# thakatha
## Xhosa
### Verb

-thakatha$^?$
* (transitive) to bewitch

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Verb

-thakatha$^?$
* (intransitive) to practice witchcraft

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukuthakatha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuthakatha | ukungathakathi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | thakatha | -thakathe |
| Plural | thakathani | -thakatheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyathakatha, ngithakatha | engithakathayo, engithakatha | ngithakatha | angithakathi | engingathakathi | ngingathakathi |
| 2nd singular | uyathakatha, uthakatha | othakathayo, othakatha | uthakatha | awuthakathi | ongathakathi | ungathakathi |
| 1st plural | siyathakatha, sithakatha | esithakathayo, esithakatha | sithakatha | asithakathi | esingathakathi | singathakathi |
| 2nd plural | niyathakatha, nithakatha | enithakathayo, enithakatha | nithakatha | anithakathi | eningathakathi | ningathakathi |
| Class 1 | uyathakatha, uthakatha | othakathayo, othakatha | ethakatha | akathakathi | ongathakathi | engathakathi |
| Class 2 | bayathakatha, bathakatha | abathakathayo, abathakatha | bethakatha | abathakathi | abangathakathi | bengathakathi |
| Class 3 | uyathakatha, uthakatha | othakathayo, othakatha | uthakatha | awuthakathi | ongathakathi | ungathakathi |
| Class 4 | iyathakatha, ithakatha | ethakathayo, ethakatha | ithakatha | ayithakathi | engathakathi | ingathakathi |
| Class 5 | liyathakatha, lithakatha | elithakathayo, elithakatha | lithakatha | alithakathi | elingathakathi | lingathakathi |
| Class 6 | ayathakatha, athakatha | athakathayo, athakatha | ethakatha | awathakathi | angathakathi | engathakathi |
| Class 7 | siyathakatha, sithakatha | esithakathayo, esithakatha | sithakatha | asithakathi | esingathakathi | singathakathi |
| Class 8 | ziyathakatha, zithakatha | ezithakathayo, ezithakatha | zithakatha | azithakathi | ezingathakathi | zingathakathi |
| Class 9 | iyathakatha, ithakatha | ethakathayo, ethakatha | ithakatha | ayithakathi | engathakathi | ingathakathi |
| Class 10 | ziyathakatha, zithakatha | ezithakathayo, ezithakatha | zithakatha | azithakathi | ezingathakathi | zingathakathi |
| Class 11 | luyathakatha, luthakatha | oluthakathayo, oluthakatha | luthakatha | aluthakathi | olungathakathi | lungathakathi |
| Class 14 | buyathakatha, buthakatha | obuthakathayo, obuthakatha | buthakatha | abuthakathi | obungathakathi | bungathakathi |
| Class 15 | kuyathakatha, kuthakatha | okuthakathayo, okuthakatha | kuthakatha | akuthakathi | okungathakathi | kungathakathi |
| Class 17 | kuyathakatha, kuthakatha | okuthakathayo, okuthakatha | kuthakatha | akuthakathi | okungathakathi | kungathakathi |
| | 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 | ngithakathile, ngithakathē | engithakathile, engithakathē | ngithakathile, ngithakathē | angithakathanga | engingathakathanga | ngingathakathanga |
| 2nd singular | uthakathile, uthakathē | othakathile, othakathē | uthakathile, uthakathē | awuthakathanga | ongathakathanga | ungathakathanga |
| 1st plural | sithakathile, sithakathē | esithakathile, esithakathē | sithakathile, sithakathē | asithakathanga | esingathakathanga | singathakathanga |
| 2nd plural | nithakathile, nithakathē | enithakathile, enithakathē | nithakathile, nithakathē | anithakathanga | eningathakathanga | ningathakathanga |
| Class 1 | uthakathile, uthakathē | othakathile, othakathē | ethakathile, ethakathē | akathakathanga | ongathakathanga | engathakathanga |
| Class 2 | bathakathile, bathakathē | abathakathile, abathakathē | bethakathile, bethakathē | abathakathanga | abangathakathanga | bengathakathanga |
| Class 3 | uthakathile, uthakathē | othakathile, othakathē | uthakathile, uthakathē | awuthakathanga | ongathakathanga | ungathakathanga |
