# kholwa
## Fanagalo
### Etymology

From Zulu -kholwa.

### Verb

kholwa
* to believe

## Northern Ndebele
### Verb

-khólwa
* to believe

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Phuthi
### Verb

-khólwa
* to believe

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Verb

-khólwa
* to believe

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* bukholwa
* likholwa

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From -khola +‎ -wa.

### Verb

-khôlwa
* (transitive) to believe

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From -khola +‎ -wa.

### Verb

-khólwa
* to believe in [with locative]
* to have confidence in, to trust in

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukukholwa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukholwa | ukungakholwa |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | kholwa | -kholwe |
| Plural | kholwani | -kholweni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakholwa, ngikholwa | engikholwayo, engikholwa | ngikholwa | angikholwa | engingakholwa | ngingakholwa |
| 2nd singular | uyakholwa, ukholwa | okholwayo, okholwa | ukholwa | awukholwa | ongakholwa | ungakholwa |
| 1st plural | siyakholwa, sikholwa | esikholwayo, esikholwa | sikholwa | asikholwa | esingakholwa | singakholwa |
| 2nd plural | niyakholwa, nikholwa | enikholwayo, enikholwa | nikholwa | anikholwa | eningakholwa | ningakholwa |
| Class 1 | uyakholwa, ukholwa | okholwayo, okholwa | ekholwa | akakholwa | ongakholwa | engakholwa |
| Class 2 | bayakholwa, bakholwa | abakholwayo, abakholwa | bekholwa | abakholwa | abangakholwa | bengakholwa |
| Class 3 | uyakholwa, ukholwa | okholwayo, okholwa | ukholwa | awukholwa | ongakholwa | ungakholwa |
| Class 4 | iyakholwa, ikholwa | ekholwayo, ekholwa | ikholwa | ayikholwa | engakholwa | ingakholwa |
| Class 5 | liyakholwa, likholwa | elikholwayo, elikholwa | likholwa | alikholwa | elingakholwa | lingakholwa |
| Class 6 | ayakholwa, akholwa | akholwayo, akholwa | ekholwa | awakholwa | angakholwa | engakholwa |
| Class 7 | siyakholwa, sikholwa | esikholwayo, esikholwa | sikholwa | asikholwa | esingakholwa | singakholwa |
| Class 8 | ziyakholwa, zikholwa | ezikholwayo, ezikholwa | zikholwa | azikholwa | ezingakholwa | zingakholwa |
| Class 9 | iyakholwa, ikholwa | ekholwayo, ekholwa | ikholwa | ayikholwa | engakholwa | ingakholwa |
| Class 10 | ziyakholwa, zikholwa | ezikholwayo, ezikholwa | zikholwa | azikholwa | ezingakholwa | zingakholwa |
| Class 11 | luyakholwa, lukholwa | olukholwayo, olukholwa | lukholwa | alukholwa | olungakholwa | lungakholwa |
| Class 14 | buyakholwa, bukholwa | obukholwayo, obukholwa | bukholwa | abukholwa | obungakholwa | bungakholwa |
| Class 15 | kuyakholwa, kukholwa | okukholwayo, okukholwa | kukholwa | akukholwa | okungakholwa | kungakholwa |
| Class 17 | kuyakholwa, kukholwa | okukholwayo, okukholwa | kukholwa | akukholwa | okungakholwa | kungakholwa |
| | 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 | ngikholiwe, ngikholwē | engikholiwe, engikholwē | ngikholiwe, ngikholwē | angikholwanga | engingakholwanga | ngingakholwanga |
| 2nd singular | ukholiwe, ukholwē | okholiwe, okholwē | ukholiwe, ukholwē | awukholwanga | ongakholwanga | ungakholwanga |
| 1st plural | sikholiwe, sikholwē | esikholiwe, esikholwē | sikholiwe, sikholwē | asikholwanga | esingakholwanga | singakholwanga |
| 2nd plural | nikholiwe, nikholwē | enikholiwe, enikholwē | nikholiwe, nikholwē | anikholwanga | eningakholwanga | ningakholwanga |
