
āhleka
|
āhleka
|
awahlekanga
|
angahlekanga
|
engahlekanga
|
Class 7
|
sāhleka
|
esāhleka
|
sāhleka
|
asihlekanga
|
esingahlekanga
|
singahlekanga
|
Class 8
|
zāhleka
|
ezāhleka
|
zāhleka
|
azihlekanga
|
ezingahlekanga
|
zingahlekanga
|
Class 9
|
yāhleka
|
eyāhleka
|
yāhleka
|
ayihlekanga
|
engahlekanga
|
ingahlekanga
|
Class 10
|
zāhleka
|
ezāhleka
|
zāhleka
|
azihlekanga
|
ezingahlekanga
|
zingahlekanga
|
Class 11
|
lwāhleka
|
olwāhleka
|
lwāhleka
|
aluhlekanga
|
olungahlekanga
|
lungahlekanga
|
Class 14
|
bāhleka
|
obāhleka
|
bāhleka
|
abuhlekanga
|
obungahlekanga
|
bungahlekanga
|
Class 15
|
kwāhleka
|
okwāhleka
|
kwāhleka
|
akuhlekanga
|
okungahlekanga
|
kungahlekanga
|
Class 17
|
kwāhleka
|
okwāhleka
|
kwāhleka
|
akuhlekanga
|
okungahlekanga
|
kungahlekanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingahleka
|
—
|
ngingahleka
|
ngingehleke
|
—
|
ngingehleke
|
2nd singular
|
ungahleka
|
—
|
ungahleka
|
ungehleke
|
—
|
ungehleke
|
1st plural
|
singahleka
|
—
|
singahleka
|
singehleke
|
—
|
singehleke
|
2nd plural
|
ningahleka
|
—
|
ningahleka
|
ningehleke
|
—
|
ningehleke
|
Class 1
|
angahleka
|
—
|
engahleka
|
angehleke
|
—
|
engehleke
|
Class 2
|
bangahleka
|
—
|
bengahleka
|
bangehleke
|
—
|
bengehleke
|
Class 3
|
ungahleka
|
—
|
ungahleka
|
ungehleke
|
—
|
ungehleke
|
Class 4
|
ingahleka
|
—
|
ingahleka
|
ingehleke
|
—
|
ingehleke
|
Class 5
|
lingahleka
|
—
|
lingahleka
|
lingehleke
|
—
|
lingehleke
|
Class 6
|
angahleka
|
—
|
engahleka
|
angehleke
|
—
|
engehleke
|
Class 7
|
singahleka
|
—
|
singahleka
|
singehleke
|
—
|
singehleke
|
Class 8
|
zingahleka
|
—
|
zingahleka
|
zingehleke
|
—
|
zingehleke
|
Class 9
|
ingahleka
|
—
|
ingahleka
|
ingehleke
|
—
|
ingehleke
|
Class 10
|
zingahleka
|
—
|
zingahleka
|
zingehleke
|
—
|
zingehleke
|
Class 11
|
lungahleka
|
—
|
lungahleka
|
lungehleke
|
—
|
lungehleke
|
Class 14
|
bungahleka
|
—
|
bungahleka
|
bungehleke
|
—
|
bungehleke
|
Class 15
|
kungahleka
|
—
|
kungahleka
|
kungehleke
|
—
|
kungehleke
|
Class 17
|
kungahleka
|
—
|
kungahleka
|
kungehleke
|
—
|
kungehleke
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizohleka
|
engizohleka
|
ngizohleka
|
angizuhleka
|
engingezuhleka
|
ngingezuhleka
|
2nd singular
|
uzohleka
|
ozohleka
|
uzohleka
|
awuzuhleka
|
ongezuhleka
|
ungezuhleka
|
1st plural
|
sizohleka
|
esizohleka
|
sizohleka
|
asizuhleka
|
esingezuhleka
|
singezuhleka
|
2nd plural
|
nizohleka
|
enizohleka
|
nizohleka
|
anizuhleka
|
eningezuhleka
|
ningezuhleka
|
Class 1
|
uzohleka
|
ozohleka
|
ezohleka
|
akazuhleka
|
ongezuhleka
|
engezuhleka
|
Class 2
|
bazohleka
|
abazohleka
|
bezohleka
|
abazuhleka
|
abangezuhleka
|
bengezuhleka
|
Class 3
|
uzohleka
|
ozohleka
|
uzohleka
|
awuzuhleka
|
ongezuhleka
|
ungezuhleka
|
Class 4
|
izohleka
|
ezohleka
|
izohleka
|
ayizuhleka
|
engezuhleka
|
ingezuhleka
|
Class 5
|
lizohleka
|
elizohleka
|
lizohleka
|
alizuhleka
|
elingezuhleka
|
lingezuhleka
|
Class 6
|
azohleka
|
azohleka
|
ezohleka
|
awazuhleka
|
angezuhleka
|
engezuhleka
|
Class 7
|
sizohleka
|
esizohleka
|
sizohleka
|
asizuhleka
|
esingezuhleka
|
singezuhleka
|
Class 8
|
zizohleka
|
ezizohleka
|
zizohleka
|
azizuhleka
|
ezingezuhleka
|
zingezuhleka
|
Class 9
|
izohleka
|
ezohleka
|
izohleka
|
ayizuhleka
|
engezuhleka
|
ingezuhleka
|
Class 10
|
zizohleka
|
ezizohleka
|
zizohleka
|
azizuhleka
|
ezingezuhleka
|
zingezuhleka
|
Class 11
|
luzohleka
|
oluzohleka
|
luzohleka
|
aluzuhleka
|
olungezuhleka
|
lungezuhleka
|
Class 14
|
buzohleka
|
obuzohleka
|
buzohleka
|
abuzuhleka
|
obungezuhleka
|
bungezuhleka
|
Class 15
|
kuzohleka
