# hlonipha
## Phuthi
### Etymology

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### Verb

-hlónípha
* to respect

#### Inflection

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## Swazi
### Etymology

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### Verb

-hlónípha
* to respect

#### Inflection

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## Xhosa
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɬoniːpʰa]

### Verb

-hlónípha
* (transitive) to respect
    Synonym: -hlonela

#### Inflection

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## Zulu
### Etymology

From amahloni +‎ -pha.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ɬoníːpʰa/

### Verb

-hlonípha
* (transitive) to respect, to honour
* (intransitive) to act respectfully
* (intransitive) to use avoidance speech

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuhlonipha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuhlonipha | ukungahloniphi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | hlonipha | -hloniphe |
| Plural | hloniphani | -hlonipheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyahlonipha, ngihlonipha | engihloniphayo, engihlonipha | ngihlonipha | angihloniphi | engingahloniphi | ngingahloniphi |
| 2nd singular | uyahlonipha, uhlonipha | ohloniphayo, ohlonipha | uhlonipha | awuhloniphi | ongahloniphi | ungahloniphi |
| 1st plural | siyahlonipha, sihlonipha | esihloniphayo, esihlonipha | sihlonipha | asihloniphi | esingahloniphi | singahloniphi |
| 2nd plural | niyahlonipha, nihlonipha | enihloniphayo, enihlonipha | nihlonipha | anihloniphi | eningahloniphi | ningahloniphi |
| Class 1 | uyahlonipha, uhlonipha | ohloniphayo, ohlonipha | ehlonipha | akahloniphi | ongahloniphi | engahloniphi |
| Class 2 | bayahlonipha, bahlonipha | abahloniphayo, abahlonipha | behlonipha | abahloniphi | abangahloniphi | bengahloniphi |
| Class 3 | uyahlonipha, uhlonipha | ohloniphayo, ohlonipha | uhlonipha | awuhloniphi | ongahloniphi | ungahloniphi |
| Class 4 | iyahlonipha, ihlonipha | ehloniphayo, ehlonipha | ihlonipha | ayihloniphi | engahloniphi | ingahloniphi |
| Class 5 | liyahlonipha, lihlonipha | elihloniphayo, elihlonipha | lihlonipha | alihloniphi | elingahloniphi | lingahloniphi |
| Class 6 | ayahlonipha, ahlonipha | ahloniphayo, ahlonipha | ehlonipha | awahloniphi | angahloniphi | engahloniphi |
| Class 7 | siyahlonipha, sihlonipha | esihloniphayo, esihlonipha | sihlonipha | asihloniphi | esingahloniphi | singahloniphi |
| Class 8 | ziyahlonipha, zihlonipha | ezihloniphayo, ezihlonipha | zihlonipha | azihloniphi | ezingahloniphi | zingahloniphi |
| Class 9 | iyahlonipha, ihlonipha | ehloniphayo, ehlonipha | ihlonipha | ayihloniphi | engahloniphi | ingahloniphi |
| Class 10 | ziyahlonipha, zihlonipha | ezihloniphayo, ezihlonipha | zihlonipha | azihloniphi | ezingahloniphi | zingahloniphi |
| Class 11 | luyahlonipha, luhlonipha | oluhloniphayo, oluhlonipha | luhlonipha | aluhloniphi | olungahloniphi | lungahloniphi |
| Class 14 | buyahlonipha, buhlonipha | obuhloniphayo, obuhlonipha | buhlonipha | abuhloniphi | obungahloniphi | bungahloniphi |
| Class 15 | kuyahlonipha, kuhlonipha | okuhloniphayo, okuhlonipha | kuhlonipha | akuhloniphi | okungahloniphi | kungahloniphi |
