# bopha
## Swazi
### Etymology

Cognate with Venda -vhofha, Zulu -bopha, Xhosa -bopha.

### Verb

-bópha
* (transitive) to tie

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

Cognate with Venda -vhofha, Zulu -bopha, Swazi -bopha.

### Verb

-bôpha
* (transitive) to fasten

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

Cognate with Venda -vhofha, Swazi -bopha, Xhosa -bopha.

### Verb

-bópha
* (transitive) to bind, to tie
* (transitive) to fasten
* (transitive) to arrest, to capture
* (transitive) to imprison

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukubopha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubopha | ukungabophi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | bopha | -bophe |
| Plural | bophani | -bopheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabopha, ngibopha | engibophayo, engibopha | ngibopha | angibophi | engingabophi | ngingabophi |
| 2nd singular | uyabopha, ubopha | obophayo, obopha | ubopha | awubophi | ongabophi | ungabophi |
| 1st plural | siyabopha, sibopha | esibophayo, esibopha | sibopha | asibophi | esingabophi | singabophi |
| 2nd plural | niyabopha, nibopha | enibophayo, enibopha | nibopha | anibophi | eningabophi | ningabophi |
| Class 1 | uyabopha, ubopha | obophayo, obopha | ebopha | akabophi | ongabophi | engabophi |
| Class 2 | bayabopha, babopha | ababophayo, ababopha | bebopha | ababophi | abangabophi | bengabophi |
| Class 3 | uyabopha, ubopha | obophayo, obopha | ubopha | awubophi | ongabophi | ungabophi |
| Class 4 | iyabopha, ibopha | ebophayo, ebopha | ibopha | ayibophi | engabophi | ingabophi |
| Class 5 | liyabopha, libopha | elibophayo, elibopha | libopha | alibophi | elingabophi | lingabophi |
| Class 6 | ayabopha, abopha | abophayo, abopha | ebopha | awabophi | angabophi | engabophi |
| Class 7 | siyabopha, sibopha | esibophayo, esibopha | sibopha | asibophi | esingabophi | singabophi |
| Class 8 | ziyabopha, zibopha | ezibophayo, ezibopha | zibopha | azibophi | ezingabophi | zingabophi |
| Class 9 | iyabopha, ibopha | ebophayo, ebopha | ibopha | ayibophi | engabophi | ingabophi |
| Class 10 | ziyabopha, zibopha | ezibophayo, ezibopha | zibopha | azibophi | ezingabophi | zingabophi |
| Class 11 | luyabopha, lubopha | olubophayo, olubopha | lubopha | alubophi | olungabophi | lungabophi |
| Class 14 | buyabopha, bubopha | obubophayo, obubopha | bubopha | abubophi | obungabophi | bungabophi |
| Class 15 | kuyabopha, kubopha | okubophayo, okubopha | kubopha | akubophi | okungabophi | kungabophi |
| Class 17 | kuyabopha, kubopha | okubophayo, okubopha | kubopha | akubophi | okungabophi | kungabophi |
| | 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 | ngibophile, ngibophē | engibophile, engibophē | ngibophile, ngibophē | angibophanga | engingabophanga | ngingabophanga |
| 2nd singular | ubophile, ubophē | obophile, obophē | ubophile, ubophē | awubophanga | ongabophanga | ungabophanga |
| 1st plural | sibophile, sibophē | esibophile, esibophē | sibophile, sibophē | asibophanga | esingabophanga | singabophanga |
| 2nd plural | nibophile, nibophē | enibophile, enibophē | nibophile, nibophē | anibophanga | eningabophanga | ningabophanga |
| Class 1 | ubophile, ubophē | obophile, obophē | ebophile, ebophē | akabophanga | ongabophanga | engabophanga |
