# ehlukana
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -ehluka +‎ -ana.

### Verb

-ehlukána
* (intransitive) to part, to separate, to split up
* (intransitive) to be different, to differ
* (intransitive) to disagree

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukwehlukana |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwehlukana | ukungehlukani |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yehlukana | -ehlukane |
| Plural | yehlukanani | -ehlukaneni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyehlukana, ngehlukana | engehlukanayo, engehlukana | ngehlukana | angehlukani | engingehlukani | ngingehlukani |
| 2nd singular | uyehlukana, wehlukana | owehlukanayo, owehlukana | wehlukana | awehlukani | ongehlukani | ungehlukani |
| 1st plural | siyehlukana, sehlukana | esehlukanayo, esehlukana | sehlukana | asehlukani | esingehlukani | singehlukani |
| 2nd plural | niyehlukana, nehlukana | enehlukanayo, enehlukana | nehlukana | anehlukani | eningehlukani | ningehlukani |
| Class 1 | uyehlukana, wehlukana | owehlukanayo, owehlukana | ehlukana | akehlukani | ongehlukani | engehlukani |
| Class 2 | bayehlukana, behlukana | abehlukanayo, abehlukana | behlukana | abehlukani | abangehlukani | bengehlukani |
| Class 3 | uyehlukana, wehlukana | owehlukanayo, owehlukana | wehlukana | awehlukani | ongehlukani | ungehlukani |
| Class 4 | iyehlukana, yehlukana | eyehlukanayo, eyehlukana | yehlukana | ayehlukani | engehlukani | ingehlukani |
| Class 5 | liyehlukana, lehlukana | elehlukanayo, elehlukana | lehlukana | alehlukani | elingehlukani | lingehlukani |
| Class 6 | ayehlukana, ehlukana | ehlukanayo, ehlukana | ehlukana | awehlukani | angehlukani | engehlukani |
| Class 7 | siyehlukana, sehlukana | esehlukanayo, esehlukana | sehlukana | asehlukani | esingehlukani | singehlukani |
| Class 8 | ziyehlukana, zehlukana | ezehlukanayo, ezehlukana | zehlukana | azehlukani | ezingehlukani | zingehlukani |
| Class 9 | iyehlukana, yehlukana | eyehlukanayo, eyehlukana | yehlukana | ayehlukani | engehlukani | ingehlukani |
| Class 10 | ziyehlukana, zehlukana | ezehlukanayo, ezehlukana | zehlukana | azehlukani | ezingehlukani | zingehlukani |
| Class 11 | luyehlukana, lwehlukana | olwehlukanayo, olwehlukana | lwehlukana | alwehlukani | olungehlukani | lungehlukani |
| Class 14 | buyehlukana, behlukana | obehlukanayo, obehlukana | behlukana | abehlukani | obungehlukani | bungehlukani |
| Class 15 | kuyehlukana, kwehlukana | okwehlukanayo, okwehlukana | kwehlukana | akwehlukani | okungehlukani | kungehlukani |
| Class 17 | kuyehlukana, kwehlukana | okwehlukanayo, okwehlukana | kwehlukana | akwehlukani | okungehlukani | kungehlukani |
| | 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 | ngehlukanile, ngehlukanē | engehlukanile, engehlukanē | ngehlukanile, ngehlukanē | angehlukananga | engingehlukananga | ngingehlukananga |
| 2nd singular | wehlukanile, wehlukanē | owehlukanile, owehlukanē | wehlukanile, wehlukanē | awehlukananga | ongehlukananga | ungehlukananga |
| 1st plural | sehlukanile, sehlukanē | esehlukanile, esehlukanē | sehlukanile, sehlukanē | asehlukananga | esingehlukananga | singehlukananga |
| 2nd plural | nehlukanile, nehlukanē | enehlukanile, enehlukanē | nehlukanile, nehlukanē | anehlukananga | eningehlukananga | ningehlukananga |
| Class 1 | wehlukanile, wehlukanē | owehlukanile, owehlukanē | ehlukanile, ehlukanē | akehlukananga | ongehlukananga | engehlukananga |
| Class 2 | behlukanile, behlukanē | abehlukanile, abehlukanē | behlukanile, behlukanē | abehlukananga | abangehlukananga | bengehlukananga |
| Class 3 | wehlukanile, wehlukanē | owehlukanile, owehlukanē | wehlukanile, wehlukanē | awehlukananga | ongehlukananga | ungehlukananga |
| Class 4 | yehlukanile, yehlukanē | eyehlukanile, eyehlukanē | yehlukanile, yehlukanē | ayehlukananga | engehlukananga | ingehlukananga |
