# khuleka
## Zulu
### Verb

-khuleka$^?$
* (intransitive) to salute
* (intransitive) to pray

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukukhuleka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhuleka | ukungakhuleki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khuleka | -khuleke |
| Plural | khulekani | -khulekeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhuleka, ngikhuleka | engikhulekayo, engikhuleka | ngikhuleka | angikhuleki | engingakhuleki | ngingakhuleki |
| 2nd singular | uyakhuleka, ukhuleka | okhulekayo, okhuleka | ukhuleka | awukhuleki | ongakhuleki | ungakhuleki |
| 1st plural | siyakhuleka, sikhuleka | esikhulekayo, esikhuleka | sikhuleka | asikhuleki | esingakhuleki | singakhuleki |
| 2nd plural | niyakhuleka, nikhuleka | enikhulekayo, enikhuleka | nikhuleka | anikhuleki | eningakhuleki | ningakhuleki |
| Class 1 | uyakhuleka, ukhuleka | okhulekayo, okhuleka | ekhuleka | akakhuleki | ongakhuleki | engakhuleki |
| Class 2 | bayakhuleka, bakhuleka | abakhulekayo, abakhuleka | bekhuleka | abakhuleki | abangakhuleki | bengakhuleki |
| Class 3 | uyakhuleka, ukhuleka | okhulekayo, okhuleka | ukhuleka | awukhuleki | ongakhuleki | ungakhuleki |
| Class 4 | iyakhuleka, ikhuleka | ekhulekayo, ekhuleka | ikhuleka | ayikhuleki | engakhuleki | ingakhuleki |
| Class 5 | liyakhuleka, likhuleka | elikhulekayo, elikhuleka | likhuleka | alikhuleki | elingakhuleki | lingakhuleki |
| Class 6 | ayakhuleka, akhuleka | akhulekayo, akhuleka | ekhuleka | awakhuleki | angakhuleki | engakhuleki |
| Class 7 | siyakhuleka, sikhuleka | esikhulekayo, esikhuleka | sikhuleka | asikhuleki | esingakhuleki | singakhuleki |
| Class 8 | ziyakhuleka, zikhuleka | ezikhulekayo, ezikhuleka | zikhuleka | azikhuleki | ezingakhuleki | zingakhuleki |
| Class 9 | iyakhuleka, ikhuleka | ekhulekayo, ekhuleka | ikhuleka | ayikhuleki | engakhuleki | ingakhuleki |
| Class 10 | ziyakhuleka, zikhuleka | ezikhulekayo, ezikhuleka | zikhuleka | azikhuleki | ezingakhuleki | zingakhuleki |
| Class 11 | luyakhuleka, lukhuleka | olukhulekayo, olukhuleka | lukhuleka | alukhuleki | olungakhuleki | lungakhuleki |
| Class 14 | buyakhuleka, bukhuleka | obukhulekayo, obukhuleka | bukhuleka | abukhuleki | obungakhuleki | bungakhuleki |
| Class 15 | kuyakhuleka, kukhuleka | okukhulekayo, okukhuleka | kukhuleka | akukhuleki | okungakhuleki | kungakhuleki |
| Class 17 | kuyakhuleka, kukhuleka | okukhulekayo, okukhuleka | kukhuleka | akukhuleki | okungakhuleki | kungakhuleki |
| | 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 | ngikhulekile, ngikhulekē | engikhulekile, engikhulekē | ngikhulekile, ngikhulekē | angikhulekanga | engingakhulekanga | ngingakhulekanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhulekile, ukhulekē | okhulekile, okhulekē | ukhulekile, ukhulekē | awukhulekanga | ongakhulekanga | ungakhulekanga |
| 1st plural | sikhulekile, sikhulekē | esikhulekile, esikhulekē | sikhulekile, sikhulekē | asikhulekanga | esingakhulekanga | singakhulekanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhulekile, nikhulekē | enikhulekile, enikhulekē | nikhulekile, nikhulekē | anikhulekanga | eningakhulekanga | ningakhulekanga |
| Class 1 | ukhulekile, ukhulekē | okhulekile, okhulekē | ekhulekile, ekhulekē | akakhulekanga | ongakhulekanga | engakhulekanga |
| Class 2 | bakhulekile, bakhulekē | abakhulekile, abakhulekē | bekhulekile, bekhulekē | abakhulekanga | abangakhulekanga | bengakhulekanga |
| Class 3 | ukhulekile, ukhulekē | okhulekile, okhulekē | ukhulekile, ukhulekē | awukhulekanga | ongakhulekanga | ungakhulekanga |