| Class 1 | ukholiwe, ukholwē | okholiwe, okholwē | ekholiwe, ekholwē | akakholwanga | ongakholwanga | engakholwanga |
| Class 2 | bakholiwe, bakholwē | abakholiwe, abakholwē | bekholiwe, bekholwē | abakholwanga | abangakholwanga | bengakholwanga |
| Class 3 | ukholiwe, ukholwē | okholiwe, okholwē | ukholiwe, ukholwē | awukholwanga | ongakholwanga | ungakholwanga |
| Class 4 | ikholiwe, ikholwē | ekholiwe, ekholwē | ikholiwe, ikholwē | ayikholwanga | engakholwanga | ingakholwanga |
| Class 5 | likholiwe, likholwē | elikholiwe, elikholwē | likholiwe, likholwē | alikholwanga | elingakholwanga | lingakholwanga |
| Class 6 | akholiwe, akholwē | akholiwe, akholwē | ekholiwe, ekholwē | awakholwanga | angakholwanga | engakholwanga |
| Class 7 | sikholiwe, sikholwē | esikholiwe, esikholwē | sikholiwe, sikholwē | asikholwanga | esingakholwanga | singakholwanga |
| Class 8 | zikholiwe, zikholwē | ezikholiwe, ezikholwē | zikholiwe, zikholwē | azikholwanga | ezingakholwanga | zingakholwanga |
| Class 9 | ikholiwe, ikholwē | ekholiwe, ekholwē | ikholiwe, ikholwē | ayikholwanga | engakholwanga | ingakholwanga |
| Class 10 | zikholiwe, zikholwē | ezikholiwe, ezikholwē | zikholiwe, zikholwē | azikholwanga | ezingakholwanga | zingakholwanga |
| Class 11 | lukholiwe, lukholwē | olukholiwe, olukholwē | lukholiwe, lukholwē | alukholwanga | olungakholwanga | lungakholwanga |
| Class 14 | bukholiwe, bukholwē | obukholiwe, obukholwē | bukholiwe, bukholwē | abukholwanga | obungakholwanga | bungakholwanga |
| Class 15 | kukholiwe, kukholwē | okukholiwe, okukholwē | kukholiwe, kukholwē | akukholwanga | okungakholwanga | kungakholwanga |
| Class 17 | kukholiwe, kukholwē | okukholiwe, okukholwē | kukholiwe, kukholwē | akukholwanga | okungakholwanga | kungakholwanga |
| | 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 | ngākholwa | engākholwa | ngākholwa | angikholwanga | engingakholwanga | ngingakholwanga |
| 2nd singular | wākholwa | owākholwa | wākholwa | awukholwanga | ongakholwanga | ungakholwanga |
| 1st plural | sākholwa | esākholwa | sākholwa | asikholwanga | esingakholwanga | singakholwanga |
| 2nd plural | nākholwa | enākholwa | nākholwa | anikholwanga | eningakholwanga | ningakholwanga |
| Class 1 | wākholwa | owākholwa | ākholwa | akakholwanga | ongakholwanga | engakholwanga |
| Class 2 | bākholwa | abākholwa | bākholwa | abakholwanga | abangakholwanga | bengakholwanga |
| Class 3 | wākholwa | owākholwa | wākholwa | awukholwanga | ongakholwanga | ungakholwanga |
| Class 4 | yākholwa | eyākholwa | yākholwa | ayikholwanga | engakholwanga | ingakholwanga |
| Class 5 | lākholwa | elākholwa | lākholwa | alikholwanga | elingakholwanga | lingakholwanga |
| Class 6 | ākholwa | ākholwa | ākholwa | awakholwanga | angakholwanga | engakholwanga |
| Class 7 | sākholwa | esākholwa | sākholwa | asikholwanga | esingakholwanga | singakholwanga |
| Class 8 | zākholwa | ezākholwa | zākholwa | azikholwanga | ezingakholwanga | zingakholwanga |
| Class 9 | yākholwa | eyākholwa | yākholwa | ayikholwanga | engakholwanga | ingakholwanga |
| Class 10 | zākholwa | ezākholwa | zākholwa | azikholwanga | ezingakholwanga | zingakholwanga |
| Class 11 | lwākholwa | olwākholwa | lwākholwa | alukholwanga | olungakholwanga | lungakholwanga |
| Class 14 | bākholwa | obākholwa | bākholwa | abukholwanga | obungakholwanga | bungakholwanga |
| Class 15 | kwākholwa | okwākholwa | kwākholwa | akukholwanga | okungakholwanga | kungakholwanga |
