# hleka
## Fanagalo
### Etymology

From Zulu -hleka, from Proto-Bantu *-cèka.

### Verb

hleka
* to laugh

## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.

### Verb

-hleka
* (intransitive) to laugh
* (transitive) to laugh at

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Phuthi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.

### Verb

-hleka
* (intransitive) to laugh
* (transitive) to laugh at

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.

### Verb

-hleka
* (intransitive) to laugh
* (transitive) to laugh at

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɬeːka]

### Verb

-hleka
* (intransitive) laugh
* (transitive) laugh at

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ɬeːɠa/

### Verb

-hleka
* (intransitive) to laugh
* (transitive) to laugh at

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuhleka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuhleka | ukungahleki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | hleka | -hleke |
| Plural | hlekani | -hlekeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyahleka, ngihleka | engihlekayo, engihleka | ngihleka | angihleki | engingahleki | ngingahleki |
| 2nd singular | uyahleka, uhleka | ohlekayo, ohleka | uhleka | awuhleki | ongahleki | ungahleki |
| 1st plural | siyahleka, sihleka | esihlekayo, esihleka | sihleka | asihleki | esingahleki | singahleki |
| 2nd plural | niyahleka, nihleka | enihlekayo, enihleka | nihleka | anihleki | eningahleki | ningahleki |
| Class 1 | uyahleka, uhleka | ohlekayo, ohleka | ehleka | akahleki | ongahleki | engahleki |
| Class 2 | bayahleka, bahleka | abahlekayo, abahleka | behleka | abahleki | abangahleki | bengahleki |
| Class 3 | uyahleka, uhleka | ohlekayo, ohleka | uhleka | awuhleki | ongahleki | ungahleki |
| Class 4 | iyahleka, ihleka | ehlekayo, ehleka | ihleka | ayihleki | engahleki | ingahleki |
| Class 5 | liyahleka, lihleka | elihlekayo, elihleka | lihleka | alihleki | elingahleki | lingahleki |
| Class 6 | ayahleka, ahleka | ahlekayo, ahleka | ehleka | awahleki | angahleki | engahleki |
| Class 7 | siyahleka, sihleka | esihlekayo, esihleka | sihleka | asihleki | esingahleki | singahleki |
| Class 8 | ziyahleka, zihleka | ezihlekayo, ezihleka | zihleka | azihleki | ezingahleki | zingahleki |
| Class 9 | iyahleka, ihleka | ehlekayo, ehleka | ihleka | ayihleki | engahleki | ingahleki |
| Class 10 | ziyahleka, zihleka | ezihlekayo, ezihleka | zihleka | azihleki | ezingahleki | zingahleki |
| Class 11 | luyahleka, luhleka | oluhlekayo, oluhleka | luhleka | aluhleki | olungahleki | lungahleki |
| Class 14 | buyahleka, buhleka | obuhlekayo, obuhleka | buhleka | abuhleki | obungahleki | bungahleki |
| Class 15 | kuyahleka, kuhleka | okuhlekayo, okuhleka | kuhleka | akuhleki | okungahleki | kungahleki |
| Class 17 | kuyahleka, kuhleka | okuhlekayo, okuhleka | kuhleka | akuhleki | okungahleki | kungahleki |
| | 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 | ngihlekile, ngihlekē | engihlekile, engihlekē | ngihlekile, ngihlekē | angihlekanga | engingahlekanga | ngingahlekanga |
| 2nd singular | uhlekile, uhlekē | ohlekile, ohlekē | uhlekile, uhlekē | awuhlekanga | ongahlekanga | ungahlekanga |
| 1st plural | sihlekile, sihlekē | esihlekile, esihlekē | sihlekile, sihlekē | asihlekanga | esingahlekanga | singahlekanga |
