# khonkotha
## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-khónkotha
* (intransitive) to bark

#### Inflection

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## Zulu
### Verb

-khonkotha$^?$
* (intransitive) to bark

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukukhonkotha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhonkotha | ukungakhonkothi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khonkotha | -khonkothe |
| Plural | khonkothani | -khonkotheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhonkotha, ngikhonkotha | engikhonkothayo, engikhonkotha | ngikhonkotha | angikhonkothi | engingakhonkothi | ngingakhonkothi |
| 2nd singular | uyakhonkotha, ukhonkotha | okhonkothayo, okhonkotha | ukhonkotha | awukhonkothi | ongakhonkothi | ungakhonkothi |
| 1st plural | siyakhonkotha, sikhonkotha | esikhonkothayo, esikhonkotha | sikhonkotha | asikhonkothi | esingakhonkothi | singakhonkothi |
| 2nd plural | niyakhonkotha, nikhonkotha | enikhonkothayo, enikhonkotha | nikhonkotha | anikhonkothi | eningakhonkothi | ningakhonkothi |
| Class 1 | uyakhonkotha, ukhonkotha | okhonkothayo, okhonkotha | ekhonkotha | akakhonkothi | ongakhonkothi | engakhonkothi |
| Class 2 | bayakhonkotha, bakhonkotha | abakhonkothayo, abakhonkotha | bekhonkotha | abakhonkothi | abangakhonkothi | bengakhonkothi |
| Class 3 | uyakhonkotha, ukhonkotha | okhonkothayo, okhonkotha | ukhonkotha | awukhonkothi | ongakhonkothi | ungakhonkothi |
| Class 4 | iyakhonkotha, ikhonkotha | ekhonkothayo, ekhonkotha | ikhonkotha | ayikhonkothi | engakhonkothi | ingakhonkothi |
| Class 5 | liyakhonkotha, likhonkotha | elikhonkothayo, elikhonkotha | likhonkotha | alikhonkothi | elingakhonkothi | lingakhonkothi |
| Class 6 | ayakhonkotha, akhonkotha | akhonkothayo, akhonkotha | ekhonkotha | awakhonkothi | angakhonkothi | engakhonkothi |
| Class 7 | siyakhonkotha, sikhonkotha | esikhonkothayo, esikhonkotha | sikhonkotha | asikhonkothi | esingakhonkothi | singakhonkothi |
| Class 8 | ziyakhonkotha, zikhonkotha | ezikhonkothayo, ezikhonkotha | zikhonkotha | azikhonkothi | ezingakhonkothi | zingakhonkothi |
| Class 9 | iyakhonkotha, ikhonkotha | ekhonkothayo, ekhonkotha | ikhonkotha | ayikhonkothi | engakhonkothi | ingakhonkothi |
| Class 10 | ziyakhonkotha, zikhonkotha | ezikhonkothayo, ezikhonkotha | zikhonkotha | azikhonkothi | ezingakhonkothi | zingakhonkothi |
| Class 11 | luyakhonkotha, lukhonkotha | olukhonkothayo, olukhonkotha | lukhonkotha | alukhonkothi | olungakhonkothi | lungakhonkothi |
| Class 14 | buyakhonkotha, bukhonkotha | obukhonkothayo, obukhonkotha | bukhonkotha | abukhonkothi | obungakhonkothi | bungakhonkothi |
| Class 15 | kuyakhonkotha, kukhonkotha | okukhonkothayo, okukhonkotha | kukhonkotha | akukhonkothi | okungakhonkothi | kungakhonkothi |
| Class 17 | kuyakhonkotha, kukhonkotha | okukhonkothayo, okukhonkotha | kukhonkotha | akukhonkothi | okungakhonkothi | kungakhonkothi |
| | 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 | ngikhonkothile, ngikhonkothē | engikhonkothile, engikhonkothē | ngikhonkothile, ngikhonkothē | angikhonkothanga | engingakhonkothanga | ngingakhonkothanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhonkothile, ukhonkothē | okhonkothile, okhonkothē | ukhonkothile, ukhonkothē | awukhonkothanga | ongakhonkothanga | ungakhonkothanga |
