# pheka
## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìpɪka (“to cook, to boil”).

### Verb

-pheka
* to cook

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Phuthi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìpɪka (“to cook, to boil”).

### Verb

-pheka
* to cook

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìpɪka (“to cook, to boil”).

### Verb

-pheka
* to cook

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìpɪka (“to cook, to boil”).

### Verb

-pheka
* to cook

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìpɪka (“to cook, to boil”).

### Verb

-pheka
* to cook

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìpɪka (“to cook, to boil”).

### Verb

-pheka
* to cook, to boil

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukupheka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukupheka | ukungapheki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | pheka | -pheke |
| Plural | phekani | -phekeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyapheka, ngipheka | engiphekayo, engipheka | ngipheka | angipheki | engingapheki | ngingapheki |
| 2nd singular | uyapheka, upheka | ophekayo, opheka | upheka | awupheki | ongapheki | ungapheki |
| 1st plural | siyapheka, sipheka | esiphekayo, esipheka | sipheka | asipheki | esingapheki | singapheki |
| 2nd plural | niyapheka, nipheka | eniphekayo, enipheka | nipheka | anipheki | eningapheki | ningapheki |
| Class 1 | uyapheka, upheka | ophekayo, opheka | epheka | akapheki | ongapheki | engapheki |
| Class 2 | bayapheka, bapheka | abaphekayo, abapheka | bepheka | abapheki | abangapheki | bengapheki |
| Class 3 | uyapheka, upheka | ophekayo, opheka | upheka | awupheki | ongapheki | ungapheki |
| Class 4 | iyapheka, ipheka | ephekayo, epheka | ipheka | ayipheki | engapheki | ingapheki |
| Class 5 | liyapheka, lipheka | eliphekayo, elipheka | lipheka | alipheki | elingapheki | lingapheki |
| Class 6 | ayapheka, apheka | aphekayo, apheka | epheka | awapheki | angapheki | engapheki |
| Class 7 | siyapheka, sipheka | esiphekayo, esipheka | sipheka | asipheki | esingapheki | singapheki |
| Class 8 | ziyapheka, zipheka | eziphekayo, ezipheka | zipheka | azipheki | ezingapheki | zingapheki |
| Class 9 | iyapheka, ipheka | ephekayo, epheka | ipheka | ayipheki | engapheki | ingapheki |
| Class 10 | ziyapheka, zipheka | eziphekayo, ezipheka | zipheka | azipheki | ezingapheki | zingapheki |
| Class 11 | luyapheka, lupheka | oluphekayo, olupheka | lupheka | alupheki | olungapheki | lungapheki |
| Class 14 | buyapheka, bupheka | obuphekayo, obupheka | bupheka | abupheki | obungapheki | bungapheki |
| Class 15 | kuyapheka, kupheka | okuphekayo, okupheka | kupheka | akupheki | okungapheki | kungapheki |
| Class 17 | kuyapheka, kupheka | okuphekayo, okupheka | kupheka | akupheki | okungapheki | kungapheki |
| | 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 | ngiphekile, ngiphekē | engiphekile, engiphekē | ngiphekile, ngiphekē | angiphekanga | engingaphekanga | ngingaphekanga |
| 2nd singular | uphekile, uphekē | ophekile, ophekē | uphekile, uphekē | awuphekanga | ongaphekanga | ungaphekanga |
| 1st plural | siphekile, siphekē | esiphekile, esiphekē | siphekile, siphekē | asiphekanga | esingaphekanga | singaphekanga |
| 2nd plural | niphekile, niphekē | eniphekile, eniphekē | niphekile, niphekē | aniphekanga | eningaphekanga | ningaphekanga |