| 2nd plural | nihlekile, nihlekē | enihlekile, enihlekē | nihlekile, nihlekē | anihlekanga | eningahlekanga | ningahlekanga |
| Class 1 | uhlekile, uhlekē | ohlekile, ohlekē | ehlekile, ehlekē | akahlekanga | ongahlekanga | engahlekanga |
| Class 2 | bahlekile, bahlekē | abahlekile, abahlekē | behlekile, behlekē | abahlekanga | abangahlekanga | bengahlekanga |
| Class 3 | uhlekile, uhlekē | ohlekile, ohlekē | uhlekile, uhlekē | awuhlekanga | ongahlekanga | ungahlekanga |
| Class 4 | ihlekile, ihlekē | ehlekile, ehlekē | ihlekile, ihlekē | ayihlekanga | engahlekanga | ingahlekanga |
| Class 5 | lihlekile, lihlekē | elihlekile, elihlekē | lihlekile, lihlekē | alihlekanga | elingahlekanga | lingahlekanga |
| Class 6 | ahlekile, ahlekē | ahlekile, ahlekē | ehlekile, ehlekē | awahlekanga | angahlekanga | engahlekanga |
| Class 7 | sihlekile, sihlekē | esihlekile, esihlekē | sihlekile, sihlekē | asihlekanga | esingahlekanga | singahlekanga |
| Class 8 | zihlekile, zihlekē | ezihlekile, ezihlekē | zihlekile, zihlekē | azihlekanga | ezingahlekanga | zingahlekanga |
| Class 9 | ihlekile, ihlekē | ehlekile, ehlekē | ihlekile, ihlekē | ayihlekanga | engahlekanga | ingahlekanga |
| Class 10 | zihlekile, zihlekē | ezihlekile, ezihlekē | zihlekile, zihlekē | azihlekanga | ezingahlekanga | zingahlekanga |
| Class 11 | luhlekile, luhlekē | oluhlekile, oluhlekē | luhlekile, luhlekē | aluhlekanga | olungahlekanga | lungahlekanga |
| Class 14 | buhlekile, buhlekē | obuhlekile, obuhlekē | buhlekile, buhlekē | abuhlekanga | obungahlekanga | bungahlekanga |
| Class 15 | kuhlekile, kuhlekē | okuhlekile, okuhlekē | kuhlekile, kuhlekē | akuhlekanga | okungahlekanga | kungahlekanga |
| Class 17 | kuhlekile, kuhlekē | okuhlekile, okuhlekē | kuhlekile, kuhlekē | akuhlekanga | okungahlekanga | kungahlekanga |
| | 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 | ngāhleka | engāhleka | ngāhleka | angihlekanga | engingahlekanga | ngingahlekanga |
| 2nd singular | wāhleka | owāhleka | wāhleka | awuhlekanga | ongahlekanga | ungahlekanga |
| 1st plural | sāhleka | esāhleka | sāhleka | asihlekanga | esingahlekanga | singahlekanga |
| 2nd plural | nāhleka | enāhleka | nāhleka | anihlekanga | eningahlekanga | ningahlekanga |
| Class 1 | wāhleka | owāhleka | āhleka | akahlekanga | ongahlekanga | engahlekanga |
| Class 2 | bāhleka | abāhleka | bāhleka | abahlekanga | abangahlekanga | bengahlekanga |
| Class 3 | wāhleka | owāhleka | wāhleka | awuhlekanga | ongahlekanga | ungahlekanga |
| Class 4 | yāhleka | eyāhleka | yāhleka | ayihlekanga | engahlekanga | ingahlekanga |
| Class 5 | lāhleka | elāhleka | lāhleka | alihlekanga | elingahlekanga | lingahlekanga |
| Class 6 | āhleka | āhleka | āhleka | awahlekanga | angahlekanga | engahlekanga |
| Class 7 | sāhleka | esāhleka | sāhleka | asihlekanga | esingahlekanga | singahlekanga |
| Class 8 | zāhleka | ezāhleka | zāhleka | azihlekanga | ezingahlekanga | zingahlekanga |
| Class 9 | yāhleka | eyāhleka | yāhleka | ayihlekanga | engahlekanga | ingahlekanga |
| Class 10 | zāhleka | ezāhleka | zāhleka | azihlekanga | ezingahlekanga | zingahlekanga |
| Class 11 | lwāhleka | olwāhleka | lwāhleka | aluhlekanga | olungahlekanga | lungahlekanga |
| Class 14 | bāhleka | obāhleka | bāhleka | abuhlekanga | obungahlekanga | bungahlekanga |
| Class 15 | kwāhleka | okwāhleka | kwāhleka | akuhlekanga | okungahlekanga | kungahlekanga |
