# phendula
## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-phéndula
* to answer

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-phéndula
* (transitive) to answer

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* impendulo

## Zulu
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-phendula
* (transitive) to answer, to reply, to respond
* (transitive) to turn, to turn over, to turn round
* (transitive) to alter, to change, to modify
* (transitive) to convert
* (transitive) to dye

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuphendula |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuphendula | ukungaphenduli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | phendula | -phendule |
| Plural | phendulani | -phenduleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaphendula, ngiphendula | engiphendulayo, engiphendula | ngiphendula | angiphenduli | engingaphenduli | ngingaphenduli |
| 2nd singular | uyaphendula, uphendula | ophendulayo, ophendula | uphendula | awuphenduli | ongaphenduli | ungaphenduli |
| 1st plural | siyaphendula, siphendula | esiphendulayo, esiphendula | siphendula | asiphenduli | esingaphenduli | singaphenduli |
| 2nd plural | niyaphendula, niphendula | eniphendulayo, eniphendula | niphendula | aniphenduli | eningaphenduli | ningaphenduli |
| Class 1 | uyaphendula, uphendula | ophendulayo, ophendula | ephendula | akaphenduli | ongaphenduli | engaphenduli |
| Class 2 | bayaphendula, baphendula | abaphendulayo, abaphendula | bephendula | abaphenduli | abangaphenduli | bengaphenduli |
| Class 3 | uyaphendula, uphendula | ophendulayo, ophendula | uphendula | awuphenduli | ongaphenduli | ungaphenduli |
| Class 4 | iyaphendula, iphendula | ephendulayo, ephendula | iphendula | ayiphenduli | engaphenduli | ingaphenduli |
| Class 5 | liyaphendula, liphendula | eliphendulayo, eliphendula | liphendula | aliphenduli | elingaphenduli | lingaphenduli |
| Class 6 | ayaphendula, aphendula | aphendulayo, aphendula | ephendula | awaphenduli | angaphenduli | engaphenduli |
| Class 7 | siyaphendula, siphendula | esiphendulayo, esiphendula | siphendula | asiphenduli | esingaphenduli | singaphenduli |
| Class 8 | ziyaphendula, ziphendula | eziphendulayo, eziphendula | ziphendula | aziphenduli | ezingaphenduli | zingaphenduli |
| Class 9 | iyaphendula, iphendula | ephendulayo, ephendula | iphendula | ayiphenduli | engaphenduli | ingaphenduli |
| Class 10 | ziyaphendula, ziphendula | eziphendulayo, eziphendula | ziphendula | aziphenduli | ezingaphenduli | zingaphenduli |
| Class 11 | luyaphendula, luphendula | oluphendulayo, oluphendula | luphendula | aluphenduli | olungaphenduli | lungaphenduli |
| Class 14 | buyaphendula, buphendula | obuphendulayo, obuphendula | buphendula | abuphenduli | obungaphenduli | bungaphenduli |
| Class 15 | kuyaphendula, kuphendula | okuphendulayo, okuphendula | kuphendula | akuphenduli | okungaphenduli | kungaphenduli |
| Class 17 | kuyaphendula, kuphendula | okuphendulayo, okuphendula | kuphendula | akuphenduli | okungaphenduli | kungaphenduli |
| | 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 | ngiphendulile, ngiphendulē | engiphendulile, engiphendulē | ngiphendulile, ngiphendulē | angiphendulanga | engingaphendulanga | ngingaphendulanga |
| 2nd singular | uphendulile, uphendulē | ophendulile, ophendulē | uphendulile, uphendulē | awuphendulanga | ongaphendulanga | ungaphendulanga |
| 1st plural | siphendulile, siphendulē | esiphendulile, esiphendulē | siphendulile, siphendulē | asiphendulanga | esingaphendulanga | singaphendulanga |
| 2nd plural | niphendulile, niphendulē | eniphendulile, eniphendulē | niphendulile, niphendulē | aniphendulanga | eningaphendulanga | ningaphendulanga |
| Class 1 | uphendulile, uphendulē | ophendulile, ophendulē | ephendulile, ephendulē | akaphendulanga | ongaphendulanga | engaphendulanga |
