# hlehla
## Swazi
### Verb

-hlehla
* to dance
* to hop, to skip

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Verb

-hlehla$^?$
* to step backwards

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Verb

-hlehla
* to recede, to retire, to withdraw
* to stand back, to stand clear
* to backslide

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuhlehla |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuhlehla | ukungahlehli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | hlehla | -hlehle |
| Plural | hlehlani | -hlehleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyahlehla, ngihlehla | engihlehlayo, engihlehla | ngihlehla | angihlehli | engingahlehli | ngingahlehli |
| 2nd singular | uyahlehla, uhlehla | ohlehlayo, ohlehla | uhlehla | awuhlehli | ongahlehli | ungahlehli |
| 1st plural | siyahlehla, sihlehla | esihlehlayo, esihlehla | sihlehla | asihlehli | esingahlehli | singahlehli |
| 2nd plural | niyahlehla, nihlehla | enihlehlayo, enihlehla | nihlehla | anihlehli | eningahlehli | ningahlehli |
| Class 1 | uyahlehla, uhlehla | ohlehlayo, ohlehla | ehlehla | akahlehli | ongahlehli | engahlehli |
| Class 2 | bayahlehla, bahlehla | abahlehlayo, abahlehla | behlehla | abahlehli | abangahlehli | bengahlehli |
| Class 3 | uyahlehla, uhlehla | ohlehlayo, ohlehla | uhlehla | awuhlehli | ongahlehli | ungahlehli |
| Class 4 | iyahlehla, ihlehla | ehlehlayo, ehlehla | ihlehla | ayihlehli | engahlehli | ingahlehli |
| Class 5 | liyahlehla, lihlehla | elihlehlayo, elihlehla | lihlehla | alihlehli | elingahlehli | lingahlehli |
| Class 6 | ayahlehla, ahlehla | ahlehlayo, ahlehla | ehlehla | awahlehli | angahlehli | engahlehli |
| Class 7 | siyahlehla, sihlehla | esihlehlayo, esihlehla | sihlehla | asihlehli | esingahlehli | singahlehli |
| Class 8 | ziyahlehla, zihlehla | ezihlehlayo, ezihlehla | zihlehla | azihlehli | ezingahlehli | zingahlehli |
| Class 9 | iyahlehla, ihlehla | ehlehlayo, ehlehla | ihlehla | ayihlehli | engahlehli | ingahlehli |
| Class 10 | ziyahlehla, zihlehla | ezihlehlayo, ezihlehla | zihlehla | azihlehli | ezingahlehli | zingahlehli |
| Class 11 | luyahlehla, luhlehla | oluhlehlayo, oluhlehla | luhlehla | aluhlehli | olungahlehli | lungahlehli |
| Class 14 | buyahlehla, buhlehla | obuhlehlayo, obuhlehla | buhlehla | abuhlehli | obungahlehli | bungahlehli |
| Class 15 | kuyahlehla, kuhlehla | okuhlehlayo, okuhlehla | kuhlehla | akuhlehli | okungahlehli | kungahlehli |
| Class 17 | kuyahlehla, kuhlehla | okuhlehlayo, okuhlehla | kuhlehla | akuhlehli | okungahlehli | kungahlehli |
| | 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 | ngihlehlile, ngihlehlē | engihlehlile, engihlehlē | ngihlehlile, ngihlehlē | angihlehlanga | engingahlehlanga | ngingahlehlanga |
| 2nd singular | uhlehlile, uhlehlē | ohlehlile, ohlehlē | uhlehlile, uhlehlē | awuhlehlanga | ongahlehlanga | ungahlehlanga |
| 1st plural | sihlehlile, sihlehlē | esihlehlile, esihlehlē | sihlehlile, sihlehlē | asihlehlanga | esingahlehlanga | singahlehlanga |
| 2nd plural | nihlehlile, nihlehlē | enihlehlile, enihlehlē | nihlehlile, nihlehlē | anihlehlanga | eningahlehlanga | ningahlehlanga |
| Class 1 | uhlehlile, uhlehlē | ohlehlile, ohlehlē | ehlehlile, ehlehlē | akahlehlanga | ongahlehlanga | engahlehlanga |
| Class 2 | bahlehlile, bahlehlē | abahlehlile, abahlehlē | behlehlile, behlehlē | abahlehlanga | abangahlehlanga | bengahlehlanga |
