# fanisa
## Xhosa
### Etymology

From -fana +‎ -isa.

### Verb

-fánísa
* to compare

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From -fana +‎ -isa.

### Verb

-fanisa$^?$
* to make like, to cause to resemble
* to imitate, to copy
* to compare with

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukufanisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukufanisa | ukungafanisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | fanisa | -fanise |
| Plural | fanisani | -faniseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyafanisa, ngifanisa | engifanisayo, engifanisa | ngifanisa | angifanisi | engingafanisi | ngingafanisi |
| 2nd singular | uyafanisa, ufanisa | ofanisayo, ofanisa | ufanisa | awufanisi | ongafanisi | ungafanisi |
| 1st plural | siyafanisa, sifanisa | esifanisayo, esifanisa | sifanisa | asifanisi | esingafanisi | singafanisi |
| 2nd plural | niyafanisa, nifanisa | enifanisayo, enifanisa | nifanisa | anifanisi | eningafanisi | ningafanisi |
| Class 1 | uyafanisa, ufanisa | ofanisayo, ofanisa | efanisa | akafanisi | ongafanisi | engafanisi |
| Class 2 | bayafanisa, bafanisa | abafanisayo, abafanisa | befanisa | abafanisi | abangafanisi | bengafanisi |
| Class 3 | uyafanisa, ufanisa | ofanisayo, ofanisa | ufanisa | awufanisi | ongafanisi | ungafanisi |
| Class 4 | iyafanisa, ifanisa | efanisayo, efanisa | ifanisa | ayifanisi | engafanisi | ingafanisi |
| Class 5 | liyafanisa, lifanisa | elifanisayo, elifanisa | lifanisa | alifanisi | elingafanisi | lingafanisi |
| Class 6 | ayafanisa, afanisa | afanisayo, afanisa | efanisa | awafanisi | angafanisi | engafanisi |
| Class 7 | siyafanisa, sifanisa | esifanisayo, esifanisa | sifanisa | asifanisi | esingafanisi | singafanisi |
| Class 8 | ziyafanisa, zifanisa | ezifanisayo, ezifanisa | zifanisa | azifanisi | ezingafanisi | zingafanisi |
| Class 9 | iyafanisa, ifanisa | efanisayo, efanisa | ifanisa | ayifanisi | engafanisi | ingafanisi |
| Class 10 | ziyafanisa, zifanisa | ezifanisayo, ezifanisa | zifanisa | azifanisi | ezingafanisi | zingafanisi |
| Class 11 | luyafanisa, lufanisa | olufanisayo, olufanisa | lufanisa | alufanisi | olungafanisi | lungafanisi |
| Class 14 | buyafanisa, bufanisa | obufanisayo, obufanisa | bufanisa | abufanisi | obungafanisi | bungafanisi |
| Class 15 | kuyafanisa, kufanisa | okufanisayo, okufanisa | kufanisa | akufanisi | okungafanisi | kungafanisi |
| Class 17 | kuyafanisa, kufanisa | okufanisayo, okufanisa | kufanisa | akufanisi | okungafanisi | kungafanisi |
| | 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 | ngifanisile, ngifanisē | engifanisile, engifanisē | ngifanisile, ngifanisē | angifanisanga | engingafanisanga | ngingafanisanga |
| 2nd singular | ufanisile, ufanisē | ofanisile, ofanisē | ufanisile, ufanisē | awufanisanga | ongafanisanga | ungafanisanga |
| 1st plural | sifanisile, sifanisē | esifanisile, esifanisē | sifanisile, sifanisē | asifanisanga | esingafanisanga | singafanisanga |
| 2nd plural | nifanisile, nifanisē | enifanisile, enifanisē | nifanisile, nifanisē | anifanisanga | eningafanisanga | ningafanisanga |
| Class 1 | ufanisile, ufanisē | ofanisile, ofanisē | efanisile, efanisē | akafanisanga | ongafanisanga | engafanisanga |
| Class 2 | bafanisile, bafanisē | abafanisile, abafanisē | befanisile, befanisē | abafanisanga | abangafanisanga | bengafanisanga |