| Class 17 | kuyahlonipha, kuhlonipha | okuhloniphayo, okuhlonipha | kuhlonipha | akuhloniphi | okungahloniphi | kungahloniphi |
| | 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 | ngihloniphile, ngihloniphē | engihloniphile, engihloniphē | ngihloniphile, ngihloniphē | angihloniphanga | engingahloniphanga | ngingahloniphanga |
| 2nd singular | uhloniphile, uhloniphē | ohloniphile, ohloniphē | uhloniphile, uhloniphē | awuhloniphanga | ongahloniphanga | ungahloniphanga |
| 1st plural | sihloniphile, sihloniphē | esihloniphile, esihloniphē | sihloniphile, sihloniphē | asihloniphanga | esingahloniphanga | singahloniphanga |
| 2nd plural | nihloniphile, nihloniphē | enihloniphile, enihloniphē | nihloniphile, nihloniphē | anihloniphanga | eningahloniphanga | ningahloniphanga |
| Class 1 | uhloniphile, uhloniphē | ohloniphile, ohloniphē | ehloniphile, ehloniphē | akahloniphanga | ongahloniphanga | engahloniphanga |
| Class 2 | bahloniphile, bahloniphē | abahloniphile, abahloniphē | behloniphile, behloniphē | abahloniphanga | abangahloniphanga | bengahloniphanga |
| Class 3 | uhloniphile, uhloniphē | ohloniphile, ohloniphē | uhloniphile, uhloniphē | awuhloniphanga | ongahloniphanga | ungahloniphanga |
| Class 4 | ihloniphile, ihloniphē | ehloniphile, ehloniphē | ihloniphile, ihloniphē | ayihloniphanga | engahloniphanga | ingahloniphanga |
| Class 5 | lihloniphile, lihloniphē | elihloniphile, elihloniphē | lihloniphile, lihloniphē | alihloniphanga | elingahloniphanga | lingahloniphanga |
| Class 6 | ahloniphile, ahloniphē | ahloniphile, ahloniphē | ehloniphile, ehloniphē | awahloniphanga | angahloniphanga | engahloniphanga |
| Class 7 | sihloniphile, sihloniphē | esihloniphile, esihloniphē | sihloniphile, sihloniphē | asihloniphanga | esingahloniphanga | singahloniphanga |
| Class 8 | zihloniphile, zihloniphē | ezihloniphile, ezihloniphē | zihloniphile, zihloniphē | azihloniphanga | ezingahloniphanga | zingahloniphanga |
| Class 9 | ihloniphile, ihloniphē | ehloniphile, ehloniphē | ihloniphile, ihloniphē | ayihloniphanga | engahloniphanga | ingahloniphanga |
| Class 10 | zihloniphile, zihloniphē | ezihloniphile, ezihloniphē | zihloniphile, zihloniphē | azihloniphanga | ezingahloniphanga | zingahloniphanga |
| Class 11 | luhloniphile, luhloniphē | oluhloniphile, oluhloniphē | luhloniphile, luhloniphē | aluhloniphanga | olungahloniphanga | lungahloniphanga |
| Class 14 | buhloniphile, buhloniphē | obuhloniphile, obuhloniphē | buhloniphile, buhloniphē | abuhloniphanga | obungahloniphanga | bungahloniphanga |
| Class 15 | kuhloniphile, kuhloniphē | okuhloniphile, okuhloniphē | kuhloniphile, kuhloniphē | akuhloniphanga | okungahloniphanga | kungahloniphanga |
| Class 17 | kuhloniphile, kuhloniphē | okuhloniphile, okuhloniphē | kuhloniphile, kuhloniphē | akuhloniphanga | okungahloniphanga | kungahloniphanga |
| | 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 | ngāhlonipha | engāhlonipha | ngāhlonipha | angihloniphanga | engingahloniphanga | ngingahloniphanga |
| 2nd singular | wāhlonipha | owāhlonipha | wāhlonipha | awuhloniphanga | ongahloniphanga | ungahloniphanga |
