# funeka
## Xhosa
### Etymology

From -funa +‎ -eka.

### Verb

-fúnéka
* to be needed

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From -funa +‎ -eka.

### Verb

-funeka$^?$
* to be desirable
* to ought to [with subjunctive or infinitive]

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukufuneka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukufuneka | ukungafuneki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | funeka | -funeke |
| Plural | funekani | -funekeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyafuneka, ngifuneka | engifunekayo, engifuneka | ngifuneka | angifuneki | engingafuneki | ngingafuneki |
| 2nd singular | uyafuneka, ufuneka | ofunekayo, ofuneka | ufuneka | awufuneki | ongafuneki | ungafuneki |
| 1st plural | siyafuneka, sifuneka | esifunekayo, esifuneka | sifuneka | asifuneki | esingafuneki | singafuneki |
| 2nd plural | niyafuneka, nifuneka | enifunekayo, enifuneka | nifuneka | anifuneki | eningafuneki | ningafuneki |
| Class 1 | uyafuneka, ufuneka | ofunekayo, ofuneka | efuneka | akafuneki | ongafuneki | engafuneki |
| Class 2 | bayafuneka, bafuneka | abafunekayo, abafuneka | befuneka | abafuneki | abangafuneki | bengafuneki |
| Class 3 | uyafuneka, ufuneka | ofunekayo, ofuneka | ufuneka | awufuneki | ongafuneki | ungafuneki |
| Class 4 | iyafuneka, ifuneka | efunekayo, efuneka | ifuneka | ayifuneki | engafuneki | ingafuneki |
| Class 5 | liyafuneka, lifuneka | elifunekayo, elifuneka | lifuneka | alifuneki | elingafuneki | lingafuneki |
| Class 6 | ayafuneka, afuneka | afunekayo, afuneka | efuneka | awafuneki | angafuneki | engafuneki |
| Class 7 | siyafuneka, sifuneka | esifunekayo, esifuneka | sifuneka | asifuneki | esingafuneki | singafuneki |
| Class 8 | ziyafuneka, zifuneka | ezifunekayo, ezifuneka | zifuneka | azifuneki | ezingafuneki | zingafuneki |
| Class 9 | iyafuneka, ifuneka | efunekayo, efuneka | ifuneka | ayifuneki | engafuneki | ingafuneki |
| Class 10 | ziyafuneka, zifuneka | ezifunekayo, ezifuneka | zifuneka | azifuneki | ezingafuneki | zingafuneki |
| Class 11 | luyafuneka, lufuneka | olufunekayo, olufuneka | lufuneka | alufuneki | olungafuneki | lungafuneki |
| Class 14 | buyafuneka, bufuneka | obufunekayo, obufuneka | bufuneka | abufuneki | obungafuneki | bungafuneki |
| Class 15 | kuyafuneka, kufuneka | okufunekayo, okufuneka | kufuneka | akufuneki | okungafuneki | kungafuneki |
| Class 17 | kuyafuneka, kufuneka | okufunekayo, okufuneka | kufuneka | akufuneki | okungafuneki | kungafuneki |
| | 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 | ngifunekile, ngifunekē | engifunekile, engifunekē | ngifunekile, ngifunekē | angifunekanga | engingafunekanga | ngingafunekanga |
| 2nd singular | ufunekile, ufunekē | ofunekile, ofunekē | ufunekile, ufunekē | awufunekanga | ongafunekanga | ungafunekanga |
| 1st plural | sifunekile, sifunekē | esifunekile, esifunekē | sifunekile, sifunekē | asifunekanga | esingafunekanga | singafunekanga |
| 2nd plural | nifunekile, nifunekē | enifunekile, enifunekē | nifunekile, nifunekē | anifunekanga | eningafunekanga | ningafunekanga |
| Class 1 | ufunekile, ufunekē | ofunekile, ofunekē | efunekile, efunekē | akafunekanga | ongafunekanga | engafunekanga |
| Class 2 | bafunekile, bafunekē | abafunekile, abafunekē | befunekile, befunekē | abafunekanga | abangafunekanga | bengafunekanga |
| Class 3 | ufunekile, ufunekē | ofunekile, ofunekē | ufunekile, ufunekē | awufunekanga | ongafunekanga | ungafunekanga |