| Class 4 | ikhulekile, ikhulekē | ekhulekile, ekhulekē | ikhulekile, ikhulekē | ayikhulekanga | engakhulekanga | ingakhulekanga |
| Class 5 | likhulekile, likhulekē | elikhulekile, elikhulekē | likhulekile, likhulekē | alikhulekanga | elingakhulekanga | lingakhulekanga |
| Class 6 | akhulekile, akhulekē | akhulekile, akhulekē | ekhulekile, ekhulekē | awakhulekanga | angakhulekanga | engakhulekanga |
| Class 7 | sikhulekile, sikhulekē | esikhulekile, esikhulekē | sikhulekile, sikhulekē | asikhulekanga | esingakhulekanga | singakhulekanga |
| Class 8 | zikhulekile, zikhulekē | ezikhulekile, ezikhulekē | zikhulekile, zikhulekē | azikhulekanga | ezingakhulekanga | zingakhulekanga |
| Class 9 | ikhulekile, ikhulekē | ekhulekile, ekhulekē | ikhulekile, ikhulekē | ayikhulekanga | engakhulekanga | ingakhulekanga |
| Class 10 | zikhulekile, zikhulekē | ezikhulekile, ezikhulekē | zikhulekile, zikhulekē | azikhulekanga | ezingakhulekanga | zingakhulekanga |
| Class 11 | lukhulekile, lukhulekē | olukhulekile, olukhulekē | lukhulekile, lukhulekē | alukhulekanga | olungakhulekanga | lungakhulekanga |
| Class 14 | bukhulekile, bukhulekē | obukhulekile, obukhulekē | bukhulekile, bukhulekē | abukhulekanga | obungakhulekanga | bungakhulekanga |
| Class 15 | kukhulekile, kukhulekē | okukhulekile, okukhulekē | kukhulekile, kukhulekē | akukhulekanga | okungakhulekanga | kungakhulekanga |
| Class 17 | kukhulekile, kukhulekē | okukhulekile, okukhulekē | kukhulekile, kukhulekē | akukhulekanga | okungakhulekanga | kungakhulekanga |
| | 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 | ngākhuleka | engākhuleka | ngākhuleka | angikhulekanga | engingakhulekanga | ngingakhulekanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhuleka | owākhuleka | wākhuleka | awukhulekanga | ongakhulekanga | ungakhulekanga |
| 1st plural | sākhuleka | esākhuleka | sākhuleka | asikhulekanga | esingakhulekanga | singakhulekanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhuleka | enākhuleka | nākhuleka | anikhulekanga | eningakhulekanga | ningakhulekanga |
| Class 1 | wākhuleka | owākhuleka | ākhuleka | akakhulekanga | ongakhulekanga | engakhulekanga |
| Class 2 | bākhuleka | abākhuleka | bākhuleka | abakhulekanga | abangakhulekanga | bengakhulekanga |
| Class 3 | wākhuleka | owākhuleka | wākhuleka | awukhulekanga | ongakhulekanga | ungakhulekanga |
| Class 4 | yākhuleka | eyākhuleka | yākhuleka | ayikhulekanga | engakhulekanga | ingakhulekanga |
| Class 5 | lākhuleka | elākhuleka | lākhuleka | alikhulekanga | elingakhulekanga | lingakhulekanga |
| Class 6 | ākhuleka | ākhuleka | ākhuleka | awakhulekanga | angakhulekanga | engakhulekanga |
| Class 7 | sākhuleka | esākhuleka | sākhuleka | asikhulekanga | esingakhulekanga | singakhulekanga |
| Class 8 | zākhuleka | ezākhuleka | zākhuleka | azikhulekanga | ezingakhulekanga | zingakhulekanga |
| Class 9 | yākhuleka | eyākhuleka | yākhuleka | ayikhulekanga | engakhulekanga | ingakhulekanga |
| Class 10 | zākhuleka | ezākhuleka | zākhuleka | azikhulekanga | ezingakhulekanga | zingakhulekanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhuleka | olwākhuleka | lwākhuleka | alukhulekanga | olungakhulekanga | lungakhulekanga |
| Class 14 | bākhuleka | obākhuleka | bākhuleka | abukhulekanga | obungakhulekanga | bungakhulekanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhuleka | okwākhuleka | kwākhuleka | akukhulekanga | okungakhulekanga | kungakhulekanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhuleka | okwākhuleka | kwākhuleka | akukhulekanga | okungakhulekanga | kungakhulekanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhuleka | — | ngingakhuleka | ngingekhuleke | — | ngingekhuleke |
