# khwezela
## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-khwezela$^?$
* to start a file

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /kʰwezéːla/

### Verb

-khwezéla
* (transitive) to poke up (a fire)

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukukhwezela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhwezela | ukungakhwezeli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khwezela | -khwezele |
| Plural | khwezelani | -khwezeleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhwezela, ngikhwezela | engikhwezelayo, engikhwezela | ngikhwezela | angikhwezeli | engingakhwezeli | ngingakhwezeli |
| 2nd singular | uyakhwezela, ukhwezela | okhwezelayo, okhwezela | ukhwezela | awukhwezeli | ongakhwezeli | ungakhwezeli |
| 1st plural | siyakhwezela, sikhwezela | esikhwezelayo, esikhwezela | sikhwezela | asikhwezeli | esingakhwezeli | singakhwezeli |
| 2nd plural | niyakhwezela, nikhwezela | enikhwezelayo, enikhwezela | nikhwezela | anikhwezeli | eningakhwezeli | ningakhwezeli |
| Class 1 | uyakhwezela, ukhwezela | okhwezelayo, okhwezela | ekhwezela | akakhwezeli | ongakhwezeli | engakhwezeli |
| Class 2 | bayakhwezela, bakhwezela | abakhwezelayo, abakhwezela | bekhwezela | abakhwezeli | abangakhwezeli | bengakhwezeli |
| Class 3 | uyakhwezela, ukhwezela | okhwezelayo, okhwezela | ukhwezela | awukhwezeli | ongakhwezeli | ungakhwezeli |
| Class 4 | iyakhwezela, ikhwezela | ekhwezelayo, ekhwezela | ikhwezela | ayikhwezeli | engakhwezeli | ingakhwezeli |
| Class 5 | liyakhwezela, likhwezela | elikhwezelayo, elikhwezela | likhwezela | alikhwezeli | elingakhwezeli | lingakhwezeli |
| Class 6 | ayakhwezela, akhwezela | akhwezelayo, akhwezela | ekhwezela | awakhwezeli | angakhwezeli | engakhwezeli |
| Class 7 | siyakhwezela, sikhwezela | esikhwezelayo, esikhwezela | sikhwezela | asikhwezeli | esingakhwezeli | singakhwezeli |
| Class 8 | ziyakhwezela, zikhwezela | ezikhwezelayo, ezikhwezela | zikhwezela | azikhwezeli | ezingakhwezeli | zingakhwezeli |
| Class 9 | iyakhwezela, ikhwezela | ekhwezelayo, ekhwezela | ikhwezela | ayikhwezeli | engakhwezeli | ingakhwezeli |
| Class 10 | ziyakhwezela, zikhwezela | ezikhwezelayo, ezikhwezela | zikhwezela | azikhwezeli | ezingakhwezeli | zingakhwezeli |
| Class 11 | luyakhwezela, lukhwezela | olukhwezelayo, olukhwezela | lukhwezela | alukhwezeli | olungakhwezeli | lungakhwezeli |
| Class 14 | buyakhwezela, bukhwezela | obukhwezelayo, obukhwezela | bukhwezela | abukhwezeli | obungakhwezeli | bungakhwezeli |
| Class 15 | kuyakhwezela, kukhwezela | okukhwezelayo, okukhwezela | kukhwezela | akukhwezeli | okungakhwezeli | kungakhwezeli |
| Class 17 | kuyakhwezela, kukhwezela | okukhwezelayo, okukhwezela | kukhwezela | akukhwezeli | okungakhwezeli | kungakhwezeli |
| | 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 | ngikhwezelile, ngikhwezelē | engikhwezelile, engikhwezelē | ngikhwezelile, ngikhwezelē | angikhwezelanga | engingakhwezelanga | ngingakhwezelanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhwezelile, ukhwezelē | okhwezelile, okhwezelē | ukhwezelile, ukhwezelē | awukhwezelanga | ongakhwezelanga | ungakhwezelanga |
