Infinitive
ukukhama
Imperative
| Singular | khama |
| Plural | khamani |
Future Near
Future Remote
Subjunctive Present
| Sg.1 | ngikhame |
| Sg.2 | ukhame |
| Pl.1 | sikhame |
| Pl.2 | nikhame |
Subjunctive Past
| Sg.1 | ngakhama |
| Sg.2 | wakhama |
| Pl.1 | sakhama |
| Pl.2 | nakhama |
Verbs conjugated like khama
sayina,
shunqa,
shesha,
shaywa,
xubana,
xoxela,
xolisa,
xolela,
xhapha,
xhosha,
xegisa,
beletha,
xabana,
yalela,
chathaza,
fundisa,
phothula,
phumelela,
phephela,
phenduka, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-káma (“squeeze, wring”).
Sample Sentences