| 1st plural | sikhonkothile, sikhonkothē | esikhonkothile, esikhonkothē | sikhonkothile, sikhonkothē | asikhonkothanga | esingakhonkothanga | singakhonkothanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhonkothile, nikhonkothē | enikhonkothile, enikhonkothē | nikhonkothile, nikhonkothē | anikhonkothanga | eningakhonkothanga | ningakhonkothanga |
| Class 1 | ukhonkothile, ukhonkothē | okhonkothile, okhonkothē | ekhonkothile, ekhonkothē | akakhonkothanga | ongakhonkothanga | engakhonkothanga |
| Class 2 | bakhonkothile, bakhonkothē | abakhonkothile, abakhonkothē | bekhonkothile, bekhonkothē | abakhonkothanga | abangakhonkothanga | bengakhonkothanga |
| Class 3 | ukhonkothile, ukhonkothē | okhonkothile, okhonkothē | ukhonkothile, ukhonkothē | awukhonkothanga | ongakhonkothanga | ungakhonkothanga |
| Class 4 | ikhonkothile, ikhonkothē | ekhonkothile, ekhonkothē | ikhonkothile, ikhonkothē | ayikhonkothanga | engakhonkothanga | ingakhonkothanga |
| Class 5 | likhonkothile, likhonkothē | elikhonkothile, elikhonkothē | likhonkothile, likhonkothē | alikhonkothanga | elingakhonkothanga | lingakhonkothanga |
| Class 6 | akhonkothile, akhonkothē | akhonkothile, akhonkothē | ekhonkothile, ekhonkothē | awakhonkothanga | angakhonkothanga | engakhonkothanga |
| Class 7 | sikhonkothile, sikhonkothē | esikhonkothile, esikhonkothē | sikhonkothile, sikhonkothē | asikhonkothanga | esingakhonkothanga | singakhonkothanga |
| Class 8 | zikhonkothile, zikhonkothē | ezikhonkothile, ezikhonkothē | zikhonkothile, zikhonkothē | azikhonkothanga | ezingakhonkothanga | zingakhonkothanga |
| Class 9 | ikhonkothile, ikhonkothē | ekhonkothile, ekhonkothē | ikhonkothile, ikhonkothē | ayikhonkothanga | engakhonkothanga | ingakhonkothanga |
| Class 10 | zikhonkothile, zikhonkothē | ezikhonkothile, ezikhonkothē | zikhonkothile, zikhonkothē | azikhonkothanga | ezingakhonkothanga | zingakhonkothanga |
| Class 11 | lukhonkothile, lukhonkothē | olukhonkothile, olukhonkothē | lukhonkothile, lukhonkothē | alukhonkothanga | olungakhonkothanga | lungakhonkothanga |
| Class 14 | bukhonkothile, bukhonkothē | obukhonkothile, obukhonkothē | bukhonkothile, bukhonkothē | abukhonkothanga | obungakhonkothanga | bungakhonkothanga |
| Class 15 | kukhonkothile, kukhonkothē | okukhonkothile, okukhonkothē | kukhonkothile, kukhonkothē | akukhonkothanga | okungakhonkothanga | kungakhonkothanga |
| Class 17 | kukhonkothile, kukhonkothē | okukhonkothile, okukhonkothē | kukhonkothile, kukhonkothē | akukhonkothanga | okungakhonkothanga | kungakhonkothanga |
| | 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 | ngākhonkotha | engākhonkotha | ngākhonkotha | angikhonkothanga | engingakhonkothanga | ngingakhonkothanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhonkotha | owākhonkotha | wākhonkotha | awukhonkothanga | ongakhonkothanga | ungakhonkothanga |
| 1st plural | sākhonkotha | esākhonkotha | sākhonkotha | asikhonkothanga | esingakhonkothanga | singakhonkothanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhonkotha | enākhonkotha | nākhonkotha | anikhonkothanga | eningakhonkothanga | ningakhonkothanga |
| Class 1 | wākhonkotha | owākhonkotha | ākhonkotha | akakhonkothanga | ongakhonkothanga | engakhonkothanga |
