See finya on Wiktionary
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"etymology_links": [
[
"*-pìnia",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-pìnia"
],
[
"*-fi̧nya",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Sabaki/fi̧nya"
],
[
"*-fi̧nya",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Sabaki/fi̧nya"
],
[
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],
[
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],
[
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]
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"3": "bnt-sab-pro:*fi̧nya<alt:*-fi̧nya>",
"text": "++",
"tree": "1"
},
"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Bantu *-pìnia\nProto-Sabaki *-fi̧nya\nSwahili finya\n[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" }, { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Bantu\", \"term\" : \"*-pìni-\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"bnt-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"root\", \"is_invisible\" : \"all\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Sabaki\", \"term\" : \"*fi̧nya\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"bnt-sab-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Swahili\", \"term\" : \"finya\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"sw\" }\" data-lang=\"sw\" data-title=\"finya\">\nInherited from Proto-Sabaki *-fi̧nya, from Proto-Bantu *-pìnia.",
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}
],
"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Bantu *-pìnia\nProto-Sabaki *-fi̧nya\nSwahili finya\nInherited from Proto-Sabaki *-fi̧nya, from Proto-Bantu *-pìnia. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -sinya and Giryama -finya (“to cover the eyes”).",
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},
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},
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},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
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},
{
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},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -lifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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{
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{
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{
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"plural",
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{
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{
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"class-2",
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{
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"third-person"
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},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
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{
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"negative",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hatufinyi",
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"negative",
"plural",
"present"
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},
{
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"second-person",
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{
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"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
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"class-2",
"negative",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
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{
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"class-2",
"negative",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
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"present",
"third-person"
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{
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{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
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{
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"source": "conjugation",
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},
{
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},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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]
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{
"form": "nifinye",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "tufinye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"plural",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "ufinye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"second-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "mfinye",
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"plural",
"second-person",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "afinye",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"singular",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wafinye",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-2",
"plural",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -finye",
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"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"inflection-template"
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{
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"subjunctive"
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{
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"present"
]
},
{
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"negative",
"present"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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"past"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"negative",
"past"
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},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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"table-tags"
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},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"gnomic",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"gnomic",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"gnomic",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mwafinya",
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"gnomic",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
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"class-2",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"class-2",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"class-4",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"class-4",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"class-6",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "yafinya",
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"class-6",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"class-8",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "vyafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-8",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"class-9",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"class-9",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
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"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"class-17",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"class-18",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -mefinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -meshafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"already-form"
]
},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -jafinya",
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"tags": [
"not-yet-form"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -sipofinya",
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"tags": [
"if-not-form"
]
},
{
"form": "kafinya / positive subject concord + -kafinya",
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]
},
{
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"subjunctive"
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},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
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"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"first-person",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"indicative",
"object-concord",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
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"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
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"class-2",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"class-2",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ufinya",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-3",
"class-4",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-3",
"class-4",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-lifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-yafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-kifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-vifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-zifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ufinya",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-11",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-kufinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-pafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-mufinya",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-18",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-jifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"reflexive"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -finya- + relative marker)",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"object-concord",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyaye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyao",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyao",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyayo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyalo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyayo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyacho",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyavyo",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyayo",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyazo",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyao",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-11",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyako",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyapo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyamo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-18",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -finya)",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"object-concord",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-yefinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-ofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-ofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-yofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-lofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-yofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-chofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-vyofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-yofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-zofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-ofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-kofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-pofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-mofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-18",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"object-concord",
"relative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "-finya (infinitive kufinya)",
"name": "sw-verb"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"name": "sw-conj"
}
],
"lang": "Swahili",
"lang_code": "sw",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with etymology trees",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with etymon",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Swahili entries with etymology texts",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Swahili entries with etymology trees",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Swahili entries with etymon",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "pinch",
"sense": "Nominal derivations",
"translation": "pinch",
"word": "finyo"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to pinch"
],
"id": "en-finya-sw-verb-t~Bz7coY",
"links": [
[
"pinch",
"pinch"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"audio": "Sw-ke-finya.flac",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/30/Sw-ke-finya.flac/Sw-ke-finya.flac.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/30/Sw-ke-finya.flac/Sw-ke-finya.flac.ogg",