| Class 3 | uhlehlile, uhlehlē | ohlehlile, ohlehlē | uhlehlile, uhlehlē | awuhlehlanga | ongahlehlanga | ungahlehlanga |
| Class 4 | ihlehlile, ihlehlē | ehlehlile, ehlehlē | ihlehlile, ihlehlē | ayihlehlanga | engahlehlanga | ingahlehlanga |
| Class 5 | lihlehlile, lihlehlē | elihlehlile, elihlehlē | lihlehlile, lihlehlē | alihlehlanga | elingahlehlanga | lingahlehlanga |
| Class 6 | ahlehlile, ahlehlē | ahlehlile, ahlehlē | ehlehlile, ehlehlē | awahlehlanga | angahlehlanga | engahlehlanga |
| Class 7 | sihlehlile, sihlehlē | esihlehlile, esihlehlē | sihlehlile, sihlehlē | asihlehlanga | esingahlehlanga | singahlehlanga |
| Class 8 | zihlehlile, zihlehlē | ezihlehlile, ezihlehlē | zihlehlile, zihlehlē | azihlehlanga | ezingahlehlanga | zingahlehlanga |
| Class 9 | ihlehlile, ihlehlē | ehlehlile, ehlehlē | ihlehlile, ihlehlē | ayihlehlanga | engahlehlanga | ingahlehlanga |
| Class 10 | zihlehlile, zihlehlē | ezihlehlile, ezihlehlē | zihlehlile, zihlehlē | azihlehlanga | ezingahlehlanga | zingahlehlanga |
| Class 11 | luhlehlile, luhlehlē | oluhlehlile, oluhlehlē | luhlehlile, luhlehlē | aluhlehlanga | olungahlehlanga | lungahlehlanga |
| Class 14 | buhlehlile, buhlehlē | obuhlehlile, obuhlehlē | buhlehlile, buhlehlē | abuhlehlanga | obungahlehlanga | bungahlehlanga |
| Class 15 | kuhlehlile, kuhlehlē | okuhlehlile, okuhlehlē | kuhlehlile, kuhlehlē | akuhlehlanga | okungahlehlanga | kungahlehlanga |
| Class 17 | kuhlehlile, kuhlehlē | okuhlehlile, okuhlehlē | kuhlehlile, kuhlehlē | akuhlehlanga | okungahlehlanga | kungahlehlanga |
| | 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 | ngāhlehla | engāhlehla | ngāhlehla | angihlehlanga | engingahlehlanga | ngingahlehlanga |
| 2nd singular | wāhlehla | owāhlehla | wāhlehla | awuhlehlanga | ongahlehlanga | ungahlehlanga |
| 1st plural | sāhlehla | esāhlehla | sāhlehla | asihlehlanga | esingahlehlanga | singahlehlanga |
| 2nd plural | nāhlehla | enāhlehla | nāhlehla | anihlehlanga | eningahlehlanga | ningahlehlanga |
| Class 1 | wāhlehla | owāhlehla | āhlehla | akahlehlanga | ongahlehlanga | engahlehlanga |
| Class 2 | bāhlehla | abāhlehla | bāhlehla | abahlehlanga | abangahlehlanga | bengahlehlanga |
| Class 3 | wāhlehla | owāhlehla | wāhlehla | awuhlehlanga | ongahlehlanga | ungahlehlanga |
| Class 4 | yāhlehla | eyāhlehla | yāhlehla | ayihlehlanga | engahlehlanga | ingahlehlanga |
| Class 5 | lāhlehla | elāhlehla | lāhlehla | alihlehlanga | elingahlehlanga | lingahlehlanga |
| Class 6 | āhlehla | āhlehla | āhlehla | awahlehlanga | angahlehlanga | engahlehlanga |
| Class 7 | sāhlehla | esāhlehla | sāhlehla | asihlehlanga | esingahlehlanga | singahlehlanga |
| Class 8 | zāhlehla | ezāhlehla | zāhlehla | azihlehlanga | ezingahlehlanga | zingahlehlanga |
| Class 9 | yāhlehla | eyāhlehla | yāhlehla | ayihlehlanga | engahlehlanga | ingahlehlanga |
| Class 10 | zāhlehla | ezāhlehla | zāhlehla | azihlehlanga | ezingahlehlanga | zingahlehlanga |
| Class 11 | lwāhlehla | olwāhlehla | lwāhlehla | aluhlehlanga | olungahlehlanga | lungahlehlanga |
| Class 14 | bāhlehla | obāhlehla | bāhlehla | abuhlehlanga | obungahlehlanga | bungahlehlanga |
| Class 15 | kwāhlehla | okwāhlehla | kwāhlehla | akuhlehlanga | okungahlehlanga | kungahlehlanga |
| Class 17 | kwāhlehla | okwāhlehla | kwāhlehla | akuhlehlanga | okungahlehlanga | kungahlehlanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingahlehla | — | ngingahlehla | ngingehlehle | — | ngingehlehle |