| Class 2 | babophile, babophē | ababophile, ababophē | bebophile, bebophē | ababophanga | abangabophanga | bengabophanga |
| Class 3 | ubophile, ubophē | obophile, obophē | ubophile, ubophē | awubophanga | ongabophanga | ungabophanga |
| Class 4 | ibophile, ibophē | ebophile, ebophē | ibophile, ibophē | ayibophanga | engabophanga | ingabophanga |
| Class 5 | libophile, libophē | elibophile, elibophē | libophile, libophē | alibophanga | elingabophanga | lingabophanga |
| Class 6 | abophile, abophē | abophile, abophē | ebophile, ebophē | awabophanga | angabophanga | engabophanga |
| Class 7 | sibophile, sibophē | esibophile, esibophē | sibophile, sibophē | asibophanga | esingabophanga | singabophanga |
| Class 8 | zibophile, zibophē | ezibophile, ezibophē | zibophile, zibophē | azibophanga | ezingabophanga | zingabophanga |
| Class 9 | ibophile, ibophē | ebophile, ebophē | ibophile, ibophē | ayibophanga | engabophanga | ingabophanga |
| Class 10 | zibophile, zibophē | ezibophile, ezibophē | zibophile, zibophē | azibophanga | ezingabophanga | zingabophanga |
| Class 11 | lubophile, lubophē | olubophile, olubophē | lubophile, lubophē | alubophanga | olungabophanga | lungabophanga |
| Class 14 | bubophile, bubophē | obubophile, obubophē | bubophile, bubophē | abubophanga | obungabophanga | bungabophanga |
| Class 15 | kubophile, kubophē | okubophile, okubophē | kubophile, kubophē | akubophanga | okungabophanga | kungabophanga |
| Class 17 | kubophile, kubophē | okubophile, okubophē | kubophile, kubophē | akubophanga | okungabophanga | kungabophanga |
| | 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 | ngābopha | engābopha | ngābopha | angibophanga | engingabophanga | ngingabophanga |
| 2nd singular | wābopha | owābopha | wābopha | awubophanga | ongabophanga | ungabophanga |
| 1st plural | sābopha | esābopha | sābopha | asibophanga | esingabophanga | singabophanga |
| 2nd plural | nābopha | enābopha | nābopha | anibophanga | eningabophanga | ningabophanga |
| Class 1 | wābopha | owābopha | ābopha | akabophanga | ongabophanga | engabophanga |
| Class 2 | bābopha | abābopha | bābopha | ababophanga | abangabophanga | bengabophanga |
| Class 3 | wābopha | owābopha | wābopha | awubophanga | ongabophanga | ungabophanga |
| Class 4 | yābopha | eyābopha | yābopha | ayibophanga | engabophanga | ingabophanga |
| Class 5 | lābopha | elābopha | lābopha | alibophanga | elingabophanga | lingabophanga |
| Class 6 | ābopha | ābopha | ābopha | awabophanga | angabophanga | engabophanga |
| Class 7 | sābopha | esābopha | sābopha | asibophanga | esingabophanga | singabophanga |
| Class 8 | zābopha | ezābopha | zābopha | azibophanga | ezingabophanga | zingabophanga |
| Class 9 | yābopha | eyābopha | yābopha | ayibophanga | engabophanga | ingabophanga |
| Class 10 | zābopha | ezābopha | zābopha | azibophanga | ezingabophanga | zingabophanga |
| Class 11 | lwābopha | olwābopha | lwābopha | alubophanga | olungabophanga | lungabophanga |
| Class 14 | bābopha | obābopha | bābopha | abubophanga | obungabophanga | bungabophanga |
| Class 15 | kwābopha | okwābopha | kwābopha | akubophanga | okungabophanga | kungabophanga |
