# ngqongqoza
## Zulu
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ᵑǃʱoᵑǃʱóːza/

### Verb

-ngqongqóza
* to knock

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukungqongqoza |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukungqongqoza | ukungangqongqozi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | ngqongqoza | -ngqongqoze |
| Plural | ngqongqozani | -ngqongqozeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyangqongqoza, ngingqongqoza | engingqongqozayo, engingqongqoza | ngingqongqoza | angingqongqozi | engingangqongqozi | ngingangqongqozi |
| 2nd singular | uyangqongqoza, ungqongqoza | ongqongqozayo, ongqongqoza | ungqongqoza | awungqongqozi | ongangqongqozi | ungangqongqozi |
| 1st plural | siyangqongqoza, singqongqoza | esingqongqozayo, esingqongqoza | singqongqoza | asingqongqozi | esingangqongqozi | singangqongqozi |
| 2nd plural | niyangqongqoza, ningqongqoza | eningqongqozayo, eningqongqoza | ningqongqoza | aningqongqozi | eningangqongqozi | ningangqongqozi |
| Class 1 | uyangqongqoza, ungqongqoza | ongqongqozayo, ongqongqoza | engqongqoza | akangqongqozi | ongangqongqozi | engangqongqozi |
| Class 2 | bayangqongqoza, bangqongqoza | abangqongqozayo, abangqongqoza | bengqongqoza | abangqongqozi | abangangqongqozi | bengangqongqozi |
| Class 3 | uyangqongqoza, ungqongqoza | ongqongqozayo, ongqongqoza | ungqongqoza | awungqongqozi | ongangqongqozi | ungangqongqozi |
| Class 4 | iyangqongqoza, ingqongqoza | engqongqozayo, engqongqoza | ingqongqoza | ayingqongqozi | engangqongqozi | ingangqongqozi |
| Class 5 | liyangqongqoza, lingqongqoza | elingqongqozayo, elingqongqoza | lingqongqoza | alingqongqozi | elingangqongqozi | lingangqongqozi |
| Class 6 | ayangqongqoza, angqongqoza | angqongqozayo, angqongqoza | engqongqoza | awangqongqozi | angangqongqozi | engangqongqozi |
| Class 7 | siyangqongqoza, singqongqoza | esingqongqozayo, esingqongqoza | singqongqoza | asingqongqozi | esingangqongqozi | singangqongqozi |
| Class 8 | ziyangqongqoza, zingqongqoza | ezingqongqozayo, ezingqongqoza | zingqongqoza | azingqongqozi | ezingangqongqozi | zingangqongqozi |
| Class 9 | iyangqongqoza, ingqongqoza | engqongqozayo, engqongqoza | ingqongqoza | ayingqongqozi | engangqongqozi | ingangqongqozi |
| Class 10 | ziyangqongqoza, zingqongqoza | ezingqongqozayo, ezingqongqoza | zingqongqoza | azingqongqozi | ezingangqongqozi | zingangqongqozi |
| Class 11 | luyangqongqoza, lungqongqoza | olungqongqozayo, olungqongqoza | lungqongqoza | alungqongqozi | olungangqongqozi | lungangqongqozi |
| Class 14 | buyangqongqoza, bungqongqoza | obungqongqozayo, obungqongqoza | bungqongqoza | abungqongqozi | obungangqongqozi | bungangqongqozi |
| Class 15 | kuyangqongqoza, kungqongqoza | okungqongqozayo, okungqongqoza | kungqongqoza | akungqongqozi | okungangqongqozi | kungangqongqozi |
| Class 17 | kuyangqongqoza, kungqongqoza | okungqongqozayo, okungqongqoza | kungqongqoza | akungqongqozi | okungangqongqozi | kungangqongqozi |
| | 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 | ngingqongqozile, ngingqongqozē | engingqongqozile, engingqongqozē | ngingqongqozile, ngingqongqozē | angingqongqozanga | engingangqongqozanga | ngingangqongqozanga |
| 2nd singular | ungqongqozile, ungqongqozē | ongqongqozile, ongqongqozē | ungqongqozile, ungqongqozē | awungqongqozanga | ongangqongqozanga | ungangqongqozanga |
