# phoqoka
## Zulu
### Etymology

Derived from the ideophone phoqo.

### Verb

-phoqoka
* (intransitive) to snap

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuphoqoka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuphoqoka | ukungaphoqoki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | phoqoka | -phoqoke |
| Plural | phoqokani | -phoqokeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaphoqoka, ngiphoqoka | engiphoqokayo, engiphoqoka | ngiphoqoka | angiphoqoki | engingaphoqoki | ngingaphoqoki |
| 2nd singular | uyaphoqoka, uphoqoka | ophoqokayo, ophoqoka | uphoqoka | awuphoqoki | ongaphoqoki | ungaphoqoki |
| 1st plural | siyaphoqoka, siphoqoka | esiphoqokayo, esiphoqoka | siphoqoka | asiphoqoki | esingaphoqoki | singaphoqoki |
| 2nd plural | niyaphoqoka, niphoqoka | eniphoqokayo, eniphoqoka | niphoqoka | aniphoqoki | eningaphoqoki | ningaphoqoki |
| Class 1 | uyaphoqoka, uphoqoka | ophoqokayo, ophoqoka | ephoqoka | akaphoqoki | ongaphoqoki | engaphoqoki |
| Class 2 | bayaphoqoka, baphoqoka | abaphoqokayo, abaphoqoka | bephoqoka | abaphoqoki | abangaphoqoki | bengaphoqoki |
| Class 3 | uyaphoqoka, uphoqoka | ophoqokayo, ophoqoka | uphoqoka | awuphoqoki | ongaphoqoki | ungaphoqoki |
| Class 4 | iyaphoqoka, iphoqoka | ephoqokayo, ephoqoka | iphoqoka | ayiphoqoki | engaphoqoki | ingaphoqoki |
| Class 5 | liyaphoqoka, liphoqoka | eliphoqokayo, eliphoqoka | liphoqoka | aliphoqoki | elingaphoqoki | lingaphoqoki |
| Class 6 | ayaphoqoka, aphoqoka | aphoqokayo, aphoqoka | ephoqoka | awaphoqoki | angaphoqoki | engaphoqoki |
| Class 7 | siyaphoqoka, siphoqoka | esiphoqokayo, esiphoqoka | siphoqoka | asiphoqoki | esingaphoqoki | singaphoqoki |
| Class 8 | ziyaphoqoka, ziphoqoka | eziphoqokayo, eziphoqoka | ziphoqoka | aziphoqoki | ezingaphoqoki | zingaphoqoki |
| Class 9 | iyaphoqoka, iphoqoka | ephoqokayo, ephoqoka | iphoqoka | ayiphoqoki | engaphoqoki | ingaphoqoki |
| Class 10 | ziyaphoqoka, ziphoqoka | eziphoqokayo, eziphoqoka | ziphoqoka | aziphoqoki | ezingaphoqoki | zingaphoqoki |
| Class 11 | luyaphoqoka, luphoqoka | oluphoqokayo, oluphoqoka | luphoqoka | aluphoqoki | olungaphoqoki | lungaphoqoki |
| Class 14 | buyaphoqoka, buphoqoka | obuphoqokayo, obuphoqoka | buphoqoka | abuphoqoki | obungaphoqoki | bungaphoqoki |
| Class 15 | kuyaphoqoka, kuphoqoka | okuphoqokayo, okuphoqoka | kuphoqoka | akuphoqoki | okungaphoqoki | kungaphoqoki |
| Class 17 | kuyaphoqoka, kuphoqoka | okuphoqokayo, okuphoqoka | kuphoqoka | akuphoqoki | okungaphoqoki | kungaphoqoki |
| | 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 | ngiphoqokile, ngiphoqokē | engiphoqokile, engiphoqokē | ngiphoqokile, ngiphoqokē | angiphoqokanga | engingaphoqokanga | ngingaphoqokanga |
| 2nd singular | uphoqokile, uphoqokē | ophoqokile, ophoqokē | uphoqokile, uphoqokē | awuphoqokanga | ongaphoqokanga | ungaphoqokanga |