| Class 17 | kwākholwa | okwākholwa | kwākholwa | akukholwanga | okungakholwanga | kungakholwanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakholwa | — | ngingakholwa | ngingekholwe | — | ngingekholwe |
| 2nd singular | ungakholwa | — | ungakholwa | ungekholwe | — | ungekholwe |
| 1st plural | singakholwa | — | singakholwa | singekholwe | — | singekholwe |
| 2nd plural | ningakholwa | — | ningakholwa | ningekholwe | — | ningekholwe |
| Class 1 | angakholwa | — | engakholwa | angekholwe | — | engekholwe |
| Class 2 | bangakholwa | — | bengakholwa | bangekholwe | — | bengekholwe |
| Class 3 | ungakholwa | — | ungakholwa | ungekholwe | — | ungekholwe |
| Class 4 | ingakholwa | — | ingakholwa | ingekholwe | — | ingekholwe |
| Class 5 | lingakholwa | — | lingakholwa | lingekholwe | — | lingekholwe |
| Class 6 | angakholwa | — | engakholwa | angekholwe | — | engekholwe |
| Class 7 | singakholwa | — | singakholwa | singekholwe | — | singekholwe |
| Class 8 | zingakholwa | — | zingakholwa | zingekholwe | — | zingekholwe |
| Class 9 | ingakholwa | — | ingakholwa | ingekholwe | — | ingekholwe |
| Class 10 | zingakholwa | — | zingakholwa | zingekholwe | — | zingekholwe |
| Class 11 | lungakholwa | — | lungakholwa | lungekholwe | — | lungekholwe |
| Class 14 | bungakholwa | — | bungakholwa | bungekholwe | — | bungekholwe |
| Class 15 | kungakholwa | — | kungakholwa | kungekholwe | — | kungekholwe |
| Class 17 | kungakholwa | — | kungakholwa | kungekholwe | — | kungekholwe |
| | 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 | ngizokholwa | engizokholwa | ngizokholwa | angizukholwa | engingezukholwa | ngingezukholwa |
| 2nd singular | uzokholwa | ozokholwa | uzokholwa | awuzukholwa | ongezukholwa | ungezukholwa |
| 1st plural | sizokholwa | esizokholwa | sizokholwa | asizukholwa | esingezukholwa | singezukholwa |
| 2nd plural | nizokholwa | enizokholwa | nizokholwa | anizukholwa | eningezukholwa | ningezukholwa |
| Class 1 | uzokholwa | ozokholwa | ezokholwa | akazukholwa | ongezukholwa | engezukholwa |
| Class 2 | bazokholwa | abazokholwa | bezokholwa | abazukholwa | abangezukholwa | bengezukholwa |
| Class 3 | uzokholwa | ozokholwa | uzokholwa | awuzukholwa | ongezukholwa | ungezukholwa |
| Class 4 | izokholwa | ezokholwa | izokholwa | ayizukholwa | engezukholwa | ingezukholwa |
| Class 5 | lizokholwa | elizokholwa | lizokholwa | alizukholwa | elingezukholwa | lingezukholwa |
| Class 6 | azokholwa | azokholwa | ezokholwa | awazukholwa | angezukholwa | engezukholwa |
| Class 7 | sizokholwa | esizokholwa | sizokholwa | asizukholwa | esingezukholwa | singezukholwa |
| Class 8 | zizokholwa | ezizokholwa | zizokholwa | azizukholwa | ezingezukholwa | zingezukholwa |
| Class 9 | izokholwa | ezokholwa | izokholwa | ayizukholwa | engezukholwa | ingezukholwa |
| Class 10 | zizokholwa | ezizokholwa | zizokholwa | azizukholwa | ezingezukholwa | zingezukholwa |
| Class 11 | luzokholwa | oluzokholwa | luzokholwa | aluzukholwa | olungezukholwa | lungezukholwa |
| Class 14 | buzokholwa | obuzokholwa | buzokholwa | abuzukholwa | obungezukholwa | bungezukholwa |
| Class 15 | kuzokholwa | okuzokholwa | kuzokholwa | akuzukholwa | okungezukholwa | kungezukholwa |
| Class 17 | kuzokholwa | okuzokholwa | kuzokholwa | akuzukholwa | okungezukholwa | kungezukholwa |
| | 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 | ngiyokholwa | engiyokholwa | ngiyokholwa | angiyukholwa | engingeyukholwa | ngingeyukholwa |
| 2nd singular | uyokholwa | oyokholwa | uyokholwa | awuyukholwa | ongeyukholwa | ungeyukholwa |
| 1st plural | siyokholwa | esiyokholwa | siyokholwa | asiyukholwa | esingeyukholwa | singeyukholwa |
