waka

-waka (canonical)
kuwaka (infinitive)
kuwaka (infinitive)
kutowaka (infinitive negative)
waka (imperative singular)
wakeni (imperative plural)
huwaka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liwaka (past)
negative subject concord + -kuwaka (negative past)
ninawaka (first-person present singular)
nawaka (first-person present singular)
tunawaka (first-person plural present)
unawaka (present second-person singular)
mnawaka (plural present second-person)
anawaka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanawaka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nawaka (present third-person)
siwaki (first-person negative present singular)
hatuwaki (first-person negative plural present)
huwaki (negative present second-person singular)
hamuwaki (negative plural present second-person)
hawaki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawawaki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -waki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tawaka (future)
negative subject concord + -tawaka (future negative)
niwake (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuwake (first-person plural subjunctive)
uwake (second-person singular subjunctive)
muwake (plural second-person subjunctive)
awake (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wawake (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -wake (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siwake (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngewaka (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singewaka (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliwaka (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaliwaka (irrealis negative past)
nawaka (first-person gnomic singular)
twawaka (first-person gnomic plural)
wawaka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwawaka (gnomic plural second-person)
awaka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wawaka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wawaka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yawaka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lawaka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yawaka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chawaka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyawaka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yawaka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zawaka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wawaka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwawaka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pawaka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwawaka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mewaka (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshawaka (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jawaka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiwaka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipowaka (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kawake (consecutive subjunctive)
-niwaka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuwaka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuwaka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wawaka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuwakeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wawakeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-muwaka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wawaka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uwaka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iwaka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liwaka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yawaka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiwaka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viwaka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iwaka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziwaka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uwaka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuwaka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pawaka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muwaka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiwaka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-wakaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-wakao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-wakao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-wakayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-wakalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-wakayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-wakacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-wakavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-wakayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-wakazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-wakao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-wakako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-wakapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-wakamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yewaka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-owaka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-owaka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yowaka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lowaka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yowaka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chowaka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyowaka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yowaka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zowaka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-owaka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kowaka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-powaka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mowaka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


nuru

كِطَّمْسِكِزَ گَوُجُهَّالِ ، نُرُ نَمِيَاغَ اِتَظَلَالِ

18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi, stanza 9:

Brightness and lights will overcome the shadow and darkness of ignorance

Kiṭamsi-kiza cha-ujuhali, nuru na-mianga itaẓalali


kijani

kijani dhaifu

kijani isio kooza

kijani ya kukooza


zambarau

Borrowed from Portuguese jambolão, ultimately from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu).


eupe

-eupe (canonical)
mweupe (singular)
weupe (plural)
myeupe (plural)
jeupe (singular)
meupe (plural)
cheupe (singular)
vyeupe (plural)
nyeupe (singular)
nyeupe (plural)
peupe (singular)
kweupe (singular)


ekundu

-ekundu (canonical)
mwekundu (singular)
wekundu (plural)
myekundu (plural)
jekundu (singular)
mekundu (plural)
chekundu (singular)
vyekundu (plural)
nyekundu (singular)
nyekundu (plural)
pekundu (singular)
kwekundu (singular)


eusi

-eusi (canonical)
mweusi (singular)
weusi (plural)
myeusi (plural)
jeusi (singular)
meusi (plural)
cheusi (singular)
vyeusi (plural)
nyeusi (singular)
nyeusi (plural)
peusi (singular)
kweusi (singular)


mzimamoto

sw-noun

mzimamoto (m-wa class, plural wazimamoto)

From m- + zima (“to extinguish”) + moto (“fire”).


kiberiti

→ Kikuyu: kĩbiriti


tawafa

Borrowed from Arabic طَوَّافَة (ṭawwāfa).


samawati

Borrowed from Arabic سَمَاوَات (samāwāt), the plural of سَمَاء (samāʔ, “sky”).


urujuani

Borrowed from Arabic أُرْجُوَانِيّ (ʔurjuwāniyy).

أُرْجُوَانِيّ


binuru

Borrowed from Arabic بِنُورٍ (bi-nūrin, literally “with light”).

The reply to alamsiki (“good night, goodbye”)


mwezi mpevu

sw-noun

mwezi mpevu (m-mi class, plural miezi mipevu)


mwezi mwandamo

mwezi mwandamo (m-mi class, plural miezi miandamo)


thurea

Borrowed from Arabic ثُرَيَّا (ṯurayyā).


maji ya kunde

Literally, “color of cowpeas”, i.e. the color of water when boiling black-eyed peas.


kibahaluli

kibahaluli (ki-vi class, plural vibahaluli)