| 2nd singular | ungakhuleka | — | ungakhuleka | ungekhuleke | — | ungekhuleke |
| 1st plural | singakhuleka | — | singakhuleka | singekhuleke | — | singekhuleke |
| 2nd plural | ningakhuleka | — | ningakhuleka | ningekhuleke | — | ningekhuleke |
| Class 1 | angakhuleka | — | engakhuleka | angekhuleke | — | engekhuleke |
| Class 2 | bangakhuleka | — | bengakhuleka | bangekhuleke | — | bengekhuleke |
| Class 3 | ungakhuleka | — | ungakhuleka | ungekhuleke | — | ungekhuleke |
| Class 4 | ingakhuleka | — | ingakhuleka | ingekhuleke | — | ingekhuleke |
| Class 5 | lingakhuleka | — | lingakhuleka | lingekhuleke | — | lingekhuleke |
| Class 6 | angakhuleka | — | engakhuleka | angekhuleke | — | engekhuleke |
| Class 7 | singakhuleka | — | singakhuleka | singekhuleke | — | singekhuleke |
| Class 8 | zingakhuleka | — | zingakhuleka | zingekhuleke | — | zingekhuleke |
| Class 9 | ingakhuleka | — | ingakhuleka | ingekhuleke | — | ingekhuleke |
| Class 10 | zingakhuleka | — | zingakhuleka | zingekhuleke | — | zingekhuleke |
| Class 11 | lungakhuleka | — | lungakhuleka | lungekhuleke | — | lungekhuleke |
| Class 14 | bungakhuleka | — | bungakhuleka | bungekhuleke | — | bungekhuleke |
| Class 15 | kungakhuleka | — | kungakhuleka | kungekhuleke | — | kungekhuleke |
| Class 17 | kungakhuleka | — | kungakhuleka | kungekhuleke | — | kungekhuleke |
| | 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 | ngizokhuleka | engizokhuleka | ngizokhuleka | angizukhuleka | engingezukhuleka | ngingezukhuleka |
| 2nd singular | uzokhuleka | ozokhuleka | uzokhuleka | awuzukhuleka | ongezukhuleka | ungezukhuleka |
| 1st plural | sizokhuleka | esizokhuleka | sizokhuleka | asizukhuleka | esingezukhuleka | singezukhuleka |
| 2nd plural | nizokhuleka | enizokhuleka | nizokhuleka | anizukhuleka | eningezukhuleka | ningezukhuleka |
| Class 1 | uzokhuleka | ozokhuleka | ezokhuleka | akazukhuleka | ongezukhuleka | engezukhuleka |
| Class 2 | bazokhuleka | abazokhuleka | bezokhuleka | abazukhuleka | abangezukhuleka | bengezukhuleka |
| Class 3 | uzokhuleka | ozokhuleka | uzokhuleka | awuzukhuleka | ongezukhuleka | ungezukhuleka |
| Class 4 | izokhuleka | ezokhuleka | izokhuleka | ayizukhuleka | engezukhuleka | ingezukhuleka |
| Class 5 | lizokhuleka | elizokhuleka | lizokhuleka | alizukhuleka | elingezukhuleka | lingezukhuleka |
| Class 6 | azokhuleka | azokhuleka | ezokhuleka | awazukhuleka | angezukhuleka | engezukhuleka |
| Class 7 | sizokhuleka | esizokhuleka | sizokhuleka | asizukhuleka | esingezukhuleka | singezukhuleka |
| Class 8 | zizokhuleka | ezizokhuleka | zizokhuleka | azizukhuleka | ezingezukhuleka | zingezukhuleka |
| Class 9 | izokhuleka | ezokhuleka | izokhuleka | ayizukhuleka | engezukhuleka | ingezukhuleka |
| Class 10 | zizokhuleka | ezizokhuleka | zizokhuleka | azizukhuleka | ezingezukhuleka | zingezukhuleka |
| Class 11 | luzokhuleka | oluzokhuleka | luzokhuleka | aluzukhuleka | olungezukhuleka | lungezukhuleka |
| Class 14 | buzokhuleka | obuzokhuleka | buzokhuleka | abuzukhuleka | obungezukhuleka | bungezukhuleka |
| Class 15 | kuzokhuleka | okuzokhuleka | kuzokhuleka | akuzukhuleka | okungezukhuleka | kungezukhuleka |
| Class 17 | kuzokhuleka | okuzokhuleka | kuzokhuleka | akuzukhuleka | okungezukhuleka | kungezukhuleka |
| | 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 | ngiyokhuleka | engiyokhuleka | ngiyokhuleka | angiyukhuleka | engingeyukhuleka | ngingeyukhuleka |
| 2nd singular | uyokhuleka | oyokhuleka | uyokhuleka | awuyukhuleka | ongeyukhuleka | ungeyukhuleka |
| 1st plural | siyokhuleka | esiyokhuleka | siyokhuleka | asiyukhuleka | esingeyukhuleka | singeyukhuleka |
