sika

See also: sika-, šika, ŝika, sīka, siká, sīkā, siką́, and Sika

English

A Formosan sika

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːkə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːkə
• Homophone: seeker (non-rhotic)

Etymology 1

From Japanese 鹿 (shika, “deer”).

Noun

sika (plural sikas or sika)

1. Cervus nippon, a deer found in the forests of East Asia

   Synonyms: Japanese deer, sika deer

Alternative forms

• Sika

Translations

deer

• Finnish: japaninkauris
• Polish: sika (pl) f, jeleń wschodni (pl) m
• Vietnamese: hươu sao (vi)
• Welsh: carw sica m

Etymology 2

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

Noun

sika (plural sikas or sika)

1. A traditional Bangladeshi hanging basket
   • 2003, Sirajul Islam, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh‎^[1], volume 7, →ISBN, page 207:

     In the past sikas were made within the family and its purchase and sale was not so noticeable.

Usage notes

• Often italicized as a foreign borrowing.

Further reading

• Sika Deer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cervus nippon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cervus nippon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• AKIs, KIAS, KIAs, Saki, aiks, saki

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsika]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Hyphenation: si‧ka

Adjective

sika (accusative singular sikan, plural sikaj, accusative plural sikajn)

1. Sikh
   • 2002 February, GMA, “Irlandaj sikoj razas sin”, in Monato, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17:

     Tiele, la sikaj viroj malĝoje ĉesas surporti turbanon kaj unuafoje en la vivo vizitas barbirojn por fortondigi la hararon kaj barbon.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• siko

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cika. Cognate with Estonian siga, Livonian sigā, Võro tsiga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsikɑ/, [ˈs̠ikɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ikɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): si‧ka

Noun

sika

1. pig, swine
2. Synonym of sianliha (“pork”)
3. (derogatory) pig, swine (term for a person)

   Synonym: sikailija

4. (derogatory, slang) police officer

Declension

Inflection of sika (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		sika	siat
genitive		sian	sikojen
partitive		sikaa	sikoja
illative		sikaan	sikoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sika	siat
accusative	nom.	sika	siat
	gen.	sian
genitive		sian	sikojen sikain rare
partitive		sikaa	sikoja
inessive		siassa	sioissa
elative		siasta	sioista
illative		sikaan	sikoihin
adessive		sialla	sioilla
ablative		sialta	sioilta
allative		sialle	sioille
essive		sikana	sikoina
translative		siaksi	sioiksi
abessive		siatta	sioitta
instructive		—	sioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sika (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sikani sikani accusative nom. sikani sikani gen. sikani genitive sikani sikojeni sikaini rare partitive sikaani sikojani inessive siassani sioissani elative siastani sioistani illative sikaani sikoihini adessive siallani sioillani ablative sialtani sioiltani allative sialleni sioilleni essive sikanani sikoinani translative siakseni sioikseni abessive siattani sioittani instructive — — comitative — sikoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sikasi sikasi accusative nom. sikasi sikasi gen. sikasi genitive sikasi sikojesi sikaisi rare partitive sikaasi sikojasi inessive siassasi sioissasi elative siastasi sioistasi illative sikaasi sikoihisi adessive siallasi sioillasi ablative sialtasi sioiltasi allative siallesi sioillesi essive sikanasi sikoinasi translative siaksesi sioiksesi abessive siattasi sioittasi instructive — — comitative — sikoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sikamme sikamme accusative nom. sikamme sikamme gen. sikamme genitive sikamme sikojemme sikaimme rare partitive sikaamme sikojamme inessive siassamme sioissamme elative siastamme sioistamme illative sikaamme sikoihimme adessive siallamme sioillamme ablative sialtamme sioiltamme allative siallemme sioillemme essive sikanamme sikoinamme translative siaksemme sioiksemme abessive siattamme sioittamme instructive — — comitative — sikoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sikanne sikanne accusative nom. sikanne sikanne gen. sikanne genitive sikanne sikojenne sikainne rare partitive sikaanne sikojanne inessive siassanne sioissanne elative siastanne sioistanne illative sikaanne sikoihinne adessive siallanne sioillanne ablative sialtanne sioiltanne allative siallenne sioillenne essive sikananne sikoinanne translative siaksenne sioiksenne abessive siattanne sioittanne instructive — — comitative — sikoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sikansa sikansa accusative nom. sikansa sikansa gen. sikansa genitive sikansa sikojensa sikainsa rare partitive sikaansa sikojaan sikojansa inessive siassaan siassansa sioissaan sioissansa elative siastaan siastansa sioistaan sioistansa illative sikaansa sikoihinsa adessive siallaan siallansa sioillaan sioillansa ablative sialtaan sialtansa sioiltaan sioiltansa allative sialleen siallensa sioilleen sioillensa essive sikanaan sikanansa sikoinaan sikoinansa translative siakseen siaksensa sioikseen sioiksensa abessive siattaan siattansa sioittaan sioittansa instructive — — comitative — sikoineen sikoinensa