| Class 5 | lehlukanile, lehlukanē | elehlukanile, elehlukanē | lehlukanile, lehlukanē | alehlukananga | elingehlukananga | lingehlukananga |
| Class 6 | ehlukanile, ehlukanē | ehlukanile, ehlukanē | ehlukanile, ehlukanē | awehlukananga | angehlukananga | engehlukananga |
| Class 7 | sehlukanile, sehlukanē | esehlukanile, esehlukanē | sehlukanile, sehlukanē | asehlukananga | esingehlukananga | singehlukananga |
| Class 8 | zehlukanile, zehlukanē | ezehlukanile, ezehlukanē | zehlukanile, zehlukanē | azehlukananga | ezingehlukananga | zingehlukananga |
| Class 9 | yehlukanile, yehlukanē | eyehlukanile, eyehlukanē | yehlukanile, yehlukanē | ayehlukananga | engehlukananga | ingehlukananga |
| Class 10 | zehlukanile, zehlukanē | ezehlukanile, ezehlukanē | zehlukanile, zehlukanē | azehlukananga | ezingehlukananga | zingehlukananga |
| Class 11 | lwehlukanile, lwehlukanē | olwehlukanile, olwehlukanē | lwehlukanile, lwehlukanē | alwehlukananga | olungehlukananga | lungehlukananga |
| Class 14 | behlukanile, behlukanē | obehlukanile, obehlukanē | behlukanile, behlukanē | abehlukananga | obungehlukananga | bungehlukananga |
| Class 15 | kwehlukanile, kwehlukanē | okwehlukanile, okwehlukanē | kwehlukanile, kwehlukanē | akwehlukananga | okungehlukananga | kungehlukananga |
| Class 17 | kwehlukanile, kwehlukanē | okwehlukanile, okwehlukanē | kwehlukanile, kwehlukanē | akwehlukananga | okungehlukananga | kungehlukananga |
| | 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 | ngēhlukana | engēhlukana | ngēhlukana | angehlukananga | engingehlukananga | ngingehlukananga |
| 2nd singular | wēhlukana | owēhlukana | wēhlukana | awehlukananga | ongehlukananga | ungehlukananga |
| 1st plural | sēhlukana | esēhlukana | sēhlukana | asehlukananga | esingehlukananga | singehlukananga |
| 2nd plural | nēhlukana | enēhlukana | nēhlukana | anehlukananga | eningehlukananga | ningehlukananga |
| Class 1 | wēhlukana | owēhlukana | ēhlukana | akehlukananga | ongehlukananga | engehlukananga |
| Class 2 | bēhlukana | abēhlukana | bēhlukana | abehlukananga | abangehlukananga | bengehlukananga |
| Class 3 | wēhlukana | owēhlukana | wēhlukana | awehlukananga | ongehlukananga | ungehlukananga |
| Class 4 | yēhlukana | eyēhlukana | yēhlukana | ayehlukananga | engehlukananga | ingehlukananga |
| Class 5 | lēhlukana | elēhlukana | lēhlukana | alehlukananga | elingehlukananga | lingehlukananga |
| Class 6 | ēhlukana | ēhlukana | ēhlukana | awehlukananga | angehlukananga | engehlukananga |
| Class 7 | sēhlukana | esēhlukana | sēhlukana | asehlukananga | esingehlukananga | singehlukananga |
| Class 8 | zēhlukana | ezēhlukana | zēhlukana | azehlukananga | ezingehlukananga | zingehlukananga |
| Class 9 | yēhlukana | eyēhlukana | yēhlukana | ayehlukananga | engehlukananga | ingehlukananga |
| Class 10 | zēhlukana | ezēhlukana | zēhlukana | azehlukananga | ezingehlukananga | zingehlukananga |
| Class 11 | lwēhlukana | olwēhlukana | lwēhlukana | alwehlukananga | olungehlukananga | lungehlukananga |
| Class 14 | bēhlukana | obēhlukana | bēhlukana | abehlukananga | obungehlukananga | bungehlukananga |
| Class 15 | kwēhlukana | okwēhlukana | kwēhlukana | akwehlukananga | okungehlukananga | kungehlukananga |
| Class 17 | kwēhlukana | okwēhlukana | kwēhlukana | akwehlukananga | okungehlukananga | kungehlukananga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingehlukana | — | ngingehlukana | ngingehlukane | — | ngingehlukane |
| 2nd singular | ungehlukana | — | ungehlukana | ungehlukane | — | ungehlukane |
| 1st plural | singehlukana | — | singehlukana | singehlukane | — | singehlukane |
| 2nd plural | ningehlukana | — | ningehlukana | ningehlukane | — | ningehlukane |
| Class 1 | angehlukana | — | engehlukana | angehlukane | — | engehlukane |