| 1st plural | sāhlonipha | esāhlonipha | sāhlonipha | asihloniphanga | esingahloniphanga | singahloniphanga |
| 2nd plural | nāhlonipha | enāhlonipha | nāhlonipha | anihloniphanga | eningahloniphanga | ningahloniphanga |
| Class 1 | wāhlonipha | owāhlonipha | āhlonipha | akahloniphanga | ongahloniphanga | engahloniphanga |
| Class 2 | bāhlonipha | abāhlonipha | bāhlonipha | abahloniphanga | abangahloniphanga | bengahloniphanga |
| Class 3 | wāhlonipha | owāhlonipha | wāhlonipha | awuhloniphanga | ongahloniphanga | ungahloniphanga |
| Class 4 | yāhlonipha | eyāhlonipha | yāhlonipha | ayihloniphanga | engahloniphanga | ingahloniphanga |
| Class 5 | lāhlonipha | elāhlonipha | lāhlonipha | alihloniphanga | elingahloniphanga | lingahloniphanga |
| Class 6 | āhlonipha | āhlonipha | āhlonipha | awahloniphanga | angahloniphanga | engahloniphanga |
| Class 7 | sāhlonipha | esāhlonipha | sāhlonipha | asihloniphanga | esingahloniphanga | singahloniphanga |
| Class 8 | zāhlonipha | ezāhlonipha | zāhlonipha | azihloniphanga | ezingahloniphanga | zingahloniphanga |
| Class 9 | yāhlonipha | eyāhlonipha | yāhlonipha | ayihloniphanga | engahloniphanga | ingahloniphanga |
| Class 10 | zāhlonipha | ezāhlonipha | zāhlonipha | azihloniphanga | ezingahloniphanga | zingahloniphanga |
| Class 11 | lwāhlonipha | olwāhlonipha | lwāhlonipha | aluhloniphanga | olungahloniphanga | lungahloniphanga |
| Class 14 | bāhlonipha | obāhlonipha | bāhlonipha | abuhloniphanga | obungahloniphanga | bungahloniphanga |
| Class 15 | kwāhlonipha | okwāhlonipha | kwāhlonipha | akuhloniphanga | okungahloniphanga | kungahloniphanga |
| Class 17 | kwāhlonipha | okwāhlonipha | kwāhlonipha | akuhloniphanga | okungahloniphanga | kungahloniphanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingahlonipha | — | ngingahlonipha | ngingehloniphe | — | ngingehloniphe |
| 2nd singular | ungahlonipha | — | ungahlonipha | ungehloniphe | — | ungehloniphe |
| 1st plural | singahlonipha | — | singahlonipha | singehloniphe | — | singehloniphe |
| 2nd plural | ningahlonipha | — | ningahlonipha | ningehloniphe | — | ningehloniphe |
| Class 1 | angahlonipha | — | engahlonipha | angehloniphe | — | engehloniphe |
| Class 2 | bangahlonipha | — | bengahlonipha | bangehloniphe | — | bengehloniphe |
| Class 3 | ungahlonipha | — | ungahlonipha | ungehloniphe | — | ungehloniphe |
| Class 4 | ingahlonipha | — | ingahlonipha | ingehloniphe | — | ingehloniphe |
| Class 5 | lingahlonipha | — | lingahlonipha | lingehloniphe | — | lingehloniphe |
| Class 6 | angahlonipha | — | engahlonipha | angehloniphe | — | engehloniphe |
| Class 7 | singahlonipha | — | singahlonipha | singehloniphe | — | singehloniphe |
| Class 8 | zingahlonipha | — | zingahlonipha | zingehloniphe | — | zingehloniphe |
| Class 9 | ingahlonipha | — | ingahlonipha | ingehloniphe | — | ingehloniphe |
| Class 10 | zingahlonipha | — | zingahlonipha | zingehloniphe | — | zingehloniphe |
| Class 11 | lungahlonipha | — | lungahlonipha | lungehloniphe | — | lungehloniphe |
| Class 14 | bungahlonipha | — | bungahlonipha | bungehloniphe | — | bungehloniphe |
| Class 15 | kungahlonipha | — | kungahlonipha | kungehloniphe | — | kungehloniphe |
| Class 17 | kungahlonipha | — | kungahlonipha | kungehloniphe | — | kungehloniphe |