| 2nd plural | niyokhuleka | eniyokhuleka | niyokhuleka | aniyukhuleka | eningeyukhuleka | ningeyukhuleka |
| Class 1 | uyokhuleka | oyokhuleka | eyokhuleka | akayukhuleka | ongeyukhuleka | engeyukhuleka |
| Class 2 | bayokhuleka | abayokhuleka | beyokhuleka | abayukhuleka | abangeyukhuleka | bengeyukhuleka |
| Class 3 | uyokhuleka | oyokhuleka | uyokhuleka | awuyukhuleka | ongeyukhuleka | ungeyukhuleka |
| Class 4 | iyokhuleka | eyokhuleka | iyokhuleka | ayiyukhuleka | engeyukhuleka | ingeyukhuleka |
| Class 5 | liyokhuleka | eliyokhuleka | liyokhuleka | aliyukhuleka | elingeyukhuleka | lingeyukhuleka |
| Class 6 | ayokhuleka | ayokhuleka | eyokhuleka | awayukhuleka | angeyukhuleka | engeyukhuleka |
| Class 7 | siyokhuleka | esiyokhuleka | siyokhuleka | asiyukhuleka | esingeyukhuleka | singeyukhuleka |
| Class 8 | ziyokhuleka | eziyokhuleka | ziyokhuleka | aziyukhuleka | ezingeyukhuleka | zingeyukhuleka |
| Class 9 | iyokhuleka | eyokhuleka | iyokhuleka | ayiyukhuleka | engeyukhuleka | ingeyukhuleka |
| Class 10 | ziyokhuleka | eziyokhuleka | ziyokhuleka | aziyukhuleka | ezingeyukhuleka | zingeyukhuleka |
| Class 11 | luyokhuleka | oluyokhuleka | luyokhuleka | aluyukhuleka | olungeyukhuleka | lungeyukhuleka |
| Class 14 | buyokhuleka | obuyokhuleka | buyokhuleka | abuyukhuleka | obungeyukhuleka | bungeyukhuleka |
| Class 15 | kuyokhuleka | okuyokhuleka | kuyokhuleka | akuyukhuleka | okungeyukhuleka | kungeyukhuleka |
| Class 17 | kuyokhuleka | okuyokhuleka | kuyokhuleka | akuyukhuleka | okungeyukhuleka | kungeyukhuleka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhuleke | ngingakhuleki |
| 2nd singular | ukhuleke | ungakhuleki |
| 1st plural | sikhuleke | singakhuleki |
| 2nd plural | nikhuleke | ningakhuleki |
| Class 1 | akhuleke | angakhuleki |
| Class 2 | bakhuleke | bangakhuleki |
| Class 3 | ukhuleke | ungakhuleki |
| Class 4 | ikhuleke | ingakhuleki |
| Class 5 | likhuleke | lingakhuleki |
| Class 6 | akhuleke | angakhuleki |
| Class 7 | sikhuleke | singakhuleki |
| Class 8 | zikhuleke | zingakhuleki |
| Class 9 | ikhuleke | ingakhuleki |
| Class 10 | zikhuleke | zingakhuleki |
| Class 11 | lukhuleke | lungakhuleki |
| Class 14 | bukhuleke | bungakhuleki |
| Class 15 | kukhuleke | kungakhuleki |
| Class 17 | kukhuleke | kungakhuleki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhuleka | ngangakhuleka, angakhuleka, angangakhuleka |
| 2nd singular | wakhuleka | wangakhuleka, awakhuleka, awangakhuleka |
| 1st plural | sakhuleka | sangakhuleka, asakhuleka, asangakhuleka |
| 2nd plural | nakhuleka | nangakhuleka, anakhuleka, anangakhuleka |
| Class 1 | wakhuleka | wangakhuleka, akakhuleka, akangakhuleka |
| Class 2 | bakhuleka | bangakhuleka, abakhuleka, abangakhuleka |
| Class 3 | wakhuleka | wangakhuleka, awakhuleka, awangakhuleka |
| Class 4 | yakhuleka | yangakhuleka, ayakhuleka, ayangakhuleka |
| Class 5 | lakhuleka | langakhuleka, alakhuleka, alangakhuleka |
| Class 6 | akhuleka | angakhuleka, awakhuleka, awangakhuleka |
| Class 7 | sakhuleka | sangakhuleka, asakhuleka, asangakhuleka |
| Class 8 | zakhuleka | zangakhuleka, azakhuleka, azangakhuleka |
| Class 9 | yakhuleka | yangakhuleka, ayakhuleka, ayangakhuleka |
| Class 10 | zakhuleka | zangakhuleka, azakhuleka, azangakhuleka |
| Class 11 | lwakhuleka | lwangakhuleka, alwakhuleka, alwangakhuleka |
| Class 14 | bakhuleka | bangakhuleka, abakhuleka, abangakhuleka |
| Class 15 | kwakhuleka | kwangakhuleka, akwakhuleka, akwangakhuleka |
| Class 17 | kwakhuleka | kwangakhuleka, akwakhuleka, akwangakhuleka |

### References

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