# nceda
## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From a San language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Verb

-nceda
* to help

#### Inflection

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## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From a San language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Verb

-nceda
* to help

#### Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From a San language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Verb

-nceda
* (transitive) to help

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* -ncedisa
* uncedo

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Xhosa -nceda.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ᵑǀeːda/

### Verb

-nceda
* (transitive) to help, to aid, to assist
    Synonym: -siza

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukunceda |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukunceda | ukungancedi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | nceda | -ncede |
| Plural | ncedani | -ncedeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyanceda, nginceda | engincedayo, enginceda | nginceda | angincedi | engingancedi | ngingancedi |
| 2nd singular | uyanceda, unceda | oncedayo, onceda | unceda | awuncedi | ongancedi | ungancedi |
| 1st plural | siyanceda, sinceda | esincedayo, esinceda | sinceda | asincedi | esingancedi | singancedi |
| 2nd plural | niyanceda, ninceda | enincedayo, eninceda | ninceda | anincedi | eningancedi | ningancedi |
| Class 1 | uyanceda, unceda | oncedayo, onceda | enceda | akancedi | ongancedi | engancedi |
| Class 2 | bayanceda, banceda | abancedayo, abanceda | benceda | abancedi | abangancedi | bengancedi |
| Class 3 | uyanceda, unceda | oncedayo, onceda | unceda | awuncedi | ongancedi | ungancedi |
| Class 4 | iyanceda, inceda | encedayo, enceda | inceda | ayincedi | engancedi | ingancedi |
| Class 5 | liyanceda, linceda | elincedayo, elinceda | linceda | alincedi | elingancedi | lingancedi |
| Class 6 | ayanceda, anceda | ancedayo, anceda | enceda | awancedi | angancedi | engancedi |
| Class 7 | siyanceda, sinceda | esincedayo, esinceda | sinceda | asincedi | esingancedi | singancedi |
| Class 8 | ziyanceda, zinceda | ezincedayo, ezinceda | zinceda | azincedi | ezingancedi | zingancedi |
| Class 9 | iyanceda, inceda | encedayo, enceda | inceda | ayincedi | engancedi | ingancedi |
| Class 10 | ziyanceda, zinceda | ezincedayo, ezinceda | zinceda | azincedi | ezingancedi | zingancedi |
| Class 11 | luyanceda, lunceda | oluncedayo, olunceda | lunceda | aluncedi | olungancedi | lungancedi |
| Class 14 | buyanceda, bunceda | obuncedayo, obunceda | bunceda | abuncedi | obungancedi | bungancedi |
| Class 15 | kuyanceda, kunceda | okuncedayo, okunceda | kunceda | akuncedi | okungancedi | kungancedi |
| Class 17 | kuyanceda, kunceda | okuncedayo, okunceda | kunceda | akuncedi | okungancedi | kungancedi |
| | 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 | ngincedile, ngincedē | engincedile, engincedē | ngincedile, ngincedē | angincedanga | engingancedanga | ngingancedanga |
| 2nd singular | uncedile, uncedē | oncedile, oncedē | uncedile, uncedē | awuncedanga | ongancedanga | ungancedanga |
| 1st plural | sincedile, sincedē | esincedile, esincedē | sincedile, sincedē | asincedanga | esingancedanga | singancedanga |
