# cwecwa
## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǀweːǀwa/

### Verb

-cwecwa
* (transitive) to peel

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukucwecwa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukucwecwa | ukungacwecwi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | cwecwa | -cwecwe |
| Plural | cwecwani | -cwecweni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyacwecwa, ngicwecwa | engicwecwayo, engicwecwa | ngicwecwa | angicwecwi | engingacwecwi | ngingacwecwi |
| 2nd singular | uyacwecwa, ucwecwa | ocwecwayo, ocwecwa | ucwecwa | awucwecwi | ongacwecwi | ungacwecwi |
| 1st plural | siyacwecwa, sicwecwa | esicwecwayo, esicwecwa | sicwecwa | asicwecwi | esingacwecwi | singacwecwi |
| 2nd plural | niyacwecwa, nicwecwa | enicwecwayo, enicwecwa | nicwecwa | anicwecwi | eningacwecwi | ningacwecwi |
| Class 1 | uyacwecwa, ucwecwa | ocwecwayo, ocwecwa | ecwecwa | akacwecwi | ongacwecwi | engacwecwi |
| Class 2 | bayacwecwa, bacwecwa | abacwecwayo, abacwecwa | becwecwa | abacwecwi | abangacwecwi | bengacwecwi |
| Class 3 | uyacwecwa, ucwecwa | ocwecwayo, ocwecwa | ucwecwa | awucwecwi | ongacwecwi | ungacwecwi |
| Class 4 | iyacwecwa, icwecwa | ecwecwayo, ecwecwa | icwecwa | ayicwecwi | engacwecwi | ingacwecwi |
| Class 5 | liyacwecwa, licwecwa | elicwecwayo, elicwecwa | licwecwa | alicwecwi | elingacwecwi | lingacwecwi |
| Class 6 | ayacwecwa, acwecwa | acwecwayo, acwecwa | ecwecwa | awacwecwi | angacwecwi | engacwecwi |
| Class 7 | siyacwecwa, sicwecwa | esicwecwayo, esicwecwa | sicwecwa | asicwecwi | esingacwecwi | singacwecwi |
| Class 8 | ziyacwecwa, zicwecwa | ezicwecwayo, ezicwecwa | zicwecwa | azicwecwi | ezingacwecwi | zingacwecwi |
| Class 9 | iyacwecwa, icwecwa | ecwecwayo, ecwecwa | icwecwa | ayicwecwi | engacwecwi | ingacwecwi |
| Class 10 | ziyacwecwa, zicwecwa | ezicwecwayo, ezicwecwa | zicwecwa | azicwecwi | ezingacwecwi | zingacwecwi |
| Class 11 | luyacwecwa, lucwecwa | olucwecwayo, olucwecwa | lucwecwa | alucwecwi | olungacwecwi | lungacwecwi |
| Class 14 | buyacwecwa, bucwecwa | obucwecwayo, obucwecwa | bucwecwa | abucwecwi | obungacwecwi | bungacwecwi |
| Class 15 | kuyacwecwa, kucwecwa | okucwecwayo, okucwecwa | kucwecwa | akucwecwi | okungacwecwi | kungacwecwi |
| Class 17 | kuyacwecwa, kucwecwa | okucwecwayo, okucwecwa | kucwecwa | akucwecwi | okungacwecwi | kungacwecwi |
| | 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 | ngicwecwile, ngicwecwē | engicwecwile, engicwecwē | ngicwecwile, ngicwecwē | angicwecwanga | engingacwecwanga | ngingacwecwanga |
| 2nd singular | ucwecwile, ucwecwē | ocwecwile, ocwecwē | ucwecwile, ucwecwē | awucwecwanga | ongacwecwanga | ungacwecwanga |