| Class 2 | baphendulile, baphendulē | abaphendulile, abaphendulē | bephendulile, bephendulē | abaphendulanga | abangaphendulanga | bengaphendulanga |
| Class 3 | uphendulile, uphendulē | ophendulile, ophendulē | uphendulile, uphendulē | awuphendulanga | ongaphendulanga | ungaphendulanga |
| Class 4 | iphendulile, iphendulē | ephendulile, ephendulē | iphendulile, iphendulē | ayiphendulanga | engaphendulanga | ingaphendulanga |
| Class 5 | liphendulile, liphendulē | eliphendulile, eliphendulē | liphendulile, liphendulē | aliphendulanga | elingaphendulanga | lingaphendulanga |
| Class 6 | aphendulile, aphendulē | aphendulile, aphendulē | ephendulile, ephendulē | awaphendulanga | angaphendulanga | engaphendulanga |
| Class 7 | siphendulile, siphendulē | esiphendulile, esiphendulē | siphendulile, siphendulē | asiphendulanga | esingaphendulanga | singaphendulanga |
| Class 8 | ziphendulile, ziphendulē | eziphendulile, eziphendulē | ziphendulile, ziphendulē | aziphendulanga | ezingaphendulanga | zingaphendulanga |
| Class 9 | iphendulile, iphendulē | ephendulile, ephendulē | iphendulile, iphendulē | ayiphendulanga | engaphendulanga | ingaphendulanga |
| Class 10 | ziphendulile, ziphendulē | eziphendulile, eziphendulē | ziphendulile, ziphendulē | aziphendulanga | ezingaphendulanga | zingaphendulanga |
| Class 11 | luphendulile, luphendulē | oluphendulile, oluphendulē | luphendulile, luphendulē | aluphendulanga | olungaphendulanga | lungaphendulanga |
| Class 14 | buphendulile, buphendulē | obuphendulile, obuphendulē | buphendulile, buphendulē | abuphendulanga | obungaphendulanga | bungaphendulanga |
| Class 15 | kuphendulile, kuphendulē | okuphendulile, okuphendulē | kuphendulile, kuphendulē | akuphendulanga | okungaphendulanga | kungaphendulanga |
| Class 17 | kuphendulile, kuphendulē | okuphendulile, okuphendulē | kuphendulile, kuphendulē | akuphendulanga | okungaphendulanga | kungaphendulanga |
| | 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 | ngāphendula | engāphendula | ngāphendula | angiphendulanga | engingaphendulanga | ngingaphendulanga |
| 2nd singular | wāphendula | owāphendula | wāphendula | awuphendulanga | ongaphendulanga | ungaphendulanga |
| 1st plural | sāphendula | esāphendula | sāphendula | asiphendulanga | esingaphendulanga | singaphendulanga |
| 2nd plural | nāphendula | enāphendula | nāphendula | aniphendulanga | eningaphendulanga | ningaphendulanga |
| Class 1 | wāphendula | owāphendula | āphendula | akaphendulanga | ongaphendulanga | engaphendulanga |
| Class 2 | bāphendula | abāphendula | bāphendula | abaphendulanga | abangaphendulanga | bengaphendulanga |
| Class 3 | wāphendula | owāphendula | wāphendula | awuphendulanga | ongaphendulanga | ungaphendulanga |
| Class 4 | yāphendula | eyāphendula | yāphendula | ayiphendulanga | engaphendulanga | ingaphendulanga |
| Class 5 | lāphendula | elāphendula | lāphendula | aliphendulanga | elingaphendulanga | lingaphendulanga |
| Class 6 | āphendula | āphendula | āphendula | awaphendulanga | angaphendulanga | engaphendulanga |
| Class 7 | sāphendula | esāphendula | sāphendula | asiphendulanga | esingaphendulanga | singaphendulanga |
| Class 8 | zāphendula | ezāphendula | zāphendula | aziphendulanga | ezingaphendulanga | zingaphendulanga |
| Class 9 | yāphendula | eyāphendula | yāphendula | ayiphendulanga | engaphendulanga | ingaphendulanga |
| Class 10 | zāphendula | ezāphendula | zāphendula | aziphendulanga | ezingaphendulanga | zingaphendulanga |
| Class 11 | lwāphendula | olwāphendula | lwāphendula | aluphendulanga | olungaphendulanga | lungaphendulanga |
| Class 14 | bāphendula | obāphendula | bāphendula | abuphendulanga | obungaphendulanga | bungaphendulanga |
| Class 15 | kwāphendula | okwāphendula | kwāphendula | akuphendulanga | okungaphendulanga | kungaphendulanga |
