dila

dila class IX (canonical)
dila class X (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic دِلَاء (dilāʔ), plural of دَلْو (dalw).


maji

→ English: Maji Maji Rebellion

njia ya maji


barafu

barafu class IX (canonical)
barafu class X (plural)

Borrowed from Omani Arabic برف (barf, “ice”), from Persian برف (barf, “snow”).


feri

feri class IX (canonical)
feri class X (plural)


ziwa

ziwa class V (canonical)
maziwa class VI (plural)

From the same Cushitic borrowing as maziwa (“milk”), which represents the original semantics, but was shifted to a plurale tantum to match other liquids.


mto

mto class III (canonical)
mito class IV (plural)

river (large stream which drains a landmass)


gharika

sw-noun

gharika class V (plural magharika class VI)

gharika class V (canonical)
magharika class VI (plural)

From Arabic غَرِيقَة (ḡarīqa, “drowned”).


wimbi

wimbi class V (canonical)
mawimbi class VI (plural)


chepechepe

soggy, swampy (describing something that is wet like a swamp)


furiko

furiko class V (plural mafuriko class VI)

furiko class V (canonical)
mafuriko class VI (plural)


dimbwi

dimbwi class V (plural madimbwi class VI)

dimbwi class V (canonical)
madimbwi class VI (plural)


chemsha

-chemsha (canonical)
kuchemsha (infinitive)
kuchemsha (infinitive)
kutochemsha (infinitive negative)
chemsha (imperative singular)
chemsheni (imperative plural)
huchemsha (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lichemsha (past)
negative subject concord + -kuchemsha (negative past)
ninachemsha (first-person present singular)
nachemsha (first-person present singular)
tunachemsha (first-person plural present)
unachemsha (present second-person singular)
mnachemsha (plural present second-person)
anachemsha (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanachemsha (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nachemsha (present third-person)
sichemshi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuchemshi (first-person negative plural present)
huchemshi (negative present second-person singular)
hamchemshi (negative plural present second-person)
hachemshi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawachemshi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -chemshi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tachemsha (future)
negative subject concord + -tachemsha (future negative)
nichemshe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuchemshe (first-person plural subjunctive)
uchemshe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mchemshe (plural second-person subjunctive)
achemshe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wachemshe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -chemshe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sichemshe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngechemsha (irrealis present)
nachemsha (first-person gnomic singular)
twachemsha (first-person gnomic plural)
wachemsha (gnomic second-person singular)
mwachemsha (gnomic plural second-person)
achemsha (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wachemsha (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wachemsha (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yachemsha (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lachemsha (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yachemsha (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chachemsha (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyachemsha (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yachemsha (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zachemsha (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wachemsha (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwachemsha (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pachemsha (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwachemsha (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mechemsha (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jachemsha (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kichemsha (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipochemsha (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kachemshe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nichemsha (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuchemsha (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuchemsha (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wachemsha (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuchemsheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wachemsheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mchemsha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wachemsha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchemsha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ichemsha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lichemsha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yachemsha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kichemsha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vichemsha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ichemsha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zichemsha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchemsha (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuchemsha (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pachemsha (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muchemsha (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jichemsha (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-chemshaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-chemshao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-chemshalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chemshacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-chemshayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-chemshao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yechemsha (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ochemsha (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ochemsha (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yochemsha (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lochemsha (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yochemsha (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chochemsha (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyochemsha (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yochemsha (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zochemsha (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ochemsha (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kochemsha (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pochemsha (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mochemsha (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kivuko

kivuko class VII (plural vivuko class VIII)

kivuko class VII (canonical)
vivuko class VIII (plural)

From ki- + -vuka (“to cross, to cross over”).


kidimbwi

kidimbwi class VII (plural vidimbwi class VIII)

kidimbwi class VII (canonical)
vidimbwi class VIII (plural)


rasharasha

rasharasha class IX (plural rasharasha class X)

rasharasha class IX (canonical)
rasharasha class X (plural)


mvuke

mvuke class III (plural mivuke class IV)

mvuke class III (canonical)
mivuke class IV (plural)


nyunya

-nyunya (canonical)
kunyunya (infinitive)
kunyunya (infinitive)
kutonyunya (infinitive negative)
nyunya (imperative singular)
nyunyeni (imperative plural)
hunyunya (habitual)
positive subject concord + -linyunya (past)
negative subject concord + -kunyunya (negative past)
ninanyunya (first-person present singular)
nanyunya (first-person present singular)
tunanyunya (first-person plural present)
unanyunya (present second-person singular)
mnanyunya (plural present second-person)
ananyunya (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wananyunya (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nanyunya (present third-person)
sinyunyi (first-person negative present singular)
hatunyunyi (first-person negative plural present)
hunyunyi (negative present second-person singular)
hamnyunyi (negative plural present second-person)
hanyunyi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawanyunyi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -nyunyi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tanyunya (future)
negative subject concord + -tanyunya (future negative)
ninyunye (first-person singular subjunctive)
tunyunye (first-person plural subjunctive)
unyunye (second-person singular subjunctive)
mnyunye (plural second-person subjunctive)
anyunye (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wanyunye (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -nyunye (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sinyunye (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngenyunya (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singenyunya (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalinyunya (irrealis past)
nanyunya (first-person gnomic singular)
twanyunya (first-person gnomic plural)
wanyunya (gnomic second-person singular)
mwanyunya (gnomic plural second-person)
anyunya (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wanyunya (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wanyunya (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yanyunya (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lanyunya (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yanyunya (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chanyunya (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyanyunya (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yanyunya (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zanyunya (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wanyunya (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwanyunya (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
panyunya (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwanyunya (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -menyunya (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshanyunya (already-form)
negative subject concord + -janyunya (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kinyunya (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siponyunya (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kanyunye (consecutive subjunctive)
-ninyunya (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tunyunya (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kunyunya (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wanyunya (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kunyunyeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wanyunyeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mnyunya (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wanyunya (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-unyunya (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-inyunya (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-linyunya (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yanyunya (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kinyunya (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vinyunya (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-inyunya (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zinyunya (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-unyunya (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kunyunya (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-panyunya (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-munyunya (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jinyunya (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-nyunyaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-nyunyao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-nyunyao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-nyunyayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-nyunyalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-nyunyayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-nyunyacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-nyunyavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-nyunyayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-nyunyazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-nyunyao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-nyunyako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-nyunyapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-nyunyamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yenyunya (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-onyunya (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-onyunya (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yonyunya (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lonyunya (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yonyunya (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chonyunya (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyonyunya (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yonyunya (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zonyunya (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-onyunya (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-konyunya (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-ponyunya (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-monyunya (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


pantoni

pantoni class IX (plural pantoni class X)

pantoni class IX (canonical)
pantoni class X (plural)


haidrolojia

haidrolojia class IX (plural haidrolojia class X)

haidrolojia class IX (canonical)
haidrolojia class X (plural)


msimu wa mvua

msimu wa mvua class III (plural misimu ya mvua class IV)

msimu wa mvua class III (canonical)
misimu ya mvua class IV (plural)