| 1st plural | sicwecwile, sicwecwē | esicwecwile, esicwecwē | sicwecwile, sicwecwē | asicwecwanga | esingacwecwanga | singacwecwanga |
| 2nd plural | nicwecwile, nicwecwē | enicwecwile, enicwecwē | nicwecwile, nicwecwē | anicwecwanga | eningacwecwanga | ningacwecwanga |
| Class 1 | ucwecwile, ucwecwē | ocwecwile, ocwecwē | ecwecwile, ecwecwē | akacwecwanga | ongacwecwanga | engacwecwanga |
| Class 2 | bacwecwile, bacwecwē | abacwecwile, abacwecwē | becwecwile, becwecwē | abacwecwanga | abangacwecwanga | bengacwecwanga |
| Class 3 | ucwecwile, ucwecwē | ocwecwile, ocwecwē | ucwecwile, ucwecwē | awucwecwanga | ongacwecwanga | ungacwecwanga |
| Class 4 | icwecwile, icwecwē | ecwecwile, ecwecwē | icwecwile, icwecwē | ayicwecwanga | engacwecwanga | ingacwecwanga |
| Class 5 | licwecwile, licwecwē | elicwecwile, elicwecwē | licwecwile, licwecwē | alicwecwanga | elingacwecwanga | lingacwecwanga |
| Class 6 | acwecwile, acwecwē | acwecwile, acwecwē | ecwecwile, ecwecwē | awacwecwanga | angacwecwanga | engacwecwanga |
| Class 7 | sicwecwile, sicwecwē | esicwecwile, esicwecwē | sicwecwile, sicwecwē | asicwecwanga | esingacwecwanga | singacwecwanga |
| Class 8 | zicwecwile, zicwecwē | ezicwecwile, ezicwecwē | zicwecwile, zicwecwē | azicwecwanga | ezingacwecwanga | zingacwecwanga |
| Class 9 | icwecwile, icwecwē | ecwecwile, ecwecwē | icwecwile, icwecwē | ayicwecwanga | engacwecwanga | ingacwecwanga |
| Class 10 | zicwecwile, zicwecwē | ezicwecwile, ezicwecwē | zicwecwile, zicwecwē | azicwecwanga | ezingacwecwanga | zingacwecwanga |
| Class 11 | lucwecwile, lucwecwē | olucwecwile, olucwecwē | lucwecwile, lucwecwē | alucwecwanga | olungacwecwanga | lungacwecwanga |
| Class 14 | bucwecwile, bucwecwē | obucwecwile, obucwecwē | bucwecwile, bucwecwē | abucwecwanga | obungacwecwanga | bungacwecwanga |
| Class 15 | kucwecwile, kucwecwē | okucwecwile, okucwecwē | kucwecwile, kucwecwē | akucwecwanga | okungacwecwanga | kungacwecwanga |
| Class 17 | kucwecwile, kucwecwē | okucwecwile, okucwecwē | kucwecwile, kucwecwē | akucwecwanga | okungacwecwanga | kungacwecwanga |
| | 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 | ngācwecwa | engācwecwa | ngācwecwa | angicwecwanga | engingacwecwanga | ngingacwecwanga |
| 2nd singular | wācwecwa | owācwecwa | wācwecwa | awucwecwanga | ongacwecwanga | ungacwecwanga |
| 1st plural | sācwecwa | esācwecwa | sācwecwa | asicwecwanga | esingacwecwanga | singacwecwanga |
| 2nd plural | nācwecwa | enācwecwa | nācwecwa | anicwecwanga | eningacwecwanga | ningacwecwanga |
| Class 1 | wācwecwa | owācwecwa | ācwecwa | akacwecwanga | ongacwecwanga | engacwecwanga |
| Class 2 | bācwecwa | abācwecwa | bācwecwa | abacwecwanga | abangacwecwanga | bengacwecwanga |