| Class 3 | ufanisile, ufanisē | ofanisile, ofanisē | ufanisile, ufanisē | awufanisanga | ongafanisanga | ungafanisanga |
| Class 4 | ifanisile, ifanisē | efanisile, efanisē | ifanisile, ifanisē | ayifanisanga | engafanisanga | ingafanisanga |
| Class 5 | lifanisile, lifanisē | elifanisile, elifanisē | lifanisile, lifanisē | alifanisanga | elingafanisanga | lingafanisanga |
| Class 6 | afanisile, afanisē | afanisile, afanisē | efanisile, efanisē | awafanisanga | angafanisanga | engafanisanga |
| Class 7 | sifanisile, sifanisē | esifanisile, esifanisē | sifanisile, sifanisē | asifanisanga | esingafanisanga | singafanisanga |
| Class 8 | zifanisile, zifanisē | ezifanisile, ezifanisē | zifanisile, zifanisē | azifanisanga | ezingafanisanga | zingafanisanga |
| Class 9 | ifanisile, ifanisē | efanisile, efanisē | ifanisile, ifanisē | ayifanisanga | engafanisanga | ingafanisanga |
| Class 10 | zifanisile, zifanisē | ezifanisile, ezifanisē | zifanisile, zifanisē | azifanisanga | ezingafanisanga | zingafanisanga |
| Class 11 | lufanisile, lufanisē | olufanisile, olufanisē | lufanisile, lufanisē | alufanisanga | olungafanisanga | lungafanisanga |
| Class 14 | bufanisile, bufanisē | obufanisile, obufanisē | bufanisile, bufanisē | abufanisanga | obungafanisanga | bungafanisanga |
| Class 15 | kufanisile, kufanisē | okufanisile, okufanisē | kufanisile, kufanisē | akufanisanga | okungafanisanga | kungafanisanga |
| Class 17 | kufanisile, kufanisē | okufanisile, okufanisē | kufanisile, kufanisē | akufanisanga | okungafanisanga | kungafanisanga |
| | 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 | ngāfanisa | engāfanisa | ngāfanisa | angifanisanga | engingafanisanga | ngingafanisanga |
| 2nd singular | wāfanisa | owāfanisa | wāfanisa | awufanisanga | ongafanisanga | ungafanisanga |
| 1st plural | sāfanisa | esāfanisa | sāfanisa | asifanisanga | esingafanisanga | singafanisanga |
| 2nd plural | nāfanisa | enāfanisa | nāfanisa | anifanisanga | eningafanisanga | ningafanisanga |
| Class 1 | wāfanisa | owāfanisa | āfanisa | akafanisanga | ongafanisanga | engafanisanga |
| Class 2 | bāfanisa | abāfanisa | bāfanisa | abafanisanga | abangafanisanga | bengafanisanga |
| Class 3 | wāfanisa | owāfanisa | wāfanisa | awufanisanga | ongafanisanga | ungafanisanga |
| Class 4 | yāfanisa | eyāfanisa | yāfanisa | ayifanisanga | engafanisanga | ingafanisanga |
| Class 5 | lāfanisa | elāfanisa | lāfanisa | alifanisanga | elingafanisanga | lingafanisanga |
| Class 6 | āfanisa | āfanisa | āfanisa | awafanisanga | angafanisanga | engafanisanga |
| Class 7 | sāfanisa | esāfanisa | sāfanisa | asifanisanga | esingafanisanga | singafanisanga |
| Class 8 | zāfanisa | ezāfanisa | zāfanisa | azifanisanga | ezingafanisanga | zingafanisanga |
| Class 9 | yāfanisa | eyāfanisa | yāfanisa | ayifanisanga | engafanisanga | ingafanisanga |
| Class 10 | zāfanisa | ezāfanisa | zāfanisa | azifanisanga | ezingafanisanga | zingafanisanga |
| Class 11 | lwāfanisa | olwāfanisa | lwāfanisa | alufanisanga | olungafanisanga | lungafanisanga |
| Class 14 | bāfanisa | obāfanisa | bāfanisa | abufanisanga | obungafanisanga | bungafanisanga |
| Class 15 | kwāfanisa | okwāfanisa | kwāfanisa | akufanisanga | okungafanisanga | kungafanisanga |
| Class 17 | kwāfanisa | okwāfanisa | kwāfanisa | akufanisanga | okungafanisanga | kungafanisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingafanisa | — | ngingafanisa | ngingefanise | — | ngingefanise |