| Class 4 | ithakathile, ithakathē | ethakathile, ethakathē | ithakathile, ithakathē | ayithakathanga | engathakathanga | ingathakathanga |
| Class 5 | lithakathile, lithakathē | elithakathile, elithakathē | lithakathile, lithakathē | alithakathanga | elingathakathanga | lingathakathanga |
| Class 6 | athakathile, athakathē | athakathile, athakathē | ethakathile, ethakathē | awathakathanga | angathakathanga | engathakathanga |
| Class 7 | sithakathile, sithakathē | esithakathile, esithakathē | sithakathile, sithakathē | asithakathanga | esingathakathanga | singathakathanga |
| Class 8 | zithakathile, zithakathē | ezithakathile, ezithakathē | zithakathile, zithakathē | azithakathanga | ezingathakathanga | zingathakathanga |
| Class 9 | ithakathile, ithakathē | ethakathile, ethakathē | ithakathile, ithakathē | ayithakathanga | engathakathanga | ingathakathanga |
| Class 10 | zithakathile, zithakathē | ezithakathile, ezithakathē | zithakathile, zithakathē | azithakathanga | ezingathakathanga | zingathakathanga |
| Class 11 | luthakathile, luthakathē | oluthakathile, oluthakathē | luthakathile, luthakathē | aluthakathanga | olungathakathanga | lungathakathanga |
| Class 14 | buthakathile, buthakathē | obuthakathile, obuthakathē | buthakathile, buthakathē | abuthakathanga | obungathakathanga | bungathakathanga |
| Class 15 | kuthakathile, kuthakathē | okuthakathile, okuthakathē | kuthakathile, kuthakathē | akuthakathanga | okungathakathanga | kungathakathanga |
| Class 17 | kuthakathile, kuthakathē | okuthakathile, okuthakathē | kuthakathile, kuthakathē | akuthakathanga | okungathakathanga | kungathakathanga |
| | 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 | ngāthakatha | engāthakatha | ngāthakatha | angithakathanga | engingathakathanga | ngingathakathanga |
| 2nd singular | wāthakatha | owāthakatha | wāthakatha | awuthakathanga | ongathakathanga | ungathakathanga |
| 1st plural | sāthakatha | esāthakatha | sāthakatha | asithakathanga | esingathakathanga | singathakathanga |
| 2nd plural | nāthakatha | enāthakatha | nāthakatha | anithakathanga | eningathakathanga | ningathakathanga |
| Class 1 | wāthakatha | owāthakatha | āthakatha | akathakathanga | ongathakathanga | engathakathanga |
| Class 2 | bāthakatha | abāthakatha | bāthakatha | abathakathanga | abangathakathanga | bengathakathanga |
| Class 3 | wāthakatha | owāthakatha | wāthakatha | awuthakathanga | ongathakathanga | ungathakathanga |
| Class 4 | yāthakatha | eyāthakatha | yāthakatha | ayithakathanga | engathakathanga | ingathakathanga |
| Class 5 | lāthakatha | elāthakatha | lāthakatha | alithakathanga | elingathakathanga | lingathakathanga |
| Class 6 | āthakatha | āthakatha | āthakatha | awathakathanga | angathakathanga | engathakathanga |
| Class 7 | sāthakatha | esāthakatha | sāthakatha | asithakathanga | esingathakathanga | singathakathanga |
| Class 8 | zāthakatha | ezāthakatha | zāthakatha | azithakathanga | ezingathakathanga | zingathakathanga |
| Class 9 | yāthakatha | eyāthakatha | yāthakatha | ayithakathanga | engathakathanga | ingathakathanga |
| Class 10 | zāthakatha | ezāthakatha | zāthakatha | azithakathanga | ezingathakathanga | zingathakathanga |
| Class 11 | lwāthakatha | olwāthakatha | lwāthakatha | aluthakathanga | olungathakathanga | lungathakathanga |
| Class 14 | bāthakatha | obāthakatha | bāthakatha | abuthakathanga | obungathakathanga | bungathakathanga |
| Class 15 | kwāthakatha | okwāthakatha | kwāthakatha | akuthakathanga | okungathakathanga | kungathakathanga |
| Class 17 | kwāthakatha | okwāthakatha | kwāthakatha | akuthakathanga | okungathakathanga | kungathakathanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingathakatha | — | ngingathakatha | ngingethakathe | — | ngingethakathe |