| Class 1 | uphekile, uphekē | ophekile, ophekē | ephekile, ephekē | akaphekanga | ongaphekanga | engaphekanga |
| Class 2 | baphekile, baphekē | abaphekile, abaphekē | bephekile, bephekē | abaphekanga | abangaphekanga | bengaphekanga |
| Class 3 | uphekile, uphekē | ophekile, ophekē | uphekile, uphekē | awuphekanga | ongaphekanga | ungaphekanga |
| Class 4 | iphekile, iphekē | ephekile, ephekē | iphekile, iphekē | ayiphekanga | engaphekanga | ingaphekanga |
| Class 5 | liphekile, liphekē | eliphekile, eliphekē | liphekile, liphekē | aliphekanga | elingaphekanga | lingaphekanga |
| Class 6 | aphekile, aphekē | aphekile, aphekē | ephekile, ephekē | awaphekanga | angaphekanga | engaphekanga |
| Class 7 | siphekile, siphekē | esiphekile, esiphekē | siphekile, siphekē | asiphekanga | esingaphekanga | singaphekanga |
| Class 8 | ziphekile, ziphekē | eziphekile, eziphekē | ziphekile, ziphekē | aziphekanga | ezingaphekanga | zingaphekanga |
| Class 9 | iphekile, iphekē | ephekile, ephekē | iphekile, iphekē | ayiphekanga | engaphekanga | ingaphekanga |
| Class 10 | ziphekile, ziphekē | eziphekile, eziphekē | ziphekile, ziphekē | aziphekanga | ezingaphekanga | zingaphekanga |
| Class 11 | luphekile, luphekē | oluphekile, oluphekē | luphekile, luphekē | aluphekanga | olungaphekanga | lungaphekanga |
| Class 14 | buphekile, buphekē | obuphekile, obuphekē | buphekile, buphekē | abuphekanga | obungaphekanga | bungaphekanga |
| Class 15 | kuphekile, kuphekē | okuphekile, okuphekē | kuphekile, kuphekē | akuphekanga | okungaphekanga | kungaphekanga |
| Class 17 | kuphekile, kuphekē | okuphekile, okuphekē | kuphekile, kuphekē | akuphekanga | okungaphekanga | kungaphekanga |
| | 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 | ngāpheka | engāpheka | ngāpheka | angiphekanga | engingaphekanga | ngingaphekanga |
| 2nd singular | wāpheka | owāpheka | wāpheka | awuphekanga | ongaphekanga | ungaphekanga |
| 1st plural | sāpheka | esāpheka | sāpheka | asiphekanga | esingaphekanga | singaphekanga |
| 2nd plural | nāpheka | enāpheka | nāpheka | aniphekanga | eningaphekanga | ningaphekanga |
| Class 1 | wāpheka | owāpheka | āpheka | akaphekanga | ongaphekanga | engaphekanga |
| Class 2 | bāpheka | abāpheka | bāpheka | abaphekanga | abangaphekanga | bengaphekanga |
| Class 3 | wāpheka | owāpheka | wāpheka | awuphekanga | ongaphekanga | ungaphekanga |
| Class 4 | yāpheka | eyāpheka | yāpheka | ayiphekanga | engaphekanga | ingaphekanga |
| Class 5 | lāpheka | elāpheka | lāpheka | aliphekanga | elingaphekanga | lingaphekanga |
| Class 6 | āpheka | āpheka | āpheka | awaphekanga | angaphekanga | engaphekanga |
| Class 7 | sāpheka | esāpheka | sāpheka | asiphekanga | esingaphekanga | singaphekanga |
| Class 8 | zāpheka | ezāpheka | zāpheka | aziphekanga | ezingaphekanga | zingaphekanga |
| Class 9 | yāpheka | eyāpheka | yāpheka | ayiphekanga | engaphekanga | ingaphekanga |
| Class 10 | zāpheka | ezāpheka | zāpheka | aziphekanga | ezingaphekanga | zingaphekanga |
| Class 11 | lwāpheka | olwāpheka | lwāpheka | aluphekanga | olungaphekanga | lungaphekanga |
| Class 14 | bāpheka | obāpheka | bāpheka | abuphekanga | obungaphekanga | bungaphekanga |
| Class 15 | kwāpheka | okwāpheka | kwāpheka | akuphekanga | okungaphekanga | kungaphekanga |
