# nciphisa
## Xhosa
### Verb

-nciphisa$^?$
* (transitive) to reduce

#### Inflection

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## Zulu
### Etymology

From -ncipha +‎ -isa.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ᵑǀipʰíːsa/

### Verb

-nciphísa
* (transitive) to decrease, to diminish, to dwindle, to lessen, to shorten, to shrink, to wane, to become less, to become smaller

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukunciphisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukunciphisa | ukunganciphisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | nciphisa | -nciphise |
| Plural | nciphisani | -nciphiseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyanciphisa, nginciphisa | enginciphisayo, enginciphisa | nginciphisa | anginciphisi | enginganciphisi | nginganciphisi |
| 2nd singular | uyanciphisa, unciphisa | onciphisayo, onciphisa | unciphisa | awunciphisi | onganciphisi | unganciphisi |
| 1st plural | siyanciphisa, sinciphisa | esinciphisayo, esinciphisa | sinciphisa | asinciphisi | esinganciphisi | singanciphisi |
| 2nd plural | niyanciphisa, ninciphisa | eninciphisayo, eninciphisa | ninciphisa | aninciphisi | eninganciphisi | ninganciphisi |
| Class 1 | uyanciphisa, unciphisa | onciphisayo, onciphisa | enciphisa | akanciphisi | onganciphisi | enganciphisi |
| Class 2 | bayanciphisa, banciphisa | abanciphisayo, abanciphisa | benciphisa | abanciphisi | abanganciphisi | benganciphisi |
| Class 3 | uyanciphisa, unciphisa | onciphisayo, onciphisa | unciphisa | awunciphisi | onganciphisi | unganciphisi |
| Class 4 | iyanciphisa, inciphisa | enciphisayo, enciphisa | inciphisa | ayinciphisi | enganciphisi | inganciphisi |
| Class 5 | liyanciphisa, linciphisa | elinciphisayo, elinciphisa | linciphisa | alinciphisi | elinganciphisi | linganciphisi |
| Class 6 | ayanciphisa, anciphisa | anciphisayo, anciphisa | enciphisa | awanciphisi | anganciphisi | enganciphisi |
| Class 7 | siyanciphisa, sinciphisa | esinciphisayo, esinciphisa | sinciphisa | asinciphisi | esinganciphisi | singanciphisi |
| Class 8 | ziyanciphisa, zinciphisa | ezinciphisayo, ezinciphisa | zinciphisa | azinciphisi | ezinganciphisi | zinganciphisi |
| Class 9 | iyanciphisa, inciphisa | enciphisayo, enciphisa | inciphisa | ayinciphisi | enganciphisi | inganciphisi |
| Class 10 | ziyanciphisa, zinciphisa | ezinciphisayo, ezinciphisa | zinciphisa | azinciphisi | ezinganciphisi | zinganciphisi |
| Class 11 | luyanciphisa, lunciphisa | olunciphisayo, olunciphisa | lunciphisa | alunciphisi | olunganciphisi | lunganciphisi |
| Class 14 | buyanciphisa, bunciphisa | obunciphisayo, obunciphisa | bunciphisa | abunciphisi | obunganciphisi | bunganciphisi |
| Class 15 | kuyanciphisa, kunciphisa | okunciphisayo, okunciphisa | kunciphisa | akunciphisi | okunganciphisi | kunganciphisi |
| Class 17 | kuyanciphisa, kunciphisa | okunciphisayo, okunciphisa | kunciphisa | akunciphisi | okunganciphisi | kunganciphisi |
| | 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 | nginciphisile, nginciphisē | enginciphisile, enginciphisē | nginciphisile, nginciphisē | anginciphisanga | enginganciphisanga | nginganciphisanga |
| 2nd singular | unciphisile, unciphisē | onciphisile, onciphisē | unciphisile, unciphisē | awunciphisanga | onganciphisanga | unganciphisanga |
| 1st plural | sinciphisile, sinciphisē | esinciphisile, esinciphisē | sinciphisile, sinciphisē | asinciphisanga | esinganciphisanga | singanciphisanga |
| 2nd plural | ninciphisile, ninciphisē | eninciphisile, eninciphisē | ninciphisile, ninciphisē | aninciphisanga | eninganciphisanga | ninganciphisanga |
| Class 1 | unciphisile, unciphisē | onciphisile, onciphisē | enciphisile, enciphisē | akanciphisanga | onganciphisanga | enganciphisanga |
| Class 2 | banciphisile, banciphisē | abanciphisile, abanciphisē | benciphisile, benciphisē | abanciphisanga | abanganciphisanga | benganciphisanga |
