# amuka
## Zulu
### Verb

-amúka
* (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of -emuka

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukwamuka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwamuka | ukungamuki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yamuka | -amuke |
| Plural | yamukani | -amukeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyamuka, ngamuka | engamukayo, engamuka | ngamuka | angamuki | engingamuki | ngingamuki |
| 2nd singular | uyamuka, wamuka | owamukayo, owamuka | wamuka | awamuki | ongamuki | ungamuki |
| 1st plural | siyamuka, samuka | esamukayo, esamuka | samuka | asamuki | esingamuki | singamuki |
| 2nd plural | niyamuka, namuka | enamukayo, enamuka | namuka | anamuki | eningamuki | ningamuki |
| Class 1 | uyamuka, wamuka | owamukayo, owamuka | amuka | akamuki | ongamuki | engamuki |
| Class 2 | bayamuka, bamuka | abamukayo, abamuka | bamuka | abamuki | abangamuki | bengamuki |
| Class 3 | uyamuka, wamuka | owamukayo, owamuka | wamuka | awamuki | ongamuki | ungamuki |
| Class 4 | iyamuka, yamuka | eyamukayo, eyamuka | yamuka | ayamuki | engamuki | ingamuki |
| Class 5 | liyamuka, lamuka | elamukayo, elamuka | lamuka | alamuki | elingamuki | lingamuki |
| Class 6 | ayamuka, amuka | amukayo, amuka | amuka | awamuki | angamuki | engamuki |
| Class 7 | siyamuka, samuka | esamukayo, esamuka | samuka | asamuki | esingamuki | singamuki |
| Class 8 | ziyamuka, zamuka | ezamukayo, ezamuka | zamuka | azamuki | ezingamuki | zingamuki |
| Class 9 | iyamuka, yamuka | eyamukayo, eyamuka | yamuka | ayamuki | engamuki | ingamuki |
| Class 10 | ziyamuka, zamuka | ezamukayo, ezamuka | zamuka | azamuki | ezingamuki | zingamuki |
| Class 11 | luyamuka, lwamuka | olwamukayo, olwamuka | lwamuka | alwamuki | olungamuki | lungamuki |
| Class 14 | buyamuka, bamuka | obamukayo, obamuka | bamuka | abamuki | obungamuki | bungamuki |
| Class 15 | kuyamuka, kwamuka | okwamukayo, okwamuka | kwamuka | akwamuki | okungamuki | kungamuki |
| Class 17 | kuyamuka, kwamuka | okwamukayo, okwamuka | kwamuka | akwamuki | okungamuki | kungamuki |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngamukile, ngamukē | engamukile, engamukē | ngamukile, ngamukē | angamukanga | engingamukanga | ngingamukanga |
| 2nd singular | wamukile, wamukē | owamukile, owamukē | wamukile, wamukē | awamukanga | ongamukanga | ungamukanga |
| 1st plural | samukile, samukē | esamukile, esamukē | samukile, samukē | asamukanga | esingamukanga | singamukanga |
| 2nd plural | namukile, namukē | enamukile, enamukē | namukile, namukē | anamukanga | eningamukanga | ningamukanga |
| Class 1 | wamukile, wamukē | owamukile, owamukē | amukile, amukē | akamukanga | ongamukanga | engamukanga |
| Class 2 | bamukile, bamukē | abamukile, abamukē | bamukile, bamukē | abamukanga | abangamukanga | bengamukanga |
| Class 3 | wamukile, wamukē | owamukile, owamukē | wamukile, wamukē | awamukanga | ongamukanga | ungamukanga |
| Class 4 | yamukile, yamukē | eyamukile, eyamukē | yamukile, yamukē | ayamukanga | engamukanga | ingamukanga |
| Class 5 | lamukile, lamukē | elamukile, elamukē | lamukile, lamukē | alamukanga | elingamukanga | lingamukanga |
