# ncelisa
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -ncela +‎ -isa.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ᵑǀelíːsa/

### Verb

-ncelísa
* (transitive) to cause to suck
* (transitive) to breastfeed, to nurse, to suckle

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuncelisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuncelisa | ukungancelisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | ncelisa | -ncelise |
| Plural | ncelisani | -nceliseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyancelisa, ngincelisa | engincelisayo, engincelisa | ngincelisa | angincelisi | engingancelisi | ngingancelisi |
| 2nd singular | uyancelisa, uncelisa | oncelisayo, oncelisa | uncelisa | awuncelisi | ongancelisi | ungancelisi |
| 1st plural | siyancelisa, sincelisa | esincelisayo, esincelisa | sincelisa | asincelisi | esingancelisi | singancelisi |
| 2nd plural | niyancelisa, nincelisa | enincelisayo, enincelisa | nincelisa | anincelisi | eningancelisi | ningancelisi |
| Class 1 | uyancelisa, uncelisa | oncelisayo, oncelisa | encelisa | akancelisi | ongancelisi | engancelisi |
| Class 2 | bayancelisa, bancelisa | abancelisayo, abancelisa | bencelisa | abancelisi | abangancelisi | bengancelisi |
| Class 3 | uyancelisa, uncelisa | oncelisayo, oncelisa | uncelisa | awuncelisi | ongancelisi | ungancelisi |
| Class 4 | iyancelisa, incelisa | encelisayo, encelisa | incelisa | ayincelisi | engancelisi | ingancelisi |
| Class 5 | liyancelisa, lincelisa | elincelisayo, elincelisa | lincelisa | alincelisi | elingancelisi | lingancelisi |
| Class 6 | ayancelisa, ancelisa | ancelisayo, ancelisa | encelisa | awancelisi | angancelisi | engancelisi |
| Class 7 | siyancelisa, sincelisa | esincelisayo, esincelisa | sincelisa | asincelisi | esingancelisi | singancelisi |
| Class 8 | ziyancelisa, zincelisa | ezincelisayo, ezincelisa | zincelisa | azincelisi | ezingancelisi | zingancelisi |
| Class 9 | iyancelisa, incelisa | encelisayo, encelisa | incelisa | ayincelisi | engancelisi | ingancelisi |
| Class 10 | ziyancelisa, zincelisa | ezincelisayo, ezincelisa | zincelisa | azincelisi | ezingancelisi | zingancelisi |
| Class 11 | luyancelisa, luncelisa | oluncelisayo, oluncelisa | luncelisa | aluncelisi | olungancelisi | lungancelisi |
| Class 14 | buyancelisa, buncelisa | obuncelisayo, obuncelisa | buncelisa | abuncelisi | obungancelisi | bungancelisi |
| Class 15 | kuyancelisa, kuncelisa | okuncelisayo, okuncelisa | kuncelisa | akuncelisi | okungancelisi | kungancelisi |
| Class 17 | kuyancelisa, kuncelisa | okuncelisayo, okuncelisa | kuncelisa | akuncelisi | okungancelisi | kungancelisi |
| | 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 | ngincelisile, ngincelisē | engincelisile, engincelisē | ngincelisile, ngincelisē | angincelisanga | engingancelisanga | ngingancelisanga |
| 2nd singular | uncelisile, uncelisē | oncelisile, oncelisē | uncelisile, uncelisē | awuncelisanga | ongancelisanga | ungancelisanga |
| 1st plural | sincelisile, sincelisē | esincelisile, esincelisē | sincelisile, sincelisē | asincelisanga | esingancelisanga | singancelisanga |
| 2nd plural | nincelisile, nincelisē | enincelisile, enincelisē | nincelisile, nincelisē | anincelisanga | eningancelisanga | ningancelisanga |
| Class 1 | uncelisile, uncelisē | oncelisile, oncelisē | encelisile, encelisē | akancelisanga | ongancelisanga | engancelisanga |
| Class 2 | bancelisile, bancelisē | abancelisile, abancelisē | bencelisile, bencelisē | abancelisanga | abangancelisanga | bengancelisanga |
| Class 3 | uncelisile, uncelisē | oncelisile, oncelisē | uncelisile, uncelisē | awuncelisanga | ongancelisanga | ungancelisanga |
