XHOSAROOTS

Igama · root entry nº 71

phila

verb

Live; Be well; Get well

Iinguqu · transformations of the root

in + phila + o

impilo

noun (class 9)

Life; Health; Well-being

uku + phila

ukuphila

noun (class 15)

To live or make a living; To be well; To survive; Being alive

phila + isa

philisa

verb (causative)

Heal

phila + ani

philani

verb (directive)

Live; Be well; Get well

ukuphila + eka

ukuphileka

noun (class 15)

Liveable (of an environment, place or situation)

phila + ela

philela

verb (applicative)

Live (or heal/get better) for (of a purpose or reason);

Siphilela ukusebenza; 'We live to work'

e + impilo + weni

emplilweni

noun (class 9)

In health; In life

ukuphilisa + ana

ukuphilisana

noun (class 15)

To heal each other; To live with each other (manner)

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