# ncenga
## Southern Ndebele
### Verb

-ncenga$^?$
* to beg, to pursue

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Verb

-ncenga
* (transitive) to beseech, to urge
* (transitive) to ask
    Synonyms: -buza, -nxusa

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuncenga |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuncenga | ukungancengi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | ncenga | -ncenge |
| Plural | ncengani | -ncengeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyancenga, ngincenga | engincengayo, engincenga | ngincenga | angincengi | engingancengi | ngingancengi |
| 2nd singular | uyancenga, uncenga | oncengayo, oncenga | uncenga | awuncengi | ongancengi | ungancengi |
| 1st plural | siyancenga, sincenga | esincengayo, esincenga | sincenga | asincengi | esingancengi | singancengi |
| 2nd plural | niyancenga, nincenga | enincengayo, enincenga | nincenga | anincengi | eningancengi | ningancengi |
| Class 1 | uyancenga, uncenga | oncengayo, oncenga | encenga | akancengi | ongancengi | engancengi |
| Class 2 | bayancenga, bancenga | abancengayo, abancenga | bencenga | abancengi | abangancengi | bengancengi |
| Class 3 | uyancenga, uncenga | oncengayo, oncenga | uncenga | awuncengi | ongancengi | ungancengi |
| Class 4 | iyancenga, incenga | encengayo, encenga | incenga | ayincengi | engancengi | ingancengi |
| Class 5 | liyancenga, lincenga | elincengayo, elincenga | lincenga | alincengi | elingancengi | lingancengi |
| Class 6 | ayancenga, ancenga | ancengayo, ancenga | encenga | awancengi | angancengi | engancengi |
| Class 7 | siyancenga, sincenga | esincengayo, esincenga | sincenga | asincengi | esingancengi | singancengi |
| Class 8 | ziyancenga, zincenga | ezincengayo, ezincenga | zincenga | azincengi | ezingancengi | zingancengi |
| Class 9 | iyancenga, incenga | encengayo, encenga | incenga | ayincengi | engancengi | ingancengi |
| Class 10 | ziyancenga, zincenga | ezincengayo, ezincenga | zincenga | azincengi | ezingancengi | zingancengi |
| Class 11 | luyancenga, luncenga | oluncengayo, oluncenga | luncenga | aluncengi | olungancengi | lungancengi |
| Class 14 | buyancenga, buncenga | obuncengayo, obuncenga | buncenga | abuncengi | obungancengi | bungancengi |
| Class 15 | kuyancenga, kuncenga | okuncengayo, okuncenga | kuncenga | akuncengi | okungancengi | kungancengi |
| Class 17 | kuyancenga, kuncenga | okuncengayo, okuncenga | kuncenga | akuncengi | okungancengi | kungancengi |
| | 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 | ngincengile, ngincengē | engincengile, engincengē | ngincengile, ngincengē | angincenganga | engingancenganga | ngingancenganga |
| 2nd singular | uncengile, uncengē | oncengile, oncengē | uncengile, uncengē | awuncenganga | ongancenganga | ungancenganga |
| 1st plural | sincengile, sincengē | esincengile, esincengē | sincengile, sincengē | asincenganga | esingancenganga | singancenganga |
| 2nd plural | nincengile, nincengē | enincengile, enincengē | nincengile, nincengē | anincenganga | eningancenganga | ningancenganga |
| Class 1 | uncengile, uncengē | oncengile, oncengē | encengile, encengē | akancenganga | ongancenganga | engancenganga |
| Class 2 | bancengile, bancengē | abancengile, abancengē | bencengile, bencengē | abancenganga | abangancenganga | bengancenganga |
| Class 3 | uncengile, uncengē | oncengile, oncengē | uncengile, uncengē | awuncenganga | ongancenganga | ungancenganga |