| Class 4 | incelisile, incelisē | encelisile, encelisē | incelisile, incelisē | ayincelisanga | engancelisanga | ingancelisanga |
| Class 5 | lincelisile, lincelisē | elincelisile, elincelisē | lincelisile, lincelisē | alincelisanga | elingancelisanga | lingancelisanga |
| Class 6 | ancelisile, ancelisē | ancelisile, ancelisē | encelisile, encelisē | awancelisanga | angancelisanga | engancelisanga |
| Class 7 | sincelisile, sincelisē | esincelisile, esincelisē | sincelisile, sincelisē | asincelisanga | esingancelisanga | singancelisanga |
| Class 8 | zincelisile, zincelisē | ezincelisile, ezincelisē | zincelisile, zincelisē | azincelisanga | ezingancelisanga | zingancelisanga |
| Class 9 | incelisile, incelisē | encelisile, encelisē | incelisile, incelisē | ayincelisanga | engancelisanga | ingancelisanga |
| Class 10 | zincelisile, zincelisē | ezincelisile, ezincelisē | zincelisile, zincelisē | azincelisanga | ezingancelisanga | zingancelisanga |
| Class 11 | luncelisile, luncelisē | oluncelisile, oluncelisē | luncelisile, luncelisē | aluncelisanga | olungancelisanga | lungancelisanga |
| Class 14 | buncelisile, buncelisē | obuncelisile, obuncelisē | buncelisile, buncelisē | abuncelisanga | obungancelisanga | bungancelisanga |
| Class 15 | kuncelisile, kuncelisē | okuncelisile, okuncelisē | kuncelisile, kuncelisē | akuncelisanga | okungancelisanga | kungancelisanga |
| Class 17 | kuncelisile, kuncelisē | okuncelisile, okuncelisē | kuncelisile, kuncelisē | akuncelisanga | okungancelisanga | kungancelisanga |
| | 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 | ngāncelisa | engāncelisa | ngāncelisa | angincelisanga | engingancelisanga | ngingancelisanga |
| 2nd singular | wāncelisa | owāncelisa | wāncelisa | awuncelisanga | ongancelisanga | ungancelisanga |
| 1st plural | sāncelisa | esāncelisa | sāncelisa | asincelisanga | esingancelisanga | singancelisanga |
| 2nd plural | nāncelisa | enāncelisa | nāncelisa | anincelisanga | eningancelisanga | ningancelisanga |
| Class 1 | wāncelisa | owāncelisa | āncelisa | akancelisanga | ongancelisanga | engancelisanga |
| Class 2 | bāncelisa | abāncelisa | bāncelisa | abancelisanga | abangancelisanga | bengancelisanga |
| Class 3 | wāncelisa | owāncelisa | wāncelisa | awuncelisanga | ongancelisanga | ungancelisanga |
| Class 4 | yāncelisa | eyāncelisa | yāncelisa | ayincelisanga | engancelisanga | ingancelisanga |
| Class 5 | lāncelisa | elāncelisa | lāncelisa | alincelisanga | elingancelisanga | lingancelisanga |
| Class 6 | āncelisa | āncelisa | āncelisa | awancelisanga | angancelisanga | engancelisanga |
| Class 7 | sāncelisa | esāncelisa | sāncelisa | asincelisanga | esingancelisanga | singancelisanga |
| Class 8 | zāncelisa | ezāncelisa | zāncelisa | azincelisanga | ezingancelisanga | zingancelisanga |
| Class 9 | yāncelisa | eyāncelisa | yāncelisa | ayincelisanga | engancelisanga | ingancelisanga |
| Class 10 | zāncelisa | ezāncelisa | zāncelisa | azincelisanga | ezingancelisanga | zingancelisanga |
| Class 11 | lwāncelisa | olwāncelisa | lwāncelisa | aluncelisanga | olungancelisanga | lungancelisanga |
| Class 14 | bāncelisa | obāncelisa | bāncelisa | abuncelisanga | obungancelisanga | bungancelisanga |
| Class 15 | kwāncelisa | okwāncelisa | kwāncelisa | akuncelisanga | okungancelisanga | kungancelisanga |
| Class 17 | kwāncelisa | okwāncelisa | kwāncelisa | akuncelisanga | okungancelisanga | kungancelisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingancelisa | — | ngingancelisa | ngingencelise | — | ngingencelise |