| 2nd plural | nincedile, nincedē | enincedile, enincedē | nincedile, nincedē | anincedanga | eningancedanga | ningancedanga |
| Class 1 | uncedile, uncedē | oncedile, oncedē | encedile, encedē | akancedanga | ongancedanga | engancedanga |
| Class 2 | bancedile, bancedē | abancedile, abancedē | bencedile, bencedē | abancedanga | abangancedanga | bengancedanga |
| Class 3 | uncedile, uncedē | oncedile, oncedē | uncedile, uncedē | awuncedanga | ongancedanga | ungancedanga |
| Class 4 | incedile, incedē | encedile, encedē | incedile, incedē | ayincedanga | engancedanga | ingancedanga |
| Class 5 | lincedile, lincedē | elincedile, elincedē | lincedile, lincedē | alincedanga | elingancedanga | lingancedanga |
| Class 6 | ancedile, ancedē | ancedile, ancedē | encedile, encedē | awancedanga | angancedanga | engancedanga |
| Class 7 | sincedile, sincedē | esincedile, esincedē | sincedile, sincedē | asincedanga | esingancedanga | singancedanga |
| Class 8 | zincedile, zincedē | ezincedile, ezincedē | zincedile, zincedē | azincedanga | ezingancedanga | zingancedanga |
| Class 9 | incedile, incedē | encedile, encedē | incedile, incedē | ayincedanga | engancedanga | ingancedanga |
| Class 10 | zincedile, zincedē | ezincedile, ezincedē | zincedile, zincedē | azincedanga | ezingancedanga | zingancedanga |
| Class 11 | luncedile, luncedē | oluncedile, oluncedē | luncedile, luncedē | aluncedanga | olungancedanga | lungancedanga |
| Class 14 | buncedile, buncedē | obuncedile, obuncedē | buncedile, buncedē | abuncedanga | obungancedanga | bungancedanga |
| Class 15 | kuncedile, kuncedē | okuncedile, okuncedē | kuncedile, kuncedē | akuncedanga | okungancedanga | kungancedanga |
| Class 17 | kuncedile, kuncedē | okuncedile, okuncedē | kuncedile, kuncedē | akuncedanga | okungancedanga | kungancedanga |
| | 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 | ngānceda | engānceda | ngānceda | angincedanga | engingancedanga | ngingancedanga |
| 2nd singular | wānceda | owānceda | wānceda | awuncedanga | ongancedanga | ungancedanga |
| 1st plural | sānceda | esānceda | sānceda | asincedanga | esingancedanga | singancedanga |
| 2nd plural | nānceda | enānceda | nānceda | anincedanga | eningancedanga | ningancedanga |
| Class 1 | wānceda | owānceda | ānceda | akancedanga | ongancedanga | engancedanga |
| Class 2 | bānceda | abānceda | bānceda | abancedanga | abangancedanga | bengancedanga |
| Class 3 | wānceda | owānceda | wānceda | awuncedanga | ongancedanga | ungancedanga |
| Class 4 | yānceda | eyānceda | yānceda | ayincedanga | engancedanga | ingancedanga |
| Class 5 | lānceda | elānceda | lānceda | alincedanga | elingancedanga | lingancedanga |
| Class 6 | ānceda | ānceda | ānceda | awancedanga | angancedanga | engancedanga |
| Class 7 | sānceda | esānceda | sānceda | asincedanga | esingancedanga | singancedanga |
| Class 8 | zānceda | ezānceda | zānceda | azincedanga | ezingancedanga | zingancedanga |
| Class 9 | yānceda | eyānceda | yānceda | ayincedanga | engancedanga | ingancedanga |
| Class 10 | zānceda | ezānceda | zānceda | azincedanga | ezingancedanga | zingancedanga |
| Class 11 | lwānceda | olwānceda | lwānceda | aluncedanga | olungancedanga | lungancedanga |
| Class 14 | bānceda | obānceda | bānceda | abuncedanga | obungancedanga | bungancedanga |
| Class 15 | kwānceda | okwānceda | kwānceda | akuncedanga | okungancedanga | kungancedanga |