| Class 4 | ifunekile, ifunekē | efunekile, efunekē | ifunekile, ifunekē | ayifunekanga | engafunekanga | ingafunekanga |
| Class 5 | lifunekile, lifunekē | elifunekile, elifunekē | lifunekile, lifunekē | alifunekanga | elingafunekanga | lingafunekanga |
| Class 6 | afunekile, afunekē | afunekile, afunekē | efunekile, efunekē | awafunekanga | angafunekanga | engafunekanga |
| Class 7 | sifunekile, sifunekē | esifunekile, esifunekē | sifunekile, sifunekē | asifunekanga | esingafunekanga | singafunekanga |
| Class 8 | zifunekile, zifunekē | ezifunekile, ezifunekē | zifunekile, zifunekē | azifunekanga | ezingafunekanga | zingafunekanga |
| Class 9 | ifunekile, ifunekē | efunekile, efunekē | ifunekile, ifunekē | ayifunekanga | engafunekanga | ingafunekanga |
| Class 10 | zifunekile, zifunekē | ezifunekile, ezifunekē | zifunekile, zifunekē | azifunekanga | ezingafunekanga | zingafunekanga |
| Class 11 | lufunekile, lufunekē | olufunekile, olufunekē | lufunekile, lufunekē | alufunekanga | olungafunekanga | lungafunekanga |
| Class 14 | bufunekile, bufunekē | obufunekile, obufunekē | bufunekile, bufunekē | abufunekanga | obungafunekanga | bungafunekanga |
| Class 15 | kufunekile, kufunekē | okufunekile, okufunekē | kufunekile, kufunekē | akufunekanga | okungafunekanga | kungafunekanga |
| Class 17 | kufunekile, kufunekē | okufunekile, okufunekē | kufunekile, kufunekē | akufunekanga | okungafunekanga | kungafunekanga |
| | 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 | ngāfuneka | engāfuneka | ngāfuneka | angifunekanga | engingafunekanga | ngingafunekanga |
| 2nd singular | wāfuneka | owāfuneka | wāfuneka | awufunekanga | ongafunekanga | ungafunekanga |
| 1st plural | sāfuneka | esāfuneka | sāfuneka | asifunekanga | esingafunekanga | singafunekanga |
| 2nd plural | nāfuneka | enāfuneka | nāfuneka | anifunekanga | eningafunekanga | ningafunekanga |
| Class 1 | wāfuneka | owāfuneka | āfuneka | akafunekanga | ongafunekanga | engafunekanga |
| Class 2 | bāfuneka | abāfuneka | bāfuneka | abafunekanga | abangafunekanga | bengafunekanga |
| Class 3 | wāfuneka | owāfuneka | wāfuneka | awufunekanga | ongafunekanga | ungafunekanga |
| Class 4 | yāfuneka | eyāfuneka | yāfuneka | ayifunekanga | engafunekanga | ingafunekanga |
| Class 5 | lāfuneka | elāfuneka | lāfuneka | alifunekanga | elingafunekanga | lingafunekanga |
| Class 6 | āfuneka | āfuneka | āfuneka | awafunekanga | angafunekanga | engafunekanga |
| Class 7 | sāfuneka | esāfuneka | sāfuneka | asifunekanga | esingafunekanga | singafunekanga |
| Class 8 | zāfuneka | ezāfuneka | zāfuneka | azifunekanga | ezingafunekanga | zingafunekanga |
| Class 9 | yāfuneka | eyāfuneka | yāfuneka | ayifunekanga | engafunekanga | ingafunekanga |
| Class 10 | zāfuneka | ezāfuneka | zāfuneka | azifunekanga | ezingafunekanga | zingafunekanga |
| Class 11 | lwāfuneka | olwāfuneka | lwāfuneka | alufunekanga | olungafunekanga | lungafunekanga |
| Class 14 | bāfuneka | obāfuneka | bāfuneka | abufunekanga | obungafunekanga | bungafunekanga |
| Class 15 | kwāfuneka | okwāfuneka | kwāfuneka | akufunekanga | okungafunekanga | kungafunekanga |
| Class 17 | kwāfuneka | okwāfuneka | kwāfuneka | akufunekanga | okungafunekanga | kungafunekanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingafuneka | — | ngingafuneka | ngingefuneke | — | ngingefuneke |