| 2nd singular | ungafanisa | — | ungafanisa | ungefanise | — | ungefanise |
| 1st plural | singafanisa | — | singafanisa | singefanise | — | singefanise |
| 2nd plural | ningafanisa | — | ningafanisa | ningefanise | — | ningefanise |
| Class 1 | angafanisa | — | engafanisa | angefanise | — | engefanise |
| Class 2 | bangafanisa | — | bengafanisa | bangefanise | — | bengefanise |
| Class 3 | ungafanisa | — | ungafanisa | ungefanise | — | ungefanise |
| Class 4 | ingafanisa | — | ingafanisa | ingefanise | — | ingefanise |
| Class 5 | lingafanisa | — | lingafanisa | lingefanise | — | lingefanise |
| Class 6 | angafanisa | — | engafanisa | angefanise | — | engefanise |
| Class 7 | singafanisa | — | singafanisa | singefanise | — | singefanise |
| Class 8 | zingafanisa | — | zingafanisa | zingefanise | — | zingefanise |
| Class 9 | ingafanisa | — | ingafanisa | ingefanise | — | ingefanise |
| Class 10 | zingafanisa | — | zingafanisa | zingefanise | — | zingefanise |
| Class 11 | lungafanisa | — | lungafanisa | lungefanise | — | lungefanise |
| Class 14 | bungafanisa | — | bungafanisa | bungefanise | — | bungefanise |
| Class 15 | kungafanisa | — | kungafanisa | kungefanise | — | kungefanise |
| Class 17 | kungafanisa | — | kungafanisa | kungefanise | — | kungefanise |
| | 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 | ngizofanisa | engizofanisa | ngizofanisa | angizufanisa | engingezufanisa | ngingezufanisa |
| 2nd singular | uzofanisa | ozofanisa | uzofanisa | awuzufanisa | ongezufanisa | ungezufanisa |
| 1st plural | sizofanisa | esizofanisa | sizofanisa | asizufanisa | esingezufanisa | singezufanisa |
| 2nd plural | nizofanisa | enizofanisa | nizofanisa | anizufanisa | eningezufanisa | ningezufanisa |
| Class 1 | uzofanisa | ozofanisa | ezofanisa | akazufanisa | ongezufanisa | engezufanisa |
| Class 2 | bazofanisa | abazofanisa | bezofanisa | abazufanisa | abangezufanisa | bengezufanisa |
| Class 3 | uzofanisa | ozofanisa | uzofanisa | awuzufanisa | ongezufanisa | ungezufanisa |
| Class 4 | izofanisa | ezofanisa | izofanisa | ayizufanisa | engezufanisa | ingezufanisa |
| Class 5 | lizofanisa | elizofanisa | lizofanisa | alizufanisa | elingezufanisa | lingezufanisa |
| Class 6 | azofanisa | azofanisa | ezofanisa | awazufanisa | angezufanisa | engezufanisa |
| Class 7 | sizofanisa | esizofanisa | sizofanisa | asizufanisa | esingezufanisa | singezufanisa |
| Class 8 | zizofanisa | ezizofanisa | zizofanisa | azizufanisa | ezingezufanisa | zingezufanisa |
| Class 9 | izofanisa | ezofanisa | izofanisa | ayizufanisa | engezufanisa | ingezufanisa |
| Class 10 | zizofanisa | ezizofanisa | zizofanisa | azizufanisa | ezingezufanisa | zingezufanisa |
| Class 11 | luzofanisa | oluzofanisa | luzofanisa | aluzufanisa | olungezufanisa | lungezufanisa |
| Class 14 | buzofanisa | obuzofanisa | buzofanisa | abuzufanisa | obungezufanisa | bungezufanisa |
| Class 15 | kuzofanisa | okuzofanisa | kuzofanisa | akuzufanisa | okungezufanisa | kungezufanisa |
| Class 17 | kuzofanisa | okuzofanisa | kuzofanisa | akuzufanisa | okungezufanisa | kungezufanisa |
| | 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 | ngiyofanisa | engiyofanisa | ngiyofanisa | angiyufanisa | engingeyufanisa | ngingeyufanisa |
| 2nd singular | uyofanisa | oyofanisa | uyofanisa | awuyufanisa | ongeyufanisa | ungeyufanisa |
| 1st plural | siyofanisa | esiyofanisa | siyofanisa | asiyufanisa | esingeyufanisa | singeyufanisa |