| Class 17 | kwābopha | okwābopha | kwābopha | akubophanga | okungabophanga | kungabophanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabopha | — | ngingabopha | ngingebophe | — | ngingebophe |
| 2nd singular | ungabopha | — | ungabopha | ungebophe | — | ungebophe |
| 1st plural | singabopha | — | singabopha | singebophe | — | singebophe |
| 2nd plural | ningabopha | — | ningabopha | ningebophe | — | ningebophe |
| Class 1 | angabopha | — | engabopha | angebophe | — | engebophe |
| Class 2 | bangabopha | — | bengabopha | bangebophe | — | bengebophe |
| Class 3 | ungabopha | — | ungabopha | ungebophe | — | ungebophe |
| Class 4 | ingabopha | — | ingabopha | ingebophe | — | ingebophe |
| Class 5 | lingabopha | — | lingabopha | lingebophe | — | lingebophe |
| Class 6 | angabopha | — | engabopha | angebophe | — | engebophe |
| Class 7 | singabopha | — | singabopha | singebophe | — | singebophe |
| Class 8 | zingabopha | — | zingabopha | zingebophe | — | zingebophe |
| Class 9 | ingabopha | — | ingabopha | ingebophe | — | ingebophe |
| Class 10 | zingabopha | — | zingabopha | zingebophe | — | zingebophe |
| Class 11 | lungabopha | — | lungabopha | lungebophe | — | lungebophe |
| Class 14 | bungabopha | — | bungabopha | bungebophe | — | bungebophe |
| Class 15 | kungabopha | — | kungabopha | kungebophe | — | kungebophe |
| Class 17 | kungabopha | — | kungabopha | kungebophe | — | kungebophe |
| | 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 | ngizobopha | engizobopha | ngizobopha | angizubopha | engingezubopha | ngingezubopha |
| 2nd singular | uzobopha | ozobopha | uzobopha | awuzubopha | ongezubopha | ungezubopha |
| 1st plural | sizobopha | esizobopha | sizobopha | asizubopha | esingezubopha | singezubopha |
| 2nd plural | nizobopha | enizobopha | nizobopha | anizubopha | eningezubopha | ningezubopha |
| Class 1 | uzobopha | ozobopha | ezobopha | akazubopha | ongezubopha | engezubopha |
| Class 2 | bazobopha | abazobopha | bezobopha | abazubopha | abangezubopha | bengezubopha |
| Class 3 | uzobopha | ozobopha | uzobopha | awuzubopha | ongezubopha | ungezubopha |
| Class 4 | izobopha | ezobopha | izobopha | ayizubopha | engezubopha | ingezubopha |
| Class 5 | lizobopha | elizobopha | lizobopha | alizubopha | elingezubopha | lingezubopha |
| Class 6 | azobopha | azobopha | ezobopha | awazubopha | angezubopha | engezubopha |
| Class 7 | sizobopha | esizobopha | sizobopha | asizubopha | esingezubopha | singezubopha |
| Class 8 | zizobopha | ezizobopha | zizobopha | azizubopha | ezingezubopha | zingezubopha |
| Class 9 | izobopha | ezobopha | izobopha | ayizubopha | engezubopha | ingezubopha |
| Class 10 | zizobopha | ezizobopha | zizobopha | azizubopha | ezingezubopha | zingezubopha |
| Class 11 | luzobopha | oluzobopha | luzobopha | aluzubopha | olungezubopha | lungezubopha |
| Class 14 | buzobopha | obuzobopha | buzobopha | abuzubopha | obungezubopha | bungezubopha |
| Class 15 | kuzobopha | okuzobopha | kuzobopha | akuzubopha | okungezubopha | kungezubopha |
| Class 17 | kuzobopha | okuzobopha | kuzobopha | akuzubopha | okungezubopha | kungezubopha |
| | 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 | ngiyobopha | engiyobopha | ngiyobopha | angiyubopha | engingeyubopha | ngingeyubopha |
| 2nd singular | uyobopha | oyobopha | uyobopha | awuyubopha | ongeyubopha | ungeyubopha |