| 1st plural | sikhwezelile, sikhwezelē | esikhwezelile, esikhwezelē | sikhwezelile, sikhwezelē | asikhwezelanga | esingakhwezelanga | singakhwezelanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhwezelile, nikhwezelē | enikhwezelile, enikhwezelē | nikhwezelile, nikhwezelē | anikhwezelanga | eningakhwezelanga | ningakhwezelanga |
| Class 1 | ukhwezelile, ukhwezelē | okhwezelile, okhwezelē | ekhwezelile, ekhwezelē | akakhwezelanga | ongakhwezelanga | engakhwezelanga |
| Class 2 | bakhwezelile, bakhwezelē | abakhwezelile, abakhwezelē | bekhwezelile, bekhwezelē | abakhwezelanga | abangakhwezelanga | bengakhwezelanga |
| Class 3 | ukhwezelile, ukhwezelē | okhwezelile, okhwezelē | ukhwezelile, ukhwezelē | awukhwezelanga | ongakhwezelanga | ungakhwezelanga |
| Class 4 | ikhwezelile, ikhwezelē | ekhwezelile, ekhwezelē | ikhwezelile, ikhwezelē | ayikhwezelanga | engakhwezelanga | ingakhwezelanga |
| Class 5 | likhwezelile, likhwezelē | elikhwezelile, elikhwezelē | likhwezelile, likhwezelē | alikhwezelanga | elingakhwezelanga | lingakhwezelanga |
| Class 6 | akhwezelile, akhwezelē | akhwezelile, akhwezelē | ekhwezelile, ekhwezelē | awakhwezelanga | angakhwezelanga | engakhwezelanga |
| Class 7 | sikhwezelile, sikhwezelē | esikhwezelile, esikhwezelē | sikhwezelile, sikhwezelē | asikhwezelanga | esingakhwezelanga | singakhwezelanga |
| Class 8 | zikhwezelile, zikhwezelē | ezikhwezelile, ezikhwezelē | zikhwezelile, zikhwezelē | azikhwezelanga | ezingakhwezelanga | zingakhwezelanga |
| Class 9 | ikhwezelile, ikhwezelē | ekhwezelile, ekhwezelē | ikhwezelile, ikhwezelē | ayikhwezelanga | engakhwezelanga | ingakhwezelanga |
| Class 10 | zikhwezelile, zikhwezelē | ezikhwezelile, ezikhwezelē | zikhwezelile, zikhwezelē | azikhwezelanga | ezingakhwezelanga | zingakhwezelanga |
| Class 11 | lukhwezelile, lukhwezelē | olukhwezelile, olukhwezelē | lukhwezelile, lukhwezelē | alukhwezelanga | olungakhwezelanga | lungakhwezelanga |
| Class 14 | bukhwezelile, bukhwezelē | obukhwezelile, obukhwezelē | bukhwezelile, bukhwezelē | abukhwezelanga | obungakhwezelanga | bungakhwezelanga |
| Class 15 | kukhwezelile, kukhwezelē | okukhwezelile, okukhwezelē | kukhwezelile, kukhwezelē | akukhwezelanga | okungakhwezelanga | kungakhwezelanga |
| Class 17 | kukhwezelile, kukhwezelē | okukhwezelile, okukhwezelē | kukhwezelile, kukhwezelē | akukhwezelanga | okungakhwezelanga | kungakhwezelanga |
| | 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 | ngākhwezela | engākhwezela | ngākhwezela | angikhwezelanga | engingakhwezelanga | ngingakhwezelanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhwezela | owākhwezela | wākhwezela | awukhwezelanga | ongakhwezelanga | ungakhwezelanga |
| 1st plural | sākhwezela | esākhwezela | sākhwezela | asikhwezelanga | esingakhwezelanga | singakhwezelanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhwezela | enākhwezela | nākhwezela | anikhwezelanga | eningakhwezelanga | ningakhwezelanga |
| Class 1 | wākhwezela | owākhwezela | ākhwezela | akakhwezelanga | ongakhwezelanga | engakhwezelanga |