| Class 17 | kwāhleka | okwāhleka | kwāhleka | akuhlekanga | okungahlekanga | kungahlekanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingahleka | — | ngingahleka | ngingehleke | — | ngingehleke |
| 2nd singular | ungahleka | — | ungahleka | ungehleke | — | ungehleke |
| 1st plural | singahleka | — | singahleka | singehleke | — | singehleke |
| 2nd plural | ningahleka | — | ningahleka | ningehleke | — | ningehleke |
| Class 1 | angahleka | — | engahleka | angehleke | — | engehleke |
| Class 2 | bangahleka | — | bengahleka | bangehleke | — | bengehleke |
| Class 3 | ungahleka | — | ungahleka | ungehleke | — | ungehleke |
| Class 4 | ingahleka | — | ingahleka | ingehleke | — | ingehleke |
| Class 5 | lingahleka | — | lingahleka | lingehleke | — | lingehleke |
| Class 6 | angahleka | — | engahleka | angehleke | — | engehleke |
| Class 7 | singahleka | — | singahleka | singehleke | — | singehleke |
| Class 8 | zingahleka | — | zingahleka | zingehleke | — | zingehleke |
| Class 9 | ingahleka | — | ingahleka | ingehleke | — | ingehleke |
| Class 10 | zingahleka | — | zingahleka | zingehleke | — | zingehleke |
| Class 11 | lungahleka | — | lungahleka | lungehleke | — | lungehleke |
| Class 14 | bungahleka | — | bungahleka | bungehleke | — | bungehleke |
| Class 15 | kungahleka | — | kungahleka | kungehleke | — | kungehleke |
| Class 17 | kungahleka | — | kungahleka | kungehleke | — | kungehleke |
| | 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 | ngizohleka | engizohleka | ngizohleka | angizuhleka | engingezuhleka | ngingezuhleka |
| 2nd singular | uzohleka | ozohleka | uzohleka | awuzuhleka | ongezuhleka | ungezuhleka |
| 1st plural | sizohleka | esizohleka | sizohleka | asizuhleka | esingezuhleka | singezuhleka |
| 2nd plural | nizohleka | enizohleka | nizohleka | anizuhleka | eningezuhleka | ningezuhleka |
| Class 1 | uzohleka | ozohleka | ezohleka | akazuhleka | ongezuhleka | engezuhleka |
| Class 2 | bazohleka | abazohleka | bezohleka | abazuhleka | abangezuhleka | bengezuhleka |
| Class 3 | uzohleka | ozohleka | uzohleka | awuzuhleka | ongezuhleka | ungezuhleka |
| Class 4 | izohleka | ezohleka | izohleka | ayizuhleka | engezuhleka | ingezuhleka |
| Class 5 | lizohleka | elizohleka | lizohleka | alizuhleka | elingezuhleka | lingezuhleka |
| Class 6 | azohleka | azohleka | ezohleka | awazuhleka | angezuhleka | engezuhleka |
| Class 7 | sizohleka | esizohleka | sizohleka | asizuhleka | esingezuhleka | singezuhleka |
| Class 8 | zizohleka | ezizohleka | zizohleka | azizuhleka | ezingezuhleka | zingezuhleka |
| Class 9 | izohleka | ezohleka | izohleka | ayizuhleka | engezuhleka | ingezuhleka |
| Class 10 | zizohleka | ezizohleka | zizohleka | azizuhleka | ezingezuhleka | zingezuhleka |
| Class 11 | luzohleka | oluzohleka | luzohleka | aluzuhleka | olungezuhleka | lungezuhleka |
| Class 14 | buzohleka | obuzohleka | buzohleka | abuzuhleka | obungezuhleka | bungezuhleka |
| Class 15 | kuzohleka | okuzohleka | kuzohleka | akuzuhleka | okungezuhleka | kungezuhleka |
| Class 17 | kuzohleka | okuzohleka | kuzohleka | akuzuhleka | okungezuhleka | kungezuhleka |
| | 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 | ngiyohleka | engiyohleka | ngiyohleka | angiyuhleka | engingeyuhleka | ngingeyuhleka |
| 2nd singular | uyohleka | oyohleka | uyohleka | awuyuhleka | ongeyuhleka | ungeyuhleka |
