itika

-itika (canonical)
kuitika (infinitive)
kuitika (infinitive)
kutoitika (infinitive negative)
itika (imperative singular)
itikeni (imperative plural)
huitika (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liitika (past)
negative subject concord + -kuitika (negative past)
ninaitika (first-person present singular)
naitika (first-person present singular)
tunaitika (first-person plural present)
unaitika (present second-person singular)
mnaitika (plural present second-person)
anaitika (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaitika (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naitika (present third-person)
siitiki (first-person negative present singular)
hatuitiki (first-person negative plural present)
huitiki (negative present second-person singular)
hamwitiki (negative plural present second-person)
haitiki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaitiki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -itiki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taitika (future)
negative subject concord + -taitika (future negative)
niitike (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuitike (first-person plural subjunctive)
uitike (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwitike (plural second-person subjunctive)
aitike (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waitike (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -itike (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siitike (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeitika (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeitika (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliitika (irrealis past)
naitika (first-person gnomic singular)
twaitika (first-person gnomic plural)
waitika (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaitika (gnomic plural second-person)
aitika (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waitika (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waitika (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaitika (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laitika (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaitika (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaitika (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaitika (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaitika (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaitika (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waitika (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaitika (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paitika (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaitika (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meitika (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaitika (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaitika (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiitika (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoitika (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaitike (consecutive subjunctive)
-niitika (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuitika (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuitika (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waitika (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuitikeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waitikeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwitika (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waitika (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uitika (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iitika (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liitika (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaitika (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiitika (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viitika (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iitika (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziitika (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uitika (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuitika (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paitika (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muitika (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiitika (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-itikaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-itikao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-itikao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-itikayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-itikalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-itikayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-itikacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-itikavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-itikayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-itikazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-itikao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-itikako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-itikapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-itikamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeitika (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oitika (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oitika (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoitika (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loitika (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoitika (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choitika (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoitika (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoitika (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoitika (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oitika (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koitika (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poitika (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moitika (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Stative form of -ita: to respond, reply, answer


fisha

-fisha (canonical)
kufisha (infinitive)
kufisha (infinitive)
kutofisha (infinitive negative)
fisha (imperative singular)
fisheni (imperative plural)
hufisha (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifisha (past)
negative subject concord + -kufisha (negative past)
ninafisha (first-person present singular)
nafisha (first-person present singular)
tunafisha (first-person plural present)
unafisha (present second-person singular)
mnafisha (plural present second-person)
anafisha (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafisha (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafisha (present third-person)
sifishi (first-person negative present singular)
hatufishi (first-person negative plural present)
hufishi (negative present second-person singular)
hamfishi (negative plural present second-person)
hafishi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafishi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -fishi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafisha (future)
negative subject concord + -tafisha (future negative)
nifishe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufishe (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufishe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfishe (plural second-person subjunctive)
afishe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafishe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -fishe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifishe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefisha (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singefisha (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalifisha (irrealis past)
nafisha (first-person gnomic singular)
twafisha (first-person gnomic plural)
wafisha (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafisha (gnomic plural second-person)
afisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafisha (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafisha (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafisha (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafisha (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefisha (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshafisha (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jafisha (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifisha (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipofisha (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kafishe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifisha (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufisha (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufisha (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafisha (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufisha (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufisha (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafisha (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufisha (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifisha (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-fishaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-fishao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-fishao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-fishayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-fishalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-fishayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-fishacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-fishavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-fishayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-fishazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-fishao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-fishako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-fishapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-fishamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofisha (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofisha (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofisha (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofisha (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