| Class 17 | kwāphendula | okwāphendula | kwāphendula | akuphendulanga | okungaphendulanga | kungaphendulanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaphendula | — | ngingaphendula | ngingephendule | — | ngingephendule |
| 2nd singular | ungaphendula | — | ungaphendula | ungephendule | — | ungephendule |
| 1st plural | singaphendula | — | singaphendula | singephendule | — | singephendule |
| 2nd plural | ningaphendula | — | ningaphendula | ningephendule | — | ningephendule |
| Class 1 | angaphendula | — | engaphendula | angephendule | — | engephendule |
| Class 2 | bangaphendula | — | bengaphendula | bangephendule | — | bengephendule |
| Class 3 | ungaphendula | — | ungaphendula | ungephendule | — | ungephendule |
| Class 4 | ingaphendula | — | ingaphendula | ingephendule | — | ingephendule |
| Class 5 | lingaphendula | — | lingaphendula | lingephendule | — | lingephendule |
| Class 6 | angaphendula | — | engaphendula | angephendule | — | engephendule |
| Class 7 | singaphendula | — | singaphendula | singephendule | — | singephendule |
| Class 8 | zingaphendula | — | zingaphendula | zingephendule | — | zingephendule |
| Class 9 | ingaphendula | — | ingaphendula | ingephendule | — | ingephendule |
| Class 10 | zingaphendula | — | zingaphendula | zingephendule | — | zingephendule |
| Class 11 | lungaphendula | — | lungaphendula | lungephendule | — | lungephendule |
| Class 14 | bungaphendula | — | bungaphendula | bungephendule | — | bungephendule |
| Class 15 | kungaphendula | — | kungaphendula | kungephendule | — | kungephendule |
| Class 17 | kungaphendula | — | kungaphendula | kungephendule | — | kungephendule |
| | 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 | ngizophendula | engizophendula | ngizophendula | angizuphendula | engingezuphendula | ngingezuphendula |
| 2nd singular | uzophendula | ozophendula | uzophendula | awuzuphendula | ongezuphendula | ungezuphendula |
| 1st plural | sizophendula | esizophendula | sizophendula | asizuphendula | esingezuphendula | singezuphendula |
| 2nd plural | nizophendula | enizophendula | nizophendula | anizuphendula | eningezuphendula | ningezuphendula |
| Class 1 | uzophendula | ozophendula | ezophendula | akazuphendula | ongezuphendula | engezuphendula |
| Class 2 | bazophendula | abazophendula | bezophendula | abazuphendula | abangezuphendula | bengezuphendula |
| Class 3 | uzophendula | ozophendula | uzophendula | awuzuphendula | ongezuphendula | ungezuphendula |
| Class 4 | izophendula | ezophendula | izophendula | ayizuphendula | engezuphendula | ingezuphendula |
| Class 5 | lizophendula | elizophendula | lizophendula | alizuphendula | elingezuphendula | lingezuphendula |
| Class 6 | azophendula | azophendula | ezophendula | awazuphendula | angezuphendula | engezuphendula |
| Class 7 | sizophendula | esizophendula | sizophendula | asizuphendula | esingezuphendula | singezuphendula |
| Class 8 | zizophendula | ezizophendula | zizophendula | azizuphendula | ezingezuphendula | zingezuphendula |
| Class 9 | izophendula | ezophendula | izophendula | ayizuphendula | engezuphendula | ingezuphendula |
| Class 10 | zizophendula | ezizophendula | zizophendula | azizuphendula | ezingezuphendula | zingezuphendula |
| Class 11 | luzophendula | oluzophendula | luzophendula | aluzuphendula | olungezuphendula | lungezuphendula |
| Class 14 | buzophendula | obuzophendula | buzophendula | abuzuphendula | obungezuphendula | bungezuphendula |
| Class 15 | kuzophendula | okuzophendula | kuzophendula | akuzuphendula | okungezuphendula | kungezuphendula |
| Class 17 | kuzophendula | okuzophendula | kuzophendula | akuzuphendula | okungezuphendula | kungezuphendula |
| | 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 | ngiyophendula | engiyophendula | ngiyophendula | angiyuphendula | engingeyuphendula | ngingeyuphendula |
| 2nd singular | uyophendula | oyophendula | uyophendula | awuyuphendula | ongeyuphendula | ungeyuphendula |