Derived terms

• sikailla
• sikala
• Sikala
• sikamainen
• Sikanen

 

compounds

• emäsika
• hirvisika
• lihasika
• maasika
• merisika
• metsäsika
• minisika
• muurahaissika
• napasika
• pahkasika
• pensselisika
• piikkisika
• pussisika
• sianharjas
• sianhoito
• sianjalostus
• siankasvattaja
• siankasvatus
• siankuonoleikko
• siankuonolepakko
• siankyljys
• siankylki
• siankärsämö
• sianliha
• sianmarja
• sianmustikka
• sianpieremä
• sianpuola
• sianpuolukka
• sianruoka
• siansaksa
• siansaparo
• siansivu
• siansorkka
• siansuoli
• sikaeläin
• sikaflunssa
• sikahalpa
• sikahirvi
• sikahumala
• sikainfluenssa
• sikalauma
• sikamokka
• sikanauta
• sika-nautajauheliha
• sikapossu
• sikarotu
• sikarutto
• sikaruusu
• sikasiisti
• sikatalous
• sikatarha
• sikatila
• sikolauma
• sikolätti
• sikopaimen
• sikotarha
• sikotauti
• sovinistisika
• teurassika
• tryffelisika
• vesisika
• villisika
• yorkshiresika

 

See also

• emakko
• karju
• porsas
• possu
• sika-

 

Further reading

• “sika”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• -ksia, aski, kasi, kisa

Garo

Verb

sika

1. to sew

Gun

Síká ɖòkpó / Síká dòpó

Etymology

Cognates include Fon síká, Saxwe Gbe sìká, Adja shika, Ewe sika. Compare Akan sika (“gold, money”), Kabiyé sika, Gur Lama sɨka, Nkonya sika (“gold, money”), Akebu sɩka-yǝ, Ifè siká, Gikyode sika (“gold, money”), Tem siká, Nawdm sìká, Hanga suga, Abidji sìká

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sí.ká/

Noun

síká (plural síká lɛ́ or síká lẹ́)

1. gold

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto seka, French sec, Italian secco, Spanish seco, ultimately from Latin siccus, from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-. The initial e was changed to i so not to interfere with sekar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsika/

Adjective

sika

1. dry (not wet)

   Antonyms: aquoza, humida

Ilocano

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ka/
• Hyphenation: si‧ka

Noun

síka (plural siksika)

1. dysentery, diarrhea

   Synonym: buris

Conjugation

Possessive forms of sika

	Singular	Plural/Distributive
1st singular	sikak	siksikak
2nd singular	sikam	siksikam
3rd singular	sikana	siksikana
1st dual	sikata	siksikata
1st plural exclusive	sikami	siksikami
1st plural inclusive	sikatayo	siksikatayo
2nd plural	sikayo	siksikayo
3rd plural	sikada	siksikada

Derived terms

• agsika

Etymology 2

From Proto-Austronesian *si and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈka/