| 2nd plural | niyofanisa | eniyofanisa | niyofanisa | aniyufanisa | eningeyufanisa | ningeyufanisa |
| Class 1 | uyofanisa | oyofanisa | eyofanisa | akayufanisa | ongeyufanisa | engeyufanisa |
| Class 2 | bayofanisa | abayofanisa | beyofanisa | abayufanisa | abangeyufanisa | bengeyufanisa |
| Class 3 | uyofanisa | oyofanisa | uyofanisa | awuyufanisa | ongeyufanisa | ungeyufanisa |
| Class 4 | iyofanisa | eyofanisa | iyofanisa | ayiyufanisa | engeyufanisa | ingeyufanisa |
| Class 5 | liyofanisa | eliyofanisa | liyofanisa | aliyufanisa | elingeyufanisa | lingeyufanisa |
| Class 6 | ayofanisa | ayofanisa | eyofanisa | awayufanisa | angeyufanisa | engeyufanisa |
| Class 7 | siyofanisa | esiyofanisa | siyofanisa | asiyufanisa | esingeyufanisa | singeyufanisa |
| Class 8 | ziyofanisa | eziyofanisa | ziyofanisa | aziyufanisa | ezingeyufanisa | zingeyufanisa |
| Class 9 | iyofanisa | eyofanisa | iyofanisa | ayiyufanisa | engeyufanisa | ingeyufanisa |
| Class 10 | ziyofanisa | eziyofanisa | ziyofanisa | aziyufanisa | ezingeyufanisa | zingeyufanisa |
| Class 11 | luyofanisa | oluyofanisa | luyofanisa | aluyufanisa | olungeyufanisa | lungeyufanisa |
| Class 14 | buyofanisa | obuyofanisa | buyofanisa | abuyufanisa | obungeyufanisa | bungeyufanisa |
| Class 15 | kuyofanisa | okuyofanisa | kuyofanisa | akuyufanisa | okungeyufanisa | kungeyufanisa |
| Class 17 | kuyofanisa | okuyofanisa | kuyofanisa | akuyufanisa | okungeyufanisa | kungeyufanisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngifanise | ngingafanisi |
| 2nd singular | ufanise | ungafanisi |
| 1st plural | sifanise | singafanisi |
| 2nd plural | nifanise | ningafanisi |
| Class 1 | afanise | angafanisi |
| Class 2 | bafanise | bangafanisi |
| Class 3 | ufanise | ungafanisi |
| Class 4 | ifanise | ingafanisi |
| Class 5 | lifanise | lingafanisi |
| Class 6 | afanise | angafanisi |
| Class 7 | sifanise | singafanisi |
| Class 8 | zifanise | zingafanisi |
| Class 9 | ifanise | ingafanisi |
| Class 10 | zifanise | zingafanisi |
| Class 11 | lufanise | lungafanisi |
| Class 14 | bufanise | bungafanisi |
| Class 15 | kufanise | kungafanisi |
| Class 17 | kufanise | kungafanisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngafanisa | ngangafanisa, angafanisa, angangafanisa |
| 2nd singular | wafanisa | wangafanisa, awafanisa, awangafanisa |
| 1st plural | safanisa | sangafanisa, asafanisa, asangafanisa |
| 2nd plural | nafanisa | nangafanisa, anafanisa, anangafanisa |
| Class 1 | wafanisa | wangafanisa, akafanisa, akangafanisa |
| Class 2 | bafanisa | bangafanisa, abafanisa, abangafanisa |
| Class 3 | wafanisa | wangafanisa, awafanisa, awangafanisa |
| Class 4 | yafanisa | yangafanisa, ayafanisa, ayangafanisa |
| Class 5 | lafanisa | langafanisa, alafanisa, alangafanisa |
| Class 6 | afanisa | angafanisa, awafanisa, awangafanisa |
| Class 7 | safanisa | sangafanisa, asafanisa, asangafanisa |
| Class 8 | zafanisa | zangafanisa, azafanisa, azangafanisa |
| Class 9 | yafanisa | yangafanisa, ayafanisa, ayangafanisa |
| Class 10 | zafanisa | zangafanisa, azafanisa, azangafanisa |
| Class 11 | lwafanisa | lwangafanisa, alwafanisa, alwangafanisa |
| Class 14 | bafanisa | bangafanisa, abafanisa, abangafanisa |
| Class 15 | kwafanisa | kwangafanisa, akwafanisa, akwangafanisa |
| Class 17 | kwafanisa | kwangafanisa, akwafanisa, akwangafanisa |

### References

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