|
okuzohleka
|
kuzohleka
|
akuzuhleka
|
okungezuhleka
|
kungezuhleka
|
Class 17
|
kuzohleka
|
okuzohleka
|
kuzohleka
|
akuzuhleka
|
okungezuhleka
|
kungezuhleka
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyohleka
|
engiyohleka
|
ngiyohleka
|
angiyuhleka
|
engingeyuhleka
|
ngingeyuhleka
|
2nd singular
|
uyohleka
|
oyohleka
|
uyohleka
|
awuyuhleka
|
ongeyuhleka
|
ungeyuhleka
|
1st plural
|
siyohleka
|
esiyohleka
|
siyohleka
|
asiyuhleka
|
esingeyuhleka
|
singeyuhleka
|
2nd plural
|
niyohleka
|
eniyohleka
|
niyohleka
|
aniyuhleka
|
eningeyuhleka
|
ningeyuhleka
|
Class 1
|
uyohleka
|
oyohleka
|
eyohleka
|
akayuhleka
|
ongeyuhleka
|
engeyuhleka
|
Class 2
|
bayohleka
|
abayohleka
|
beyohleka
|
abayuhleka
|
abangeyuhleka
|
bengeyuhleka
|
Class 3
|
uyohleka
|
oyohleka
|
uyohleka
|
awuyuhleka
|
ongeyuhleka
|
ungeyuhleka
|
Class 4
|
iyohleka
|
eyohleka
|
iyohleka
|
ayiyuhleka
|
engeyuhleka
|
ingeyuhleka
|
Class 5
|
liyohleka
|
eliyohleka
|
liyohleka
|
aliyuhleka
|
elingeyuhleka
|
lingeyuhleka
|
Class 6
|
ayohleka
|
ayohleka
|
eyohleka
|
awayuhleka
|
angeyuhleka
|
engeyuhleka
|
Class 7
|
siyohleka
|
esiyohleka
|
siyohleka
|
asiyuhleka
|
esingeyuhleka
|
singeyuhleka
|
Class 8
|
ziyohleka
|
eziyohleka
|
ziyohleka
|
aziyuhleka
|
ezingeyuhleka
|
zingeyuhleka
|
Class 9
|
iyohleka
|
eyohleka
|
iyohleka
|
ayiyuhleka
|
engeyuhleka
|
ingeyuhleka
|
Class 10
|
ziyohleka
|
eziyohleka
|
ziyohleka
|
aziyuhleka
|
ezingeyuhleka
|
zingeyuhleka
|
Class 11
|
luyohleka
|
oluyohleka
|
luyohleka
|
aluyuhleka
|
olungeyuhleka
|
lungeyuhleka
|
Class 14
|
buyohleka
|
obuyohleka
|
buyohleka
|
abuyuhleka
|
obungeyuhleka
|
bungeyuhleka
|
Class 15
|
kuyohleka
|
okuyohleka
|
kuyohleka
|
akuyuhleka
|
okungeyuhleka
|
kungeyuhleka
|
Class 17
|
kuyohleka
|
okuyohleka
|
kuyohleka
|
akuyuhleka
|
okungeyuhleka
|
kungeyuhleka
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngihleke
|
ngingahleki
|
2nd singular
|
uhleke
|
ungahleki
|
1st plural
|
sihleke
|
singahleki
|
2nd plural
|
nihleke
|
ningahleki
|
Class 1
|
ahleke
|
angahleki
|
Class 2
|
bahleke
|
bangahleki
|
Class 3
|
uhleke
|
ungahleki
|
Class 4
|
ihleke
|
ingahleki
|
Class 5
|
lihleke
|
lingahleki
|
Class 6
|
ahleke
|
angahleki
|
Class 7
|
sihleke
|
singahleki
|
Class 8
|
zihleke
|
zingahleki
|
Class 9
|
ihleke
|
ingahleki
|
Class 10
|
zihleke
|
zingahleki
|
Class 11
|
luhleke
|
lungahleki
|
Class 14
|
buhleke
|
bungahleki
|
Class 15
|
kuhleke
|
kungahleki
|
Class 17
|
kuhleke
|
kungahleki
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngahleka
|
ngangahleka, angahleka, angangahleka
|
2nd singular
|
wahleka
|
wangahleka, awahleka, awangahleka
|
1st plural
|
sahleka
|
sangahleka, asahleka, asangahleka
|
2nd plural
|
nahleka
|
nangahleka, anahleka, anangahleka
|
Class 1
|
wahleka
|
wangahleka, akahleka, akangahleka
|
Class 2
|
bahleka
|
bangahleka, abahleka, abangahleka
|
Class 3
|
wahleka
|
wangahleka, awahleka, awangahleka
|
Class 4
|
yahleka
|
yangahleka, ayahleka, ayangahleka
|
Class 5
|
lahleka
|
langahleka, alahleka, alangahleka
|
Class 6
|
ahleka
|
angahleka, awahleka, awangahleka
|
Class 7
|
sahleka
|
sangahleka, asahleka, asangahleka
|
Class 8
|
zahleka
|
zangahleka, azahleka, azangahleka
|
Class 9
|
yahleka
|
yangahleka, ayahleka, ayangahleka
|
Class 10
|
zahleka
|
zangahleka, azahleka, azangahleka
|
Class 11
|
lwahleka
|
lwangahleka, alwahleka, alwangahleka
|
Class 14
|
bahleka
|
bangahleka, abahleka, abangahleka
|
Class 15
|
kwahleka
|
kwangahleka, akwahleka, akwangahleka
|
Class 17
|
kwahleka
|
kwangahleka, akwahleka, akwangahleka
|
Derived terms
References