| 1st plural | siphoqokile, siphoqokē | esiphoqokile, esiphoqokē | siphoqokile, siphoqokē | asiphoqokanga | esingaphoqokanga | singaphoqokanga |
| 2nd plural | niphoqokile, niphoqokē | eniphoqokile, eniphoqokē | niphoqokile, niphoqokē | aniphoqokanga | eningaphoqokanga | ningaphoqokanga |
| Class 1 | uphoqokile, uphoqokē | ophoqokile, ophoqokē | ephoqokile, ephoqokē | akaphoqokanga | ongaphoqokanga | engaphoqokanga |
| Class 2 | baphoqokile, baphoqokē | abaphoqokile, abaphoqokē | bephoqokile, bephoqokē | abaphoqokanga | abangaphoqokanga | bengaphoqokanga |
| Class 3 | uphoqokile, uphoqokē | ophoqokile, ophoqokē | uphoqokile, uphoqokē | awuphoqokanga | ongaphoqokanga | ungaphoqokanga |
| Class 4 | iphoqokile, iphoqokē | ephoqokile, ephoqokē | iphoqokile, iphoqokē | ayiphoqokanga | engaphoqokanga | ingaphoqokanga |
| Class 5 | liphoqokile, liphoqokē | eliphoqokile, eliphoqokē | liphoqokile, liphoqokē | aliphoqokanga | elingaphoqokanga | lingaphoqokanga |
| Class 6 | aphoqokile, aphoqokē | aphoqokile, aphoqokē | ephoqokile, ephoqokē | awaphoqokanga | angaphoqokanga | engaphoqokanga |
| Class 7 | siphoqokile, siphoqokē | esiphoqokile, esiphoqokē | siphoqokile, siphoqokē | asiphoqokanga | esingaphoqokanga | singaphoqokanga |
| Class 8 | ziphoqokile, ziphoqokē | eziphoqokile, eziphoqokē | ziphoqokile, ziphoqokē | aziphoqokanga | ezingaphoqokanga | zingaphoqokanga |
| Class 9 | iphoqokile, iphoqokē | ephoqokile, ephoqokē | iphoqokile, iphoqokē | ayiphoqokanga | engaphoqokanga | ingaphoqokanga |
| Class 10 | ziphoqokile, ziphoqokē | eziphoqokile, eziphoqokē | ziphoqokile, ziphoqokē | aziphoqokanga | ezingaphoqokanga | zingaphoqokanga |
| Class 11 | luphoqokile, luphoqokē | oluphoqokile, oluphoqokē | luphoqokile, luphoqokē | aluphoqokanga | olungaphoqokanga | lungaphoqokanga |
| Class 14 | buphoqokile, buphoqokē | obuphoqokile, obuphoqokē | buphoqokile, buphoqokē | abuphoqokanga | obungaphoqokanga | bungaphoqokanga |
| Class 15 | kuphoqokile, kuphoqokē | okuphoqokile, okuphoqokē | kuphoqokile, kuphoqokē | akuphoqokanga | okungaphoqokanga | kungaphoqokanga |
| Class 17 | kuphoqokile, kuphoqokē | okuphoqokile, okuphoqokē | kuphoqokile, kuphoqokē | akuphoqokanga | okungaphoqokanga | kungaphoqokanga |
| | 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 | ngāphoqoka | engāphoqoka | ngāphoqoka | angiphoqokanga | engingaphoqokanga | ngingaphoqokanga |
| 2nd singular | wāphoqoka | owāphoqoka | wāphoqoka | awuphoqokanga | ongaphoqokanga | ungaphoqokanga |
| 1st plural | sāphoqoka | esāphoqoka | sāphoqoka | asiphoqokanga | esingaphoqokanga | singaphoqokanga |
| 2nd plural | nāphoqoka | enāphoqoka | nāphoqoka | aniphoqokanga | eningaphoqokanga | ningaphoqokanga |
| Class 1 | wāphoqoka | owāphoqoka | āphoqoka | akaphoqokanga | ongaphoqokanga | engaphoqokanga |
| Class 2 | bāphoqoka | abāphoqoka | bāphoqoka | abaphoqokanga | abangaphoqokanga | bengaphoqokanga |