| Class 17 | kwāpheka | okwāpheka | kwāpheka | akuphekanga | okungaphekanga | kungaphekanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingapheka | — | ngingapheka | ngingepheke | — | ngingepheke |
| 2nd singular | ungapheka | — | ungapheka | ungepheke | — | ungepheke |
| 1st plural | singapheka | — | singapheka | singepheke | — | singepheke |
| 2nd plural | ningapheka | — | ningapheka | ningepheke | — | ningepheke |
| Class 1 | angapheka | — | engapheka | angepheke | — | engepheke |
| Class 2 | bangapheka | — | bengapheka | bangepheke | — | bengepheke |
| Class 3 | ungapheka | — | ungapheka | ungepheke | — | ungepheke |
| Class 4 | ingapheka | — | ingapheka | ingepheke | — | ingepheke |
| Class 5 | lingapheka | — | lingapheka | lingepheke | — | lingepheke |
| Class 6 | angapheka | — | engapheka | angepheke | — | engepheke |
| Class 7 | singapheka | — | singapheka | singepheke | — | singepheke |
| Class 8 | zingapheka | — | zingapheka | zingepheke | — | zingepheke |
| Class 9 | ingapheka | — | ingapheka | ingepheke | — | ingepheke |
| Class 10 | zingapheka | — | zingapheka | zingepheke | — | zingepheke |
| Class 11 | lungapheka | — | lungapheka | lungepheke | — | lungepheke |
| Class 14 | bungapheka | — | bungapheka | bungepheke | — | bungepheke |
| Class 15 | kungapheka | — | kungapheka | kungepheke | — | kungepheke |
| Class 17 | kungapheka | — | kungapheka | kungepheke | — | kungepheke |
| | 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 | ngizopheka | engizopheka | ngizopheka | angizupheka | engingezupheka | ngingezupheka |
| 2nd singular | uzopheka | ozopheka | uzopheka | awuzupheka | ongezupheka | ungezupheka |
| 1st plural | sizopheka | esizopheka | sizopheka | asizupheka | esingezupheka | singezupheka |
| 2nd plural | nizopheka | enizopheka | nizopheka | anizupheka | eningezupheka | ningezupheka |
| Class 1 | uzopheka | ozopheka | ezopheka | akazupheka | ongezupheka | engezupheka |
| Class 2 | bazopheka | abazopheka | bezopheka | abazupheka | abangezupheka | bengezupheka |
| Class 3 | uzopheka | ozopheka | uzopheka | awuzupheka | ongezupheka | ungezupheka |
| Class 4 | izopheka | ezopheka | izopheka | ayizupheka | engezupheka | ingezupheka |
| Class 5 | lizopheka | elizopheka | lizopheka | alizupheka | elingezupheka | lingezupheka |
| Class 6 | azopheka | azopheka | ezopheka | awazupheka | angezupheka | engezupheka |
| Class 7 | sizopheka | esizopheka | sizopheka | asizupheka | esingezupheka | singezupheka |
| Class 8 | zizopheka | ezizopheka | zizopheka | azizupheka | ezingezupheka | zingezupheka |
| Class 9 | izopheka | ezopheka | izopheka | ayizupheka | engezupheka | ingezupheka |
| Class 10 | zizopheka | ezizopheka | zizopheka | azizupheka | ezingezupheka | zingezupheka |
| Class 11 | luzopheka | oluzopheka | luzopheka | aluzupheka | olungezupheka | lungezupheka |
| Class 14 | buzopheka | obuzopheka | buzopheka | abuzupheka | obungezupheka | bungezupheka |
| Class 15 | kuzopheka | okuzopheka | kuzopheka | akuzupheka | okungezupheka | kungezupheka |
| Class 17 | kuzopheka | okuzopheka | kuzopheka | akuzupheka | okungezupheka | kungezupheka |
| | 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 | ngiyopheka | engiyopheka | ngiyopheka | angiyupheka | engingeyupheka | ngingeyupheka |
| 2nd singular | uyopheka | oyopheka | uyopheka | awuyupheka | ongeyupheka | ungeyupheka |