| Class 2 | bākhonkotha | abākhonkotha | bākhonkotha | abakhonkothanga | abangakhonkothanga | bengakhonkothanga |
| Class 3 | wākhonkotha | owākhonkotha | wākhonkotha | awukhonkothanga | ongakhonkothanga | ungakhonkothanga |
| Class 4 | yākhonkotha | eyākhonkotha | yākhonkotha | ayikhonkothanga | engakhonkothanga | ingakhonkothanga |
| Class 5 | lākhonkotha | elākhonkotha | lākhonkotha | alikhonkothanga | elingakhonkothanga | lingakhonkothanga |
| Class 6 | ākhonkotha | ākhonkotha | ākhonkotha | awakhonkothanga | angakhonkothanga | engakhonkothanga |
| Class 7 | sākhonkotha | esākhonkotha | sākhonkotha | asikhonkothanga | esingakhonkothanga | singakhonkothanga |
| Class 8 | zākhonkotha | ezākhonkotha | zākhonkotha | azikhonkothanga | ezingakhonkothanga | zingakhonkothanga |
| Class 9 | yākhonkotha | eyākhonkotha | yākhonkotha | ayikhonkothanga | engakhonkothanga | ingakhonkothanga |
| Class 10 | zākhonkotha | ezākhonkotha | zākhonkotha | azikhonkothanga | ezingakhonkothanga | zingakhonkothanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhonkotha | olwākhonkotha | lwākhonkotha | alukhonkothanga | olungakhonkothanga | lungakhonkothanga |
| Class 14 | bākhonkotha | obākhonkotha | bākhonkotha | abukhonkothanga | obungakhonkothanga | bungakhonkothanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhonkotha | okwākhonkotha | kwākhonkotha | akukhonkothanga | okungakhonkothanga | kungakhonkothanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhonkotha | okwākhonkotha | kwākhonkotha | akukhonkothanga | okungakhonkothanga | kungakhonkothanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhonkotha | — | ngingakhonkotha | ngingekhonkothe | — | ngingekhonkothe |
| 2nd singular | ungakhonkotha | — | ungakhonkotha | ungekhonkothe | — | ungekhonkothe |
| 1st plural | singakhonkotha | — | singakhonkotha | singekhonkothe | — | singekhonkothe |
| 2nd plural | ningakhonkotha | — | ningakhonkotha | ningekhonkothe | — | ningekhonkothe |
| Class 1 | angakhonkotha | — | engakhonkotha | angekhonkothe | — | engekhonkothe |
| Class 2 | bangakhonkotha | — | bengakhonkotha | bangekhonkothe | — | bengekhonkothe |
| Class 3 | ungakhonkotha | — | ungakhonkotha | ungekhonkothe | — | ungekhonkothe |
| Class 4 | ingakhonkotha | — | ingakhonkotha | ingekhonkothe | — | ingekhonkothe |
| Class 5 | lingakhonkotha | — | lingakhonkotha | lingekhonkothe | — | lingekhonkothe |
| Class 6 | angakhonkotha | — | engakhonkotha | angekhonkothe | — | engekhonkothe |
| Class 7 | singakhonkotha | — | singakhonkotha | singekhonkothe | — | singekhonkothe |
| Class 8 | zingakhonkotha | — | zingakhonkotha | zingekhonkothe | — | zingekhonkothe |
| Class 9 | ingakhonkotha | — | ingakhonkotha | ingekhonkothe | — | ingekhonkothe |
| Class 10 | zingakhonkotha | — | zingakhonkotha | zingekhonkothe | — | zingekhonkothe |
| Class 11 | lungakhonkotha | — | lungakhonkotha | lungekhonkothe | — | lungekhonkothe |
| Class 14 | bungakhonkotha | — | bungakhonkotha | bungekhonkothe | — | bungekhonkothe |
| Class 15 | kungakhonkotha | — | kungakhonkotha | kungekhonkothe | — | kungekhonkothe |
| Class 17 | kungakhonkotha | — | kungakhonkotha | kungekhonkothe | — | kungekhonkothe |