| 1st plural | siyobopha | esiyobopha | siyobopha | asiyubopha | esingeyubopha | singeyubopha |
| 2nd plural | niyobopha | eniyobopha | niyobopha | aniyubopha | eningeyubopha | ningeyubopha |
| Class 1 | uyobopha | oyobopha | eyobopha | akayubopha | ongeyubopha | engeyubopha |
| Class 2 | bayobopha | abayobopha | beyobopha | abayubopha | abangeyubopha | bengeyubopha |
| Class 3 | uyobopha | oyobopha | uyobopha | awuyubopha | ongeyubopha | ungeyubopha |
| Class 4 | iyobopha | eyobopha | iyobopha | ayiyubopha | engeyubopha | ingeyubopha |
| Class 5 | liyobopha | eliyobopha | liyobopha | aliyubopha | elingeyubopha | lingeyubopha |
| Class 6 | ayobopha | ayobopha | eyobopha | awayubopha | angeyubopha | engeyubopha |
| Class 7 | siyobopha | esiyobopha | siyobopha | asiyubopha | esingeyubopha | singeyubopha |
| Class 8 | ziyobopha | eziyobopha | ziyobopha | aziyubopha | ezingeyubopha | zingeyubopha |
| Class 9 | iyobopha | eyobopha | iyobopha | ayiyubopha | engeyubopha | ingeyubopha |
| Class 10 | ziyobopha | eziyobopha | ziyobopha | aziyubopha | ezingeyubopha | zingeyubopha |
| Class 11 | luyobopha | oluyobopha | luyobopha | aluyubopha | olungeyubopha | lungeyubopha |
| Class 14 | buyobopha | obuyobopha | buyobopha | abuyubopha | obungeyubopha | bungeyubopha |
| Class 15 | kuyobopha | okuyobopha | kuyobopha | akuyubopha | okungeyubopha | kungeyubopha |
| Class 17 | kuyobopha | okuyobopha | kuyobopha | akuyubopha | okungeyubopha | kungeyubopha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibophe | ngingabophi |
| 2nd singular | ubophe | ungabophi |
| 1st plural | sibophe | singabophi |
| 2nd plural | nibophe | ningabophi |
| Class 1 | abophe | angabophi |
| Class 2 | babophe | bangabophi |
| Class 3 | ubophe | ungabophi |
| Class 4 | ibophe | ingabophi |
| Class 5 | libophe | lingabophi |
| Class 6 | abophe | angabophi |
| Class 7 | sibophe | singabophi |
| Class 8 | zibophe | zingabophi |
| Class 9 | ibophe | ingabophi |
| Class 10 | zibophe | zingabophi |
| Class 11 | lubophe | lungabophi |
| Class 14 | bubophe | bungabophi |
| Class 15 | kubophe | kungabophi |
| Class 17 | kubophe | kungabophi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabopha | ngangabopha, angabopha, angangabopha |
| 2nd singular | wabopha | wangabopha, awabopha, awangabopha |
| 1st plural | sabopha | sangabopha, asabopha, asangabopha |
| 2nd plural | nabopha | nangabopha, anabopha, anangabopha |
| Class 1 | wabopha | wangabopha, akabopha, akangabopha |
| Class 2 | babopha | bangabopha, ababopha, abangabopha |
| Class 3 | wabopha | wangabopha, awabopha, awangabopha |
| Class 4 | yabopha | yangabopha, ayabopha, ayangabopha |
| Class 5 | labopha | langabopha, alabopha, alangabopha |
| Class 6 | abopha | angabopha, awabopha, awangabopha |
| Class 7 | sabopha | sangabopha, asabopha, asangabopha |
| Class 8 | zabopha | zangabopha, azabopha, azangabopha |
| Class 9 | yabopha | yangabopha, ayabopha, ayangabopha |
| Class 10 | zabopha | zangabopha, azabopha, azangabopha |
| Class 11 | lwabopha | lwangabopha, alwabopha, alwangabopha |
| Class 14 | babopha | bangabopha, ababopha, abangabopha |
| Class 15 | kwabopha | kwangabopha, akwabopha, akwangabopha |
| Class 17 | kwabopha | kwangabopha, akwabopha, akwangabopha |