| Class 6 | amukile, amukē | amukile, amukē | amukile, amukē | awamukanga | angamukanga | engamukanga |
| Class 7 | samukile, samukē | esamukile, esamukē | samukile, samukē | asamukanga | esingamukanga | singamukanga |
| Class 8 | zamukile, zamukē | ezamukile, ezamukē | zamukile, zamukē | azamukanga | ezingamukanga | zingamukanga |
| Class 9 | yamukile, yamukē | eyamukile, eyamukē | yamukile, yamukē | ayamukanga | engamukanga | ingamukanga |
| Class 10 | zamukile, zamukē | ezamukile, ezamukē | zamukile, zamukē | azamukanga | ezingamukanga | zingamukanga |
| Class 11 | lwamukile, lwamukē | olwamukile, olwamukē | lwamukile, lwamukē | alwamukanga | olungamukanga | lungamukanga |
| Class 14 | bamukile, bamukē | obamukile, obamukē | bamukile, bamukē | abamukanga | obungamukanga | bungamukanga |
| Class 15 | kwamukile, kwamukē | okwamukile, okwamukē | kwamukile, kwamukē | akwamukanga | okungamukanga | kungamukanga |
| Class 17 | kwamukile, kwamukē | okwamukile, okwamukē | kwamukile, kwamukē | akwamukanga | okungamukanga | kungamukanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngāmuka | engāmuka | ngāmuka | angamukanga | engingamukanga | ngingamukanga |
| 2nd singular | wāmuka | owāmuka | wāmuka | awamukanga | ongamukanga | ungamukanga |
| 1st plural | sāmuka | esāmuka | sāmuka | asamukanga | esingamukanga | singamukanga |
| 2nd plural | nāmuka | enāmuka | nāmuka | anamukanga | eningamukanga | ningamukanga |
| Class 1 | wāmuka | owāmuka | āmuka | akamukanga | ongamukanga | engamukanga |
| Class 2 | bāmuka | abāmuka | bāmuka | abamukanga | abangamukanga | bengamukanga |
| Class 3 | wāmuka | owāmuka | wāmuka | awamukanga | ongamukanga | ungamukanga |
| Class 4 | yāmuka | eyāmuka | yāmuka | ayamukanga | engamukanga | ingamukanga |
| Class 5 | lāmuka | elāmuka | lāmuka | alamukanga | elingamukanga | lingamukanga |
| Class 6 | āmuka | āmuka | āmuka | awamukanga | angamukanga | engamukanga |
| Class 7 | sāmuka | esāmuka | sāmuka | asamukanga | esingamukanga | singamukanga |
| Class 8 | zāmuka | ezāmuka | zāmuka | azamukanga | ezingamukanga | zingamukanga |
| Class 9 | yāmuka | eyāmuka | yāmuka | ayamukanga | engamukanga | ingamukanga |
| Class 10 | zāmuka | ezāmuka | zāmuka | azamukanga | ezingamukanga | zingamukanga |
| Class 11 | lwāmuka | olwāmuka | lwāmuka | alwamukanga | olungamukanga | lungamukanga |
| Class 14 | bāmuka | obāmuka | bāmuka | abamukanga | obungamukanga | bungamukanga |
| Class 15 | kwāmuka | okwāmuka | kwāmuka | akwamukanga | okungamukanga | kungamukanga |
| Class 17 | kwāmuka | okwāmuka | kwāmuka | akwamukanga | okungamukanga | kungamukanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingamuka | — | ngingamuka | ngingamuke | — | ngingamuke |
| 2nd singular | ungamuka | — | ungamuka | ungamuke | — | ungamuke |
| 1st plural | singamuka | — | singamuka | singamuke | — | singamuke |
| 2nd plural | ningamuka | — | ningamuka | ningamuke | — | ningamuke |
| Class 1 | angamuka | — | engamuka | angamuke | — | engamuke |
| Class 2 | bangamuka | — | bengamuka | bangamuke | — | bengamuke |
| Class 3 | ungamuka | — | ungamuka | ungamuke | — | ungamuke |