Pronoun

siká

1. Second-person singular absolutive independent pronoun; you

Derived terms

• siksika

See also

Ilocano personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolutive		Ergative	Oblique	Possessive
		Disjunctive	Enclitic	Enclitic3		bági form	kukua form
First	singular	siak	-ak	-ko, -k	kaniak	bagik	kukuak, kuak
	dual	data, sita1	-ta		kaniata, kadata	bagita	kukuata
	plural inclusive	datayo, sitayo1	-tayo, -tay		kaniatayo, kadatayo	bagitayo	kukuatayo
	plural exclusive	dakami, sikami1	-kami, -kam	-mi	kaniami, kadakami	bagimi	kukuami
Second	singular	sika	-ka	-mo, -m	kaniam, kenka	bagim	kukuam
	plural	dakayo, sikayo1	-kayo, -kay	-yo	kaniayo, kadakayo	bagiyo	kukuayo
Third	singular	isu, isuna	Ø2	-na	kaniana, kenkuana	bagina	kukuana
	plural	isuda	-da		kaniada, kadakuada	bagida	kukuada
1Regional variants. 2Null morpheme. There is no absolutive enclitic for the third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives isu or isuna may also be used. 3Ergative enclitics are also used as possessive markers.
Fused enclitics Actor Patient siak data datayo dakami sika dakayo isu5 isuda siak bagik4 — — — -ka -kayo -ko, -k -ko ida, -k ida data — bagita4 — — — — -ta -ta ida datayo — — bagitayo4 — — — -tayo -tayo ida dakami — — — bagimi4 -daka -dakayo -mi -mi ida sika -nak — — -nakami bagim4 — -mo, -m -mo ida, -m ida dakayo -dak -data — -dakami — bagiyo4 -yo -yo ida isu -nak -nata -natayo -nakami -naka -nakayo bagina4, -na -na ida isuda -dak -data -datayo -dakami -daka -dakayo -da bagida4, -da ida 4Reflexive pronouns use the bagí form. 5 isu or isuna may also be added after the enclitics in this column.

Ingrian

Sika.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cika. Cognates include Finnish sika and Estonian siga.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsikɑ/, [ˈs̠ikɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsikɑ/, [ˈʃiɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ikɑ
• Hyphenation: si‧ka

Noun

sika

1. pig
2. A certain card game, where players take turns drawing cards from the deck and try to discard them.

Declension

Declension of sika (type 3/kana, k- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	sika	siat
genitive	sian	sikkoin
partitive	sikkaa	sikoja
illative	sikkaa	sikkoi
inessive	sias	siois
elative	siast	sioist
allative	sialle	sioille
adessive	sial	sioil
ablative	sialt	sioilt
translative	siaks	sioiks
essive	sikanna, sikkaan	sikoinna, sikkoin
exessive1)	sikant	sikoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• heinäsika
• imikkosika
• kullisika
• metsäsika
• sianallas
• sianmarja
• sianpoola
• sianporsas
• siansorkka
• siantappajaiset
• sikain
• sikamarja
• sikamees

 

References

• Fedor Tumansky (1790) “сига”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 679
• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 523
• Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎^[4], →ISBN, page 82

Kituba

Noun

sika

1. place, locality

Lingala

Adverb

sika

1. now, current

Miskito

Noun

sika

1. medicine

Northern Ndebele

Verb

-sika^?

1. to cut

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

sika (present tense sik or sikar or siker, past tense seik or sika or sikt, supine sike or sika or sikt, past participle siken or sika or sikt, present participle sikande, imperative sik)

1. alternative form of sike

Noun

sika

1. definite singular of sik f
2. definite plural of sik n

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕi.ka/
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: si‧ka

Verb

sika

1. third-person singular present of sikać

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cika. Cognate with Finnish sika, Estonian siga, Võro tsiga.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈsikɑ/, [ˈsʲikɑ]
• Rhymes: -ikɑ
• Hyphenation: si‧ka

Noun

sika

1. pig

Inflection

Declension of sika (type III/jalkõ, k-g gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	sika	sigad
genitive	siga	sikojõ, sikoi
partitive	sikka	sikoitõ, sikoi
illative	sikkasõ, sikka	sikoisõ
inessive	sigaz	sikoiz
elative	sigassõ	sikoissõ
allative	sigalõ	sikoilõ
adessive	sigallõ	sikoillõ
ablative	sigaltõ	sikoiltõ
translative	sigassi	sikoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Xhosa

Etymology

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

Verb

-síka

1. (transitive) to cut

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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