| | 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 | ngizokhonkotha | engizokhonkotha | ngizokhonkotha | angizukhonkotha | engingezukhonkotha | ngingezukhonkotha |
| 2nd singular | uzokhonkotha | ozokhonkotha | uzokhonkotha | awuzukhonkotha | ongezukhonkotha | ungezukhonkotha |
| 1st plural | sizokhonkotha | esizokhonkotha | sizokhonkotha | asizukhonkotha | esingezukhonkotha | singezukhonkotha |
| 2nd plural | nizokhonkotha | enizokhonkotha | nizokhonkotha | anizukhonkotha | eningezukhonkotha | ningezukhonkotha |
| Class 1 | uzokhonkotha | ozokhonkotha | ezokhonkotha | akazukhonkotha | ongezukhonkotha | engezukhonkotha |
| Class 2 | bazokhonkotha | abazokhonkotha | bezokhonkotha | abazukhonkotha | abangezukhonkotha | bengezukhonkotha |
| Class 3 | uzokhonkotha | ozokhonkotha | uzokhonkotha | awuzukhonkotha | ongezukhonkotha | ungezukhonkotha |
| Class 4 | izokhonkotha | ezokhonkotha | izokhonkotha | ayizukhonkotha | engezukhonkotha | ingezukhonkotha |
| Class 5 | lizokhonkotha | elizokhonkotha | lizokhonkotha | alizukhonkotha | elingezukhonkotha | lingezukhonkotha |
| Class 6 | azokhonkotha | azokhonkotha | ezokhonkotha | awazukhonkotha | angezukhonkotha | engezukhonkotha |
| Class 7 | sizokhonkotha | esizokhonkotha | sizokhonkotha | asizukhonkotha | esingezukhonkotha | singezukhonkotha |
| Class 8 | zizokhonkotha | ezizokhonkotha | zizokhonkotha | azizukhonkotha | ezingezukhonkotha | zingezukhonkotha |
| Class 9 | izokhonkotha | ezokhonkotha | izokhonkotha | ayizukhonkotha | engezukhonkotha | ingezukhonkotha |
| Class 10 | zizokhonkotha | ezizokhonkotha | zizokhonkotha | azizukhonkotha | ezingezukhonkotha | zingezukhonkotha |
| Class 11 | luzokhonkotha | oluzokhonkotha | luzokhonkotha | aluzukhonkotha | olungezukhonkotha | lungezukhonkotha |
| Class 14 | buzokhonkotha | obuzokhonkotha | buzokhonkotha | abuzukhonkotha | obungezukhonkotha | bungezukhonkotha |
| Class 15 | kuzokhonkotha | okuzokhonkotha | kuzokhonkotha | akuzukhonkotha | okungezukhonkotha | kungezukhonkotha |
| Class 17 | kuzokhonkotha | okuzokhonkotha | kuzokhonkotha | akuzukhonkotha | okungezukhonkotha | kungezukhonkotha |
| | 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 | ngiyokhonkotha | engiyokhonkotha | ngiyokhonkotha | angiyukhonkotha | engingeyukhonkotha | ngingeyukhonkotha |
| 2nd singular | uyokhonkotha | oyokhonkotha | uyokhonkotha | awuyukhonkotha | ongeyukhonkotha | ungeyukhonkotha |
| 1st plural | siyokhonkotha | esiyokhonkotha | siyokhonkotha | asiyukhonkotha | esingeyukhonkotha | singeyukhonkotha |
| 2nd plural | niyokhonkotha | eniyokhonkotha | niyokhonkotha | aniyukhonkotha | eningeyukhonkotha | ningeyukhonkotha |
| Class 1 | uyokhonkotha | oyokhonkotha | eyokhonkotha | akayukhonkotha | ongeyukhonkotha | engeyukhonkotha |
| Class 2 | bayokhonkotha | abayokhonkotha | beyokhonkotha | abayukhonkotha | abangeyukhonkotha | bengeyukhonkotha |
| Class 3 | uyokhonkotha | oyokhonkotha | uyokhonkotha | awuyukhonkotha | ongeyukhonkotha | ungeyukhonkotha |
| Class 4 | iyokhonkotha | eyokhonkotha | iyokhonkotha | ayiyukhonkotha | engeyukhonkotha | ingeyukhonkotha |
| Class 5 | liyokhonkotha | eliyokhonkotha | liyokhonkotha | aliyukhonkotha | elingeyukhonkotha | lingeyukhonkotha |
| Class 6 | ayokhonkotha | ayokhonkotha | eyokhonkotha | awayukhonkotha | angeyukhonkotha | engeyukhonkotha |