| Class 4 | ingamuka | — | ingamuka | ingamuke | — | ingamuke |
| Class 5 | lingamuka | — | lingamuka | lingamuke | — | lingamuke |
| Class 6 | angamuka | — | engamuka | angamuke | — | engamuke |
| Class 7 | singamuka | — | singamuka | singamuke | — | singamuke |
| Class 8 | zingamuka | — | zingamuka | zingamuke | — | zingamuke |
| Class 9 | ingamuka | — | ingamuka | ingamuke | — | ingamuke |
| Class 10 | zingamuka | — | zingamuka | zingamuke | — | zingamuke |
| Class 11 | lungamuka | — | lungamuka | lungamuke | — | lungamuke |
| Class 14 | bungamuka | — | bungamuka | bungamuke | — | bungamuke |
| Class 15 | kungamuka | — | kungamuka | kungamuke | — | kungamuke |
| Class 17 | kungamuka | — | kungamuka | kungamuke | — | kungamuke |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizokwamuka | engizokwamuka | ngizokwamuka | angizukwamuka | engingezukwamuka | ngingezukwamuka |
| 2nd singular | uzokwamuka | ozokwamuka | uzokwamuka | awuzukwamuka | ongezukwamuka | ungezukwamuka |
| 1st plural | sizokwamuka | esizokwamuka | sizokwamuka | asizukwamuka | esingezukwamuka | singezukwamuka |
| 2nd plural | nizokwamuka | enizokwamuka | nizokwamuka | anizukwamuka | eningezukwamuka | ningezukwamuka |
| Class 1 | uzokwamuka | ozokwamuka | ezokwamuka | akazukwamuka | ongezukwamuka | engezukwamuka |
| Class 2 | bazokwamuka | abazokwamuka | bezokwamuka | abazukwamuka | abangezukwamuka | bengezukwamuka |
| Class 3 | uzokwamuka | ozokwamuka | uzokwamuka | awuzukwamuka | ongezukwamuka | ungezukwamuka |
| Class 4 | izokwamuka | ezokwamuka | izokwamuka | ayizukwamuka | engezukwamuka | ingezukwamuka |
| Class 5 | lizokwamuka | elizokwamuka | lizokwamuka | alizukwamuka | elingezukwamuka | lingezukwamuka |
| Class 6 | azokwamuka | azokwamuka | ezokwamuka | awazukwamuka | angezukwamuka | engezukwamuka |
| Class 7 | sizokwamuka | esizokwamuka | sizokwamuka | asizukwamuka | esingezukwamuka | singezukwamuka |
| Class 8 | zizokwamuka | ezizokwamuka | zizokwamuka | azizukwamuka | ezingezukwamuka | zingezukwamuka |
| Class 9 | izokwamuka | ezokwamuka | izokwamuka | ayizukwamuka | engezukwamuka | ingezukwamuka |
| Class 10 | zizokwamuka | ezizokwamuka | zizokwamuka | azizukwamuka | ezingezukwamuka | zingezukwamuka |
| Class 11 | luzokwamuka | oluzokwamuka | luzokwamuka | aluzukwamuka | olungezukwamuka | lungezukwamuka |
| Class 14 | buzokwamuka | obuzokwamuka | buzokwamuka | abuzukwamuka | obungezukwamuka | bungezukwamuka |
| Class 15 | kuzokwamuka | okuzokwamuka | kuzokwamuka | akuzukwamuka | okungezukwamuka | kungezukwamuka |
| Class 17 | kuzokwamuka | okuzokwamuka | kuzokwamuka | akuzukwamuka | okungezukwamuka | kungezukwamuka |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyokwamuka | engiyokwamuka | ngiyokwamuka | angiyukwamuka | engingeyukwamuka | ngingeyukwamuka |
| 2nd singular | uyokwamuka | oyokwamuka | uyokwamuka | awuyukwamuka | ongeyukwamuka | ungeyukwamuka |
| 1st plural | siyokwamuka | esiyokwamuka | siyokwamuka | asiyukwamuka | esingeyukwamuka | singeyukwamuka |
| 2nd plural | niyokwamuka | eniyokwamuka | niyokwamuka | aniyukwamuka | eningeyukwamuka | ningeyukwamuka |
| Class 1 | uyokwamuka | oyokwamuka | eyokwamuka | akayukwamuka | ongeyukwamuka | engeyukwamuka |