| 2nd singular | ungafuneka | — | ungafuneka | ungefuneke | — | ungefuneke |
| 1st plural | singafuneka | — | singafuneka | singefuneke | — | singefuneke |
| 2nd plural | ningafuneka | — | ningafuneka | ningefuneke | — | ningefuneke |
| Class 1 | angafuneka | — | engafuneka | angefuneke | — | engefuneke |
| Class 2 | bangafuneka | — | bengafuneka | bangefuneke | — | bengefuneke |
| Class 3 | ungafuneka | — | ungafuneka | ungefuneke | — | ungefuneke |
| Class 4 | ingafuneka | — | ingafuneka | ingefuneke | — | ingefuneke |
| Class 5 | lingafuneka | — | lingafuneka | lingefuneke | — | lingefuneke |
| Class 6 | angafuneka | — | engafuneka | angefuneke | — | engefuneke |
| Class 7 | singafuneka | — | singafuneka | singefuneke | — | singefuneke |
| Class 8 | zingafuneka | — | zingafuneka | zingefuneke | — | zingefuneke |
| Class 9 | ingafuneka | — | ingafuneka | ingefuneke | — | ingefuneke |
| Class 10 | zingafuneka | — | zingafuneka | zingefuneke | — | zingefuneke |
| Class 11 | lungafuneka | — | lungafuneka | lungefuneke | — | lungefuneke |
| Class 14 | bungafuneka | — | bungafuneka | bungefuneke | — | bungefuneke |
| Class 15 | kungafuneka | — | kungafuneka | kungefuneke | — | kungefuneke |
| Class 17 | kungafuneka | — | kungafuneka | kungefuneke | — | kungefuneke |
| | 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 | ngizofuneka | engizofuneka | ngizofuneka | angizufuneka | engingezufuneka | ngingezufuneka |
| 2nd singular | uzofuneka | ozofuneka | uzofuneka | awuzufuneka | ongezufuneka | ungezufuneka |
| 1st plural | sizofuneka | esizofuneka | sizofuneka | asizufuneka | esingezufuneka | singezufuneka |
| 2nd plural | nizofuneka | enizofuneka | nizofuneka | anizufuneka | eningezufuneka | ningezufuneka |
| Class 1 | uzofuneka | ozofuneka | ezofuneka | akazufuneka | ongezufuneka | engezufuneka |
| Class 2 | bazofuneka | abazofuneka | bezofuneka | abazufuneka | abangezufuneka | bengezufuneka |
| Class 3 | uzofuneka | ozofuneka | uzofuneka | awuzufuneka | ongezufuneka | ungezufuneka |
| Class 4 | izofuneka | ezofuneka | izofuneka | ayizufuneka | engezufuneka | ingezufuneka |
| Class 5 | lizofuneka | elizofuneka | lizofuneka | alizufuneka | elingezufuneka | lingezufuneka |
| Class 6 | azofuneka | azofuneka | ezofuneka | awazufuneka | angezufuneka | engezufuneka |
| Class 7 | sizofuneka | esizofuneka | sizofuneka | asizufuneka | esingezufuneka | singezufuneka |
| Class 8 | zizofuneka | ezizofuneka | zizofuneka | azizufuneka | ezingezufuneka | zingezufuneka |
| Class 9 | izofuneka | ezofuneka | izofuneka | ayizufuneka | engezufuneka | ingezufuneka |
| Class 10 | zizofuneka | ezizofuneka | zizofuneka | azizufuneka | ezingezufuneka | zingezufuneka |
| Class 11 | luzofuneka | oluzofuneka | luzofuneka | aluzufuneka | olungezufuneka | lungezufuneka |
| Class 14 | buzofuneka | obuzofuneka | buzofuneka | abuzufuneka | obungezufuneka | bungezufuneka |
| Class 15 | kuzofuneka | okuzofuneka | kuzofuneka | akuzufuneka | okungezufuneka | kungezufuneka |
| Class 17 | kuzofuneka | okuzofuneka | kuzofuneka | akuzufuneka | okungezufuneka | kungezufuneka |
| | 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 | ngiyofuneka | engiyofuneka | ngiyofuneka | angiyufuneka | engingeyufuneka | ngingeyufuneka |
| 2nd singular | uyofuneka | oyofuneka | uyofuneka | awuyufuneka | ongeyufuneka | ungeyufuneka |
| 1st plural | siyofuneka | esiyofuneka | siyofuneka | asiyufuneka | esingeyufuneka | singeyufuneka |