| Class 2 | bākhwezela | abākhwezela | bākhwezela | abakhwezelanga | abangakhwezelanga | bengakhwezelanga |
| Class 3 | wākhwezela | owākhwezela | wākhwezela | awukhwezelanga | ongakhwezelanga | ungakhwezelanga |
| Class 4 | yākhwezela | eyākhwezela | yākhwezela | ayikhwezelanga | engakhwezelanga | ingakhwezelanga |
| Class 5 | lākhwezela | elākhwezela | lākhwezela | alikhwezelanga | elingakhwezelanga | lingakhwezelanga |
| Class 6 | ākhwezela | ākhwezela | ākhwezela | awakhwezelanga | angakhwezelanga | engakhwezelanga |
| Class 7 | sākhwezela | esākhwezela | sākhwezela | asikhwezelanga | esingakhwezelanga | singakhwezelanga |
| Class 8 | zākhwezela | ezākhwezela | zākhwezela | azikhwezelanga | ezingakhwezelanga | zingakhwezelanga |
| Class 9 | yākhwezela | eyākhwezela | yākhwezela | ayikhwezelanga | engakhwezelanga | ingakhwezelanga |
| Class 10 | zākhwezela | ezākhwezela | zākhwezela | azikhwezelanga | ezingakhwezelanga | zingakhwezelanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhwezela | olwākhwezela | lwākhwezela | alukhwezelanga | olungakhwezelanga | lungakhwezelanga |
| Class 14 | bākhwezela | obākhwezela | bākhwezela | abukhwezelanga | obungakhwezelanga | bungakhwezelanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhwezela | okwākhwezela | kwākhwezela | akukhwezelanga | okungakhwezelanga | kungakhwezelanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhwezela | okwākhwezela | kwākhwezela | akukhwezelanga | okungakhwezelanga | kungakhwezelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhwezela | — | ngingakhwezela | ngingekhwezele | — | ngingekhwezele |
| 2nd singular | ungakhwezela | — | ungakhwezela | ungekhwezele | — | ungekhwezele |
| 1st plural | singakhwezela | — | singakhwezela | singekhwezele | — | singekhwezele |
| 2nd plural | ningakhwezela | — | ningakhwezela | ningekhwezele | — | ningekhwezele |
| Class 1 | angakhwezela | — | engakhwezela | angekhwezele | — | engekhwezele |
| Class 2 | bangakhwezela | — | bengakhwezela | bangekhwezele | — | bengekhwezele |
| Class 3 | ungakhwezela | — | ungakhwezela | ungekhwezele | — | ungekhwezele |
| Class 4 | ingakhwezela | — | ingakhwezela | ingekhwezele | — | ingekhwezele |
| Class 5 | lingakhwezela | — | lingakhwezela | lingekhwezele | — | lingekhwezele |
| Class 6 | angakhwezela | — | engakhwezela | angekhwezele | — | engekhwezele |
| Class 7 | singakhwezela | — | singakhwezela | singekhwezele | — | singekhwezele |
| Class 8 | zingakhwezela | — | zingakhwezela | zingekhwezele | — | zingekhwezele |
| Class 9 | ingakhwezela | — | ingakhwezela | ingekhwezele | — | ingekhwezele |
| Class 10 | zingakhwezela | — | zingakhwezela | zingekhwezele | — | zingekhwezele |
| Class 11 | lungakhwezela | — | lungakhwezela | lungekhwezele | — | lungekhwezele |
| Class 14 | bungakhwezela | — | bungakhwezela | bungekhwezele | — | bungekhwezele |
| Class 15 | kungakhwezela | — | kungakhwezela | kungekhwezele | — | kungekhwezele |
| Class 17 | kungakhwezela | — | kungakhwezela | kungekhwezele | — | kungekhwezele |