chimba

-chimba (canonical)
kuchimba (infinitive)
kuchimba (infinitive)
kutochimba (infinitive negative)
chimba (imperative singular)
chimbeni (imperative plural)
huchimba (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lichimba (past)
negative subject concord + -kuchimba (negative past)
ninachimba (first-person present singular)
nachimba (first-person present singular)
tunachimba (first-person plural present)
unachimba (present second-person singular)
mnachimba (plural present second-person)
anachimba (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanachimba (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nachimba (present third-person)
sichimbi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuchimbi (first-person negative plural present)
huchimbi (negative present second-person singular)
hamchimbi (negative plural present second-person)
hachimbi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawachimbi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -chimbi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tachimba (future)
negative subject concord + -tachimba (future negative)
nichimbe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuchimbe (first-person plural subjunctive)
uchimbe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mchimbe (plural second-person subjunctive)
achimbe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wachimbe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -chimbe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sichimbe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngechimba (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singechimba (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalichimba (irrealis past)
nachimba (first-person gnomic singular)
twachimba (first-person gnomic plural)
wachimba (gnomic second-person singular)
mwachimba (gnomic plural second-person)
achimba (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wachimba (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wachimba (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yachimba (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lachimba (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yachimba (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chachimba (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyachimba (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yachimba (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zachimba (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wachimba (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwachimba (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pachimba (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwachimba (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mechimba (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshachimba (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jachimba (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kichimba (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipochimba (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kachimbe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nichimba (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuchimba (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuchimba (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wachimba (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuchimbeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wachimbeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mchimba (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wachimba (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchimba (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ichimba (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lichimba (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yachimba (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kichimba (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vichimba (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ichimba (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zichimba (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchimba (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuchimba (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pachimba (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muchimba (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jichimba (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-chimbaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-chimbao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-chimbao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-chimbayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-chimbalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-chimbayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chimbacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-chimbavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-chimbayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-chimbazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-chimbao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-chimbako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-chimbapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-chimbamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yechimba (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ochimba (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ochimba (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yochimba (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lochimba (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yochimba (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chochimba (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyochimba (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yochimba (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zochimba (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ochimba (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kochimba (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pochimba (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mochimba (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


mkazi

resident (person living at a location or an area)


funga safari

sw-verb

-funga safari (infinitive kufunga safari)

-funga safari (canonical)
kufunga safari (infinitive)

Literally, “tie up the journey”, referring to tying up one's bundle in preparation to leave. The same construction is seen in Chichewa -manga ulendo.


marehemu

(used postpositively) the late (euphemism for "dead")


wenye

M-mi class inflected form of -enye (singular only).

U class inflected form of -enye (singular only).


mwenye

Mu locative class inflected form of -enye.


ndipo

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Pa locative class|pa class_((XVI))]] object of ndi-; it is there


bamia

Abelmoschus esculentus
Abelmoschus esculentus#Translingual


geza

-geza (canonical)
kugeza (infinitive)
kugeza (infinitive)
kutogeza (infinitive negative)
geza (imperative singular)
gezeni (imperative plural)
hugeza (habitual)
positive subject concord + -ligeza (past)
negative subject concord + -kugeza (negative past)
ninageza (first-person present singular)
nageza (first-person present singular)
tunageza (first-person plural present)
unageza (present second-person singular)
mnageza (plural present second-person)
anageza (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanageza (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nageza (present third-person)
sigezi (first-person negative present singular)
hatugezi (first-person negative plural present)
hugezi (negative present second-person singular)
hamgezi (negative plural present second-person)
hagezi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawagezi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -gezi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tageza (future)
negative subject concord + -tageza (future negative)
nigeze (first-person singular subjunctive)
tugeze (first-person plural subjunctive)
ugeze (second-person singular subjunctive)
mgeze (plural second-person subjunctive)
ageze (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wageze (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -geze (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sigeze (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngegeza (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singegeza (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaligeza (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaligeza (irrealis negative past)
nageza (first-person gnomic singular)
twageza (first-person gnomic plural)
wageza (gnomic second-person singular)
mwageza (gnomic plural second-person)
ageza (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wageza (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wageza (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yageza (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lageza (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yageza (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chageza (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyageza (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yageza (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zageza (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wageza (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwageza (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pageza (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwageza (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -megeza (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshageza (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jageza (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kigeza (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipogeza (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kageze (consecutive subjunctive)
-nigeza (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tugeza (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kugeza (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wageza (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kugezeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wagezeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mgeza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wageza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ugeza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-igeza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ligeza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yageza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kigeza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vigeza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-igeza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zigeza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ugeza (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kugeza (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pageza (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mugeza (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jigeza (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-gezaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-gezao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-gezao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-gezayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-gezalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-gezayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-gezacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-gezavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-gezayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-gezazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-gezao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-gezako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-gezapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-gezamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yegeza (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ogeza (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ogeza (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yogeza (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-logeza (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yogeza (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chogeza (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyogeza (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yogeza (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zogeza (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ogeza (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kogeza (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pogeza (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mogeza (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


shumbulele

sw-noun

shumbulele (ma class, plural mashumbulele)


galawa

→ Chichewa: ngalawa

Of disputed origin, but widely considered a borrowing. The original meaning may be "outrigger" (as recorded in the dialect of Pemba), but Meinhof considered it to be from Portuguese galeão. Various other suggestions of Indian or Austronesian origin have been made.