| Class 3 | unciphisile, unciphisē | onciphisile, onciphisē | unciphisile, unciphisē | awunciphisanga | onganciphisanga | unganciphisanga |
| Class 4 | inciphisile, inciphisē | enciphisile, enciphisē | inciphisile, inciphisē | ayinciphisanga | enganciphisanga | inganciphisanga |
| Class 5 | linciphisile, linciphisē | elinciphisile, elinciphisē | linciphisile, linciphisē | alinciphisanga | elinganciphisanga | linganciphisanga |
| Class 6 | anciphisile, anciphisē | anciphisile, anciphisē | enciphisile, enciphisē | awanciphisanga | anganciphisanga | enganciphisanga |
| Class 7 | sinciphisile, sinciphisē | esinciphisile, esinciphisē | sinciphisile, sinciphisē | asinciphisanga | esinganciphisanga | singanciphisanga |
| Class 8 | zinciphisile, zinciphisē | ezinciphisile, ezinciphisē | zinciphisile, zinciphisē | azinciphisanga | ezinganciphisanga | zinganciphisanga |
| Class 9 | inciphisile, inciphisē | enciphisile, enciphisē | inciphisile, inciphisē | ayinciphisanga | enganciphisanga | inganciphisanga |
| Class 10 | zinciphisile, zinciphisē | ezinciphisile, ezinciphisē | zinciphisile, zinciphisē | azinciphisanga | ezinganciphisanga | zinganciphisanga |
| Class 11 | lunciphisile, lunciphisē | olunciphisile, olunciphisē | lunciphisile, lunciphisē | alunciphisanga | olunganciphisanga | lunganciphisanga |
| Class 14 | bunciphisile, bunciphisē | obunciphisile, obunciphisē | bunciphisile, bunciphisē | abunciphisanga | obunganciphisanga | bunganciphisanga |
| Class 15 | kunciphisile, kunciphisē | okunciphisile, okunciphisē | kunciphisile, kunciphisē | akunciphisanga | okunganciphisanga | kunganciphisanga |
| Class 17 | kunciphisile, kunciphisē | okunciphisile, okunciphisē | kunciphisile, kunciphisē | akunciphisanga | okunganciphisanga | kunganciphisanga |
| | 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 | ngānciphisa | engānciphisa | ngānciphisa | anginciphisanga | enginganciphisanga | nginganciphisanga |
| 2nd singular | wānciphisa | owānciphisa | wānciphisa | awunciphisanga | onganciphisanga | unganciphisanga |
| 1st plural | sānciphisa | esānciphisa | sānciphisa | asinciphisanga | esinganciphisanga | singanciphisanga |
| 2nd plural | nānciphisa | enānciphisa | nānciphisa | aninciphisanga | eninganciphisanga | ninganciphisanga |
| Class 1 | wānciphisa | owānciphisa | ānciphisa | akanciphisanga | onganciphisanga | enganciphisanga |
| Class 2 | bānciphisa | abānciphisa | bānciphisa | abanciphisanga | abanganciphisanga | benganciphisanga |
| Class 3 | wānciphisa | owānciphisa | wānciphisa | awunciphisanga | onganciphisanga | unganciphisanga |
| Class 4 | yānciphisa | eyānciphisa | yānciphisa | ayinciphisanga | enganciphisanga | inganciphisanga |
| Class 5 | lānciphisa | elānciphisa | lānciphisa | alinciphisanga | elinganciphisanga | linganciphisanga |
| Class 6 | ānciphisa | ānciphisa | ānciphisa | awanciphisanga | anganciphisanga | enganciphisanga |
| Class 7 | sānciphisa | esānciphisa | sānciphisa | asinciphisanga | esinganciphisanga | singanciphisanga |
| Class 8 | zānciphisa | ezānciphisa | zānciphisa | azinciphisanga | ezinganciphisanga | zinganciphisanga |
| Class 9 | yānciphisa | eyānciphisa | yānciphisa | ayinciphisanga | enganciphisanga | inganciphisanga |
| Class 10 | zānciphisa | ezānciphisa | zānciphisa | azinciphisanga | ezinganciphisanga | zinganciphisanga |
| Class 11 | lwānciphisa | olwānciphisa | lwānciphisa | alunciphisanga | olunganciphisanga | lunganciphisanga |
| Class 14 | bānciphisa | obānciphisa | bānciphisa | abunciphisanga | obunganciphisanga | bunganciphisanga |
| Class 15 | kwānciphisa | okwānciphisa | kwānciphisa | akunciphisanga | okunganciphisanga | kunganciphisanga |
| Class 17 | kwānciphisa | okwānciphisa | kwānciphisa | akunciphisanga | okunganciphisanga | kunganciphisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | nginganciphisa | — | nginganciphisa | ngingenciphise | — | ngingenciphise |
