# ncika
## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ᵑǀîːɠa/

### Verb

-ncîka
* (intransitive) to lean against (+loc.)
* (intransitive) to depend on, to rely on (+loc.)

#### Inflection

Tone HH :
| Infinitive | ukuncika |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuncika | ukunganciki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | ncika | -ncike |
| Plural | ncikani | -ncikeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyancika, ngincika | engincikayo, engincika | ngincika | anginciki | enginganciki | nginganciki |
| 2nd singular | uyancika, uncika | oncikayo, oncika | uncika | awunciki | onganciki | unganciki |
| 1st plural | siyancika, sincika | esincikayo, esincika | sincika | asinciki | esinganciki | singanciki |
| 2nd plural | niyancika, nincika | enincikayo, enincika | nincika | aninciki | eninganciki | ninganciki |
| Class 1 | uyancika, uncika | oncikayo, oncika | encika | akanciki | onganciki | enganciki |
| Class 2 | bayancika, bancika | abancikayo, abancika | bencika | abanciki | abanganciki | benganciki |
| Class 3 | uyancika, uncika | oncikayo, oncika | uncika | awunciki | onganciki | unganciki |
| Class 4 | iyancika, incika | encikayo, encika | incika | ayinciki | enganciki | inganciki |
| Class 5 | liyancika, lincika | elincikayo, elincika | lincika | alinciki | elinganciki | linganciki |
| Class 6 | ayancika, ancika | ancikayo, ancika | encika | awanciki | anganciki | enganciki |
| Class 7 | siyancika, sincika | esincikayo, esincika | sincika | asinciki | esinganciki | singanciki |
| Class 8 | ziyancika, zincika | ezincikayo, ezincika | zincika | azinciki | ezinganciki | zinganciki |
| Class 9 | iyancika, incika | encikayo, encika | incika | ayinciki | enganciki | inganciki |
| Class 10 | ziyancika, zincika | ezincikayo, ezincika | zincika | azinciki | ezinganciki | zinganciki |
| Class 11 | luyancika, luncika | oluncikayo, oluncika | luncika | alunciki | olunganciki | lunganciki |
| Class 14 | buyancika, buncika | obuncikayo, obuncika | buncika | abunciki | obunganciki | bunganciki |
| Class 15 | kuyancika, kuncika | okuncikayo, okuncika | kuncika | akunciki | okunganciki | kunganciki |
| Class 17 | kuyancika, kuncika | okuncikayo, okuncika | kuncika | akunciki | okunganciki | kunganciki |
| | 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 | ngincikile, ngincikē | engincikile, engincikē | ngincikile, ngincikē | angincikanga | engingancikanga | ngingancikanga |
| 2nd singular | uncikile, uncikē | oncikile, oncikē | uncikile, uncikē | awuncikanga | ongancikanga | ungancikanga |
| 1st plural | sincikile, sincikē | esincikile, esincikē | sincikile, sincikē | asincikanga | esingancikanga | singancikanga |
| 2nd plural | nincikile, nincikē | enincikile, enincikē | nincikile, nincikē | anincikanga | eningancikanga | ningancikanga |
| Class 1 | uncikile, uncikē | oncikile, oncikē | encikile, encikē | akancikanga | ongancikanga | engancikanga |
| Class 2 | bancikile, bancikē | abancikile, abancikē | bencikile, bencikē | abancikanga | abangancikanga | bengancikanga |
| Class 3 | uncikile, uncikē | oncikile, oncikē | uncikile, uncikē | awuncikanga | ongancikanga | ungancikanga |
| Class 4 | incikile, incikē | encikile, encikē | incikile, incikē | ayincikanga | engancikanga | ingancikanga |
| Class 5 | lincikile, lincikē | elincikile, elincikē | lincikile, lincikē | alincikanga | elingancikanga | lingancikanga |
| Class 6 | ancikile, ancikē | ancikile, ancikē | encikile, encikē | awancikanga | angancikanga | engancikanga |
| Class 7 | sincikile, sincikē | esincikile, esincikē | sincikile, sincikē | asincikanga | esingancikanga | singancikanga |
| Class 8 | zincikile, zincikē | ezincikile, ezincikē | zincikile, zincikē | azincikanga | ezingancikanga | zingancikanga |
| Class 9 | incikile, incikē | encikile, encikē | incikile, incikē | ayincikanga | engancikanga | ingancikanga |
| Class 10 | zincikile, zincikē | ezincikile, ezincikē | zincikile, zincikē | azincikanga | ezingancikanga | zingancikanga |
| Class 11 | luncikile, luncikē | oluncikile, oluncikē | luncikile, luncikē | aluncikanga | olungancikanga | lungancikanga |
| Class 14 | buncikile, buncikē | obuncikile, obuncikē | buncikile, buncikē | abuncikanga | obungancikanga | bungancikanga |