| 2nd plural | niyokholwa | eniyokholwa | niyokholwa | aniyukholwa | eningeyukholwa | ningeyukholwa |
| Class 1 | uyokholwa | oyokholwa | eyokholwa | akayukholwa | ongeyukholwa | engeyukholwa |
| Class 2 | bayokholwa | abayokholwa | beyokholwa | abayukholwa | abangeyukholwa | bengeyukholwa |
| Class 3 | uyokholwa | oyokholwa | uyokholwa | awuyukholwa | ongeyukholwa | ungeyukholwa |
| Class 4 | iyokholwa | eyokholwa | iyokholwa | ayiyukholwa | engeyukholwa | ingeyukholwa |
| Class 5 | liyokholwa | eliyokholwa | liyokholwa | aliyukholwa | elingeyukholwa | lingeyukholwa |
| Class 6 | ayokholwa | ayokholwa | eyokholwa | awayukholwa | angeyukholwa | engeyukholwa |
| Class 7 | siyokholwa | esiyokholwa | siyokholwa | asiyukholwa | esingeyukholwa | singeyukholwa |
| Class 8 | ziyokholwa | eziyokholwa | ziyokholwa | aziyukholwa | ezingeyukholwa | zingeyukholwa |
| Class 9 | iyokholwa | eyokholwa | iyokholwa | ayiyukholwa | engeyukholwa | ingeyukholwa |
| Class 10 | ziyokholwa | eziyokholwa | ziyokholwa | aziyukholwa | ezingeyukholwa | zingeyukholwa |
| Class 11 | luyokholwa | oluyokholwa | luyokholwa | aluyukholwa | olungeyukholwa | lungeyukholwa |
| Class 14 | buyokholwa | obuyokholwa | buyokholwa | abuyukholwa | obungeyukholwa | bungeyukholwa |
| Class 15 | kuyokholwa | okuyokholwa | kuyokholwa | akuyukholwa | okungeyukholwa | kungeyukholwa |
| Class 17 | kuyokholwa | okuyokholwa | kuyokholwa | akuyukholwa | okungeyukholwa | kungeyukholwa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikholwe | ngingakholwa |
| 2nd singular | ukholwe | ungakholwa |
| 1st plural | sikholwe | singakholwa |
| 2nd plural | nikholwe | ningakholwa |
| Class 1 | akholwe | angakholwa |
| Class 2 | bakholwe | bangakholwa |
| Class 3 | ukholwe | ungakholwa |
| Class 4 | ikholwe | ingakholwa |
| Class 5 | likholwe | lingakholwa |
| Class 6 | akholwe | angakholwa |
| Class 7 | sikholwe | singakholwa |
| Class 8 | zikholwe | zingakholwa |
| Class 9 | ikholwe | ingakholwa |
| Class 10 | zikholwe | zingakholwa |
| Class 11 | lukholwe | lungakholwa |
| Class 14 | bukholwe | bungakholwa |
| Class 15 | kukholwe | kungakholwa |
| Class 17 | kukholwe | kungakholwa |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakholwa | ngangakholwa, angakholwa, angangakholwa |
| 2nd singular | wakholwa | wangakholwa, awakholwa, awangakholwa |
| 1st plural | sakholwa | sangakholwa, asakholwa, asangakholwa |
| 2nd plural | nakholwa | nangakholwa, anakholwa, anangakholwa |
| Class 1 | wakholwa | wangakholwa, akakholwa, akangakholwa |
| Class 2 | bakholwa | bangakholwa, abakholwa, abangakholwa |
| Class 3 | wakholwa | wangakholwa, awakholwa, awangakholwa |
| Class 4 | yakholwa | yangakholwa, ayakholwa, ayangakholwa |
| Class 5 | lakholwa | langakholwa, alakholwa, alangakholwa |
| Class 6 | akholwa | angakholwa, awakholwa, awangakholwa |
| Class 7 | sakholwa | sangakholwa, asakholwa, asangakholwa |
| Class 8 | zakholwa | zangakholwa, azakholwa, azangakholwa |
| Class 9 | yakholwa | yangakholwa, ayakholwa, ayangakholwa |
| Class 10 | zakholwa | zangakholwa, azakholwa, azangakholwa |
| Class 11 | lwakholwa | lwangakholwa, alwakholwa, alwangakholwa |
| Class 14 | bakholwa | bangakholwa, abakholwa, abangakholwa |
| Class 15 | kwakholwa | kwangakholwa, akwakholwa, akwangakholwa |
| Class 17 | kwakholwa | kwangakholwa, akwakholwa, akwangakholwa |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “kholwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “kholwa (3.9)”