| Class 4 | incengile, incengē | encengile, encengē | incengile, incengē | ayincenganga | engancenganga | ingancenganga |
| Class 5 | lincengile, lincengē | elincengile, elincengē | lincengile, lincengē | alincenganga | elingancenganga | lingancenganga |
| Class 6 | ancengile, ancengē | ancengile, ancengē | encengile, encengē | awancenganga | angancenganga | engancenganga |
| Class 7 | sincengile, sincengē | esincengile, esincengē | sincengile, sincengē | asincenganga | esingancenganga | singancenganga |
| Class 8 | zincengile, zincengē | ezincengile, ezincengē | zincengile, zincengē | azincenganga | ezingancenganga | zingancenganga |
| Class 9 | incengile, incengē | encengile, encengē | incengile, incengē | ayincenganga | engancenganga | ingancenganga |
| Class 10 | zincengile, zincengē | ezincengile, ezincengē | zincengile, zincengē | azincenganga | ezingancenganga | zingancenganga |
| Class 11 | luncengile, luncengē | oluncengile, oluncengē | luncengile, luncengē | aluncenganga | olungancenganga | lungancenganga |
| Class 14 | buncengile, buncengē | obuncengile, obuncengē | buncengile, buncengē | abuncenganga | obungancenganga | bungancenganga |
| Class 15 | kuncengile, kuncengē | okuncengile, okuncengē | kuncengile, kuncengē | akuncenganga | okungancenganga | kungancenganga |
| Class 17 | kuncengile, kuncengē | okuncengile, okuncengē | kuncengile, kuncengē | akuncenganga | okungancenganga | kungancenganga |
| | 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 | ngāncenga | engāncenga | ngāncenga | angincenganga | engingancenganga | ngingancenganga |
| 2nd singular | wāncenga | owāncenga | wāncenga | awuncenganga | ongancenganga | ungancenganga |
| 1st plural | sāncenga | esāncenga | sāncenga | asincenganga | esingancenganga | singancenganga |
| 2nd plural | nāncenga | enāncenga | nāncenga | anincenganga | eningancenganga | ningancenganga |
| Class 1 | wāncenga | owāncenga | āncenga | akancenganga | ongancenganga | engancenganga |
| Class 2 | bāncenga | abāncenga | bāncenga | abancenganga | abangancenganga | bengancenganga |
| Class 3 | wāncenga | owāncenga | wāncenga | awuncenganga | ongancenganga | ungancenganga |
| Class 4 | yāncenga | eyāncenga | yāncenga | ayincenganga | engancenganga | ingancenganga |
| Class 5 | lāncenga | elāncenga | lāncenga | alincenganga | elingancenganga | lingancenganga |
| Class 6 | āncenga | āncenga | āncenga | awancenganga | angancenganga | engancenganga |
| Class 7 | sāncenga | esāncenga | sāncenga | asincenganga | esingancenganga | singancenganga |
| Class 8 | zāncenga | ezāncenga | zāncenga | azincenganga | ezingancenganga | zingancenganga |
| Class 9 | yāncenga | eyāncenga | yāncenga | ayincenganga | engancenganga | ingancenganga |
| Class 10 | zāncenga | ezāncenga | zāncenga | azincenganga | ezingancenganga | zingancenganga |
| Class 11 | lwāncenga | olwāncenga | lwāncenga | aluncenganga | olungancenganga | lungancenganga |
| Class 14 | bāncenga | obāncenga | bāncenga | abuncenganga | obungancenganga | bungancenganga |
| Class 15 | kwāncenga | okwāncenga | kwāncenga | akuncenganga | okungancenganga | kungancenganga |
| Class 17 | kwāncenga | okwāncenga | kwāncenga | akuncenganga | okungancenganga | kungancenganga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingancenga | — | ngingancenga | ngingencenge | — | ngingencenge |
| 2nd singular | ungancenga | — | ungancenga | ungencenge | — | ungencenge |