| Class 15 | kuncikile, kuncikē | okuncikile, okuncikē | kuncikile, kuncikē | akuncikanga | okungancikanga | kungancikanga |
| Class 17 | kuncikile, kuncikē | okuncikile, okuncikē | kuncikile, kuncikē | akuncikanga | okungancikanga | kungancikanga |
| | 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 | ngāncika | engāncika | ngāncika | angincikanga | engingancikanga | ngingancikanga |
| 2nd singular | wāncika | owāncika | wāncika | awuncikanga | ongancikanga | ungancikanga |
| 1st plural | sāncika | esāncika | sāncika | asincikanga | esingancikanga | singancikanga |
| 2nd plural | nāncika | enāncika | nāncika | anincikanga | eningancikanga | ningancikanga |
| Class 1 | wāncika | owāncika | āncika | akancikanga | ongancikanga | engancikanga |
| Class 2 | bāncika | abāncika | bāncika | abancikanga | abangancikanga | bengancikanga |
| Class 3 | wāncika | owāncika | wāncika | awuncikanga | ongancikanga | ungancikanga |
| Class 4 | yāncika | eyāncika | yāncika | ayincikanga | engancikanga | ingancikanga |
| Class 5 | lāncika | elāncika | lāncika | alincikanga | elingancikanga | lingancikanga |
| Class 6 | āncika | āncika | āncika | awancikanga | angancikanga | engancikanga |
| Class 7 | sāncika | esāncika | sāncika | asincikanga | esingancikanga | singancikanga |
| Class 8 | zāncika | ezāncika | zāncika | azincikanga | ezingancikanga | zingancikanga |
| Class 9 | yāncika | eyāncika | yāncika | ayincikanga | engancikanga | ingancikanga |
| Class 10 | zāncika | ezāncika | zāncika | azincikanga | ezingancikanga | zingancikanga |
| Class 11 | lwāncika | olwāncika | lwāncika | aluncikanga | olungancikanga | lungancikanga |
| Class 14 | bāncika | obāncika | bāncika | abuncikanga | obungancikanga | bungancikanga |
| Class 15 | kwāncika | okwāncika | kwāncika | akuncikanga | okungancikanga | kungancikanga |
| Class 17 | kwāncika | okwāncika | kwāncika | akuncikanga | okungancikanga | kungancikanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingancika | — | ngingancika | ngingencike | — | ngingencike |
| 2nd singular | ungancika | — | ungancika | ungencike | — | ungencike |
| 1st plural | singancika | — | singancika | singencike | — | singencike |
| 2nd plural | ningancika | — | ningancika | ningencike | — | ningencike |
| Class 1 | angancika | — | engancika | angencike | — | engencike |
| Class 2 | bangancika | — | bengancika | bangencike | — | bengencike |
| Class 3 | ungancika | — | ungancika | ungencike | — | ungencike |
| Class 4 | ingancika | — | ingancika | ingencike | — | ingencike |
| Class 5 | lingancika | — | lingancika | lingencike | — | lingencike |
| Class 6 | angancika | — | engancika | angencike | — | engencike |
| Class 7 | singancika | — | singancika | singencike | — | singencike |
| Class 8 | zingancika | — | zingancika | zingencike | — | zingencike |
| Class 9 | ingancika | — | ingancika | ingencike | — | ingencike |
| Class 10 | zingancika | — | zingancika | zingencike | — | zingencike |
| Class 11 | lungancika | — | lungancika | lungencike | — | lungencike |
| Class 14 | bungancika | — | bungancika | bungencike | — | bungencike |
| Class 15 | kungancika | — | kungancika | kungencike | — | kungencike |
| Class 17 | kungancika | — | kungancika | kungencike | — | kungencike |
| | 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 | ngizoncika | engizoncika | ngizoncika | angizuncika | engingezuncika | ngingezuncika |
| 2nd singular | uzoncika | ozoncika | uzoncika | awuzuncika | ongezuncika | ungezuncika |
| 1st plural | sizoncika | esizoncika | sizoncika | asizuncika | esingezuncika | singezuncika |
| 2nd plural | nizoncika | enizoncika | nizoncika | anizuncika | eningezuncika | ningezuncika |
| Class 1 | uzoncika | ozoncika | ezoncika | akazuncika | ongezuncika | engezuncika |
| Class 2 | bazoncika | abazoncika | bezoncika | abazuncika | abangezuncika | bengezuncika |
| Class 3 | uzoncika | ozoncika | uzoncika | awuzuncika | ongezuncika | ungezuncika |
| Class 4 | izoncika | ezoncika | izoncika | ayizuncika | engezuncika | ingezuncika |
| Class 5 | lizoncika | elizoncika | lizoncika | alizuncika | elingezuncika | lingezuncika |
| Class 6 | azoncika | azoncika | ezoncika | awazuncika | angezuncika | engezuncika |