Verb

-síka

1. (transitive) to cut
2. (transitive) to imitate, to mimic

   Synonym: -lingisa

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukusika
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukusika	ukungasiki
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	sika	-sike
Plural	sikani	-sikeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyasika, ngisika	engisikayo, engisika	ngisika	angisiki	engingasiki	ngingasiki
2nd singular	uyasika, usika	osikayo, osika	usika	awusiki	ongasiki	ungasiki
1st plural	siyasika, sisika	esisikayo, esisika	sisika	asisiki	esingasiki	singasiki
2nd plural	niyasika, nisika	enisikayo, enisika	nisika	anisiki	eningasiki	ningasiki
Class 1	uyasika, usika	osikayo, osika	esika	akasiki	ongasiki	engasiki
Class 2	bayasika, basika	abasikayo, abasika	besika	abasiki	abangasiki	bengasiki
Class 3	uyasika, usika	osikayo, osika	usika	awusiki	ongasiki	ungasiki
Class 4	iyasika, isika	esikayo, esika	isika	ayisiki	engasiki	ingasiki
Class 5	liyasika, lisika	elisikayo, elisika	lisika	alisiki	elingasiki	lingasiki
Class 6	ayasika, asika	asikayo, asika	esika	awasiki	angasiki	engasiki
Class 7	siyasika, sisika	esisikayo, esisika	sisika	asisiki	esingasiki	singasiki
Class 8	ziyasika, zisika	ezisikayo, ezisika	zisika	azisiki	ezingasiki	zingasiki
Class 9	iyasika, isika	esikayo, esika	isika	ayisiki	engasiki	ingasiki
Class 10	ziyasika, zisika	ezisikayo, ezisika	zisika	azisiki	ezingasiki	zingasiki
Class 11	luyasika, lusika	olusikayo, olusika	lusika	alusiki	olungasiki	lungasiki
Class 14	buyasika, busika	obusikayo, obusika	busika	abusiki	obungasiki	bungasiki
Class 15	kuyasika, kusika	okusikayo, okusika	kusika	akusiki	okungasiki	kungasiki
Class 17	kuyasika, kusika	okusikayo, okusika	kusika	akusiki	okungasiki	kungasiki
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngisikile, ngisikē	engisikile, engisikē	ngisikile, ngisikē	angisikanga	engingasikanga	ngingasikanga
2nd singular	usikile, usikē	osikile, osikē	usikile, usikē	awusikanga	ongasikanga	ungasikanga
1st plural	sisikile, sisikē	esisikile, esisikē	sisikile, sisikē	asisikanga	esingasikanga	singasikanga
2nd plural	nisikile, nisikē	enisikile, enisikē	nisikile, nisikē	anisikanga	eningasikanga	ningasikanga
Class 1	usikile, usikē	osikile, osikē	esikile, esikē	akasikanga	ongasikanga	engasikanga
Class 2	basikile, basikē	abasikile, abasikē	besikile, besikē	abasikanga	abangasikanga	bengasikanga
Class 3	usikile, usikē	osikile, osikē	usikile, usikē	awusikanga	ongasikanga	ungasikanga
Class 4	isikile, isikē	esikile, esikē	isikile, isikē	ayisikanga	engasikanga	ingasikanga
Class 5	lisikile, lisikē	elisikile, elisikē	lisikile, lisikē	alisikanga	elingasikanga	lingasikanga
Class 6	asikile, asikē	asikile, asikē	esikile, esikē	awasikanga	angasikanga	engasikanga
Class 7	sisikile, sisikē	esisikile, esisikē	sisikile, sisikē	asisikanga	esingasikanga	singasikanga
Class 8	zisikile, zisikē	ezisikile, ezisikē	zisikile, zisikē	azisikanga	ezingasikanga	zingasikanga
Class 9	isikile, isikē	esikile, esikē	isikile, isikē	ayisikanga	engasikanga	ingasikanga
Class 10	zisikile, zisikē	ezisikile, ezisikē	zisikile, zisikē	azisikanga	ezingasikanga	zingasikanga
Class 11	lusikile, lusikē	olusikile, olusikē	lusikile, lusikē	alusikanga	olungasikanga	lungasikanga
Class 14	busikile, busikē	obusikile, obusikē	busikile, busikē	abusikanga	obungasikanga	bungasikanga