| 2nd singular | unganciphisa | — | unganciphisa | ungenciphise | — | ungenciphise |
| 1st plural | singanciphisa | — | singanciphisa | singenciphise | — | singenciphise |
| 2nd plural | ninganciphisa | — | ninganciphisa | ningenciphise | — | ningenciphise |
| Class 1 | anganciphisa | — | enganciphisa | angenciphise | — | engenciphise |
| Class 2 | banganciphisa | — | benganciphisa | bangenciphise | — | bengenciphise |
| Class 3 | unganciphisa | — | unganciphisa | ungenciphise | — | ungenciphise |
| Class 4 | inganciphisa | — | inganciphisa | ingenciphise | — | ingenciphise |
| Class 5 | linganciphisa | — | linganciphisa | lingenciphise | — | lingenciphise |
| Class 6 | anganciphisa | — | enganciphisa | angenciphise | — | engenciphise |
| Class 7 | singanciphisa | — | singanciphisa | singenciphise | — | singenciphise |
| Class 8 | zinganciphisa | — | zinganciphisa | zingenciphise | — | zingenciphise |
| Class 9 | inganciphisa | — | inganciphisa | ingenciphise | — | ingenciphise |
| Class 10 | zinganciphisa | — | zinganciphisa | zingenciphise | — | zingenciphise |
| Class 11 | lunganciphisa | — | lunganciphisa | lungenciphise | — | lungenciphise |
| Class 14 | bunganciphisa | — | bunganciphisa | bungenciphise | — | bungenciphise |
| Class 15 | kunganciphisa | — | kunganciphisa | kungenciphise | — | kungenciphise |
| Class 17 | kunganciphisa | — | kunganciphisa | kungenciphise | — | kungenciphise |
| | 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 | ngizonciphisa | engizonciphisa | ngizonciphisa | angizunciphisa | engingezunciphisa | ngingezunciphisa |
| 2nd singular | uzonciphisa | ozonciphisa | uzonciphisa | awuzunciphisa | ongezunciphisa | ungezunciphisa |
| 1st plural | sizonciphisa | esizonciphisa | sizonciphisa | asizunciphisa | esingezunciphisa | singezunciphisa |
| 2nd plural | nizonciphisa | enizonciphisa | nizonciphisa | anizunciphisa | eningezunciphisa | ningezunciphisa |
| Class 1 | uzonciphisa | ozonciphisa | ezonciphisa | akazunciphisa | ongezunciphisa | engezunciphisa |
| Class 2 | bazonciphisa | abazonciphisa | bezonciphisa | abazunciphisa | abangezunciphisa | bengezunciphisa |
| Class 3 | uzonciphisa | ozonciphisa | uzonciphisa | awuzunciphisa | ongezunciphisa | ungezunciphisa |
| Class 4 | izonciphisa | ezonciphisa | izonciphisa | ayizunciphisa | engezunciphisa | ingezunciphisa |
| Class 5 | lizonciphisa | elizonciphisa | lizonciphisa | alizunciphisa | elingezunciphisa | lingezunciphisa |
| Class 6 | azonciphisa | azonciphisa | ezonciphisa | awazunciphisa | angezunciphisa | engezunciphisa |
| Class 7 | sizonciphisa | esizonciphisa | sizonciphisa | asizunciphisa | esingezunciphisa | singezunciphisa |
| Class 8 | zizonciphisa | ezizonciphisa | zizonciphisa | azizunciphisa | ezingezunciphisa | zingezunciphisa |
| Class 9 | izonciphisa | ezonciphisa | izonciphisa | ayizunciphisa | engezunciphisa | ingezunciphisa |
| Class 10 | zizonciphisa | ezizonciphisa | zizonciphisa | azizunciphisa | ezingezunciphisa | zingezunciphisa |
| Class 11 | luzonciphisa | oluzonciphisa | luzonciphisa | aluzunciphisa | olungezunciphisa | lungezunciphisa |
| Class 14 | buzonciphisa | obuzonciphisa | buzonciphisa | abuzunciphisa | obungezunciphisa | bungezunciphisa |
| Class 15 | kuzonciphisa | okuzonciphisa | kuzonciphisa | akuzunciphisa | okungezunciphisa | kungezunciphisa |
| Class 17 | kuzonciphisa | okuzonciphisa | kuzonciphisa | akuzunciphisa | okungezunciphisa | kungezunciphisa |
| | 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 | ngiyonciphisa | engiyonciphisa | ngiyonciphisa | angiyunciphisa | engingeyunciphisa | ngingeyunciphisa |
| 2nd singular | uyonciphisa | oyonciphisa | uyonciphisa | awuyunciphisa | ongeyunciphisa | ungeyunciphisa |
| 1st plural | siyonciphisa | esiyonciphisa | siyonciphisa | asiyunciphisa | esingeyunciphisa | singeyunciphisa |