| Class 2 | bangehlukana | — | bengehlukana | bangehlukane | — | bengehlukane |
| Class 3 | ungehlukana | — | ungehlukana | ungehlukane | — | ungehlukane |
| Class 4 | ingehlukana | — | ingehlukana | ingehlukane | — | ingehlukane |
| Class 5 | lingehlukana | — | lingehlukana | lingehlukane | — | lingehlukane |
| Class 6 | angehlukana | — | engehlukana | angehlukane | — | engehlukane |
| Class 7 | singehlukana | — | singehlukana | singehlukane | — | singehlukane |
| Class 8 | zingehlukana | — | zingehlukana | zingehlukane | — | zingehlukane |
| Class 9 | ingehlukana | — | ingehlukana | ingehlukane | — | ingehlukane |
| Class 10 | zingehlukana | — | zingehlukana | zingehlukane | — | zingehlukane |
| Class 11 | lungehlukana | — | lungehlukana | lungehlukane | — | lungehlukane |
| Class 14 | bungehlukana | — | bungehlukana | bungehlukane | — | bungehlukane |
| Class 15 | kungehlukana | — | kungehlukana | kungehlukane | — | kungehlukane |
| Class 17 | kungehlukana | — | kungehlukana | kungehlukane | — | kungehlukane |
| | 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 | ngizokwehlukana | engizokwehlukana | ngizokwehlukana | angizukwehlukana | engingezukwehlukana | ngingezukwehlukana |
| 2nd singular | uzokwehlukana | ozokwehlukana | uzokwehlukana | awuzukwehlukana | ongezukwehlukana | ungezukwehlukana |
| 1st plural | sizokwehlukana | esizokwehlukana | sizokwehlukana | asizukwehlukana | esingezukwehlukana | singezukwehlukana |
| 2nd plural | nizokwehlukana | enizokwehlukana | nizokwehlukana | anizukwehlukana | eningezukwehlukana | ningezukwehlukana |
| Class 1 | uzokwehlukana | ozokwehlukana | ezokwehlukana | akazukwehlukana | ongezukwehlukana | engezukwehlukana |
| Class 2 | bazokwehlukana | abazokwehlukana | bezokwehlukana | abazukwehlukana | abangezukwehlukana | bengezukwehlukana |
| Class 3 | uzokwehlukana | ozokwehlukana | uzokwehlukana | awuzukwehlukana | ongezukwehlukana | ungezukwehlukana |
| Class 4 | izokwehlukana | ezokwehlukana | izokwehlukana | ayizukwehlukana | engezukwehlukana | ingezukwehlukana |
| Class 5 | lizokwehlukana | elizokwehlukana | lizokwehlukana | alizukwehlukana | elingezukwehlukana | lingezukwehlukana |
| Class 6 | azokwehlukana | azokwehlukana | ezokwehlukana | awazukwehlukana | angezukwehlukana | engezukwehlukana |
| Class 7 | sizokwehlukana | esizokwehlukana | sizokwehlukana | asizukwehlukana | esingezukwehlukana | singezukwehlukana |
| Class 8 | zizokwehlukana | ezizokwehlukana | zizokwehlukana | azizukwehlukana | ezingezukwehlukana | zingezukwehlukana |
| Class 9 | izokwehlukana | ezokwehlukana | izokwehlukana | ayizukwehlukana | engezukwehlukana | ingezukwehlukana |
| Class 10 | zizokwehlukana | ezizokwehlukana | zizokwehlukana | azizukwehlukana | ezingezukwehlukana | zingezukwehlukana |
| Class 11 | luzokwehlukana | oluzokwehlukana | luzokwehlukana | aluzukwehlukana | olungezukwehlukana | lungezukwehlukana |
| Class 14 | buzokwehlukana | obuzokwehlukana | buzokwehlukana | abuzukwehlukana | obungezukwehlukana | bungezukwehlukana |
| Class 15 | kuzokwehlukana | okuzokwehlukana | kuzokwehlukana | akuzukwehlukana | okungezukwehlukana | kungezukwehlukana |
| Class 17 | kuzokwehlukana | okuzokwehlukana | kuzokwehlukana | akuzukwehlukana | okungezukwehlukana | kungezukwehlukana |
| | 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 | ngiyokwehlukana | engiyokwehlukana | ngiyokwehlukana | angiyukwehlukana | engingeyukwehlukana | ngingeyukwehlukana |
| 2nd singular | uyokwehlukana | oyokwehlukana | uyokwehlukana | awuyukwehlukana | ongeyukwehlukana | ungeyukwehlukana |
| 1st plural | siyokwehlukana | esiyokwehlukana | siyokwehlukana | asiyukwehlukana | esingeyukwehlukana | singeyukwehlukana |
| 2nd plural | niyokwehlukana | eniyokwehlukana | niyokwehlukana | aniyukwehlukana | eningeyukwehlukana | ningeyukwehlukana |