| 2nd singular | ungancelisa | — | ungancelisa | ungencelise | — | ungencelise |
| 1st plural | singancelisa | — | singancelisa | singencelise | — | singencelise |
| 2nd plural | ningancelisa | — | ningancelisa | ningencelise | — | ningencelise |
| Class 1 | angancelisa | — | engancelisa | angencelise | — | engencelise |
| Class 2 | bangancelisa | — | bengancelisa | bangencelise | — | bengencelise |
| Class 3 | ungancelisa | — | ungancelisa | ungencelise | — | ungencelise |
| Class 4 | ingancelisa | — | ingancelisa | ingencelise | — | ingencelise |
| Class 5 | lingancelisa | — | lingancelisa | lingencelise | — | lingencelise |
| Class 6 | angancelisa | — | engancelisa | angencelise | — | engencelise |
| Class 7 | singancelisa | — | singancelisa | singencelise | — | singencelise |
| Class 8 | zingancelisa | — | zingancelisa | zingencelise | — | zingencelise |
| Class 9 | ingancelisa | — | ingancelisa | ingencelise | — | ingencelise |
| Class 10 | zingancelisa | — | zingancelisa | zingencelise | — | zingencelise |
| Class 11 | lungancelisa | — | lungancelisa | lungencelise | — | lungencelise |
| Class 14 | bungancelisa | — | bungancelisa | bungencelise | — | bungencelise |
| Class 15 | kungancelisa | — | kungancelisa | kungencelise | — | kungencelise |
| Class 17 | kungancelisa | — | kungancelisa | kungencelise | — | kungencelise |
| | 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 | ngizoncelisa | engizoncelisa | ngizoncelisa | angizuncelisa | engingezuncelisa | ngingezuncelisa |
| 2nd singular | uzoncelisa | ozoncelisa | uzoncelisa | awuzuncelisa | ongezuncelisa | ungezuncelisa |
| 1st plural | sizoncelisa | esizoncelisa | sizoncelisa | asizuncelisa | esingezuncelisa | singezuncelisa |
| 2nd plural | nizoncelisa | enizoncelisa | nizoncelisa | anizuncelisa | eningezuncelisa | ningezuncelisa |
| Class 1 | uzoncelisa | ozoncelisa | ezoncelisa | akazuncelisa | ongezuncelisa | engezuncelisa |
| Class 2 | bazoncelisa | abazoncelisa | bezoncelisa | abazuncelisa | abangezuncelisa | bengezuncelisa |
| Class 3 | uzoncelisa | ozoncelisa | uzoncelisa | awuzuncelisa | ongezuncelisa | ungezuncelisa |
| Class 4 | izoncelisa | ezoncelisa | izoncelisa | ayizuncelisa | engezuncelisa | ingezuncelisa |
| Class 5 | lizoncelisa | elizoncelisa | lizoncelisa | alizuncelisa | elingezuncelisa | lingezuncelisa |
| Class 6 | azoncelisa | azoncelisa | ezoncelisa | awazuncelisa | angezuncelisa | engezuncelisa |
| Class 7 | sizoncelisa | esizoncelisa | sizoncelisa | asizuncelisa | esingezuncelisa | singezuncelisa |
| Class 8 | zizoncelisa | ezizoncelisa | zizoncelisa | azizuncelisa | ezingezuncelisa | zingezuncelisa |
| Class 9 | izoncelisa | ezoncelisa | izoncelisa | ayizuncelisa | engezuncelisa | ingezuncelisa |
| Class 10 | zizoncelisa | ezizoncelisa | zizoncelisa | azizuncelisa | ezingezuncelisa | zingezuncelisa |
| Class 11 | luzoncelisa | oluzoncelisa | luzoncelisa | aluzuncelisa | olungezuncelisa | lungezuncelisa |
| Class 14 | buzoncelisa | obuzoncelisa | buzoncelisa | abuzuncelisa | obungezuncelisa | bungezuncelisa |
| Class 15 | kuzoncelisa | okuzoncelisa | kuzoncelisa | akuzuncelisa | okungezuncelisa | kungezuncelisa |
| Class 17 | kuzoncelisa | okuzoncelisa | kuzoncelisa | akuzuncelisa | okungezuncelisa | kungezuncelisa |
| | 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 | ngiyoncelisa | engiyoncelisa | ngiyoncelisa | angiyuncelisa | engingeyuncelisa | ngingeyuncelisa |
| 2nd singular | uyoncelisa | oyoncelisa | uyoncelisa | awuyuncelisa | ongeyuncelisa | ungeyuncelisa |
| 1st plural | siyoncelisa | esiyoncelisa | siyoncelisa | asiyuncelisa | esingeyuncelisa | singeyuncelisa |