Class 15	kusikile, kusikē	okusikile, okusikē	kusikile, kusikē	akusikanga	okungasikanga	kungasikanga
Class 17	kusikile, kusikē	okusikile, okusikē	kusikile, kusikē	akusikanga	okungasikanga	kungasikanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāsika	engāsika	ngāsika	angisikanga	engingasikanga	ngingasikanga
2nd singular	wāsika	owāsika	wāsika	awusikanga	ongasikanga	ungasikanga
1st plural	sāsika	esāsika	sāsika	asisikanga	esingasikanga	singasikanga
2nd plural	nāsika	enāsika	nāsika	anisikanga	eningasikanga	ningasikanga
Class 1	wāsika	owāsika	āsika	akasikanga	ongasikanga	engasikanga
Class 2	bāsika	abāsika	bāsika	abasikanga	abangasikanga	bengasikanga
Class 3	wāsika	owāsika	wāsika	awusikanga	ongasikanga	ungasikanga
Class 4	yāsika	eyāsika	yāsika	ayisikanga	engasikanga	ingasikanga
Class 5	lāsika	elāsika	lāsika	alisikanga	elingasikanga	lingasikanga
Class 6	āsika	āsika	āsika	awasikanga	angasikanga	engasikanga
Class 7	sāsika	esāsika	sāsika	asisikanga	esingasikanga	singasikanga
Class 8	zāsika	ezāsika	zāsika	azisikanga	ezingasikanga	zingasikanga
Class 9	yāsika	eyāsika	yāsika	ayisikanga	engasikanga	ingasikanga
Class 10	zāsika	ezāsika	zāsika	azisikanga	ezingasikanga	zingasikanga
Class 11	lwāsika	olwāsika	lwāsika	alusikanga	olungasikanga	lungasikanga
Class 14	bāsika	obāsika	bāsika	abusikanga	obungasikanga	bungasikanga
Class 15	kwāsika	okwāsika	kwāsika	akusikanga	okungasikanga	kungasikanga
Class 17	kwāsika	okwāsika	kwāsika	akusikanga	okungasikanga	kungasikanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingasika	—	ngingasika	ngingesike	—	ngingesike
2nd singular	ungasika	—	ungasika	ungesike	—	ungesike
1st plural	singasika	—	singasika	singesike	—	singesike
2nd plural	ningasika	—	ningasika	ningesike	—	ningesike
Class 1	angasika	—	engasika	angesike	—	engesike
Class 2	bangasika	—	bengasika	bangesike	—	bengesike
Class 3	ungasika	—	ungasika	ungesike	—	ungesike
Class 4	ingasika	—	ingasika	ingesike	—	ingesike
Class 5	lingasika	—	lingasika	lingesike	—	lingesike
Class 6	angasika	—	engasika	angesike	—	engesike
Class 7	singasika	—	singasika	singesike	—	singesike
Class 8	zingasika	—	zingasika	zingesike	—	zingesike
Class 9	ingasika	—	ingasika	ingesike	—	ingesike
Class 10	zingasika	—	zingasika	zingesike	—	zingesike
Class 11	lungasika	—	lungasika	lungesike	—	lungesike
Class 14	bungasika	—	bungasika	bungesike	—	bungesike
Class 15	kungasika	—	kungasika	kungesike	—	kungesike
Class 17	kungasika	—	kungasika	kungesike	—	kungesike
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizosika	engizosika	ngizosika	angizusika	engingezusika	ngingezusika
2nd singular	uzosika	ozosika	uzosika	awuzusika	ongezusika	ungezusika
1st plural	sizosika	esizosika	sizosika	asizusika	esingezusika	singezusika
2nd plural	nizosika	enizosika	nizosika	anizusika	eningezusika	ningezusika
Class 1	uzosika	ozosika	ezosika	akazusika	ongezusika	engezusika
Class 2	bazosika	abazosika	bezosika	abazusika	abangezusika	bengezusika
Class 3	uzosika	ozosika	uzosika	awuzusika	ongezusika	ungezusika
Class 4	izosika	ezosika	izosika	ayizusika	engezusika	ingezusika
Class 5	lizosika	elizosika	lizosika	alizusika	elingezusika	lingezusika
Class 6	azosika	azosika	ezosika	awazusika	angezusika	engezusika
Class 7	sizosika	esizosika	sizosika	asizusika	esingezusika	singezusika