| Class 7 | sizoncika | esizoncika | sizoncika | asizuncika | esingezuncika | singezuncika |
| Class 8 | zizoncika | ezizoncika | zizoncika | azizuncika | ezingezuncika | zingezuncika |
| Class 9 | izoncika | ezoncika | izoncika | ayizuncika | engezuncika | ingezuncika |
| Class 10 | zizoncika | ezizoncika | zizoncika | azizuncika | ezingezuncika | zingezuncika |
| Class 11 | luzoncika | oluzoncika | luzoncika | aluzuncika | olungezuncika | lungezuncika |
| Class 14 | buzoncika | obuzoncika | buzoncika | abuzuncika | obungezuncika | bungezuncika |
| Class 15 | kuzoncika | okuzoncika | kuzoncika | akuzuncika | okungezuncika | kungezuncika |
| Class 17 | kuzoncika | okuzoncika | kuzoncika | akuzuncika | okungezuncika | kungezuncika |
| | 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 | ngiyoncika | engiyoncika | ngiyoncika | angiyuncika | engingeyuncika | ngingeyuncika |
| 2nd singular | uyoncika | oyoncika | uyoncika | awuyuncika | ongeyuncika | ungeyuncika |
| 1st plural | siyoncika | esiyoncika | siyoncika | asiyuncika | esingeyuncika | singeyuncika |
| 2nd plural | niyoncika | eniyoncika | niyoncika | aniyuncika | eningeyuncika | ningeyuncika |
| Class 1 | uyoncika | oyoncika | eyoncika | akayuncika | ongeyuncika | engeyuncika |
| Class 2 | bayoncika | abayoncika | beyoncika | abayuncika | abangeyuncika | bengeyuncika |
| Class 3 | uyoncika | oyoncika | uyoncika | awuyuncika | ongeyuncika | ungeyuncika |
| Class 4 | iyoncika | eyoncika | iyoncika | ayiyuncika | engeyuncika | ingeyuncika |
| Class 5 | liyoncika | eliyoncika | liyoncika | aliyuncika | elingeyuncika | lingeyuncika |
| Class 6 | ayoncika | ayoncika | eyoncika | awayuncika | angeyuncika | engeyuncika |
| Class 7 | siyoncika | esiyoncika | siyoncika | asiyuncika | esingeyuncika | singeyuncika |
| Class 8 | ziyoncika | eziyoncika | ziyoncika | aziyuncika | ezingeyuncika | zingeyuncika |
| Class 9 | iyoncika | eyoncika | iyoncika | ayiyuncika | engeyuncika | ingeyuncika |
| Class 10 | ziyoncika | eziyoncika | ziyoncika | aziyuncika | ezingeyuncika | zingeyuncika |
| Class 11 | luyoncika | oluyoncika | luyoncika | aluyuncika | olungeyuncika | lungeyuncika |
| Class 14 | buyoncika | obuyoncika | buyoncika | abuyuncika | obungeyuncika | bungeyuncika |
| Class 15 | kuyoncika | okuyoncika | kuyoncika | akuyuncika | okungeyuncika | kungeyuncika |
| Class 17 | kuyoncika | okuyoncika | kuyoncika | akuyuncika | okungeyuncika | kungeyuncika |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngincike | nginganciki |
| 2nd singular | uncike | unganciki |
| 1st plural | sincike | singanciki |
| 2nd plural | nincike | ninganciki |
| Class 1 | ancike | anganciki |
| Class 2 | bancike | banganciki |
| Class 3 | uncike | unganciki |
| Class 4 | incike | inganciki |
| Class 5 | lincike | linganciki |
| Class 6 | ancike | anganciki |
| Class 7 | sincike | singanciki |
| Class 8 | zincike | zinganciki |
| Class 9 | incike | inganciki |
| Class 10 | zincike | zinganciki |
| Class 11 | luncike | lunganciki |
| Class 14 | buncike | bunganciki |
| Class 15 | kuncike | kunganciki |
| Class 17 | kuncike | kunganciki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngancika | ngangancika, angancika, angangancika |
| 2nd singular | wancika | wangancika, awancika, awangancika |
| 1st plural | sancika | sangancika, asancika, asangancika |
| 2nd plural | nancika | nangancika, anancika, anangancika |
| Class 1 | wancika | wangancika, akancika, akangancika |
| Class 2 | bancika | bangancika, abancika, abangancika |
| Class 3 | wancika | wangancika, awancika, awangancika |
| Class 4 | yancika | yangancika, ayancika, ayangancika |
| Class 5 | lancika | langancika, alancika, alangancika |
| Class 6 | ancika | angancika, awancika, awangancika |
| Class 7 | sancika | sangancika, asancika, asangancika |
| Class 8 | zancika | zangancika, azancika, azangancika |
| Class 9 | yancika | yangancika, ayancika, ayangancika |
| Class 10 | zancika | zangancika, azancika, azangancika |
| Class 11 | lwancika | lwangancika, alwancika, alwangancika |
| Class 14 | bancika | bangancika, abancika, abangancika |
| Class 15 | kwancika | kwangancika, akwancika, akwangancika |
| Class 17 | kwancika | kwangancika, akwancika, akwangancika |

### References

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