| | 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 | ngizokhwezela | engizokhwezela | ngizokhwezela | angizukhwezela | engingezukhwezela | ngingezukhwezela |
| 2nd singular | uzokhwezela | ozokhwezela | uzokhwezela | awuzukhwezela | ongezukhwezela | ungezukhwezela |
| 1st plural | sizokhwezela | esizokhwezela | sizokhwezela | asizukhwezela | esingezukhwezela | singezukhwezela |
| 2nd plural | nizokhwezela | enizokhwezela | nizokhwezela | anizukhwezela | eningezukhwezela | ningezukhwezela |
| Class 1 | uzokhwezela | ozokhwezela | ezokhwezela | akazukhwezela | ongezukhwezela | engezukhwezela |
| Class 2 | bazokhwezela | abazokhwezela | bezokhwezela | abazukhwezela | abangezukhwezela | bengezukhwezela |
| Class 3 | uzokhwezela | ozokhwezela | uzokhwezela | awuzukhwezela | ongezukhwezela | ungezukhwezela |
| Class 4 | izokhwezela | ezokhwezela | izokhwezela | ayizukhwezela | engezukhwezela | ingezukhwezela |
| Class 5 | lizokhwezela | elizokhwezela | lizokhwezela | alizukhwezela | elingezukhwezela | lingezukhwezela |
| Class 6 | azokhwezela | azokhwezela | ezokhwezela | awazukhwezela | angezukhwezela | engezukhwezela |
| Class 7 | sizokhwezela | esizokhwezela | sizokhwezela | asizukhwezela | esingezukhwezela | singezukhwezela |
| Class 8 | zizokhwezela | ezizokhwezela | zizokhwezela | azizukhwezela | ezingezukhwezela | zingezukhwezela |
| Class 9 | izokhwezela | ezokhwezela | izokhwezela | ayizukhwezela | engezukhwezela | ingezukhwezela |
| Class 10 | zizokhwezela | ezizokhwezela | zizokhwezela | azizukhwezela | ezingezukhwezela | zingezukhwezela |
| Class 11 | luzokhwezela | oluzokhwezela | luzokhwezela | aluzukhwezela | olungezukhwezela | lungezukhwezela |
| Class 14 | buzokhwezela | obuzokhwezela | buzokhwezela | abuzukhwezela | obungezukhwezela | bungezukhwezela |
| Class 15 | kuzokhwezela | okuzokhwezela | kuzokhwezela | akuzukhwezela | okungezukhwezela | kungezukhwezela |
| Class 17 | kuzokhwezela | okuzokhwezela | kuzokhwezela | akuzukhwezela | okungezukhwezela | kungezukhwezela |
| | 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 | ngiyokhwezela | engiyokhwezela | ngiyokhwezela | angiyukhwezela | engingeyukhwezela | ngingeyukhwezela |
| 2nd singular | uyokhwezela | oyokhwezela | uyokhwezela | awuyukhwezela | ongeyukhwezela | ungeyukhwezela |
| 1st plural | siyokhwezela | esiyokhwezela | siyokhwezela | asiyukhwezela | esingeyukhwezela | singeyukhwezela |
| 2nd plural | niyokhwezela | eniyokhwezela | niyokhwezela | aniyukhwezela | eningeyukhwezela | ningeyukhwezela |
| Class 1 | uyokhwezela | oyokhwezela | eyokhwezela | akayukhwezela | ongeyukhwezela | engeyukhwezela |
| Class 2 | bayokhwezela | abayokhwezela | beyokhwezela | abayukhwezela | abangeyukhwezela | bengeyukhwezela |
| Class 3 | uyokhwezela | oyokhwezela | uyokhwezela | awuyukhwezela | ongeyukhwezela | ungeyukhwezela |
| Class 4 | iyokhwezela | eyokhwezela | iyokhwezela | ayiyukhwezela | engeyukhwezela | ingeyukhwezela |
| Class 5 | liyokhwezela | eliyokhwezela | liyokhwezela | aliyukhwezela | elingeyukhwezela | lingeyukhwezela |
| Class 6 | ayokhwezela | ayokhwezela | eyokhwezela | awayukhwezela | angeyukhwezela | engeyukhwezela |