| Class 17 | kwānceda | okwānceda | kwānceda | akuncedanga | okungancedanga | kungancedanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | nginganceda | — | nginganceda | ngingencede | — | ngingencede |
| 2nd singular | unganceda | — | unganceda | ungencede | — | ungencede |
| 1st plural | singanceda | — | singanceda | singencede | — | singencede |
| 2nd plural | ninganceda | — | ninganceda | ningencede | — | ningencede |
| Class 1 | anganceda | — | enganceda | angencede | — | engencede |
| Class 2 | banganceda | — | benganceda | bangencede | — | bengencede |
| Class 3 | unganceda | — | unganceda | ungencede | — | ungencede |
| Class 4 | inganceda | — | inganceda | ingencede | — | ingencede |
| Class 5 | linganceda | — | linganceda | lingencede | — | lingencede |
| Class 6 | anganceda | — | enganceda | angencede | — | engencede |
| Class 7 | singanceda | — | singanceda | singencede | — | singencede |
| Class 8 | zinganceda | — | zinganceda | zingencede | — | zingencede |
| Class 9 | inganceda | — | inganceda | ingencede | — | ingencede |
| Class 10 | zinganceda | — | zinganceda | zingencede | — | zingencede |
| Class 11 | lunganceda | — | lunganceda | lungencede | — | lungencede |
| Class 14 | bunganceda | — | bunganceda | bungencede | — | bungencede |
| Class 15 | kunganceda | — | kunganceda | kungencede | — | kungencede |
| Class 17 | kunganceda | — | kunganceda | kungencede | — | kungencede |
| | 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 | ngizonceda | engizonceda | ngizonceda | angizunceda | engingezunceda | ngingezunceda |
| 2nd singular | uzonceda | ozonceda | uzonceda | awuzunceda | ongezunceda | ungezunceda |
| 1st plural | sizonceda | esizonceda | sizonceda | asizunceda | esingezunceda | singezunceda |
| 2nd plural | nizonceda | enizonceda | nizonceda | anizunceda | eningezunceda | ningezunceda |
| Class 1 | uzonceda | ozonceda | ezonceda | akazunceda | ongezunceda | engezunceda |
| Class 2 | bazonceda | abazonceda | bezonceda | abazunceda | abangezunceda | bengezunceda |
| Class 3 | uzonceda | ozonceda | uzonceda | awuzunceda | ongezunceda | ungezunceda |
| Class 4 | izonceda | ezonceda | izonceda | ayizunceda | engezunceda | ingezunceda |
| Class 5 | lizonceda | elizonceda | lizonceda | alizunceda | elingezunceda | lingezunceda |
| Class 6 | azonceda | azonceda | ezonceda | awazunceda | angezunceda | engezunceda |
| Class 7 | sizonceda | esizonceda | sizonceda | asizunceda | esingezunceda | singezunceda |
| Class 8 | zizonceda | ezizonceda | zizonceda | azizunceda | ezingezunceda | zingezunceda |
| Class 9 | izonceda | ezonceda | izonceda | ayizunceda | engezunceda | ingezunceda |
| Class 10 | zizonceda | ezizonceda | zizonceda | azizunceda | ezingezunceda | zingezunceda |
| Class 11 | luzonceda | oluzonceda | luzonceda | aluzunceda | olungezunceda | lungezunceda |
| Class 14 | buzonceda | obuzonceda | buzonceda | abuzunceda | obungezunceda | bungezunceda |
| Class 15 | kuzonceda | okuzonceda | kuzonceda | akuzunceda | okungezunceda | kungezunceda |
| Class 17 | kuzonceda | okuzonceda | kuzonceda | akuzunceda | okungezunceda | kungezunceda |
| | 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 | ngiyonceda | engiyonceda | ngiyonceda | angiyunceda | engingeyunceda | ngingeyunceda |
| 2nd singular | uyonceda | oyonceda | uyonceda | awuyunceda | ongeyunceda | ungeyunceda |