| | 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 | ngizohlonipha | engizohlonipha | ngizohlonipha | angizuhlonipha | engingezuhlonipha | ngingezuhlonipha |
| 2nd singular | uzohlonipha | ozohlonipha | uzohlonipha | awuzuhlonipha | ongezuhlonipha | ungezuhlonipha |
| 1st plural | sizohlonipha | esizohlonipha | sizohlonipha | asizuhlonipha | esingezuhlonipha | singezuhlonipha |
| 2nd plural | nizohlonipha | enizohlonipha | nizohlonipha | anizuhlonipha | eningezuhlonipha | ningezuhlonipha |
| Class 1 | uzohlonipha | ozohlonipha | ezohlonipha | akazuhlonipha | ongezuhlonipha | engezuhlonipha |
| Class 2 | bazohlonipha | abazohlonipha | bezohlonipha | abazuhlonipha | abangezuhlonipha | bengezuhlonipha |
| Class 3 | uzohlonipha | ozohlonipha | uzohlonipha | awuzuhlonipha | ongezuhlonipha | ungezuhlonipha |
| Class 4 | izohlonipha | ezohlonipha | izohlonipha | ayizuhlonipha | engezuhlonipha | ingezuhlonipha |
| Class 5 | lizohlonipha | elizohlonipha | lizohlonipha | alizuhlonipha | elingezuhlonipha | lingezuhlonipha |
| Class 6 | azohlonipha | azohlonipha | ezohlonipha | awazuhlonipha | angezuhlonipha | engezuhlonipha |
| Class 7 | sizohlonipha | esizohlonipha | sizohlonipha | asizuhlonipha | esingezuhlonipha | singezuhlonipha |
| Class 8 | zizohlonipha | ezizohlonipha | zizohlonipha | azizuhlonipha | ezingezuhlonipha | zingezuhlonipha |
| Class 9 | izohlonipha | ezohlonipha | izohlonipha | ayizuhlonipha | engezuhlonipha | ingezuhlonipha |
| Class 10 | zizohlonipha | ezizohlonipha | zizohlonipha | azizuhlonipha | ezingezuhlonipha | zingezuhlonipha |
| Class 11 | luzohlonipha | oluzohlonipha | luzohlonipha | aluzuhlonipha | olungezuhlonipha | lungezuhlonipha |
| Class 14 | buzohlonipha | obuzohlonipha | buzohlonipha | abuzuhlonipha | obungezuhlonipha | bungezuhlonipha |
| Class 15 | kuzohlonipha | okuzohlonipha | kuzohlonipha | akuzuhlonipha | okungezuhlonipha | kungezuhlonipha |
| Class 17 | kuzohlonipha | okuzohlonipha | kuzohlonipha | akuzuhlonipha | okungezuhlonipha | kungezuhlonipha |
| | 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 | ngiyohlonipha | engiyohlonipha | ngiyohlonipha | angiyuhlonipha | engingeyuhlonipha | ngingeyuhlonipha |
| 2nd singular | uyohlonipha | oyohlonipha | uyohlonipha | awuyuhlonipha | ongeyuhlonipha | ungeyuhlonipha |
| 1st plural | siyohlonipha | esiyohlonipha | siyohlonipha | asiyuhlonipha | esingeyuhlonipha | singeyuhlonipha |
| 2nd plural | niyohlonipha | eniyohlonipha | niyohlonipha | aniyuhlonipha | eningeyuhlonipha | ningeyuhlonipha |
| Class 1 | uyohlonipha | oyohlonipha | eyohlonipha | akayuhlonipha | ongeyuhlonipha | engeyuhlonipha |
| Class 2 | bayohlonipha | abayohlonipha | beyohlonipha | abayuhlonipha | abangeyuhlonipha | bengeyuhlonipha |
| Class 3 | uyohlonipha | oyohlonipha | uyohlonipha | awuyuhlonipha | ongeyuhlonipha | ungeyuhlonipha |
| Class 4 | iyohlonipha | eyohlonipha | iyohlonipha | ayiyuhlonipha | engeyuhlonipha | ingeyuhlonipha |
| Class 5 | liyohlonipha | eliyohlonipha | liyohlonipha | aliyuhlonipha | elingeyuhlonipha | lingeyuhlonipha |
| Class 6 | ayohlonipha | ayohlonipha | eyohlonipha | awayuhlonipha | angeyuhlonipha | engeyuhlonipha |