| 2nd plural | niyoncelisa | eniyoncelisa | niyoncelisa | aniyuncelisa | eningeyuncelisa | ningeyuncelisa |
| Class 1 | uyoncelisa | oyoncelisa | eyoncelisa | akayuncelisa | ongeyuncelisa | engeyuncelisa |
| Class 2 | bayoncelisa | abayoncelisa | beyoncelisa | abayuncelisa | abangeyuncelisa | bengeyuncelisa |
| Class 3 | uyoncelisa | oyoncelisa | uyoncelisa | awuyuncelisa | ongeyuncelisa | ungeyuncelisa |
| Class 4 | iyoncelisa | eyoncelisa | iyoncelisa | ayiyuncelisa | engeyuncelisa | ingeyuncelisa |
| Class 5 | liyoncelisa | eliyoncelisa | liyoncelisa | aliyuncelisa | elingeyuncelisa | lingeyuncelisa |
| Class 6 | ayoncelisa | ayoncelisa | eyoncelisa | awayuncelisa | angeyuncelisa | engeyuncelisa |
| Class 7 | siyoncelisa | esiyoncelisa | siyoncelisa | asiyuncelisa | esingeyuncelisa | singeyuncelisa |
| Class 8 | ziyoncelisa | eziyoncelisa | ziyoncelisa | aziyuncelisa | ezingeyuncelisa | zingeyuncelisa |
| Class 9 | iyoncelisa | eyoncelisa | iyoncelisa | ayiyuncelisa | engeyuncelisa | ingeyuncelisa |
| Class 10 | ziyoncelisa | eziyoncelisa | ziyoncelisa | aziyuncelisa | ezingeyuncelisa | zingeyuncelisa |
| Class 11 | luyoncelisa | oluyoncelisa | luyoncelisa | aluyuncelisa | olungeyuncelisa | lungeyuncelisa |
| Class 14 | buyoncelisa | obuyoncelisa | buyoncelisa | abuyuncelisa | obungeyuncelisa | bungeyuncelisa |
| Class 15 | kuyoncelisa | okuyoncelisa | kuyoncelisa | akuyuncelisa | okungeyuncelisa | kungeyuncelisa |
| Class 17 | kuyoncelisa | okuyoncelisa | kuyoncelisa | akuyuncelisa | okungeyuncelisa | kungeyuncelisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngincelise | ngingancelisi |
| 2nd singular | uncelise | ungancelisi |
| 1st plural | sincelise | singancelisi |
| 2nd plural | nincelise | ningancelisi |
| Class 1 | ancelise | angancelisi |
| Class 2 | bancelise | bangancelisi |
| Class 3 | uncelise | ungancelisi |
| Class 4 | incelise | ingancelisi |
| Class 5 | lincelise | lingancelisi |
| Class 6 | ancelise | angancelisi |
| Class 7 | sincelise | singancelisi |
| Class 8 | zincelise | zingancelisi |
| Class 9 | incelise | ingancelisi |
| Class 10 | zincelise | zingancelisi |
| Class 11 | luncelise | lungancelisi |
| Class 14 | buncelise | bungancelisi |
| Class 15 | kuncelise | kungancelisi |
| Class 17 | kuncelise | kungancelisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngancelisa | ngangancelisa, angancelisa, angangancelisa |
| 2nd singular | wancelisa | wangancelisa, awancelisa, awangancelisa |
| 1st plural | sancelisa | sangancelisa, asancelisa, asangancelisa |
| 2nd plural | nancelisa | nangancelisa, anancelisa, anangancelisa |
| Class 1 | wancelisa | wangancelisa, akancelisa, akangancelisa |
| Class 2 | bancelisa | bangancelisa, abancelisa, abangancelisa |
| Class 3 | wancelisa | wangancelisa, awancelisa, awangancelisa |
| Class 4 | yancelisa | yangancelisa, ayancelisa, ayangancelisa |
| Class 5 | lancelisa | langancelisa, alancelisa, alangancelisa |
| Class 6 | ancelisa | angancelisa, awancelisa, awangancelisa |
| Class 7 | sancelisa | sangancelisa, asancelisa, asangancelisa |
| Class 8 | zancelisa | zangancelisa, azancelisa, azangancelisa |
| Class 9 | yancelisa | yangancelisa, ayancelisa, ayangancelisa |
| Class 10 | zancelisa | zangancelisa, azancelisa, azangancelisa |
| Class 11 | lwancelisa | lwangancelisa, alwancelisa, alwangancelisa |
| Class 14 | bancelisa | bangancelisa, abancelisa, abangancelisa |
| Class 15 | kwancelisa | kwangancelisa, akwancelisa, akwangancelisa |
| Class 17 | kwancelisa | kwangancelisa, akwancelisa, akwangancelisa |

### References

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