| 1st plural | siyopheka | esiyopheka | siyopheka | asiyupheka | esingeyupheka | singeyupheka |
| 2nd plural | niyopheka | eniyopheka | niyopheka | aniyupheka | eningeyupheka | ningeyupheka |
| Class 1 | uyopheka | oyopheka | eyopheka | akayupheka | ongeyupheka | engeyupheka |
| Class 2 | bayopheka | abayopheka | beyopheka | abayupheka | abangeyupheka | bengeyupheka |
| Class 3 | uyopheka | oyopheka | uyopheka | awuyupheka | ongeyupheka | ungeyupheka |
| Class 4 | iyopheka | eyopheka | iyopheka | ayiyupheka | engeyupheka | ingeyupheka |
| Class 5 | liyopheka | eliyopheka | liyopheka | aliyupheka | elingeyupheka | lingeyupheka |
| Class 6 | ayopheka | ayopheka | eyopheka | awayupheka | angeyupheka | engeyupheka |
| Class 7 | siyopheka | esiyopheka | siyopheka | asiyupheka | esingeyupheka | singeyupheka |
| Class 8 | ziyopheka | eziyopheka | ziyopheka | aziyupheka | ezingeyupheka | zingeyupheka |
| Class 9 | iyopheka | eyopheka | iyopheka | ayiyupheka | engeyupheka | ingeyupheka |
| Class 10 | ziyopheka | eziyopheka | ziyopheka | aziyupheka | ezingeyupheka | zingeyupheka |
| Class 11 | luyopheka | oluyopheka | luyopheka | aluyupheka | olungeyupheka | lungeyupheka |
| Class 14 | buyopheka | obuyopheka | buyopheka | abuyupheka | obungeyupheka | bungeyupheka |
| Class 15 | kuyopheka | okuyopheka | kuyopheka | akuyupheka | okungeyupheka | kungeyupheka |
| Class 17 | kuyopheka | okuyopheka | kuyopheka | akuyupheka | okungeyupheka | kungeyupheka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngipheke | ngingapheki |
| 2nd singular | upheke | ungapheki |
| 1st plural | sipheke | singapheki |
| 2nd plural | nipheke | ningapheki |
| Class 1 | apheke | angapheki |
| Class 2 | bapheke | bangapheki |
| Class 3 | upheke | ungapheki |
| Class 4 | ipheke | ingapheki |
| Class 5 | lipheke | lingapheki |
| Class 6 | apheke | angapheki |
| Class 7 | sipheke | singapheki |
| Class 8 | zipheke | zingapheki |
| Class 9 | ipheke | ingapheki |
| Class 10 | zipheke | zingapheki |
| Class 11 | lupheke | lungapheki |
| Class 14 | bupheke | bungapheki |
| Class 15 | kupheke | kungapheki |
| Class 17 | kupheke | kungapheki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngapheka | ngangapheka, angapheka, angangapheka |
| 2nd singular | wapheka | wangapheka, awapheka, awangapheka |
| 1st plural | sapheka | sangapheka, asapheka, asangapheka |
| 2nd plural | napheka | nangapheka, anapheka, anangapheka |
| Class 1 | wapheka | wangapheka, akapheka, akangapheka |
| Class 2 | bapheka | bangapheka, abapheka, abangapheka |
| Class 3 | wapheka | wangapheka, awapheka, awangapheka |
| Class 4 | yapheka | yangapheka, ayapheka, ayangapheka |
| Class 5 | lapheka | langapheka, alapheka, alangapheka |
| Class 6 | apheka | angapheka, awapheka, awangapheka |
| Class 7 | sapheka | sangapheka, asapheka, asangapheka |
| Class 8 | zapheka | zangapheka, azapheka, azangapheka |
| Class 9 | yapheka | yangapheka, ayapheka, ayangapheka |
| Class 10 | zapheka | zangapheka, azapheka, azangapheka |
| Class 11 | lwapheka | lwangapheka, alwapheka, alwangapheka |
| Class 14 | bapheka | bangapheka, abapheka, abangapheka |
| Class 15 | kwapheka | kwangapheka, akwapheka, akwangapheka |
| Class 17 | kwapheka | kwangapheka, akwapheka, akwangapheka |

### References

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