ncika

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᵑǀîːɠa/

Verb

-ncîka

1. (intransitive) to lean against (+loc.)
2. (intransitive) to depend on, to rely on (+loc.)

Inflection

Tone HH
Infinitive	ukuncika
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuncika	ukunganciki
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	ncika	-ncike
Plural	ncikani	-ncikeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyancika, ngincika	engincikayo, engincika	ngincika	anginciki	enginganciki	nginganciki
2nd singular	uyancika, uncika	oncikayo, oncika	uncika	awunciki	onganciki	unganciki
1st plural	siyancika, sincika	esincikayo, esincika	sincika	asinciki	esinganciki	singanciki
2nd plural	niyancika, nincika	enincikayo, enincika	nincika	aninciki	eninganciki	ninganciki
Class 1	uyancika, uncika	oncikayo, oncika	encika	akanciki	onganciki	enganciki
Class 2	bayancika, bancika	abancikayo, abancika	bencika	abanciki	abanganciki	benganciki
Class 3	uyancika, uncika	oncikayo, oncika	uncika	awunciki	onganciki	unganciki
Class 4	iyancika, incika	encikayo, encika	incika	ayinciki	enganciki	inganciki
Class 5	liyancika, lincika	elincikayo, elincika	lincika	alinciki	elinganciki	linganciki
Class 6	ayancika, ancika	ancikayo, ancika	encika	awanciki	anganciki	enganciki
Class 7	siyancika, sincika	esincikayo, esincika	sincika	asinciki	esinganciki	singanciki
Class 8	ziyancika, zincika	ezincikayo, ezincika	zincika	azinciki	ezinganciki	zinganciki
Class 9	iyancika, incika	encikayo, encika	incika	ayinciki	enganciki	inganciki
Class 10	ziyancika, zincika	ezincikayo, ezincika	zincika	azinciki	ezinganciki	zinganciki
Class 11	luyancika, luncika	oluncikayo, oluncika	luncika	alunciki	olunganciki	lunganciki
Class 14	buyancika, buncika	obuncikayo, obuncika	buncika	abunciki	obunganciki	bunganciki
Class 15	kuyancika, kuncika	okuncikayo, okuncika	kuncika	akunciki	okunganciki	kunganciki
Class 17	kuyancika, kuncika	okuncikayo, okuncika	kuncika	akunciki	okunganciki	kunganciki
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngincikile, ngincikē	engincikile, engincikē	ngincikile, ngincikē	angincikanga	engingancikanga	ngingancikanga
2nd singular	uncikile, uncikē	oncikile, oncikē	uncikile, uncikē	awuncikanga	ongancikanga	ungancikanga
1st plural	sincikile, sincikē	esincikile, esincikē	sincikile, sincikē	asincikanga	esingancikanga	singancikanga
2nd plural	nincikile, nincikē	enincikile, enincikē	nincikile, nincikē	anincikanga	eningancikanga	ningancikanga
Class 1	uncikile, uncikē	oncikile, oncikē	encikile, encikē	akancikanga	ongancikanga	engancikanga
Class 2	bancikile, bancikē	abancikile, abancikē	bencikile, bencikē	abancikanga	abangancikanga	bengancikanga
Class 3	uncikile, uncikē	oncikile, oncikē	uncikile, uncikē	awuncikanga	ongancikanga	ungancikanga
Class 4	incikile, incikē	encikile, encikē	incikile, incikē	ayincikanga	engancikanga	ingancikanga
Class 5	lincikile, lincikē	elincikile, elincikē	lincikile, lincikē	alincikanga	elingancikanga	lingancikanga
Class 6	ancikile, ancikē	ancikile, ancikē	encikile, encikē	awancikanga	angancikanga	engancikanga
Class 7	sincikile, sincikē	esincikile, esincikē	sincikile, sincikē	asincikanga	esingancikanga	singancikanga
Class 8	zincikile, zincikē	ezincikile, ezincikē	zincikile, zincikē	azincikanga	ezingancikanga	zingancikanga
Class 9	incikile, incikē	encikile, encikē	incikile, incikē	ayincikanga	engancikanga	ingancikanga
Class 10	zincikile, zincikē	ezincikile, ezincikē	zincikile, zincikē	azincikanga	ezingancikanga	zingancikanga
Class 11	luncikile, luncikē	oluncikile, oluncikē	luncikile, luncikē	aluncikanga	olungancikanga	lungancikanga