| 1st plural | singqongqozile, singqongqozē | esingqongqozile, esingqongqozē | singqongqozile, singqongqozē | asingqongqozanga | esingangqongqozanga | singangqongqozanga |
| 2nd plural | ningqongqozile, ningqongqozē | eningqongqozile, eningqongqozē | ningqongqozile, ningqongqozē | aningqongqozanga | eningangqongqozanga | ningangqongqozanga |
| Class 1 | ungqongqozile, ungqongqozē | ongqongqozile, ongqongqozē | engqongqozile, engqongqozē | akangqongqozanga | ongangqongqozanga | engangqongqozanga |
| Class 2 | bangqongqozile, bangqongqozē | abangqongqozile, abangqongqozē | bengqongqozile, bengqongqozē | abangqongqozanga | abangangqongqozanga | bengangqongqozanga |
| Class 3 | ungqongqozile, ungqongqozē | ongqongqozile, ongqongqozē | ungqongqozile, ungqongqozē | awungqongqozanga | ongangqongqozanga | ungangqongqozanga |
| Class 4 | ingqongqozile, ingqongqozē | engqongqozile, engqongqozē | ingqongqozile, ingqongqozē | ayingqongqozanga | engangqongqozanga | ingangqongqozanga |
| Class 5 | lingqongqozile, lingqongqozē | elingqongqozile, elingqongqozē | lingqongqozile, lingqongqozē | alingqongqozanga | elingangqongqozanga | lingangqongqozanga |
| Class 6 | angqongqozile, angqongqozē | angqongqozile, angqongqozē | engqongqozile, engqongqozē | awangqongqozanga | angangqongqozanga | engangqongqozanga |
| Class 7 | singqongqozile, singqongqozē | esingqongqozile, esingqongqozē | singqongqozile, singqongqozē | asingqongqozanga | esingangqongqozanga | singangqongqozanga |
| Class 8 | zingqongqozile, zingqongqozē | ezingqongqozile, ezingqongqozē | zingqongqozile, zingqongqozē | azingqongqozanga | ezingangqongqozanga | zingangqongqozanga |
| Class 9 | ingqongqozile, ingqongqozē | engqongqozile, engqongqozē | ingqongqozile, ingqongqozē | ayingqongqozanga | engangqongqozanga | ingangqongqozanga |
| Class 10 | zingqongqozile, zingqongqozē | ezingqongqozile, ezingqongqozē | zingqongqozile, zingqongqozē | azingqongqozanga | ezingangqongqozanga | zingangqongqozanga |
| Class 11 | lungqongqozile, lungqongqozē | olungqongqozile, olungqongqozē | lungqongqozile, lungqongqozē | alungqongqozanga | olungangqongqozanga | lungangqongqozanga |
| Class 14 | bungqongqozile, bungqongqozē | obungqongqozile, obungqongqozē | bungqongqozile, bungqongqozē | abungqongqozanga | obungangqongqozanga | bungangqongqozanga |
| Class 15 | kungqongqozile, kungqongqozē | okungqongqozile, okungqongqozē | kungqongqozile, kungqongqozē | akungqongqozanga | okungangqongqozanga | kungangqongqozanga |
| Class 17 | kungqongqozile, kungqongqozē | okungqongqozile, okungqongqozē | kungqongqozile, kungqongqozē | akungqongqozanga | okungangqongqozanga | kungangqongqozanga |
| | 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 | ngāngqongqoza | engāngqongqoza | ngāngqongqoza | angingqongqozanga | engingangqongqozanga | ngingangqongqozanga |
| 2nd singular | wāngqongqoza | owāngqongqoza | wāngqongqoza | awungqongqozanga | ongangqongqozanga | ungangqongqozanga |
| 1st plural | sāngqongqoza | esāngqongqoza | sāngqongqoza | asingqongqozanga | esingangqongqozanga | singangqongqozanga |
| 2nd plural | nāngqongqoza | enāngqongqoza | nāngqongqoza | aningqongqozanga | eningangqongqozanga | ningangqongqozanga |
| Class 1 | wāngqongqoza | owāngqongqoza | āngqongqoza | akangqongqozanga | ongangqongqozanga | engangqongqozanga |