Class 8	zizosika	ezizosika	zizosika	azizusika	ezingezusika	zingezusika
Class 9	izosika	ezosika	izosika	ayizusika	engezusika	ingezusika
Class 10	zizosika	ezizosika	zizosika	azizusika	ezingezusika	zingezusika
Class 11	luzosika	oluzosika	luzosika	aluzusika	olungezusika	lungezusika
Class 14	buzosika	obuzosika	buzosika	abuzusika	obungezusika	bungezusika
Class 15	kuzosika	okuzosika	kuzosika	akuzusika	okungezusika	kungezusika
Class 17	kuzosika	okuzosika	kuzosika	akuzusika	okungezusika	kungezusika
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyosika	engiyosika	ngiyosika	angiyusika	engingeyusika	ngingeyusika
2nd singular	uyosika	oyosika	uyosika	awuyusika	ongeyusika	ungeyusika
1st plural	siyosika	esiyosika	siyosika	asiyusika	esingeyusika	singeyusika
2nd plural	niyosika	eniyosika	niyosika	aniyusika	eningeyusika	ningeyusika
Class 1	uyosika	oyosika	eyosika	akayusika	ongeyusika	engeyusika
Class 2	bayosika	abayosika	beyosika	abayusika	abangeyusika	bengeyusika
Class 3	uyosika	oyosika	uyosika	awuyusika	ongeyusika	ungeyusika
Class 4	iyosika	eyosika	iyosika	ayiyusika	engeyusika	ingeyusika
Class 5	liyosika	eliyosika	liyosika	aliyusika	elingeyusika	lingeyusika
Class 6	ayosika	ayosika	eyosika	awayusika	angeyusika	engeyusika
Class 7	siyosika	esiyosika	siyosika	asiyusika	esingeyusika	singeyusika
Class 8	ziyosika	eziyosika	ziyosika	aziyusika	ezingeyusika	zingeyusika
Class 9	iyosika	eyosika	iyosika	ayiyusika	engeyusika	ingeyusika
Class 10	ziyosika	eziyosika	ziyosika	aziyusika	ezingeyusika	zingeyusika
Class 11	luyosika	oluyosika	luyosika	aluyusika	olungeyusika	lungeyusika
Class 14	buyosika	obuyosika	buyosika	abuyusika	obungeyusika	bungeyusika
Class 15	kuyosika	okuyosika	kuyosika	akuyusika	okungeyusika	kungeyusika
Class 17	kuyosika	okuyosika	kuyosika	akuyusika	okungeyusika	kungeyusika
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngisike	ngingasiki
2nd singular	usike	ungasiki
1st plural	sisike	singasiki
2nd plural	nisike	ningasiki
Class 1	asike	angasiki
Class 2	basike	bangasiki
Class 3	usike	ungasiki
Class 4	isike	ingasiki
Class 5	lisike	lingasiki
Class 6	asike	angasiki
Class 7	sisike	singasiki
Class 8	zisike	zingasiki
Class 9	isike	ingasiki
Class 10	zisike	zingasiki
Class 11	lusike	lungasiki
Class 14	busike	bungasiki
Class 15	kusike	kungasiki
Class 17	kusike	kungasiki
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngasika	ngangasika, angasika, angangasika
2nd singular	wasika	wangasika, awasika, awangasika
1st plural	sasika	sangasika, asasika, asangasika
2nd plural	nasika	nangasika, anasika, anangasika
Class 1	wasika	wangasika, akasika, akangasika
Class 2	basika	bangasika, abasika, abangasika
Class 3	wasika	wangasika, awasika, awangasika
Class 4	yasika	yangasika, ayasika, ayangasika
Class 5	lasika	langasika, alasika, alangasika
Class 6	asika	angasika, awasika, awangasika
Class 7	sasika	sangasika, asasika, asangasika
Class 8	zasika	zangasika, azasika, azangasika
Class 9	yasika	yangasika, ayasika, ayangasika
Class 10	zasika	zangasika, azasika, azangasika
Class 11	lwasika	lwangasika, alwasika, alwangasika
Class 14	basika	bangasika, abasika, abangasika
Class 15	kwasika	kwangasika, akwasika, akwangasika
Class 17	kwasika	kwangasika, akwasika, akwangasika

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “sika”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “sika (3.9)”