| 2nd singular | ungahlehla | — | ungahlehla | ungehlehle | — | ungehlehle |
| 1st plural | singahlehla | — | singahlehla | singehlehle | — | singehlehle |
| 2nd plural | ningahlehla | — | ningahlehla | ningehlehle | — | ningehlehle |
| Class 1 | angahlehla | — | engahlehla | angehlehle | — | engehlehle |
| Class 2 | bangahlehla | — | bengahlehla | bangehlehle | — | bengehlehle |
| Class 3 | ungahlehla | — | ungahlehla | ungehlehle | — | ungehlehle |
| Class 4 | ingahlehla | — | ingahlehla | ingehlehle | — | ingehlehle |
| Class 5 | lingahlehla | — | lingahlehla | lingehlehle | — | lingehlehle |
| Class 6 | angahlehla | — | engahlehla | angehlehle | — | engehlehle |
| Class 7 | singahlehla | — | singahlehla | singehlehle | — | singehlehle |
| Class 8 | zingahlehla | — | zingahlehla | zingehlehle | — | zingehlehle |
| Class 9 | ingahlehla | — | ingahlehla | ingehlehle | — | ingehlehle |
| Class 10 | zingahlehla | — | zingahlehla | zingehlehle | — | zingehlehle |
| Class 11 | lungahlehla | — | lungahlehla | lungehlehle | — | lungehlehle |
| Class 14 | bungahlehla | — | bungahlehla | bungehlehle | — | bungehlehle |
| Class 15 | kungahlehla | — | kungahlehla | kungehlehle | — | kungehlehle |
| Class 17 | kungahlehla | — | kungahlehla | kungehlehle | — | kungehlehle |
| | 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 | ngizohlehla | engizohlehla | ngizohlehla | angizuhlehla | engingezuhlehla | ngingezuhlehla |
| 2nd singular | uzohlehla | ozohlehla | uzohlehla | awuzuhlehla | ongezuhlehla | ungezuhlehla |
| 1st plural | sizohlehla | esizohlehla | sizohlehla | asizuhlehla | esingezuhlehla | singezuhlehla |
| 2nd plural | nizohlehla | enizohlehla | nizohlehla | anizuhlehla | eningezuhlehla | ningezuhlehla |
| Class 1 | uzohlehla | ozohlehla | ezohlehla | akazuhlehla | ongezuhlehla | engezuhlehla |
| Class 2 | bazohlehla | abazohlehla | bezohlehla | abazuhlehla | abangezuhlehla | bengezuhlehla |
| Class 3 | uzohlehla | ozohlehla | uzohlehla | awuzuhlehla | ongezuhlehla | ungezuhlehla |
| Class 4 | izohlehla | ezohlehla | izohlehla | ayizuhlehla | engezuhlehla | ingezuhlehla |
| Class 5 | lizohlehla | elizohlehla | lizohlehla | alizuhlehla | elingezuhlehla | lingezuhlehla |
| Class 6 | azohlehla | azohlehla | ezohlehla | awazuhlehla | angezuhlehla | engezuhlehla |
| Class 7 | sizohlehla | esizohlehla | sizohlehla | asizuhlehla | esingezuhlehla | singezuhlehla |
| Class 8 | zizohlehla | ezizohlehla | zizohlehla | azizuhlehla | ezingezuhlehla | zingezuhlehla |
| Class 9 | izohlehla | ezohlehla | izohlehla | ayizuhlehla | engezuhlehla | ingezuhlehla |
| Class 10 | zizohlehla | ezizohlehla | zizohlehla | azizuhlehla | ezingezuhlehla | zingezuhlehla |
| Class 11 | luzohlehla | oluzohlehla | luzohlehla | aluzuhlehla | olungezuhlehla | lungezuhlehla |
| Class 14 | buzohlehla | obuzohlehla | buzohlehla | abuzuhlehla | obungezuhlehla | bungezuhlehla |
| Class 15 | kuzohlehla | okuzohlehla | kuzohlehla | akuzuhlehla | okungezuhlehla | kungezuhlehla |
| Class 17 | kuzohlehla | okuzohlehla | kuzohlehla | akuzuhlehla | okungezuhlehla | kungezuhlehla |
| | 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 | ngiyohlehla | engiyohlehla | ngiyohlehla | angiyuhlehla | engingeyuhlehla | ngingeyuhlehla |
| 2nd singular | uyohlehla | oyohlehla | uyohlehla | awuyuhlehla | ongeyuhlehla | ungeyuhlehla |
| 1st plural | siyohlehla | esiyohlehla | siyohlehla | asiyuhlehla | esingeyuhlehla | singeyuhlehla |