| Class 3 | wāphoqoka | owāphoqoka | wāphoqoka | awuphoqokanga | ongaphoqokanga | ungaphoqokanga |
| Class 4 | yāphoqoka | eyāphoqoka | yāphoqoka | ayiphoqokanga | engaphoqokanga | ingaphoqokanga |
| Class 5 | lāphoqoka | elāphoqoka | lāphoqoka | aliphoqokanga | elingaphoqokanga | lingaphoqokanga |
| Class 6 | āphoqoka | āphoqoka | āphoqoka | awaphoqokanga | angaphoqokanga | engaphoqokanga |
| Class 7 | sāphoqoka | esāphoqoka | sāphoqoka | asiphoqokanga | esingaphoqokanga | singaphoqokanga |
| Class 8 | zāphoqoka | ezāphoqoka | zāphoqoka | aziphoqokanga | ezingaphoqokanga | zingaphoqokanga |
| Class 9 | yāphoqoka | eyāphoqoka | yāphoqoka | ayiphoqokanga | engaphoqokanga | ingaphoqokanga |
| Class 10 | zāphoqoka | ezāphoqoka | zāphoqoka | aziphoqokanga | ezingaphoqokanga | zingaphoqokanga |
| Class 11 | lwāphoqoka | olwāphoqoka | lwāphoqoka | aluphoqokanga | olungaphoqokanga | lungaphoqokanga |
| Class 14 | bāphoqoka | obāphoqoka | bāphoqoka | abuphoqokanga | obungaphoqokanga | bungaphoqokanga |
| Class 15 | kwāphoqoka | okwāphoqoka | kwāphoqoka | akuphoqokanga | okungaphoqokanga | kungaphoqokanga |
| Class 17 | kwāphoqoka | okwāphoqoka | kwāphoqoka | akuphoqokanga | okungaphoqokanga | kungaphoqokanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaphoqoka | — | ngingaphoqoka | ngingephoqoke | — | ngingephoqoke |
| 2nd singular | ungaphoqoka | — | ungaphoqoka | ungephoqoke | — | ungephoqoke |
| 1st plural | singaphoqoka | — | singaphoqoka | singephoqoke | — | singephoqoke |
| 2nd plural | ningaphoqoka | — | ningaphoqoka | ningephoqoke | — | ningephoqoke |
| Class 1 | angaphoqoka | — | engaphoqoka | angephoqoke | — | engephoqoke |
| Class 2 | bangaphoqoka | — | bengaphoqoka | bangephoqoke | — | bengephoqoke |
| Class 3 | ungaphoqoka | — | ungaphoqoka | ungephoqoke | — | ungephoqoke |
| Class 4 | ingaphoqoka | — | ingaphoqoka | ingephoqoke | — | ingephoqoke |
| Class 5 | lingaphoqoka | — | lingaphoqoka | lingephoqoke | — | lingephoqoke |
| Class 6 | angaphoqoka | — | engaphoqoka | angephoqoke | — | engephoqoke |
| Class 7 | singaphoqoka | — | singaphoqoka | singephoqoke | — | singephoqoke |
| Class 8 | zingaphoqoka | — | zingaphoqoka | zingephoqoke | — | zingephoqoke |
| Class 9 | ingaphoqoka | — | ingaphoqoka | ingephoqoke | — | ingephoqoke |
| Class 10 | zingaphoqoka | — | zingaphoqoka | zingephoqoke | — | zingephoqoke |
| Class 11 | lungaphoqoka | — | lungaphoqoka | lungephoqoke | — | lungephoqoke |
| Class 14 | bungaphoqoka | — | bungaphoqoka | bungephoqoke | — | bungephoqoke |
| Class 15 | kungaphoqoka | — | kungaphoqoka | kungephoqoke | — | kungephoqoke |
| Class 17 | kungaphoqoka | — | kungaphoqoka | kungephoqoke | — | kungephoqoke |
| | 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 | ngizophoqoka | engizophoqoka | ngizophoqoka | angizuphoqoka | engingezuphoqoka | ngingezuphoqoka |