| Class 3 | wācwecwa | owācwecwa | wācwecwa | awucwecwanga | ongacwecwanga | ungacwecwanga |
| Class 4 | yācwecwa | eyācwecwa | yācwecwa | ayicwecwanga | engacwecwanga | ingacwecwanga |
| Class 5 | lācwecwa | elācwecwa | lācwecwa | alicwecwanga | elingacwecwanga | lingacwecwanga |
| Class 6 | ācwecwa | ācwecwa | ācwecwa | awacwecwanga | angacwecwanga | engacwecwanga |
| Class 7 | sācwecwa | esācwecwa | sācwecwa | asicwecwanga | esingacwecwanga | singacwecwanga |
| Class 8 | zācwecwa | ezācwecwa | zācwecwa | azicwecwanga | ezingacwecwanga | zingacwecwanga |
| Class 9 | yācwecwa | eyācwecwa | yācwecwa | ayicwecwanga | engacwecwanga | ingacwecwanga |
| Class 10 | zācwecwa | ezācwecwa | zācwecwa | azicwecwanga | ezingacwecwanga | zingacwecwanga |
| Class 11 | lwācwecwa | olwācwecwa | lwācwecwa | alucwecwanga | olungacwecwanga | lungacwecwanga |
| Class 14 | bācwecwa | obācwecwa | bācwecwa | abucwecwanga | obungacwecwanga | bungacwecwanga |
| Class 15 | kwācwecwa | okwācwecwa | kwācwecwa | akucwecwanga | okungacwecwanga | kungacwecwanga |
| Class 17 | kwācwecwa | okwācwecwa | kwācwecwa | akucwecwanga | okungacwecwanga | kungacwecwanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingacwecwa | — | ngingacwecwa | ngingecwecwe | — | ngingecwecwe |
| 2nd singular | ungacwecwa | — | ungacwecwa | ungecwecwe | — | ungecwecwe |
| 1st plural | singacwecwa | — | singacwecwa | singecwecwe | — | singecwecwe |
| 2nd plural | ningacwecwa | — | ningacwecwa | ningecwecwe | — | ningecwecwe |
| Class 1 | angacwecwa | — | engacwecwa | angecwecwe | — | engecwecwe |
| Class 2 | bangacwecwa | — | bengacwecwa | bangecwecwe | — | bengecwecwe |
| Class 3 | ungacwecwa | — | ungacwecwa | ungecwecwe | — | ungecwecwe |
| Class 4 | ingacwecwa | — | ingacwecwa | ingecwecwe | — | ingecwecwe |
| Class 5 | lingacwecwa | — | lingacwecwa | lingecwecwe | — | lingecwecwe |
| Class 6 | angacwecwa | — | engacwecwa | angecwecwe | — | engecwecwe |
| Class 7 | singacwecwa | — | singacwecwa | singecwecwe | — | singecwecwe |
| Class 8 | zingacwecwa | — | zingacwecwa | zingecwecwe | — | zingecwecwe |
| Class 9 | ingacwecwa | — | ingacwecwa | ingecwecwe | — | ingecwecwe |
| Class 10 | zingacwecwa | — | zingacwecwa | zingecwecwe | — | zingecwecwe |
| Class 11 | lungacwecwa | — | lungacwecwa | lungecwecwe | — | lungecwecwe |
| Class 14 | bungacwecwa | — | bungacwecwa | bungecwecwe | — | bungecwecwe |
| Class 15 | kungacwecwa | — | kungacwecwa | kungecwecwe | — | kungecwecwe |
| Class 17 | kungacwecwa | — | kungacwecwa | kungecwecwe | — | kungecwecwe |
| | 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 | ngizocwecwa | engizocwecwa | ngizocwecwa | angizucwecwa | engingezucwecwa | ngingezucwecwa |