"tags": [
"Kenya"
]
}
],
"word": "finya"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"english": "pinch",
"sense": "Nominal derivations",
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}
],
"etymology_links": [
[
"*-pìnia",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-pìnia"
],
[
"*-fi̧nya",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Sabaki/fi̧nya"
],
[
"*-fi̧nya",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Sabaki/fi̧nya"
],
[
"*-pìnia",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-pìnia"
],
[
"-sinya",
"sinya#Ngazidja_Comorian"
],
[
"-finya",
"finya#Giryama"
]
],
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{
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"text": "++",
"tree": "1"
},
"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Bantu *-pìnia\nProto-Sabaki *-fi̧nya\nSwahili finya\n[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" }, { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Bantu\", \"term\" : \"*-pìni-\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"bnt-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"root\", \"is_invisible\" : \"all\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Sabaki\", \"term\" : \"*fi̧nya\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"bnt-sab-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Swahili\", \"term\" : \"finya\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"sw\" }\" data-lang=\"sw\" data-title=\"finya\">\nInherited from Proto-Sabaki *-fi̧nya, from Proto-Bantu *-pìnia.",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "zdj",
"2": "sinya",
"3": "-sinya"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "nyf",
"2": "finya",
"3": "-finya",
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},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sw",
"2": ":inh",
"3": "bnt-sab-pro:*fi̧nya<alt:*-fi̧nya>",
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"tree": "1"
},
"expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Bantu *-pìnia\nProto-Sabaki *-fi̧nya\nSwahili finya\nInherited from Proto-Sabaki *-fi̧nya, from Proto-Bantu *-pìnia.",
"name": "etymon"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Bantu *-pìnia\nProto-Sabaki *-fi̧nya\nSwahili finya\nInherited from Proto-Sabaki *-fi̧nya, from Proto-Bantu *-pìnia. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -sinya and Giryama -finya (“to cover the eyes”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "-finya",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "kufinya",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "kufinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "kutofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "finya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "finyeni",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "hufinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"habitual"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -lifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -kufinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "ninafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tunafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "unafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mnafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "anafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wanafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -nafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "sifinyi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"negative",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hatufinyi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"negative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "hufinyi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative",
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hamfinyi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative",
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "hafinyi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"negative",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "hawafinyi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"negative",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -finyi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -tafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future"
]
},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -tafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "nifinye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "tufinye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"plural",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "ufinye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"second-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "mfinye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"second-person",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "afinye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"singular",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wafinye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"plural",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -finye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -sifinye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -ngefinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"irrealis",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -singefinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"irrealis",
"negative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -ngalifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"irrealis",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -singalifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"irrealis",
"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "nafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"gnomic",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "twafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"gnomic",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"gnomic",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mwafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"gnomic",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "afinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "yafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "yafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "chafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "vyafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "yafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "zafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "kwafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "pafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "mwafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-18",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -mefinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfect"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -meshafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"already-form"
]
},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -jafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"not-yet-form"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -kifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"if-when-form"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -sipofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"if-not-form"
]
},
{
"form": "kafinya / positive subject concord + -kafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"consecutive"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -kafinye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"consecutive",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "-nifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-tufinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-kufinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-wafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-kufinyeni",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-wafinyeni",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-mfinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-wafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ufinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-lifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-yafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-kifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-vifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-zifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ufinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-kufinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-pafinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-mufinya",
"source": "conjugation",
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"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-jifinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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"object-concord",
"reflexive"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -finya- + relative marker)",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"object-concord",
"relative"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"class-2",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyao",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyayo",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-4",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyalo",
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"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyayo",
"source": "conjugation",
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"object-concord",
"plural",
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]
},
{
"form": "-finyacho",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyavyo",
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"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyayo",
"source": "conjugation",
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"relative",
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},
{
"form": "-finyazo",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
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]
},
{
"form": "-finyao",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyako",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyapo",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-16",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-finyamo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-18",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -finya)",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"object-concord",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-yefinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-ofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-ofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"class-4",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-lofinya",
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"relative",
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]
},
{
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"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
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{
"form": "-chofinya",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-8",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-vyofinya",
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"class-7",
"class-8",
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"plural",
"relative"
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"relative",
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"source": "conjugation",
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"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
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]
},
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"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
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"source": "conjugation",
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"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
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"tags": [
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]
},
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"Pages with etymology trees",
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}
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}
Download raw JSONL data for finya meaning in All languages combined (18.1kB)
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