| Class 7 | siyokhwezela | esiyokhwezela | siyokhwezela | asiyukhwezela | esingeyukhwezela | singeyukhwezela |
| Class 8 | ziyokhwezela | eziyokhwezela | ziyokhwezela | aziyukhwezela | ezingeyukhwezela | zingeyukhwezela |
| Class 9 | iyokhwezela | eyokhwezela | iyokhwezela | ayiyukhwezela | engeyukhwezela | ingeyukhwezela |
| Class 10 | ziyokhwezela | eziyokhwezela | ziyokhwezela | aziyukhwezela | ezingeyukhwezela | zingeyukhwezela |
| Class 11 | luyokhwezela | oluyokhwezela | luyokhwezela | aluyukhwezela | olungeyukhwezela | lungeyukhwezela |
| Class 14 | buyokhwezela | obuyokhwezela | buyokhwezela | abuyukhwezela | obungeyukhwezela | bungeyukhwezela |
| Class 15 | kuyokhwezela | okuyokhwezela | kuyokhwezela | akuyukhwezela | okungeyukhwezela | kungeyukhwezela |
| Class 17 | kuyokhwezela | okuyokhwezela | kuyokhwezela | akuyukhwezela | okungeyukhwezela | kungeyukhwezela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhwezele | ngingakhwezeli |
| 2nd singular | ukhwezele | ungakhwezeli |
| 1st plural | sikhwezele | singakhwezeli |
| 2nd plural | nikhwezele | ningakhwezeli |
| Class 1 | akhwezele | angakhwezeli |
| Class 2 | bakhwezele | bangakhwezeli |
| Class 3 | ukhwezele | ungakhwezeli |
| Class 4 | ikhwezele | ingakhwezeli |
| Class 5 | likhwezele | lingakhwezeli |
| Class 6 | akhwezele | angakhwezeli |
| Class 7 | sikhwezele | singakhwezeli |
| Class 8 | zikhwezele | zingakhwezeli |
| Class 9 | ikhwezele | ingakhwezeli |
| Class 10 | zikhwezele | zingakhwezeli |
| Class 11 | lukhwezele | lungakhwezeli |
| Class 14 | bukhwezele | bungakhwezeli |
| Class 15 | kukhwezele | kungakhwezeli |
| Class 17 | kukhwezele | kungakhwezeli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhwezela | ngangakhwezela, angakhwezela, angangakhwezela |
| 2nd singular | wakhwezela | wangakhwezela, awakhwezela, awangakhwezela |
| 1st plural | sakhwezela | sangakhwezela, asakhwezela, asangakhwezela |
| 2nd plural | nakhwezela | nangakhwezela, anakhwezela, anangakhwezela |
| Class 1 | wakhwezela | wangakhwezela, akakhwezela, akangakhwezela |
| Class 2 | bakhwezela | bangakhwezela, abakhwezela, abangakhwezela |
| Class 3 | wakhwezela | wangakhwezela, awakhwezela, awangakhwezela |
| Class 4 | yakhwezela | yangakhwezela, ayakhwezela, ayangakhwezela |
| Class 5 | lakhwezela | langakhwezela, alakhwezela, alangakhwezela |
| Class 6 | akhwezela | angakhwezela, awakhwezela, awangakhwezela |
| Class 7 | sakhwezela | sangakhwezela, asakhwezela, asangakhwezela |
| Class 8 | zakhwezela | zangakhwezela, azakhwezela, azangakhwezela |
| Class 9 | yakhwezela | yangakhwezela, ayakhwezela, ayangakhwezela |
| Class 10 | zakhwezela | zangakhwezela, azakhwezela, azangakhwezela |
| Class 11 | lwakhwezela | lwangakhwezela, alwakhwezela, alwangakhwezela |
| Class 14 | bakhwezela | bangakhwezela, abakhwezela, abangakhwezela |
| Class 15 | kwakhwezela | kwangakhwezela, akwakhwezela, akwangakhwezela |
| Class 17 | kwakhwezela | kwangakhwezela, akwakhwezela, akwangakhwezela |

### References

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