| 1st plural | siyohleka | esiyohleka | siyohleka | asiyuhleka | esingeyuhleka | singeyuhleka |
| 2nd plural | niyohleka | eniyohleka | niyohleka | aniyuhleka | eningeyuhleka | ningeyuhleka |
| Class 1 | uyohleka | oyohleka | eyohleka | akayuhleka | ongeyuhleka | engeyuhleka |
| Class 2 | bayohleka | abayohleka | beyohleka | abayuhleka | abangeyuhleka | bengeyuhleka |
| Class 3 | uyohleka | oyohleka | uyohleka | awuyuhleka | ongeyuhleka | ungeyuhleka |
| Class 4 | iyohleka | eyohleka | iyohleka | ayiyuhleka | engeyuhleka | ingeyuhleka |
| Class 5 | liyohleka | eliyohleka | liyohleka | aliyuhleka | elingeyuhleka | lingeyuhleka |
| Class 6 | ayohleka | ayohleka | eyohleka | awayuhleka | angeyuhleka | engeyuhleka |
| Class 7 | siyohleka | esiyohleka | siyohleka | asiyuhleka | esingeyuhleka | singeyuhleka |
| Class 8 | ziyohleka | eziyohleka | ziyohleka | aziyuhleka | ezingeyuhleka | zingeyuhleka |
| Class 9 | iyohleka | eyohleka | iyohleka | ayiyuhleka | engeyuhleka | ingeyuhleka |
| Class 10 | ziyohleka | eziyohleka | ziyohleka | aziyuhleka | ezingeyuhleka | zingeyuhleka |
| Class 11 | luyohleka | oluyohleka | luyohleka | aluyuhleka | olungeyuhleka | lungeyuhleka |
| Class 14 | buyohleka | obuyohleka | buyohleka | abuyuhleka | obungeyuhleka | bungeyuhleka |
| Class 15 | kuyohleka | okuyohleka | kuyohleka | akuyuhleka | okungeyuhleka | kungeyuhleka |
| Class 17 | kuyohleka | okuyohleka | kuyohleka | akuyuhleka | okungeyuhleka | kungeyuhleka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngihleke | ngingahleki |
| 2nd singular | uhleke | ungahleki |
| 1st plural | sihleke | singahleki |
| 2nd plural | nihleke | ningahleki |
| Class 1 | ahleke | angahleki |
| Class 2 | bahleke | bangahleki |
| Class 3 | uhleke | ungahleki |
| Class 4 | ihleke | ingahleki |
| Class 5 | lihleke | lingahleki |
| Class 6 | ahleke | angahleki |
| Class 7 | sihleke | singahleki |
| Class 8 | zihleke | zingahleki |
| Class 9 | ihleke | ingahleki |
| Class 10 | zihleke | zingahleki |
| Class 11 | luhleke | lungahleki |
| Class 14 | buhleke | bungahleki |
| Class 15 | kuhleke | kungahleki |
| Class 17 | kuhleke | kungahleki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngahleka | ngangahleka, angahleka, angangahleka |
| 2nd singular | wahleka | wangahleka, awahleka, awangahleka |
| 1st plural | sahleka | sangahleka, asahleka, asangahleka |
| 2nd plural | nahleka | nangahleka, anahleka, anangahleka |
| Class 1 | wahleka | wangahleka, akahleka, akangahleka |
| Class 2 | bahleka | bangahleka, abahleka, abangahleka |
| Class 3 | wahleka | wangahleka, awahleka, awangahleka |
| Class 4 | yahleka | yangahleka, ayahleka, ayangahleka |
| Class 5 | lahleka | langahleka, alahleka, alangahleka |
| Class 6 | ahleka | angahleka, awahleka, awangahleka |
| Class 7 | sahleka | sangahleka, asahleka, asangahleka |
| Class 8 | zahleka | zangahleka, azahleka, azangahleka |
| Class 9 | yahleka | yangahleka, ayahleka, ayangahleka |
| Class 10 | zahleka | zangahleka, azahleka, azangahleka |
| Class 11 | lwahleka | lwangahleka, alwahleka, alwangahleka |
| Class 14 | bahleka | bangahleka, abahleka, abangahleka |
| Class 15 | kwahleka | kwangahleka, akwahleka, akwangahleka |
| Class 17 | kwahleka | kwangahleka, akwahleka, akwangahleka |

#### Derived terms

* -hlekisa
* uhleko

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “hleka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “hleka (6.3)”