Class 14	buncikile, buncikē	obuncikile, obuncikē	buncikile, buncikē	abuncikanga	obungancikanga	bungancikanga
Class 15	kuncikile, kuncikē	okuncikile, okuncikē	kuncikile, kuncikē	akuncikanga	okungancikanga	kungancikanga
Class 17	kuncikile, kuncikē	okuncikile, okuncikē	kuncikile, kuncikē	akuncikanga	okungancikanga	kungancikanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāncika	engāncika	ngāncika	angincikanga	engingancikanga	ngingancikanga
2nd singular	wāncika	owāncika	wāncika	awuncikanga	ongancikanga	ungancikanga
1st plural	sāncika	esāncika	sāncika	asincikanga	esingancikanga	singancikanga
2nd plural	nāncika	enāncika	nāncika	anincikanga	eningancikanga	ningancikanga
Class 1	wāncika	owāncika	āncika	akancikanga	ongancikanga	engancikanga
Class 2	bāncika	abāncika	bāncika	abancikanga	abangancikanga	bengancikanga
Class 3	wāncika	owāncika	wāncika	awuncikanga	ongancikanga	ungancikanga
Class 4	yāncika	eyāncika	yāncika	ayincikanga	engancikanga	ingancikanga
Class 5	lāncika	elāncika	lāncika	alincikanga	elingancikanga	lingancikanga
Class 6	āncika	āncika	āncika	awancikanga	angancikanga	engancikanga
Class 7	sāncika	esāncika	sāncika	asincikanga	esingancikanga	singancikanga
Class 8	zāncika	ezāncika	zāncika	azincikanga	ezingancikanga	zingancikanga
Class 9	yāncika	eyāncika	yāncika	ayincikanga	engancikanga	ingancikanga
Class 10	zāncika	ezāncika	zāncika	azincikanga	ezingancikanga	zingancikanga
Class 11	lwāncika	olwāncika	lwāncika	aluncikanga	olungancikanga	lungancikanga
Class 14	bāncika	obāncika	bāncika	abuncikanga	obungancikanga	bungancikanga
Class 15	kwāncika	okwāncika	kwāncika	akuncikanga	okungancikanga	kungancikanga
Class 17	kwāncika	okwāncika	kwāncika	akuncikanga	okungancikanga	kungancikanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingancika	—	ngingancika	ngingencike	—	ngingencike
2nd singular	ungancika	—	ungancika	ungencike	—	ungencike
1st plural	singancika	—	singancika	singencike	—	singencike
2nd plural	ningancika	—	ningancika	ningencike	—	ningencike
Class 1	angancika	—	engancika	angencike	—	engencike
Class 2	bangancika	—	bengancika	bangencike	—	bengencike
Class 3	ungancika	—	ungancika	ungencike	—	ungencike
Class 4	ingancika	—	ingancika	ingencike	—	ingencike
Class 5	lingancika	—	lingancika	lingencike	—	lingencike
Class 6	angancika	—	engancika	angencike	—	engencike
Class 7	singancika	—	singancika	singencike	—	singencike
Class 8	zingancika	—	zingancika	zingencike	—	zingencike
Class 9	ingancika	—	ingancika	ingencike	—	ingencike
Class 10	zingancika	—	zingancika	zingencike	—	zingencike
Class 11	lungancika	—	lungancika	lungencike	—	lungencike
Class 14	bungancika	—	bungancika	bungencike	—	bungencike
Class 15	kungancika	—	kungancika	kungencike	—	kungencike
Class 17	kungancika	—	kungancika	kungencike	—	kungencike
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizoncika	engizoncika	ngizoncika	angizuncika	engingezuncika	ngingezuncika
2nd singular	uzoncika	ozoncika	uzoncika	awuzuncika	ongezuncika	ungezuncika
1st plural	sizoncika	esizoncika	sizoncika	asizuncika	esingezuncika	singezuncika
2nd plural	nizoncika	enizoncika	nizoncika	anizuncika	eningezuncika	ningezuncika
Class 1	uzoncika	ozoncika	ezoncika	akazuncika	ongezuncika	engezuncika
Class 2	bazoncika	abazoncika	bezoncika	abazuncika	abangezuncika	bengezuncika
Class 3	uzoncika	ozoncika	uzoncika	awuzuncika	ongezuncika	ungezuncika
Class 4	izoncika	ezoncika	izoncika	ayizuncika	engezuncika	ingezuncika
Class 5	lizoncika	elizoncika	lizoncika	alizuncika	elingezuncika	lingezuncika
Class 6	azoncika	azoncika	ezoncika	awazuncika	angezuncika	engezuncika
Class 7	sizoncika	esizoncika	sizoncika	asizuncika	esingezuncika	singezuncika
