# ngcwele
## Swazi
### Relative

-ngcwêle
* sacred, holy

#### Inflection

Relative concord, tone HH :
| | Modifier | Copulative |
| 1st singular | lengingcwele | ngingcwele |
| 2nd singular | longcwele | ungcwele |
| 1st plural | lesingcwele | singcwele |
| 2nd plural | leningcwele | ningcwele |
| Class 1 | longcwele | ungcwele |
| Class 2 | labangcwele | bangcwele |
| Class 3 | longcwele | ungcwele |
| Class 4 | lengcwele | ingcwele |
| Class 5 | lelingcwele | lingcwele |
| Class 6 | langcwele | angcwele |
| Class 7 | lesingcwele | singcwele |
| Class 8 | letingcwele | tingcwele |
| Class 9 | lengcwele | ingcwele |
| Class 10 | letingcwele | tingcwele |
| Class 11 | lolungcwele | lungcwele |
| Class 14 | lobungcwele | bungcwele |
| Class 15 | lokungcwele | kungcwele |
| Class 17 | lokungcwele | kungcwele |

## Xhosa
### Etymology

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

### Relative

-ngcwêle
* sacred, holy

#### Inflection

Relative concord, tone HH :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | endingcwele | endingengcwele | ndingcwele | andingcwele |
| 2nd singular | ongcwele | ongengcwele | ungcwele | awungcwele |
| 1st plural | esingcwele | esingengcwele | singcwele | asingcwele |
| 2nd plural | eningcwele | eningengcwele | ningcwele | aningcwele |
| Class 1 | ongcwele | ongengcwele | ungcwele | akangcwele |
| Class 2 | abangcwele | abangengcwele | bangcwele | abangcwele |
| Class 3 | ongcwele | ongengcwele | ungcwele | awungcwele |
| Class 4 | engcwele | engengcwele | ingcwele | ayingcwele |
| Class 5 | elingcwele | elingengcwele | lingcwele | alingcwele |
| Class 6 | angcwele | angengcwele | angcwele | awangcwele |
| Class 7 | esingcwele | esingengcwele | singcwele | asingcwele |
| Class 8 | ezingcwele | ezingengcwele | zingcwele | azingcwele |
| Class 9 | engcwele | engengcwele | ingcwele | ayingcwele |
| Class 10 | ezingcwele | ezingengcwele | zingcwele | azingcwele |
| Class 11 | olungcwele | olungengcwele | lungcwele | alungcwele |
| Class 14 | obungcwele | obungengcwele | bungcwele | abungcwele |
| Class 15 | okungcwele | okungengcwele | kungcwele | akungcwele |
| Class 17 | okungcwele | okungengcwele | kungcwele | akungcwele |

## Zulu
### Etymology

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

### Relative

-ngcwêle
* sacred, holy

#### Inflection

Relative concord, tone HH :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | engingcwele | engingengcwele | ngingcwele | angingcwele |
| 2nd singular | ongcwele | ongengcwele | ungcwele | awungcwele |
| 1st plural | esingcwele | esingengcwele | singcwele | asingcwele |
| 2nd plural | eningcwele | eningengcwele | ningcwele | aningcwele |
| Class 1 | ongcwele | ongengcwele | ungcwele | akangcwele |
| Class 2 | abangcwele | abangengcwele | bangcwele | abangcwele |
| Class 3 | ongcwele | ongengcwele | ungcwele | awungcwele |
| Class 4 | engcwele | engengcwele | ingcwele | ayingcwele |
| Class 5 | elingcwele | elingengcwele | lingcwele | alingcwele |
| Class 6 | angcwele | angengcwele | angcwele | awangcwele |
| Class 7 | esingcwele | esingengcwele | singcwele | asingcwele |
| Class 8 | ezingcwele | ezingengcwele | zingcwele | azingcwele |
| Class 9 | engcwele | engengcwele | ingcwele | ayingcwele |
| Class 10 | ezingcwele | ezingengcwele | zingcwele | azingcwele |
| Class 11 | olungcwele | olungengcwele | lungcwele | alungcwele |
| Class 14 | obungcwele | obungengcwele | bungcwele | abungcwele |
| Class 15 | okungcwele | okungengcwele | kungcwele | akungcwele |
| Class 17 | okungcwele | okungengcwele | kungcwele | akungcwele |

### References

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