| 2nd singular | uzophoqoka | ozophoqoka | uzophoqoka | awuzuphoqoka | ongezuphoqoka | ungezuphoqoka |
| 1st plural | sizophoqoka | esizophoqoka | sizophoqoka | asizuphoqoka | esingezuphoqoka | singezuphoqoka |
| 2nd plural | nizophoqoka | enizophoqoka | nizophoqoka | anizuphoqoka | eningezuphoqoka | ningezuphoqoka |
| Class 1 | uzophoqoka | ozophoqoka | ezophoqoka | akazuphoqoka | ongezuphoqoka | engezuphoqoka |
| Class 2 | bazophoqoka | abazophoqoka | bezophoqoka | abazuphoqoka | abangezuphoqoka | bengezuphoqoka |
| Class 3 | uzophoqoka | ozophoqoka | uzophoqoka | awuzuphoqoka | ongezuphoqoka | ungezuphoqoka |
| Class 4 | izophoqoka | ezophoqoka | izophoqoka | ayizuphoqoka | engezuphoqoka | ingezuphoqoka |
| Class 5 | lizophoqoka | elizophoqoka | lizophoqoka | alizuphoqoka | elingezuphoqoka | lingezuphoqoka |
| Class 6 | azophoqoka | azophoqoka | ezophoqoka | awazuphoqoka | angezuphoqoka | engezuphoqoka |
| Class 7 | sizophoqoka | esizophoqoka | sizophoqoka | asizuphoqoka | esingezuphoqoka | singezuphoqoka |
| Class 8 | zizophoqoka | ezizophoqoka | zizophoqoka | azizuphoqoka | ezingezuphoqoka | zingezuphoqoka |
| Class 9 | izophoqoka | ezophoqoka | izophoqoka | ayizuphoqoka | engezuphoqoka | ingezuphoqoka |
| Class 10 | zizophoqoka | ezizophoqoka | zizophoqoka | azizuphoqoka | ezingezuphoqoka | zingezuphoqoka |
| Class 11 | luzophoqoka | oluzophoqoka | luzophoqoka | aluzuphoqoka | olungezuphoqoka | lungezuphoqoka |
| Class 14 | buzophoqoka | obuzophoqoka | buzophoqoka | abuzuphoqoka | obungezuphoqoka | bungezuphoqoka |
| Class 15 | kuzophoqoka | okuzophoqoka | kuzophoqoka | akuzuphoqoka | okungezuphoqoka | kungezuphoqoka |
| Class 17 | kuzophoqoka | okuzophoqoka | kuzophoqoka | akuzuphoqoka | okungezuphoqoka | kungezuphoqoka |
| | 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 | ngiyophoqoka | engiyophoqoka | ngiyophoqoka | angiyuphoqoka | engingeyuphoqoka | ngingeyuphoqoka |
| 2nd singular | uyophoqoka | oyophoqoka | uyophoqoka | awuyuphoqoka | ongeyuphoqoka | ungeyuphoqoka |
| 1st plural | siyophoqoka | esiyophoqoka | siyophoqoka | asiyuphoqoka | esingeyuphoqoka | singeyuphoqoka |
| 2nd plural | niyophoqoka | eniyophoqoka | niyophoqoka | aniyuphoqoka | eningeyuphoqoka | ningeyuphoqoka |
| Class 1 | uyophoqoka | oyophoqoka | eyophoqoka | akayuphoqoka | ongeyuphoqoka | engeyuphoqoka |
| Class 2 | bayophoqoka | abayophoqoka | beyophoqoka | abayuphoqoka | abangeyuphoqoka | bengeyuphoqoka |
| Class 3 | uyophoqoka | oyophoqoka | uyophoqoka | awuyuphoqoka | ongeyuphoqoka | ungeyuphoqoka |
| Class 4 | iyophoqoka | eyophoqoka | iyophoqoka | ayiyuphoqoka | engeyuphoqoka | ingeyuphoqoka |
| Class 5 | liyophoqoka | eliyophoqoka | liyophoqoka | aliyuphoqoka | elingeyuphoqoka | lingeyuphoqoka |
| Class 6 | ayophoqoka | ayophoqoka | eyophoqoka | awayuphoqoka | angeyuphoqoka | engeyuphoqoka |