| Class 7 | siyohlonipha | esiyohlonipha | siyohlonipha | asiyuhlonipha | esingeyuhlonipha | singeyuhlonipha |
| Class 8 | ziyohlonipha | eziyohlonipha | ziyohlonipha | aziyuhlonipha | ezingeyuhlonipha | zingeyuhlonipha |
| Class 9 | iyohlonipha | eyohlonipha | iyohlonipha | ayiyuhlonipha | engeyuhlonipha | ingeyuhlonipha |
| Class 10 | ziyohlonipha | eziyohlonipha | ziyohlonipha | aziyuhlonipha | ezingeyuhlonipha | zingeyuhlonipha |
| Class 11 | luyohlonipha | oluyohlonipha | luyohlonipha | aluyuhlonipha | olungeyuhlonipha | lungeyuhlonipha |
| Class 14 | buyohlonipha | obuyohlonipha | buyohlonipha | abuyuhlonipha | obungeyuhlonipha | bungeyuhlonipha |
| Class 15 | kuyohlonipha | okuyohlonipha | kuyohlonipha | akuyuhlonipha | okungeyuhlonipha | kungeyuhlonipha |
| Class 17 | kuyohlonipha | okuyohlonipha | kuyohlonipha | akuyuhlonipha | okungeyuhlonipha | kungeyuhlonipha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngihloniphe | ngingahloniphi |
| 2nd singular | uhloniphe | ungahloniphi |
| 1st plural | sihloniphe | singahloniphi |
| 2nd plural | nihloniphe | ningahloniphi |
| Class 1 | ahloniphe | angahloniphi |
| Class 2 | bahloniphe | bangahloniphi |
| Class 3 | uhloniphe | ungahloniphi |
| Class 4 | ihloniphe | ingahloniphi |
| Class 5 | lihloniphe | lingahloniphi |
| Class 6 | ahloniphe | angahloniphi |
| Class 7 | sihloniphe | singahloniphi |
| Class 8 | zihloniphe | zingahloniphi |
| Class 9 | ihloniphe | ingahloniphi |
| Class 10 | zihloniphe | zingahloniphi |
| Class 11 | luhloniphe | lungahloniphi |
| Class 14 | buhloniphe | bungahloniphi |
| Class 15 | kuhloniphe | kungahloniphi |
| Class 17 | kuhloniphe | kungahloniphi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngahlonipha | ngangahlonipha, angahlonipha, angangahlonipha |
| 2nd singular | wahlonipha | wangahlonipha, awahlonipha, awangahlonipha |
| 1st plural | sahlonipha | sangahlonipha, asahlonipha, asangahlonipha |
| 2nd plural | nahlonipha | nangahlonipha, anahlonipha, anangahlonipha |
| Class 1 | wahlonipha | wangahlonipha, akahlonipha, akangahlonipha |
| Class 2 | bahlonipha | bangahlonipha, abahlonipha, abangahlonipha |
| Class 3 | wahlonipha | wangahlonipha, awahlonipha, awangahlonipha |
| Class 4 | yahlonipha | yangahlonipha, ayahlonipha, ayangahlonipha |
| Class 5 | lahlonipha | langahlonipha, alahlonipha, alangahlonipha |
| Class 6 | ahlonipha | angahlonipha, awahlonipha, awangahlonipha |
| Class 7 | sahlonipha | sangahlonipha, asahlonipha, asangahlonipha |
| Class 8 | zahlonipha | zangahlonipha, azahlonipha, azangahlonipha |
| Class 9 | yahlonipha | yangahlonipha, ayahlonipha, ayangahlonipha |
| Class 10 | zahlonipha | zangahlonipha, azahlonipha, azangahlonipha |
| Class 11 | lwahlonipha | lwangahlonipha, alwahlonipha, alwangahlonipha |
| Class 14 | bahlonipha | bangahlonipha, abahlonipha, abangahlonipha |
| Class 15 | kwahlonipha | kwangahlonipha, akwahlonipha, akwangahlonipha |
| Class 17 | kwahlonipha | kwangahlonipha, akwahlonipha, akwangahlonipha |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “hlonipha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “hlonipha (3.2.9)”
* Poulos, G., & Msimang, C. T. (1998). A linguistic analysis of Zulu. Pretoria: Via Afrika.