| 2nd singular | uzocwecwa | ozocwecwa | uzocwecwa | awuzucwecwa | ongezucwecwa | ungezucwecwa |
| 1st plural | sizocwecwa | esizocwecwa | sizocwecwa | asizucwecwa | esingezucwecwa | singezucwecwa |
| 2nd plural | nizocwecwa | enizocwecwa | nizocwecwa | anizucwecwa | eningezucwecwa | ningezucwecwa |
| Class 1 | uzocwecwa | ozocwecwa | ezocwecwa | akazucwecwa | ongezucwecwa | engezucwecwa |
| Class 2 | bazocwecwa | abazocwecwa | bezocwecwa | abazucwecwa | abangezucwecwa | bengezucwecwa |
| Class 3 | uzocwecwa | ozocwecwa | uzocwecwa | awuzucwecwa | ongezucwecwa | ungezucwecwa |
| Class 4 | izocwecwa | ezocwecwa | izocwecwa | ayizucwecwa | engezucwecwa | ingezucwecwa |
| Class 5 | lizocwecwa | elizocwecwa | lizocwecwa | alizucwecwa | elingezucwecwa | lingezucwecwa |
| Class 6 | azocwecwa | azocwecwa | ezocwecwa | awazucwecwa | angezucwecwa | engezucwecwa |
| Class 7 | sizocwecwa | esizocwecwa | sizocwecwa | asizucwecwa | esingezucwecwa | singezucwecwa |
| Class 8 | zizocwecwa | ezizocwecwa | zizocwecwa | azizucwecwa | ezingezucwecwa | zingezucwecwa |
| Class 9 | izocwecwa | ezocwecwa | izocwecwa | ayizucwecwa | engezucwecwa | ingezucwecwa |
| Class 10 | zizocwecwa | ezizocwecwa | zizocwecwa | azizucwecwa | ezingezucwecwa | zingezucwecwa |
| Class 11 | luzocwecwa | oluzocwecwa | luzocwecwa | aluzucwecwa | olungezucwecwa | lungezucwecwa |
| Class 14 | buzocwecwa | obuzocwecwa | buzocwecwa | abuzucwecwa | obungezucwecwa | bungezucwecwa |
| Class 15 | kuzocwecwa | okuzocwecwa | kuzocwecwa | akuzucwecwa | okungezucwecwa | kungezucwecwa |
| Class 17 | kuzocwecwa | okuzocwecwa | kuzocwecwa | akuzucwecwa | okungezucwecwa | kungezucwecwa |
| | 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 | ngiyocwecwa | engiyocwecwa | ngiyocwecwa | angiyucwecwa | engingeyucwecwa | ngingeyucwecwa |
| 2nd singular | uyocwecwa | oyocwecwa | uyocwecwa | awuyucwecwa | ongeyucwecwa | ungeyucwecwa |
| 1st plural | siyocwecwa | esiyocwecwa | siyocwecwa | asiyucwecwa | esingeyucwecwa | singeyucwecwa |
| 2nd plural | niyocwecwa | eniyocwecwa | niyocwecwa | aniyucwecwa | eningeyucwecwa | ningeyucwecwa |
| Class 1 | uyocwecwa | oyocwecwa | eyocwecwa | akayucwecwa | ongeyucwecwa | engeyucwecwa |
| Class 2 | bayocwecwa | abayocwecwa | beyocwecwa | abayucwecwa | abangeyucwecwa | bengeyucwecwa |
| Class 3 | uyocwecwa | oyocwecwa | uyocwecwa | awuyucwecwa | ongeyucwecwa | ungeyucwecwa |
| Class 4 | iyocwecwa | eyocwecwa | iyocwecwa | ayiyucwecwa | engeyucwecwa | ingeyucwecwa |
| Class 5 | liyocwecwa | eliyocwecwa | liyocwecwa | aliyucwecwa | elingeyucwecwa | lingeyucwecwa |
| Class 6 | ayocwecwa | ayocwecwa | eyocwecwa | awayucwecwa | angeyucwecwa | engeyucwecwa |