| 2nd plural | niyohlehla | eniyohlehla | niyohlehla | aniyuhlehla | eningeyuhlehla | ningeyuhlehla |
| Class 1 | uyohlehla | oyohlehla | eyohlehla | akayuhlehla | ongeyuhlehla | engeyuhlehla |
| Class 2 | bayohlehla | abayohlehla | beyohlehla | abayuhlehla | abangeyuhlehla | bengeyuhlehla |
| Class 3 | uyohlehla | oyohlehla | uyohlehla | awuyuhlehla | ongeyuhlehla | ungeyuhlehla |
| Class 4 | iyohlehla | eyohlehla | iyohlehla | ayiyuhlehla | engeyuhlehla | ingeyuhlehla |
| Class 5 | liyohlehla | eliyohlehla | liyohlehla | aliyuhlehla | elingeyuhlehla | lingeyuhlehla |
| Class 6 | ayohlehla | ayohlehla | eyohlehla | awayuhlehla | angeyuhlehla | engeyuhlehla |
| Class 7 | siyohlehla | esiyohlehla | siyohlehla | asiyuhlehla | esingeyuhlehla | singeyuhlehla |
| Class 8 | ziyohlehla | eziyohlehla | ziyohlehla | aziyuhlehla | ezingeyuhlehla | zingeyuhlehla |
| Class 9 | iyohlehla | eyohlehla | iyohlehla | ayiyuhlehla | engeyuhlehla | ingeyuhlehla |
| Class 10 | ziyohlehla | eziyohlehla | ziyohlehla | aziyuhlehla | ezingeyuhlehla | zingeyuhlehla |
| Class 11 | luyohlehla | oluyohlehla | luyohlehla | aluyuhlehla | olungeyuhlehla | lungeyuhlehla |
| Class 14 | buyohlehla | obuyohlehla | buyohlehla | abuyuhlehla | obungeyuhlehla | bungeyuhlehla |
| Class 15 | kuyohlehla | okuyohlehla | kuyohlehla | akuyuhlehla | okungeyuhlehla | kungeyuhlehla |
| Class 17 | kuyohlehla | okuyohlehla | kuyohlehla | akuyuhlehla | okungeyuhlehla | kungeyuhlehla |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngihlehle | ngingahlehli |
| 2nd singular | uhlehle | ungahlehli |
| 1st plural | sihlehle | singahlehli |
| 2nd plural | nihlehle | ningahlehli |
| Class 1 | ahlehle | angahlehli |
| Class 2 | bahlehle | bangahlehli |
| Class 3 | uhlehle | ungahlehli |
| Class 4 | ihlehle | ingahlehli |
| Class 5 | lihlehle | lingahlehli |
| Class 6 | ahlehle | angahlehli |
| Class 7 | sihlehle | singahlehli |
| Class 8 | zihlehle | zingahlehli |
| Class 9 | ihlehle | ingahlehli |
| Class 10 | zihlehle | zingahlehli |
| Class 11 | luhlehle | lungahlehli |
| Class 14 | buhlehle | bungahlehli |
| Class 15 | kuhlehle | kungahlehli |
| Class 17 | kuhlehle | kungahlehli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngahlehla | ngangahlehla, angahlehla, angangahlehla |
| 2nd singular | wahlehla | wangahlehla, awahlehla, awangahlehla |
| 1st plural | sahlehla | sangahlehla, asahlehla, asangahlehla |
| 2nd plural | nahlehla | nangahlehla, anahlehla, anangahlehla |
| Class 1 | wahlehla | wangahlehla, akahlehla, akangahlehla |
| Class 2 | bahlehla | bangahlehla, abahlehla, abangahlehla |
| Class 3 | wahlehla | wangahlehla, awahlehla, awangahlehla |
| Class 4 | yahlehla | yangahlehla, ayahlehla, ayangahlehla |
| Class 5 | lahlehla | langahlehla, alahlehla, alangahlehla |
| Class 6 | ahlehla | angahlehla, awahlehla, awangahlehla |
| Class 7 | sahlehla | sangahlehla, asahlehla, asangahlehla |
| Class 8 | zahlehla | zangahlehla, azahlehla, azangahlehla |
| Class 9 | yahlehla | yangahlehla, ayahlehla, ayangahlehla |
| Class 10 | zahlehla | zangahlehla, azahlehla, azangahlehla |
| Class 11 | lwahlehla | lwangahlehla, alwahlehla, alwangahlehla |
| Class 14 | bahlehla | bangahlehla, abahlehla, abangahlehla |
| Class 15 | kwahlehla | kwangahlehla, akwahlehla, akwangahlehla |
| Class 17 | kwahlehla | kwangahlehla, akwahlehla, akwangahlehla |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “hlehla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “hlehla (6.3)”