| Class 1 | uyokwehlukana | oyokwehlukana | eyokwehlukana | akayukwehlukana | ongeyukwehlukana | engeyukwehlukana |
| Class 2 | bayokwehlukana | abayokwehlukana | beyokwehlukana | abayukwehlukana | abangeyukwehlukana | bengeyukwehlukana |
| Class 3 | uyokwehlukana | oyokwehlukana | uyokwehlukana | awuyukwehlukana | ongeyukwehlukana | ungeyukwehlukana |
| Class 4 | iyokwehlukana | eyokwehlukana | iyokwehlukana | ayiyukwehlukana | engeyukwehlukana | ingeyukwehlukana |
| Class 5 | liyokwehlukana | eliyokwehlukana | liyokwehlukana | aliyukwehlukana | elingeyukwehlukana | lingeyukwehlukana |
| Class 6 | ayokwehlukana | ayokwehlukana | eyokwehlukana | awayukwehlukana | angeyukwehlukana | engeyukwehlukana |
| Class 7 | siyokwehlukana | esiyokwehlukana | siyokwehlukana | asiyukwehlukana | esingeyukwehlukana | singeyukwehlukana |
| Class 8 | ziyokwehlukana | eziyokwehlukana | ziyokwehlukana | aziyukwehlukana | ezingeyukwehlukana | zingeyukwehlukana |
| Class 9 | iyokwehlukana | eyokwehlukana | iyokwehlukana | ayiyukwehlukana | engeyukwehlukana | ingeyukwehlukana |
| Class 10 | ziyokwehlukana | eziyokwehlukana | ziyokwehlukana | aziyukwehlukana | ezingeyukwehlukana | zingeyukwehlukana |
| Class 11 | luyokwehlukana | oluyokwehlukana | luyokwehlukana | aluyukwehlukana | olungeyukwehlukana | lungeyukwehlukana |
| Class 14 | buyokwehlukana | obuyokwehlukana | buyokwehlukana | abuyukwehlukana | obungeyukwehlukana | bungeyukwehlukana |
| Class 15 | kuyokwehlukana | okuyokwehlukana | kuyokwehlukana | akuyukwehlukana | okungeyukwehlukana | kungeyukwehlukana |
| Class 17 | kuyokwehlukana | okuyokwehlukana | kuyokwehlukana | akuyukwehlukana | okungeyukwehlukana | kungeyukwehlukana |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngehlukane | ngingehlukani |
| 2nd singular | wehlukane | ungehlukani |
| 1st plural | sehlukane | singehlukani |
| 2nd plural | nehlukane | ningehlukani |
| Class 1 | ehlukane | angehlukani |
| Class 2 | behlukane | bangehlukani |
| Class 3 | wehlukane | ungehlukani |
| Class 4 | yehlukane | ingehlukani |
| Class 5 | lehlukane | lingehlukani |
| Class 6 | ehlukane | angehlukani |
| Class 7 | sehlukane | singehlukani |
| Class 8 | zehlukane | zingehlukani |
| Class 9 | yehlukane | ingehlukani |
| Class 10 | zehlukane | zingehlukani |
| Class 11 | lwehlukane | lungehlukani |
| Class 14 | behlukane | bungehlukani |
| Class 15 | kwehlukane | kungehlukani |
| Class 17 | kwehlukane | kungehlukani |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngehlukana | ngangehlukana, angehlukana, angangehlukana |
| 2nd singular | wehlukana | wangehlukana, awehlukana, awangehlukana |
| 1st plural | sehlukana | sangehlukana, asehlukana, asangehlukana |
| 2nd plural | nehlukana | nangehlukana, anehlukana, anangehlukana |
| Class 1 | wehlukana | wangehlukana, akehlukana, akangehlukana |
| Class 2 | behlukana | bangehlukana, abehlukana, abangehlukana |
| Class 3 | wehlukana | wangehlukana, awehlukana, awangehlukana |
| Class 4 | yehlukana | yangehlukana, ayehlukana, ayangehlukana |
| Class 5 | lehlukana | langehlukana, alehlukana, alangehlukana |
| Class 6 | ehlukana | angehlukana, awehlukana, awangehlukana |
| Class 7 | sehlukana | sangehlukana, asehlukana, asangehlukana |
| Class 8 | zehlukana | zangehlukana, azehlukana, azangehlukana |
| Class 9 | yehlukana | yangehlukana, ayehlukana, ayangehlukana |
| Class 10 | zehlukana | zangehlukana, azehlukana, azangehlukana |
| Class 11 | lwehlukana | lwangehlukana, alwehlukana, alwangehlukana |
| Class 14 | behlukana | bangehlukana, abehlukana, abangehlukana |
| Class 15 | kwehlukana | kwangehlukana, akwehlukana, akwangehlukana |
| Class 17 | kwehlukana | kwangehlukana, akwehlukana, akwangehlukana |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ehlukana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ehlukana (3.3.2.9)”