| Class 2 | bayokwamuka | abayokwamuka | beyokwamuka | abayukwamuka | abangeyukwamuka | bengeyukwamuka |
| Class 3 | uyokwamuka | oyokwamuka | uyokwamuka | awuyukwamuka | ongeyukwamuka | ungeyukwamuka |
| Class 4 | iyokwamuka | eyokwamuka | iyokwamuka | ayiyukwamuka | engeyukwamuka | ingeyukwamuka |
| Class 5 | liyokwamuka | eliyokwamuka | liyokwamuka | aliyukwamuka | elingeyukwamuka | lingeyukwamuka |
| Class 6 | ayokwamuka | ayokwamuka | eyokwamuka | awayukwamuka | angeyukwamuka | engeyukwamuka |
| Class 7 | siyokwamuka | esiyokwamuka | siyokwamuka | asiyukwamuka | esingeyukwamuka | singeyukwamuka |
| Class 8 | ziyokwamuka | eziyokwamuka | ziyokwamuka | aziyukwamuka | ezingeyukwamuka | zingeyukwamuka |
| Class 9 | iyokwamuka | eyokwamuka | iyokwamuka | ayiyukwamuka | engeyukwamuka | ingeyukwamuka |
| Class 10 | ziyokwamuka | eziyokwamuka | ziyokwamuka | aziyukwamuka | ezingeyukwamuka | zingeyukwamuka |
| Class 11 | luyokwamuka | oluyokwamuka | luyokwamuka | aluyukwamuka | olungeyukwamuka | lungeyukwamuka |
| Class 14 | buyokwamuka | obuyokwamuka | buyokwamuka | abuyukwamuka | obungeyukwamuka | bungeyukwamuka |
| Class 15 | kuyokwamuka | okuyokwamuka | kuyokwamuka | akuyukwamuka | okungeyukwamuka | kungeyukwamuka |
| Class 17 | kuyokwamuka | okuyokwamuka | kuyokwamuka | akuyukwamuka | okungeyukwamuka | kungeyukwamuka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngamuke | ngingamuki |
| 2nd singular | wamuke | ungamuki |
| 1st plural | samuke | singamuki |
| 2nd plural | namuke | ningamuki |
| Class 1 | amuke | angamuki |
| Class 2 | bamuke | bangamuki |
| Class 3 | wamuke | ungamuki |
| Class 4 | yamuke | ingamuki |
| Class 5 | lamuke | lingamuki |
| Class 6 | amuke | angamuki |
| Class 7 | samuke | singamuki |
| Class 8 | zamuke | zingamuki |
| Class 9 | yamuke | ingamuki |
| Class 10 | zamuke | zingamuki |
| Class 11 | lwamuke | lungamuki |
| Class 14 | bamuke | bungamuki |
| Class 15 | kwamuke | kungamuki |
| Class 17 | kwamuke | kungamuki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngamuka | ngangamuka, angamuka, angangamuka |
| 2nd singular | wamuka | wangamuka, awamuka, awangamuka |
| 1st plural | samuka | sangamuka, asamuka, asangamuka |
| 2nd plural | namuka | nangamuka, anamuka, anangamuka |
| Class 1 | wamuka | wangamuka, akamuka, akangamuka |
| Class 2 | bamuka | bangamuka, abamuka, abangamuka |
| Class 3 | wamuka | wangamuka, awamuka, awangamuka |
| Class 4 | yamuka | yangamuka, ayamuka, ayangamuka |
| Class 5 | lamuka | langamuka, alamuka, alangamuka |
| Class 6 | amuka | angamuka, awamuka, awangamuka |
| Class 7 | samuka | sangamuka, asamuka, asangamuka |
| Class 8 | zamuka | zangamuka, azamuka, azangamuka |
| Class 9 | yamuka | yangamuka, ayamuka, ayangamuka |
| Class 10 | zamuka | zangamuka, azamuka, azangamuka |
| Class 11 | lwamuka | lwangamuka, alwamuka, alwangamuka |
| Class 14 | bamuka | bangamuka, abamuka, abangamuka |
| Class 15 | kwamuka | kwangamuka, akwamuka, akwangamuka |
| Class 17 | kwamuka | kwangamuka, akwamuka, akwangamuka |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “amuka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “amuka (3.2.9)”