| 1st plural | siyonceda | esiyonceda | siyonceda | asiyunceda | esingeyunceda | singeyunceda |
| 2nd plural | niyonceda | eniyonceda | niyonceda | aniyunceda | eningeyunceda | ningeyunceda |
| Class 1 | uyonceda | oyonceda | eyonceda | akayunceda | ongeyunceda | engeyunceda |
| Class 2 | bayonceda | abayonceda | beyonceda | abayunceda | abangeyunceda | bengeyunceda |
| Class 3 | uyonceda | oyonceda | uyonceda | awuyunceda | ongeyunceda | ungeyunceda |
| Class 4 | iyonceda | eyonceda | iyonceda | ayiyunceda | engeyunceda | ingeyunceda |
| Class 5 | liyonceda | eliyonceda | liyonceda | aliyunceda | elingeyunceda | lingeyunceda |
| Class 6 | ayonceda | ayonceda | eyonceda | awayunceda | angeyunceda | engeyunceda |
| Class 7 | siyonceda | esiyonceda | siyonceda | asiyunceda | esingeyunceda | singeyunceda |
| Class 8 | ziyonceda | eziyonceda | ziyonceda | aziyunceda | ezingeyunceda | zingeyunceda |
| Class 9 | iyonceda | eyonceda | iyonceda | ayiyunceda | engeyunceda | ingeyunceda |
| Class 10 | ziyonceda | eziyonceda | ziyonceda | aziyunceda | ezingeyunceda | zingeyunceda |
| Class 11 | luyonceda | oluyonceda | luyonceda | aluyunceda | olungeyunceda | lungeyunceda |
| Class 14 | buyonceda | obuyonceda | buyonceda | abuyunceda | obungeyunceda | bungeyunceda |
| Class 15 | kuyonceda | okuyonceda | kuyonceda | akuyunceda | okungeyunceda | kungeyunceda |
| Class 17 | kuyonceda | okuyonceda | kuyonceda | akuyunceda | okungeyunceda | kungeyunceda |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngincede | ngingancedi |
| 2nd singular | uncede | ungancedi |
| 1st plural | sincede | singancedi |
| 2nd plural | nincede | ningancedi |
| Class 1 | ancede | angancedi |
| Class 2 | bancede | bangancedi |
| Class 3 | uncede | ungancedi |
| Class 4 | incede | ingancedi |
| Class 5 | lincede | lingancedi |
| Class 6 | ancede | angancedi |
| Class 7 | sincede | singancedi |
| Class 8 | zincede | zingancedi |
| Class 9 | incede | ingancedi |
| Class 10 | zincede | zingancedi |
| Class 11 | luncede | lungancedi |
| Class 14 | buncede | bungancedi |
| Class 15 | kuncede | kungancedi |
| Class 17 | kuncede | kungancedi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | nganceda | nganganceda, anganceda, anganganceda |
| 2nd singular | wanceda | wanganceda, awanceda, awanganceda |
| 1st plural | sanceda | sanganceda, asanceda, asanganceda |
| 2nd plural | nanceda | nanganceda, ananceda, ananganceda |
| Class 1 | wanceda | wanganceda, akanceda, akanganceda |
| Class 2 | banceda | banganceda, abanceda, abanganceda |
| Class 3 | wanceda | wanganceda, awanceda, awanganceda |
| Class 4 | yanceda | yanganceda, ayanceda, ayanganceda |
| Class 5 | lanceda | langanceda, alanceda, alanganceda |
| Class 6 | anceda | anganceda, awanceda, awanganceda |
| Class 7 | sanceda | sanganceda, asanceda, asanganceda |
| Class 8 | zanceda | zanganceda, azanceda, azanganceda |
| Class 9 | yanceda | yanganceda, ayanceda, ayanganceda |
| Class 10 | zanceda | zanganceda, azanceda, azanganceda |
| Class 11 | lwanceda | lwanganceda, alwanceda, alwanganceda |
| Class 14 | banceda | banganceda, abanceda, abanganceda |
| Class 15 | kwanceda | kwanganceda, akwanceda, akwanganceda |
| Class 17 | kwanceda | kwanganceda, akwanceda, akwanganceda |

### References

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