| 2nd singular | ungathakatha | — | ungathakatha | ungethakathe | — | ungethakathe |
| 1st plural | singathakatha | — | singathakatha | singethakathe | — | singethakathe |
| 2nd plural | ningathakatha | — | ningathakatha | ningethakathe | — | ningethakathe |
| Class 1 | angathakatha | — | engathakatha | angethakathe | — | engethakathe |
| Class 2 | bangathakatha | — | bengathakatha | bangethakathe | — | bengethakathe |
| Class 3 | ungathakatha | — | ungathakatha | ungethakathe | — | ungethakathe |
| Class 4 | ingathakatha | — | ingathakatha | ingethakathe | — | ingethakathe |
| Class 5 | lingathakatha | — | lingathakatha | lingethakathe | — | lingethakathe |
| Class 6 | angathakatha | — | engathakatha | angethakathe | — | engethakathe |
| Class 7 | singathakatha | — | singathakatha | singethakathe | — | singethakathe |
| Class 8 | zingathakatha | — | zingathakatha | zingethakathe | — | zingethakathe |
| Class 9 | ingathakatha | — | ingathakatha | ingethakathe | — | ingethakathe |
| Class 10 | zingathakatha | — | zingathakatha | zingethakathe | — | zingethakathe |
| Class 11 | lungathakatha | — | lungathakatha | lungethakathe | — | lungethakathe |
| Class 14 | bungathakatha | — | bungathakatha | bungethakathe | — | bungethakathe |
| Class 15 | kungathakatha | — | kungathakatha | kungethakathe | — | kungethakathe |
| Class 17 | kungathakatha | — | kungathakatha | kungethakathe | — | kungethakathe |
| | 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 | ngizothakatha | engizothakatha | ngizothakatha | angizuthakatha | engingezuthakatha | ngingezuthakatha |
| 2nd singular | uzothakatha | ozothakatha | uzothakatha | awuzuthakatha | ongezuthakatha | ungezuthakatha |
| 1st plural | sizothakatha | esizothakatha | sizothakatha | asizuthakatha | esingezuthakatha | singezuthakatha |
| 2nd plural | nizothakatha | enizothakatha | nizothakatha | anizuthakatha | eningezuthakatha | ningezuthakatha |
| Class 1 | uzothakatha | ozothakatha | ezothakatha | akazuthakatha | ongezuthakatha | engezuthakatha |
| Class 2 | bazothakatha | abazothakatha | bezothakatha | abazuthakatha | abangezuthakatha | bengezuthakatha |
| Class 3 | uzothakatha | ozothakatha | uzothakatha | awuzuthakatha | ongezuthakatha | ungezuthakatha |
| Class 4 | izothakatha | ezothakatha | izothakatha | ayizuthakatha | engezuthakatha | ingezuthakatha |
| Class 5 | lizothakatha | elizothakatha | lizothakatha | alizuthakatha | elingezuthakatha | lingezuthakatha |
| Class 6 | azothakatha | azothakatha | ezothakatha | awazuthakatha | angezuthakatha | engezuthakatha |
| Class 7 | sizothakatha | esizothakatha | sizothakatha | asizuthakatha | esingezuthakatha | singezuthakatha |
| Class 8 | zizothakatha | ezizothakatha | zizothakatha | azizuthakatha | ezingezuthakatha | zingezuthakatha |
| Class 9 | izothakatha | ezothakatha | izothakatha | ayizuthakatha | engezuthakatha | ingezuthakatha |
| Class 10 | zizothakatha | ezizothakatha | zizothakatha | azizuthakatha | ezingezuthakatha | zingezuthakatha |
| Class 11 | luzothakatha | oluzothakatha | luzothakatha | aluzuthakatha | olungezuthakatha | lungezuthakatha |
| Class 14 | buzothakatha | obuzothakatha | buzothakatha | abuzuthakatha | obungezuthakatha | bungezuthakatha |
| Class 15 | kuzothakatha | okuzothakatha | kuzothakatha | akuzuthakatha | okungezuthakatha | kungezuthakatha |
| Class 17 | kuzothakatha | okuzothakatha | kuzothakatha | akuzuthakatha | okungezuthakatha | kungezuthakatha |
| | 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 | ngiyothakatha | engiyothakatha | ngiyothakatha | angiyuthakatha | engingeyuthakatha | ngingeyuthakatha |
| 2nd singular | uyothakatha | oyothakatha | uyothakatha | awuyuthakatha | ongeyuthakatha | ungeyuthakatha |
| 1st plural | siyothakatha | esiyothakatha | siyothakatha | asiyuthakatha | esingeyuthakatha | singeyuthakatha |