| 2nd plural | niyofuneka | eniyofuneka | niyofuneka | aniyufuneka | eningeyufuneka | ningeyufuneka |
| Class 1 | uyofuneka | oyofuneka | eyofuneka | akayufuneka | ongeyufuneka | engeyufuneka |
| Class 2 | bayofuneka | abayofuneka | beyofuneka | abayufuneka | abangeyufuneka | bengeyufuneka |
| Class 3 | uyofuneka | oyofuneka | uyofuneka | awuyufuneka | ongeyufuneka | ungeyufuneka |
| Class 4 | iyofuneka | eyofuneka | iyofuneka | ayiyufuneka | engeyufuneka | ingeyufuneka |
| Class 5 | liyofuneka | eliyofuneka | liyofuneka | aliyufuneka | elingeyufuneka | lingeyufuneka |
| Class 6 | ayofuneka | ayofuneka | eyofuneka | awayufuneka | angeyufuneka | engeyufuneka |
| Class 7 | siyofuneka | esiyofuneka | siyofuneka | asiyufuneka | esingeyufuneka | singeyufuneka |
| Class 8 | ziyofuneka | eziyofuneka | ziyofuneka | aziyufuneka | ezingeyufuneka | zingeyufuneka |
| Class 9 | iyofuneka | eyofuneka | iyofuneka | ayiyufuneka | engeyufuneka | ingeyufuneka |
| Class 10 | ziyofuneka | eziyofuneka | ziyofuneka | aziyufuneka | ezingeyufuneka | zingeyufuneka |
| Class 11 | luyofuneka | oluyofuneka | luyofuneka | aluyufuneka | olungeyufuneka | lungeyufuneka |
| Class 14 | buyofuneka | obuyofuneka | buyofuneka | abuyufuneka | obungeyufuneka | bungeyufuneka |
| Class 15 | kuyofuneka | okuyofuneka | kuyofuneka | akuyufuneka | okungeyufuneka | kungeyufuneka |
| Class 17 | kuyofuneka | okuyofuneka | kuyofuneka | akuyufuneka | okungeyufuneka | kungeyufuneka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngifuneke | ngingafuneki |
| 2nd singular | ufuneke | ungafuneki |
| 1st plural | sifuneke | singafuneki |
| 2nd plural | nifuneke | ningafuneki |
| Class 1 | afuneke | angafuneki |
| Class 2 | bafuneke | bangafuneki |
| Class 3 | ufuneke | ungafuneki |
| Class 4 | ifuneke | ingafuneki |
| Class 5 | lifuneke | lingafuneki |
| Class 6 | afuneke | angafuneki |
| Class 7 | sifuneke | singafuneki |
| Class 8 | zifuneke | zingafuneki |
| Class 9 | ifuneke | ingafuneki |
| Class 10 | zifuneke | zingafuneki |
| Class 11 | lufuneke | lungafuneki |
| Class 14 | bufuneke | bungafuneki |
| Class 15 | kufuneke | kungafuneki |
| Class 17 | kufuneke | kungafuneki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngafuneka | ngangafuneka, angafuneka, angangafuneka |
| 2nd singular | wafuneka | wangafuneka, awafuneka, awangafuneka |
| 1st plural | safuneka | sangafuneka, asafuneka, asangafuneka |
| 2nd plural | nafuneka | nangafuneka, anafuneka, anangafuneka |
| Class 1 | wafuneka | wangafuneka, akafuneka, akangafuneka |
| Class 2 | bafuneka | bangafuneka, abafuneka, abangafuneka |
| Class 3 | wafuneka | wangafuneka, awafuneka, awangafuneka |
| Class 4 | yafuneka | yangafuneka, ayafuneka, ayangafuneka |
| Class 5 | lafuneka | langafuneka, alafuneka, alangafuneka |
| Class 6 | afuneka | angafuneka, awafuneka, awangafuneka |
| Class 7 | safuneka | sangafuneka, asafuneka, asangafuneka |
| Class 8 | zafuneka | zangafuneka, azafuneka, azangafuneka |
| Class 9 | yafuneka | yangafuneka, ayafuneka, ayangafuneka |
| Class 10 | zafuneka | zangafuneka, azafuneka, azangafuneka |
| Class 11 | lwafuneka | lwangafuneka, alwafuneka, alwangafuneka |
| Class 14 | bafuneka | bangafuneka, abafuneka, abangafuneka |
| Class 15 | kwafuneka | kwangafuneka, akwafuneka, akwangafuneka |
| Class 17 | kwafuneka | kwangafuneka, akwafuneka, akwangafuneka |

### References

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