| 2nd plural | niyonciphisa | eniyonciphisa | niyonciphisa | aniyunciphisa | eningeyunciphisa | ningeyunciphisa |
| Class 1 | uyonciphisa | oyonciphisa | eyonciphisa | akayunciphisa | ongeyunciphisa | engeyunciphisa |
| Class 2 | bayonciphisa | abayonciphisa | beyonciphisa | abayunciphisa | abangeyunciphisa | bengeyunciphisa |
| Class 3 | uyonciphisa | oyonciphisa | uyonciphisa | awuyunciphisa | ongeyunciphisa | ungeyunciphisa |
| Class 4 | iyonciphisa | eyonciphisa | iyonciphisa | ayiyunciphisa | engeyunciphisa | ingeyunciphisa |
| Class 5 | liyonciphisa | eliyonciphisa | liyonciphisa | aliyunciphisa | elingeyunciphisa | lingeyunciphisa |
| Class 6 | ayonciphisa | ayonciphisa | eyonciphisa | awayunciphisa | angeyunciphisa | engeyunciphisa |
| Class 7 | siyonciphisa | esiyonciphisa | siyonciphisa | asiyunciphisa | esingeyunciphisa | singeyunciphisa |
| Class 8 | ziyonciphisa | eziyonciphisa | ziyonciphisa | aziyunciphisa | ezingeyunciphisa | zingeyunciphisa |
| Class 9 | iyonciphisa | eyonciphisa | iyonciphisa | ayiyunciphisa | engeyunciphisa | ingeyunciphisa |
| Class 10 | ziyonciphisa | eziyonciphisa | ziyonciphisa | aziyunciphisa | ezingeyunciphisa | zingeyunciphisa |
| Class 11 | luyonciphisa | oluyonciphisa | luyonciphisa | aluyunciphisa | olungeyunciphisa | lungeyunciphisa |
| Class 14 | buyonciphisa | obuyonciphisa | buyonciphisa | abuyunciphisa | obungeyunciphisa | bungeyunciphisa |
| Class 15 | kuyonciphisa | okuyonciphisa | kuyonciphisa | akuyunciphisa | okungeyunciphisa | kungeyunciphisa |
| Class 17 | kuyonciphisa | okuyonciphisa | kuyonciphisa | akuyunciphisa | okungeyunciphisa | kungeyunciphisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | nginciphise | nginganciphisi |
| 2nd singular | unciphise | unganciphisi |
| 1st plural | sinciphise | singanciphisi |
| 2nd plural | ninciphise | ninganciphisi |
| Class 1 | anciphise | anganciphisi |
| Class 2 | banciphise | banganciphisi |
| Class 3 | unciphise | unganciphisi |
| Class 4 | inciphise | inganciphisi |
| Class 5 | linciphise | linganciphisi |
| Class 6 | anciphise | anganciphisi |
| Class 7 | sinciphise | singanciphisi |
| Class 8 | zinciphise | zinganciphisi |
| Class 9 | inciphise | inganciphisi |
| Class 10 | zinciphise | zinganciphisi |
| Class 11 | lunciphise | lunganciphisi |
| Class 14 | bunciphise | bunganciphisi |
| Class 15 | kunciphise | kunganciphisi |
| Class 17 | kunciphise | kunganciphisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | nganciphisa | nganganciphisa, anganciphisa, anganganciphisa |
| 2nd singular | wanciphisa | wanganciphisa, awanciphisa, awanganciphisa |
| 1st plural | sanciphisa | sanganciphisa, asanciphisa, asanganciphisa |
| 2nd plural | nanciphisa | nanganciphisa, ananciphisa, ananganciphisa |
| Class 1 | wanciphisa | wanganciphisa, akanciphisa, akanganciphisa |
| Class 2 | banciphisa | banganciphisa, abanciphisa, abanganciphisa |
| Class 3 | wanciphisa | wanganciphisa, awanciphisa, awanganciphisa |
| Class 4 | yanciphisa | yanganciphisa, ayanciphisa, ayanganciphisa |
| Class 5 | lanciphisa | langanciphisa, alanciphisa, alanganciphisa |
| Class 6 | anciphisa | anganciphisa, awanciphisa, awanganciphisa |
| Class 7 | sanciphisa | sanganciphisa, asanciphisa, asanganciphisa |
| Class 8 | zanciphisa | zanganciphisa, azanciphisa, azanganciphisa |
| Class 9 | yanciphisa | yanganciphisa, ayanciphisa, ayanganciphisa |
| Class 10 | zanciphisa | zanganciphisa, azanciphisa, azanganciphisa |
| Class 11 | lwanciphisa | lwanganciphisa, alwanciphisa, alwanganciphisa |
| Class 14 | banciphisa | banganciphisa, abanciphisa, abanganciphisa |
| Class 15 | kwanciphisa | kwanganciphisa, akwanciphisa, akwanganciphisa |
| Class 17 | kwanciphisa | kwanganciphisa, akwanciphisa, akwanganciphisa |

### References

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