| Class 2 | bāngqongqoza | abāngqongqoza | bāngqongqoza | abangqongqozanga | abangangqongqozanga | bengangqongqozanga |
| Class 3 | wāngqongqoza | owāngqongqoza | wāngqongqoza | awungqongqozanga | ongangqongqozanga | ungangqongqozanga |
| Class 4 | yāngqongqoza | eyāngqongqoza | yāngqongqoza | ayingqongqozanga | engangqongqozanga | ingangqongqozanga |
| Class 5 | lāngqongqoza | elāngqongqoza | lāngqongqoza | alingqongqozanga | elingangqongqozanga | lingangqongqozanga |
| Class 6 | āngqongqoza | āngqongqoza | āngqongqoza | awangqongqozanga | angangqongqozanga | engangqongqozanga |
| Class 7 | sāngqongqoza | esāngqongqoza | sāngqongqoza | asingqongqozanga | esingangqongqozanga | singangqongqozanga |
| Class 8 | zāngqongqoza | ezāngqongqoza | zāngqongqoza | azingqongqozanga | ezingangqongqozanga | zingangqongqozanga |
| Class 9 | yāngqongqoza | eyāngqongqoza | yāngqongqoza | ayingqongqozanga | engangqongqozanga | ingangqongqozanga |
| Class 10 | zāngqongqoza | ezāngqongqoza | zāngqongqoza | azingqongqozanga | ezingangqongqozanga | zingangqongqozanga |
| Class 11 | lwāngqongqoza | olwāngqongqoza | lwāngqongqoza | alungqongqozanga | olungangqongqozanga | lungangqongqozanga |
| Class 14 | bāngqongqoza | obāngqongqoza | bāngqongqoza | abungqongqozanga | obungangqongqozanga | bungangqongqozanga |
| Class 15 | kwāngqongqoza | okwāngqongqoza | kwāngqongqoza | akungqongqozanga | okungangqongqozanga | kungangqongqozanga |
| Class 17 | kwāngqongqoza | okwāngqongqoza | kwāngqongqoza | akungqongqozanga | okungangqongqozanga | kungangqongqozanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingangqongqoza | — | ngingangqongqoza | ngingengqongqoze | — | ngingengqongqoze |
| 2nd singular | ungangqongqoza | — | ungangqongqoza | ungengqongqoze | — | ungengqongqoze |
| 1st plural | singangqongqoza | — | singangqongqoza | singengqongqoze | — | singengqongqoze |
| 2nd plural | ningangqongqoza | — | ningangqongqoza | ningengqongqoze | — | ningengqongqoze |
| Class 1 | angangqongqoza | — | engangqongqoza | angengqongqoze | — | engengqongqoze |
| Class 2 | bangangqongqoza | — | bengangqongqoza | bangengqongqoze | — | bengengqongqoze |
| Class 3 | ungangqongqoza | — | ungangqongqoza | ungengqongqoze | — | ungengqongqoze |
| Class 4 | ingangqongqoza | — | ingangqongqoza | ingengqongqoze | — | ingengqongqoze |
| Class 5 | lingangqongqoza | — | lingangqongqoza | lingengqongqoze | — | lingengqongqoze |
| Class 6 | angangqongqoza | — | engangqongqoza | angengqongqoze | — | engengqongqoze |
| Class 7 | singangqongqoza | — | singangqongqoza | singengqongqoze | — | singengqongqoze |
| Class 8 | zingangqongqoza | — | zingangqongqoza | zingengqongqoze | — | zingengqongqoze |
| Class 9 | ingangqongqoza | — | ingangqongqoza | ingengqongqoze | — | ingengqongqoze |
| Class 10 | zingangqongqoza | — | zingangqongqoza | zingengqongqoze | — | zingengqongqoze |
| Class 11 | lungangqongqoza | — | lungangqongqoza | lungengqongqoze | — | lungengqongqoze |
| Class 14 | bungangqongqoza | — | bungangqongqoza | bungengqongqoze | — | bungengqongqoze |
| Class 15 | kungangqongqoza | — | kungangqongqoza | kungengqongqoze | — | kungengqongqoze |
| Class 17 | kungangqongqoza | — | kungangqongqoza | kungengqongqoze | — | kungengqongqoze |
| | 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 | ngizongqongqoza | engizongqongqoza | ngizongqongqoza | angizungqongqoza | engingezungqongqoza | ngingezungqongqoza |