| Class 7 | siyocwecwa | esiyocwecwa | siyocwecwa | asiyucwecwa | esingeyucwecwa | singeyucwecwa |
| Class 8 | ziyocwecwa | eziyocwecwa | ziyocwecwa | aziyucwecwa | ezingeyucwecwa | zingeyucwecwa |
| Class 9 | iyocwecwa | eyocwecwa | iyocwecwa | ayiyucwecwa | engeyucwecwa | ingeyucwecwa |
| Class 10 | ziyocwecwa | eziyocwecwa | ziyocwecwa | aziyucwecwa | ezingeyucwecwa | zingeyucwecwa |
| Class 11 | luyocwecwa | oluyocwecwa | luyocwecwa | aluyucwecwa | olungeyucwecwa | lungeyucwecwa |
| Class 14 | buyocwecwa | obuyocwecwa | buyocwecwa | abuyucwecwa | obungeyucwecwa | bungeyucwecwa |
| Class 15 | kuyocwecwa | okuyocwecwa | kuyocwecwa | akuyucwecwa | okungeyucwecwa | kungeyucwecwa |
| Class 17 | kuyocwecwa | okuyocwecwa | kuyocwecwa | akuyucwecwa | okungeyucwecwa | kungeyucwecwa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngicwecwe | ngingacwecwi |
| 2nd singular | ucwecwe | ungacwecwi |
| 1st plural | sicwecwe | singacwecwi |
| 2nd plural | nicwecwe | ningacwecwi |
| Class 1 | acwecwe | angacwecwi |
| Class 2 | bacwecwe | bangacwecwi |
| Class 3 | ucwecwe | ungacwecwi |
| Class 4 | icwecwe | ingacwecwi |
| Class 5 | licwecwe | lingacwecwi |
| Class 6 | acwecwe | angacwecwi |
| Class 7 | sicwecwe | singacwecwi |
| Class 8 | zicwecwe | zingacwecwi |
| Class 9 | icwecwe | ingacwecwi |
| Class 10 | zicwecwe | zingacwecwi |
| Class 11 | lucwecwe | lungacwecwi |
| Class 14 | bucwecwe | bungacwecwi |
| Class 15 | kucwecwe | kungacwecwi |
| Class 17 | kucwecwe | kungacwecwi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngacwecwa | ngangacwecwa, angacwecwa, angangacwecwa |
| 2nd singular | wacwecwa | wangacwecwa, awacwecwa, awangacwecwa |
| 1st plural | sacwecwa | sangacwecwa, asacwecwa, asangacwecwa |
| 2nd plural | nacwecwa | nangacwecwa, anacwecwa, anangacwecwa |
| Class 1 | wacwecwa | wangacwecwa, akacwecwa, akangacwecwa |
| Class 2 | bacwecwa | bangacwecwa, abacwecwa, abangacwecwa |
| Class 3 | wacwecwa | wangacwecwa, awacwecwa, awangacwecwa |
| Class 4 | yacwecwa | yangacwecwa, ayacwecwa, ayangacwecwa |
| Class 5 | lacwecwa | langacwecwa, alacwecwa, alangacwecwa |
| Class 6 | acwecwa | angacwecwa, awacwecwa, awangacwecwa |
| Class 7 | sacwecwa | sangacwecwa, asacwecwa, asangacwecwa |
| Class 8 | zacwecwa | zangacwecwa, azacwecwa, azangacwecwa |
| Class 9 | yacwecwa | yangacwecwa, ayacwecwa, ayangacwecwa |
| Class 10 | zacwecwa | zangacwecwa, azacwecwa, azangacwecwa |
| Class 11 | lwacwecwa | lwangacwecwa, alwacwecwa, alwangacwecwa |
| Class 14 | bacwecwa | bangacwecwa, abacwecwa, abangacwecwa |
| Class 15 | kwacwecwa | kwangacwecwa, akwacwecwa, akwangacwecwa |
| Class 17 | kwacwecwa | kwangacwecwa, akwacwecwa, akwangacwecwa |

### References

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