| 2nd plural | niyothakatha | eniyothakatha | niyothakatha | aniyuthakatha | eningeyuthakatha | ningeyuthakatha |
| Class 1 | uyothakatha | oyothakatha | eyothakatha | akayuthakatha | ongeyuthakatha | engeyuthakatha |
| Class 2 | bayothakatha | abayothakatha | beyothakatha | abayuthakatha | abangeyuthakatha | bengeyuthakatha |
| Class 3 | uyothakatha | oyothakatha | uyothakatha | awuyuthakatha | ongeyuthakatha | ungeyuthakatha |
| Class 4 | iyothakatha | eyothakatha | iyothakatha | ayiyuthakatha | engeyuthakatha | ingeyuthakatha |
| Class 5 | liyothakatha | eliyothakatha | liyothakatha | aliyuthakatha | elingeyuthakatha | lingeyuthakatha |
| Class 6 | ayothakatha | ayothakatha | eyothakatha | awayuthakatha | angeyuthakatha | engeyuthakatha |
| Class 7 | siyothakatha | esiyothakatha | siyothakatha | asiyuthakatha | esingeyuthakatha | singeyuthakatha |
| Class 8 | ziyothakatha | eziyothakatha | ziyothakatha | aziyuthakatha | ezingeyuthakatha | zingeyuthakatha |
| Class 9 | iyothakatha | eyothakatha | iyothakatha | ayiyuthakatha | engeyuthakatha | ingeyuthakatha |
| Class 10 | ziyothakatha | eziyothakatha | ziyothakatha | aziyuthakatha | ezingeyuthakatha | zingeyuthakatha |
| Class 11 | luyothakatha | oluyothakatha | luyothakatha | aluyuthakatha | olungeyuthakatha | lungeyuthakatha |
| Class 14 | buyothakatha | obuyothakatha | buyothakatha | abuyuthakatha | obungeyuthakatha | bungeyuthakatha |
| Class 15 | kuyothakatha | okuyothakatha | kuyothakatha | akuyuthakatha | okungeyuthakatha | kungeyuthakatha |
| Class 17 | kuyothakatha | okuyothakatha | kuyothakatha | akuyuthakatha | okungeyuthakatha | kungeyuthakatha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngithakathe | ngingathakathi |
| 2nd singular | uthakathe | ungathakathi |
| 1st plural | sithakathe | singathakathi |
| 2nd plural | nithakathe | ningathakathi |
| Class 1 | athakathe | angathakathi |
| Class 2 | bathakathe | bangathakathi |
| Class 3 | uthakathe | ungathakathi |
| Class 4 | ithakathe | ingathakathi |
| Class 5 | lithakathe | lingathakathi |
| Class 6 | athakathe | angathakathi |
| Class 7 | sithakathe | singathakathi |
| Class 8 | zithakathe | zingathakathi |
| Class 9 | ithakathe | ingathakathi |
| Class 10 | zithakathe | zingathakathi |
| Class 11 | luthakathe | lungathakathi |
| Class 14 | buthakathe | bungathakathi |
| Class 15 | kuthakathe | kungathakathi |
| Class 17 | kuthakathe | kungathakathi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngathakatha | ngangathakatha, angathakatha, angangathakatha |
| 2nd singular | wathakatha | wangathakatha, awathakatha, awangathakatha |
| 1st plural | sathakatha | sangathakatha, asathakatha, asangathakatha |
| 2nd plural | nathakatha | nangathakatha, anathakatha, anangathakatha |
| Class 1 | wathakatha | wangathakatha, akathakatha, akangathakatha |
| Class 2 | bathakatha | bangathakatha, abathakatha, abangathakatha |
| Class 3 | wathakatha | wangathakatha, awathakatha, awangathakatha |
| Class 4 | yathakatha | yangathakatha, ayathakatha, ayangathakatha |
| Class 5 | lathakatha | langathakatha, alathakatha, alangathakatha |
| Class 6 | athakatha | angathakatha, awathakatha, awangathakatha |
| Class 7 | sathakatha | sangathakatha, asathakatha, asangathakatha |
| Class 8 | zathakatha | zangathakatha, azathakatha, azangathakatha |
| Class 9 | yathakatha | yangathakatha, ayathakatha, ayangathakatha |
| Class 10 | zathakatha | zangathakatha, azathakatha, azangathakatha |
| Class 11 | lwathakatha | lwangathakatha, alwathakatha, alwangathakatha |
| Class 14 | bathakatha | bangathakatha, abathakatha, abangathakatha |
| Class 15 | kwathakatha | kwangathakatha, akwathakatha, akwangathakatha |
| Class 17 | kwathakatha | kwangathakatha, akwathakatha, akwangathakatha |

### References

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