| 2nd singular | uzongqongqoza | ozongqongqoza | uzongqongqoza | awuzungqongqoza | ongezungqongqoza | ungezungqongqoza |
| 1st plural | sizongqongqoza | esizongqongqoza | sizongqongqoza | asizungqongqoza | esingezungqongqoza | singezungqongqoza |
| 2nd plural | nizongqongqoza | enizongqongqoza | nizongqongqoza | anizungqongqoza | eningezungqongqoza | ningezungqongqoza |
| Class 1 | uzongqongqoza | ozongqongqoza | ezongqongqoza | akazungqongqoza | ongezungqongqoza | engezungqongqoza |
| Class 2 | bazongqongqoza | abazongqongqoza | bezongqongqoza | abazungqongqoza | abangezungqongqoza | bengezungqongqoza |
| Class 3 | uzongqongqoza | ozongqongqoza | uzongqongqoza | awuzungqongqoza | ongezungqongqoza | ungezungqongqoza |
| Class 4 | izongqongqoza | ezongqongqoza | izongqongqoza | ayizungqongqoza | engezungqongqoza | ingezungqongqoza |
| Class 5 | lizongqongqoza | elizongqongqoza | lizongqongqoza | alizungqongqoza | elingezungqongqoza | lingezungqongqoza |
| Class 6 | azongqongqoza | azongqongqoza | ezongqongqoza | awazungqongqoza | angezungqongqoza | engezungqongqoza |
| Class 7 | sizongqongqoza | esizongqongqoza | sizongqongqoza | asizungqongqoza | esingezungqongqoza | singezungqongqoza |
| Class 8 | zizongqongqoza | ezizongqongqoza | zizongqongqoza | azizungqongqoza | ezingezungqongqoza | zingezungqongqoza |
| Class 9 | izongqongqoza | ezongqongqoza | izongqongqoza | ayizungqongqoza | engezungqongqoza | ingezungqongqoza |
| Class 10 | zizongqongqoza | ezizongqongqoza | zizongqongqoza | azizungqongqoza | ezingezungqongqoza | zingezungqongqoza |
| Class 11 | luzongqongqoza | oluzongqongqoza | luzongqongqoza | aluzungqongqoza | olungezungqongqoza | lungezungqongqoza |
| Class 14 | buzongqongqoza | obuzongqongqoza | buzongqongqoza | abuzungqongqoza | obungezungqongqoza | bungezungqongqoza |
| Class 15 | kuzongqongqoza | okuzongqongqoza | kuzongqongqoza | akuzungqongqoza | okungezungqongqoza | kungezungqongqoza |
| Class 17 | kuzongqongqoza | okuzongqongqoza | kuzongqongqoza | akuzungqongqoza | okungezungqongqoza | kungezungqongqoza |
| | 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 | ngiyongqongqoza | engiyongqongqoza | ngiyongqongqoza | angiyungqongqoza | engingeyungqongqoza | ngingeyungqongqoza |
| 2nd singular | uyongqongqoza | oyongqongqoza | uyongqongqoza | awuyungqongqoza | ongeyungqongqoza | ungeyungqongqoza |
| 1st plural | siyongqongqoza | esiyongqongqoza | siyongqongqoza | asiyungqongqoza | esingeyungqongqoza | singeyungqongqoza |
| 2nd plural | niyongqongqoza | eniyongqongqoza | niyongqongqoza | aniyungqongqoza | eningeyungqongqoza | ningeyungqongqoza |
| Class 1 | uyongqongqoza | oyongqongqoza | eyongqongqoza | akayungqongqoza | ongeyungqongqoza | engeyungqongqoza |
| Class 2 | bayongqongqoza | abayongqongqoza | beyongqongqoza | abayungqongqoza | abangeyungqongqoza | bengeyungqongqoza |
| Class 3 | uyongqongqoza | oyongqongqoza | uyongqongqoza | awuyungqongqoza | ongeyungqongqoza | ungeyungqongqoza |
| Class 4 | iyongqongqoza | eyongqongqoza | iyongqongqoza | ayiyungqongqoza | engeyungqongqoza | ingeyungqongqoza |
| Class 5 | liyongqongqoza | eliyongqongqoza | liyongqongqoza | aliyungqongqoza | elingeyungqongqoza | lingeyungqongqoza |
| Class 6 | ayongqongqoza | ayongqongqoza | eyongqongqoza | awayungqongqoza | angeyungqongqoza | engeyungqongqoza |