| Class 7 | siyophoqoka | esiyophoqoka | siyophoqoka | asiyuphoqoka | esingeyuphoqoka | singeyuphoqoka |
| Class 8 | ziyophoqoka | eziyophoqoka | ziyophoqoka | aziyuphoqoka | ezingeyuphoqoka | zingeyuphoqoka |
| Class 9 | iyophoqoka | eyophoqoka | iyophoqoka | ayiyuphoqoka | engeyuphoqoka | ingeyuphoqoka |
| Class 10 | ziyophoqoka | eziyophoqoka | ziyophoqoka | aziyuphoqoka | ezingeyuphoqoka | zingeyuphoqoka |
| Class 11 | luyophoqoka | oluyophoqoka | luyophoqoka | aluyuphoqoka | olungeyuphoqoka | lungeyuphoqoka |
| Class 14 | buyophoqoka | obuyophoqoka | buyophoqoka | abuyuphoqoka | obungeyuphoqoka | bungeyuphoqoka |
| Class 15 | kuyophoqoka | okuyophoqoka | kuyophoqoka | akuyuphoqoka | okungeyuphoqoka | kungeyuphoqoka |
| Class 17 | kuyophoqoka | okuyophoqoka | kuyophoqoka | akuyuphoqoka | okungeyuphoqoka | kungeyuphoqoka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiphoqoke | ngingaphoqoki |
| 2nd singular | uphoqoke | ungaphoqoki |
| 1st plural | siphoqoke | singaphoqoki |
| 2nd plural | niphoqoke | ningaphoqoki |
| Class 1 | aphoqoke | angaphoqoki |
| Class 2 | baphoqoke | bangaphoqoki |
| Class 3 | uphoqoke | ungaphoqoki |
| Class 4 | iphoqoke | ingaphoqoki |
| Class 5 | liphoqoke | lingaphoqoki |
| Class 6 | aphoqoke | angaphoqoki |
| Class 7 | siphoqoke | singaphoqoki |
| Class 8 | ziphoqoke | zingaphoqoki |
| Class 9 | iphoqoke | ingaphoqoki |
| Class 10 | ziphoqoke | zingaphoqoki |
| Class 11 | luphoqoke | lungaphoqoki |
| Class 14 | buphoqoke | bungaphoqoki |
| Class 15 | kuphoqoke | kungaphoqoki |
| Class 17 | kuphoqoke | kungaphoqoki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaphoqoka | ngangaphoqoka, angaphoqoka, angangaphoqoka |
| 2nd singular | waphoqoka | wangaphoqoka, awaphoqoka, awangaphoqoka |
| 1st plural | saphoqoka | sangaphoqoka, asaphoqoka, asangaphoqoka |
| 2nd plural | naphoqoka | nangaphoqoka, anaphoqoka, anangaphoqoka |
| Class 1 | waphoqoka | wangaphoqoka, akaphoqoka, akangaphoqoka |
| Class 2 | baphoqoka | bangaphoqoka, abaphoqoka, abangaphoqoka |
| Class 3 | waphoqoka | wangaphoqoka, awaphoqoka, awangaphoqoka |
| Class 4 | yaphoqoka | yangaphoqoka, ayaphoqoka, ayangaphoqoka |
| Class 5 | laphoqoka | langaphoqoka, alaphoqoka, alangaphoqoka |
| Class 6 | aphoqoka | angaphoqoka, awaphoqoka, awangaphoqoka |
| Class 7 | saphoqoka | sangaphoqoka, asaphoqoka, asangaphoqoka |
| Class 8 | zaphoqoka | zangaphoqoka, azaphoqoka, azangaphoqoka |
| Class 9 | yaphoqoka | yangaphoqoka, ayaphoqoka, ayangaphoqoka |
| Class 10 | zaphoqoka | zangaphoqoka, azaphoqoka, azangaphoqoka |
| Class 11 | lwaphoqoka | lwangaphoqoka, alwaphoqoka, alwangaphoqoka |
| Class 14 | baphoqoka | bangaphoqoka, abaphoqoka, abangaphoqoka |
| Class 15 | kwaphoqoka | kwangaphoqoka, akwaphoqoka, akwangaphoqoka |
| Class 17 | kwaphoqoka | kwangaphoqoka, akwaphoqoka, akwangaphoqoka |

### References

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