| 1st plural | singancenga | — | singancenga | singencenge | — | singencenge |
| 2nd plural | ningancenga | — | ningancenga | ningencenge | — | ningencenge |
| Class 1 | angancenga | — | engancenga | angencenge | — | engencenge |
| Class 2 | bangancenga | — | bengancenga | bangencenge | — | bengencenge |
| Class 3 | ungancenga | — | ungancenga | ungencenge | — | ungencenge |
| Class 4 | ingancenga | — | ingancenga | ingencenge | — | ingencenge |
| Class 5 | lingancenga | — | lingancenga | lingencenge | — | lingencenge |
| Class 6 | angancenga | — | engancenga | angencenge | — | engencenge |
| Class 7 | singancenga | — | singancenga | singencenge | — | singencenge |
| Class 8 | zingancenga | — | zingancenga | zingencenge | — | zingencenge |
| Class 9 | ingancenga | — | ingancenga | ingencenge | — | ingencenge |
| Class 10 | zingancenga | — | zingancenga | zingencenge | — | zingencenge |
| Class 11 | lungancenga | — | lungancenga | lungencenge | — | lungencenge |
| Class 14 | bungancenga | — | bungancenga | bungencenge | — | bungencenge |
| Class 15 | kungancenga | — | kungancenga | kungencenge | — | kungencenge |
| Class 17 | kungancenga | — | kungancenga | kungencenge | — | kungencenge |
| | 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 | ngizoncenga | engizoncenga | ngizoncenga | angizuncenga | engingezuncenga | ngingezuncenga |
| 2nd singular | uzoncenga | ozoncenga | uzoncenga | awuzuncenga | ongezuncenga | ungezuncenga |
| 1st plural | sizoncenga | esizoncenga | sizoncenga | asizuncenga | esingezuncenga | singezuncenga |
| 2nd plural | nizoncenga | enizoncenga | nizoncenga | anizuncenga | eningezuncenga | ningezuncenga |
| Class 1 | uzoncenga | ozoncenga | ezoncenga | akazuncenga | ongezuncenga | engezuncenga |
| Class 2 | bazoncenga | abazoncenga | bezoncenga | abazuncenga | abangezuncenga | bengezuncenga |
| Class 3 | uzoncenga | ozoncenga | uzoncenga | awuzuncenga | ongezuncenga | ungezuncenga |
| Class 4 | izoncenga | ezoncenga | izoncenga | ayizuncenga | engezuncenga | ingezuncenga |
| Class 5 | lizoncenga | elizoncenga | lizoncenga | alizuncenga | elingezuncenga | lingezuncenga |
| Class 6 | azoncenga | azoncenga | ezoncenga | awazuncenga | angezuncenga | engezuncenga |
| Class 7 | sizoncenga | esizoncenga | sizoncenga | asizuncenga | esingezuncenga | singezuncenga |
| Class 8 | zizoncenga | ezizoncenga | zizoncenga | azizuncenga | ezingezuncenga | zingezuncenga |
| Class 9 | izoncenga | ezoncenga | izoncenga | ayizuncenga | engezuncenga | ingezuncenga |
| Class 10 | zizoncenga | ezizoncenga | zizoncenga | azizuncenga | ezingezuncenga | zingezuncenga |
| Class 11 | luzoncenga | oluzoncenga | luzoncenga | aluzuncenga | olungezuncenga | lungezuncenga |
| Class 14 | buzoncenga | obuzoncenga | buzoncenga | abuzuncenga | obungezuncenga | bungezuncenga |
| Class 15 | kuzoncenga | okuzoncenga | kuzoncenga | akuzuncenga | okungezuncenga | kungezuncenga |
| Class 17 | kuzoncenga | okuzoncenga | kuzoncenga | akuzuncenga | okungezuncenga | kungezuncenga |
| | 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 | ngiyoncenga | engiyoncenga | ngiyoncenga | angiyuncenga | engingeyuncenga | ngingeyuncenga |
| 2nd singular | uyoncenga | oyoncenga | uyoncenga | awuyuncenga | ongeyuncenga | ungeyuncenga |
| 1st plural | siyoncenga | esiyoncenga | siyoncenga | asiyuncenga | esingeyuncenga | singeyuncenga |
| 2nd plural | niyoncenga | eniyoncenga | niyoncenga | aniyuncenga | eningeyuncenga | ningeyuncenga |