| 1st plural | siyophendula | esiyophendula | siyophendula | asiyuphendula | esingeyuphendula | singeyuphendula |
| 2nd plural | niyophendula | eniyophendula | niyophendula | aniyuphendula | eningeyuphendula | ningeyuphendula |
| Class 1 | uyophendula | oyophendula | eyophendula | akayuphendula | ongeyuphendula | engeyuphendula |
| Class 2 | bayophendula | abayophendula | beyophendula | abayuphendula | abangeyuphendula | bengeyuphendula |
| Class 3 | uyophendula | oyophendula | uyophendula | awuyuphendula | ongeyuphendula | ungeyuphendula |
| Class 4 | iyophendula | eyophendula | iyophendula | ayiyuphendula | engeyuphendula | ingeyuphendula |
| Class 5 | liyophendula | eliyophendula | liyophendula | aliyuphendula | elingeyuphendula | lingeyuphendula |
| Class 6 | ayophendula | ayophendula | eyophendula | awayuphendula | angeyuphendula | engeyuphendula |
| Class 7 | siyophendula | esiyophendula | siyophendula | asiyuphendula | esingeyuphendula | singeyuphendula |
| Class 8 | ziyophendula | eziyophendula | ziyophendula | aziyuphendula | ezingeyuphendula | zingeyuphendula |
| Class 9 | iyophendula | eyophendula | iyophendula | ayiyuphendula | engeyuphendula | ingeyuphendula |
| Class 10 | ziyophendula | eziyophendula | ziyophendula | aziyuphendula | ezingeyuphendula | zingeyuphendula |
| Class 11 | luyophendula | oluyophendula | luyophendula | aluyuphendula | olungeyuphendula | lungeyuphendula |
| Class 14 | buyophendula | obuyophendula | buyophendula | abuyuphendula | obungeyuphendula | bungeyuphendula |
| Class 15 | kuyophendula | okuyophendula | kuyophendula | akuyuphendula | okungeyuphendula | kungeyuphendula |
| Class 17 | kuyophendula | okuyophendula | kuyophendula | akuyuphendula | okungeyuphendula | kungeyuphendula |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiphendule | ngingaphenduli |
| 2nd singular | uphendule | ungaphenduli |
| 1st plural | siphendule | singaphenduli |
| 2nd plural | niphendule | ningaphenduli |
| Class 1 | aphendule | angaphenduli |
| Class 2 | baphendule | bangaphenduli |
| Class 3 | uphendule | ungaphenduli |
| Class 4 | iphendule | ingaphenduli |
| Class 5 | liphendule | lingaphenduli |
| Class 6 | aphendule | angaphenduli |
| Class 7 | siphendule | singaphenduli |
| Class 8 | ziphendule | zingaphenduli |
| Class 9 | iphendule | ingaphenduli |
| Class 10 | ziphendule | zingaphenduli |
| Class 11 | luphendule | lungaphenduli |
| Class 14 | buphendule | bungaphenduli |
| Class 15 | kuphendule | kungaphenduli |
| Class 17 | kuphendule | kungaphenduli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaphendula | ngangaphendula, angaphendula, angangaphendula |
| 2nd singular | waphendula | wangaphendula, awaphendula, awangaphendula |
| 1st plural | saphendula | sangaphendula, asaphendula, asangaphendula |
| 2nd plural | naphendula | nangaphendula, anaphendula, anangaphendula |
| Class 1 | waphendula | wangaphendula, akaphendula, akangaphendula |
| Class 2 | baphendula | bangaphendula, abaphendula, abangaphendula |
| Class 3 | waphendula | wangaphendula, awaphendula, awangaphendula |
| Class 4 | yaphendula | yangaphendula, ayaphendula, ayangaphendula |
| Class 5 | laphendula | langaphendula, alaphendula, alangaphendula |
| Class 6 | aphendula | angaphendula, awaphendula, awangaphendula |
| Class 7 | saphendula | sangaphendula, asaphendula, asangaphendula |
| Class 8 | zaphendula | zangaphendula, azaphendula, azangaphendula |
| Class 9 | yaphendula | yangaphendula, ayaphendula, ayangaphendula |
| Class 10 | zaphendula | zangaphendula, azaphendula, azangaphendula |
| Class 11 | lwaphendula | lwangaphendula, alwaphendula, alwangaphendula |
| Class 14 | baphendula | bangaphendula, abaphendula, abangaphendula |
| Class 15 | kwaphendula | kwangaphendula, akwaphendula, akwangaphendula |
| Class 17 | kwaphendula | kwangaphendula, akwaphendula, akwangaphendula |

### References

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