Class 8	zizoncika	ezizoncika	zizoncika	azizuncika	ezingezuncika	zingezuncika
Class 9	izoncika	ezoncika	izoncika	ayizuncika	engezuncika	ingezuncika
Class 10	zizoncika	ezizoncika	zizoncika	azizuncika	ezingezuncika	zingezuncika
Class 11	luzoncika	oluzoncika	luzoncika	aluzuncika	olungezuncika	lungezuncika
Class 14	buzoncika	obuzoncika	buzoncika	abuzuncika	obungezuncika	bungezuncika
Class 15	kuzoncika	okuzoncika	kuzoncika	akuzuncika	okungezuncika	kungezuncika
Class 17	kuzoncika	okuzoncika	kuzoncika	akuzuncika	okungezuncika	kungezuncika
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyoncika	engiyoncika	ngiyoncika	angiyuncika	engingeyuncika	ngingeyuncika
2nd singular	uyoncika	oyoncika	uyoncika	awuyuncika	ongeyuncika	ungeyuncika
1st plural	siyoncika	esiyoncika	siyoncika	asiyuncika	esingeyuncika	singeyuncika
2nd plural	niyoncika	eniyoncika	niyoncika	aniyuncika	eningeyuncika	ningeyuncika
Class 1	uyoncika	oyoncika	eyoncika	akayuncika	ongeyuncika	engeyuncika
Class 2	bayoncika	abayoncika	beyoncika	abayuncika	abangeyuncika	bengeyuncika
Class 3	uyoncika	oyoncika	uyoncika	awuyuncika	ongeyuncika	ungeyuncika
Class 4	iyoncika	eyoncika	iyoncika	ayiyuncika	engeyuncika	ingeyuncika
Class 5	liyoncika	eliyoncika	liyoncika	aliyuncika	elingeyuncika	lingeyuncika
Class 6	ayoncika	ayoncika	eyoncika	awayuncika	angeyuncika	engeyuncika
Class 7	siyoncika	esiyoncika	siyoncika	asiyuncika	esingeyuncika	singeyuncika
Class 8	ziyoncika	eziyoncika	ziyoncika	aziyuncika	ezingeyuncika	zingeyuncika
Class 9	iyoncika	eyoncika	iyoncika	ayiyuncika	engeyuncika	ingeyuncika
Class 10	ziyoncika	eziyoncika	ziyoncika	aziyuncika	ezingeyuncika	zingeyuncika
Class 11	luyoncika	oluyoncika	luyoncika	aluyuncika	olungeyuncika	lungeyuncika
Class 14	buyoncika	obuyoncika	buyoncika	abuyuncika	obungeyuncika	bungeyuncika
Class 15	kuyoncika	okuyoncika	kuyoncika	akuyuncika	okungeyuncika	kungeyuncika
Class 17	kuyoncika	okuyoncika	kuyoncika	akuyuncika	okungeyuncika	kungeyuncika
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngincike	nginganciki
2nd singular	uncike	unganciki
1st plural	sincike	singanciki
2nd plural	nincike	ninganciki
Class 1	ancike	anganciki
Class 2	bancike	banganciki
Class 3	uncike	unganciki
Class 4	incike	inganciki
Class 5	lincike	linganciki
Class 6	ancike	anganciki
Class 7	sincike	singanciki
Class 8	zincike	zinganciki
Class 9	incike	inganciki
Class 10	zincike	zinganciki
Class 11	luncike	lunganciki
Class 14	buncike	bunganciki
Class 15	kuncike	kunganciki
Class 17	kuncike	kunganciki
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngancika	ngangancika, angancika, angangancika
2nd singular	wancika	wangancika, awancika, awangancika
1st plural	sancika	sangancika, asancika, asangancika
2nd plural	nancika	nangancika, anancika, anangancika
Class 1	wancika	wangancika, akancika, akangancika
Class 2	bancika	bangancika, abancika, abangancika
Class 3	wancika	wangancika, awancika, awangancika
Class 4	yancika	yangancika, ayancika, ayangancika
Class 5	lancika	langancika, alancika, alangancika
Class 6	ancika	angancika, awancika, awangancika
Class 7	sancika	sangancika, asancika, asangancika
Class 8	zancika	zangancika, azancika, azangancika
Class 9	yancika	yangancika, ayancika, ayangancika
Class 10	zancika	zangancika, azancika, azangancika
Class 11	lwancika	lwangancika, alwancika, alwangancika
Class 14	bancika	bangancika, abancika, abangancika
Class 15	kwancika	kwangancika, akwancika, akwangancika
Class 17	kwancika	kwangancika, akwancika, akwangancika

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ncika”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ncika (3.9)”