| Class 1 | uyoncenga | oyoncenga | eyoncenga | akayuncenga | ongeyuncenga | engeyuncenga |
| Class 2 | bayoncenga | abayoncenga | beyoncenga | abayuncenga | abangeyuncenga | bengeyuncenga |
| Class 3 | uyoncenga | oyoncenga | uyoncenga | awuyuncenga | ongeyuncenga | ungeyuncenga |
| Class 4 | iyoncenga | eyoncenga | iyoncenga | ayiyuncenga | engeyuncenga | ingeyuncenga |
| Class 5 | liyoncenga | eliyoncenga | liyoncenga | aliyuncenga | elingeyuncenga | lingeyuncenga |
| Class 6 | ayoncenga | ayoncenga | eyoncenga | awayuncenga | angeyuncenga | engeyuncenga |
| Class 7 | siyoncenga | esiyoncenga | siyoncenga | asiyuncenga | esingeyuncenga | singeyuncenga |
| Class 8 | ziyoncenga | eziyoncenga | ziyoncenga | aziyuncenga | ezingeyuncenga | zingeyuncenga |
| Class 9 | iyoncenga | eyoncenga | iyoncenga | ayiyuncenga | engeyuncenga | ingeyuncenga |
| Class 10 | ziyoncenga | eziyoncenga | ziyoncenga | aziyuncenga | ezingeyuncenga | zingeyuncenga |
| Class 11 | luyoncenga | oluyoncenga | luyoncenga | aluyuncenga | olungeyuncenga | lungeyuncenga |
| Class 14 | buyoncenga | obuyoncenga | buyoncenga | abuyuncenga | obungeyuncenga | bungeyuncenga |
| Class 15 | kuyoncenga | okuyoncenga | kuyoncenga | akuyuncenga | okungeyuncenga | kungeyuncenga |
| Class 17 | kuyoncenga | okuyoncenga | kuyoncenga | akuyuncenga | okungeyuncenga | kungeyuncenga |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngincenge | ngingancengi |
| 2nd singular | uncenge | ungancengi |
| 1st plural | sincenge | singancengi |
| 2nd plural | nincenge | ningancengi |
| Class 1 | ancenge | angancengi |
| Class 2 | bancenge | bangancengi |
| Class 3 | uncenge | ungancengi |
| Class 4 | incenge | ingancengi |
| Class 5 | lincenge | lingancengi |
| Class 6 | ancenge | angancengi |
| Class 7 | sincenge | singancengi |
| Class 8 | zincenge | zingancengi |
| Class 9 | incenge | ingancengi |
| Class 10 | zincenge | zingancengi |
| Class 11 | luncenge | lungancengi |
| Class 14 | buncenge | bungancengi |
| Class 15 | kuncenge | kungancengi |
| Class 17 | kuncenge | kungancengi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngancenga | ngangancenga, angancenga, angangancenga |
| 2nd singular | wancenga | wangancenga, awancenga, awangancenga |
| 1st plural | sancenga | sangancenga, asancenga, asangancenga |
| 2nd plural | nancenga | nangancenga, anancenga, anangancenga |
| Class 1 | wancenga | wangancenga, akancenga, akangancenga |
| Class 2 | bancenga | bangancenga, abancenga, abangancenga |
| Class 3 | wancenga | wangancenga, awancenga, awangancenga |
| Class 4 | yancenga | yangancenga, ayancenga, ayangancenga |
| Class 5 | lancenga | langancenga, alancenga, alangancenga |
| Class 6 | ancenga | angancenga, awancenga, awangancenga |
| Class 7 | sancenga | sangancenga, asancenga, asangancenga |
| Class 8 | zancenga | zangancenga, azancenga, azangancenga |
| Class 9 | yancenga | yangancenga, ayancenga, ayangancenga |
| Class 10 | zancenga | zangancenga, azancenga, azangancenga |
| Class 11 | lwancenga | lwangancenga, alwancenga, alwangancenga |
| Class 14 | bancenga | bangancenga, abancenga, abangancenga |
| Class 15 | kwancenga | kwangancenga, akwancenga, akwangancenga |
| Class 17 | kwancenga | kwangancenga, akwancenga, akwangancenga |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ncenga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ncenga (6.6-3)”