| Class 7 | siyokhonkotha | esiyokhonkotha | siyokhonkotha | asiyukhonkotha | esingeyukhonkotha | singeyukhonkotha |
| Class 8 | ziyokhonkotha | eziyokhonkotha | ziyokhonkotha | aziyukhonkotha | ezingeyukhonkotha | zingeyukhonkotha |
| Class 9 | iyokhonkotha | eyokhonkotha | iyokhonkotha | ayiyukhonkotha | engeyukhonkotha | ingeyukhonkotha |
| Class 10 | ziyokhonkotha | eziyokhonkotha | ziyokhonkotha | aziyukhonkotha | ezingeyukhonkotha | zingeyukhonkotha |
| Class 11 | luyokhonkotha | oluyokhonkotha | luyokhonkotha | aluyukhonkotha | olungeyukhonkotha | lungeyukhonkotha |
| Class 14 | buyokhonkotha | obuyokhonkotha | buyokhonkotha | abuyukhonkotha | obungeyukhonkotha | bungeyukhonkotha |
| Class 15 | kuyokhonkotha | okuyokhonkotha | kuyokhonkotha | akuyukhonkotha | okungeyukhonkotha | kungeyukhonkotha |
| Class 17 | kuyokhonkotha | okuyokhonkotha | kuyokhonkotha | akuyukhonkotha | okungeyukhonkotha | kungeyukhonkotha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhonkothe | ngingakhonkothi |
| 2nd singular | ukhonkothe | ungakhonkothi |
| 1st plural | sikhonkothe | singakhonkothi |
| 2nd plural | nikhonkothe | ningakhonkothi |
| Class 1 | akhonkothe | angakhonkothi |
| Class 2 | bakhonkothe | bangakhonkothi |
| Class 3 | ukhonkothe | ungakhonkothi |
| Class 4 | ikhonkothe | ingakhonkothi |
| Class 5 | likhonkothe | lingakhonkothi |
| Class 6 | akhonkothe | angakhonkothi |
| Class 7 | sikhonkothe | singakhonkothi |
| Class 8 | zikhonkothe | zingakhonkothi |
| Class 9 | ikhonkothe | ingakhonkothi |
| Class 10 | zikhonkothe | zingakhonkothi |
| Class 11 | lukhonkothe | lungakhonkothi |
| Class 14 | bukhonkothe | bungakhonkothi |
| Class 15 | kukhonkothe | kungakhonkothi |
| Class 17 | kukhonkothe | kungakhonkothi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhonkotha | ngangakhonkotha, angakhonkotha, angangakhonkotha |
| 2nd singular | wakhonkotha | wangakhonkotha, awakhonkotha, awangakhonkotha |
| 1st plural | sakhonkotha | sangakhonkotha, asakhonkotha, asangakhonkotha |
| 2nd plural | nakhonkotha | nangakhonkotha, anakhonkotha, anangakhonkotha |
| Class 1 | wakhonkotha | wangakhonkotha, akakhonkotha, akangakhonkotha |
| Class 2 | bakhonkotha | bangakhonkotha, abakhonkotha, abangakhonkotha |
| Class 3 | wakhonkotha | wangakhonkotha, awakhonkotha, awangakhonkotha |
| Class 4 | yakhonkotha | yangakhonkotha, ayakhonkotha, ayangakhonkotha |
| Class 5 | lakhonkotha | langakhonkotha, alakhonkotha, alangakhonkotha |
| Class 6 | akhonkotha | angakhonkotha, awakhonkotha, awangakhonkotha |
| Class 7 | sakhonkotha | sangakhonkotha, asakhonkotha, asangakhonkotha |
| Class 8 | zakhonkotha | zangakhonkotha, azakhonkotha, azangakhonkotha |
| Class 9 | yakhonkotha | yangakhonkotha, ayakhonkotha, ayangakhonkotha |
| Class 10 | zakhonkotha | zangakhonkotha, azakhonkotha, azangakhonkotha |
| Class 11 | lwakhonkotha | lwangakhonkotha, alwakhonkotha, alwangakhonkotha |
| Class 14 | bakhonkotha | bangakhonkotha, abakhonkotha, abangakhonkotha |
| Class 15 | kwakhonkotha | kwangakhonkotha, akwakhonkotha, akwangakhonkotha |
| Class 17 | kwakhonkotha | kwangakhonkotha, akwakhonkotha, akwangakhonkotha |

### References

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