| Class 7 | siyongqongqoza | esiyongqongqoza | siyongqongqoza | asiyungqongqoza | esingeyungqongqoza | singeyungqongqoza |
| Class 8 | ziyongqongqoza | eziyongqongqoza | ziyongqongqoza | aziyungqongqoza | ezingeyungqongqoza | zingeyungqongqoza |
| Class 9 | iyongqongqoza | eyongqongqoza | iyongqongqoza | ayiyungqongqoza | engeyungqongqoza | ingeyungqongqoza |
| Class 10 | ziyongqongqoza | eziyongqongqoza | ziyongqongqoza | aziyungqongqoza | ezingeyungqongqoza | zingeyungqongqoza |
| Class 11 | luyongqongqoza | oluyongqongqoza | luyongqongqoza | aluyungqongqoza | olungeyungqongqoza | lungeyungqongqoza |
| Class 14 | buyongqongqoza | obuyongqongqoza | buyongqongqoza | abuyungqongqoza | obungeyungqongqoza | bungeyungqongqoza |
| Class 15 | kuyongqongqoza | okuyongqongqoza | kuyongqongqoza | akuyungqongqoza | okungeyungqongqoza | kungeyungqongqoza |
| Class 17 | kuyongqongqoza | okuyongqongqoza | kuyongqongqoza | akuyungqongqoza | okungeyungqongqoza | kungeyungqongqoza |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngingqongqoze | ngingangqongqozi |
| 2nd singular | ungqongqoze | ungangqongqozi |
| 1st plural | singqongqoze | singangqongqozi |
| 2nd plural | ningqongqoze | ningangqongqozi |
| Class 1 | angqongqoze | angangqongqozi |
| Class 2 | bangqongqoze | bangangqongqozi |
| Class 3 | ungqongqoze | ungangqongqozi |
| Class 4 | ingqongqoze | ingangqongqozi |
| Class 5 | lingqongqoze | lingangqongqozi |
| Class 6 | angqongqoze | angangqongqozi |
| Class 7 | singqongqoze | singangqongqozi |
| Class 8 | zingqongqoze | zingangqongqozi |
| Class 9 | ingqongqoze | ingangqongqozi |
| Class 10 | zingqongqoze | zingangqongqozi |
| Class 11 | lungqongqoze | lungangqongqozi |
| Class 14 | bungqongqoze | bungangqongqozi |
| Class 15 | kungqongqoze | kungangqongqozi |
| Class 17 | kungqongqoze | kungangqongqozi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngangqongqoza | ngangangqongqoza, angangqongqoza, angangangqongqoza |
| 2nd singular | wangqongqoza | wangangqongqoza, awangqongqoza, awangangqongqoza |
| 1st plural | sangqongqoza | sangangqongqoza, asangqongqoza, asangangqongqoza |
| 2nd plural | nangqongqoza | nangangqongqoza, anangqongqoza, anangangqongqoza |
| Class 1 | wangqongqoza | wangangqongqoza, akangqongqoza, akangangqongqoza |
| Class 2 | bangqongqoza | bangangqongqoza, abangqongqoza, abangangqongqoza |
| Class 3 | wangqongqoza | wangangqongqoza, awangqongqoza, awangangqongqoza |
| Class 4 | yangqongqoza | yangangqongqoza, ayangqongqoza, ayangangqongqoza |
| Class 5 | langqongqoza | langangqongqoza, alangqongqoza, alangangqongqoza |
| Class 6 | angqongqoza | angangqongqoza, awangqongqoza, awangangqongqoza |
| Class 7 | sangqongqoza | sangangqongqoza, asangqongqoza, asangangqongqoza |
| Class 8 | zangqongqoza | zangangqongqoza, azangqongqoza, azangangqongqoza |
| Class 9 | yangqongqoza | yangangqongqoza, ayangqongqoza, ayangangqongqoza |
| Class 10 | zangqongqoza | zangangqongqoza, azangqongqoza, azangangqongqoza |
| Class 11 | lwangqongqoza | lwangangqongqoza, alwangqongqoza, alwangangqongqoza |
| Class 14 | bangqongqoza | bangangqongqoza, abangqongqoza, abangangqongqoza |
| Class 15 | kwangqongqoza | kwangangqongqoza, akwangqongqoza, akwangangqongqoza |
| Class 17 | kwangqongqoza | kwangangqongqoza, akwangqongqoza, akwangangqongqoza |

### References

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