barakinya

Borrowed from Portuguese barquinha, diminutive of barca, and probably modified after baraka (“blessing”).


mzambarau

mzambarau (m-mi class, plural mizambarau)


shumburere

shumburere (ma class, plural mashumburere)


mkulia

a person brought up as a slave, having been born into slavery or enslaved as a young child


mavi ya mbuzi

Literally, “goat dung”, after its shape.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mavi, mbuzi.


tarumbeta

tarumbeta (ma class, plural matarumbeta)

Borrowed from Portuguese trombeta. Some sources claim it's from English trumpet.


mzungu wa pili

mzungu wa pili (m-wa class, plural wazungu wa pili)

Literally, “white person of two”, because of its value in certain card games.


mzungu wa tatu

mzungu wa tatu (m-wa class, plural wazungu wa tatu)

Literally, “white person of three”, because of its value in certain card games.


mzungu wa nne

mzungu wa nne (m-wa class, plural wazungu wa nne)

Literally, “white person of four”, because of its value in certain card games.


shela

Borrowed from Omani Arabic شيلة (šēla), ultimately from Hindi शाल (śāl) or Persian شال (šâl).


mwamba

rock, cliff, crag (mass of projecting rock)


uzio

2013 September 17, “Wahamiaji wavunja uzio kuingia Uhispania”, in BBC News Swahili:


tu-

For a full table including other classes


tu-

verb-initial form of -tu- (“us, 1st person plural object concord”)


wosia

Borrowed from Arabic وَصِيَّة (waṣiyya).


Korea Kaskazini

Korea ya Kaskazini
Korea ya Kaskazini#Swahili


Ajentina

Alternative form of Argentina: Argentina (a country in South America)


Kaburu

(derogatory) a white person, a barbarian


ukoko

crust (food residue at the bottom of a pan)


kidole gumba

kidole gumba (ki-vi class, plural vidole gumba)


tundu la pua

tundu la pua (ma class, plural matundu ya pua)


mwanasanaa

mwanasanaa (m-wa class, plural wanasanaa)


kiguu

diminutive of mguu: small or incomplete leg


kuzimu

underworld (the place where people go after death)


jasiri

From the root of Arabic جَسَرَ (jasara), perhaps the participle جَاسِر (jāsir).


jasiri

-jasiri (canonical)
kujasiri (infinitive)
kujasiri (infinitive)
kutojasiri (infinitive negative)
jasiri (imperative singular)
jasirini (imperative plural)
hujasiri (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lijasiri (past)
negative subject concord + -kujasiri (negative past)
ninajasiri (first-person present singular)
najasiri (first-person present singular)
tunajasiri (first-person plural present)
unajasiri (present second-person singular)
mnajasiri (plural present second-person)
anajasiri (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanajasiri (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -najasiri (present third-person)
sijasiri (first-person negative present singular)
hatujasiri (first-person negative plural present)
hujasiri (negative present second-person singular)
hamjasiri (negative plural present second-person)
hajasiri (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawajasiri (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -jasiri (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tajasiri (future)
negative subject concord + -tajasiri (future negative)
nijasiri (first-person singular subjunctive)
tujasiri (first-person plural subjunctive)
ujasiri (second-person singular subjunctive)
mjasiri (plural second-person subjunctive)
ajasiri (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wajasiri (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -jasiri (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sijasiri (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngejasiri (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singejasiri (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalijasiri (irrealis past)
najasiri (first-person gnomic singular)
twajasiri (first-person gnomic plural)
wajasiri (gnomic second-person singular)
mwajasiri (gnomic plural second-person)
ajasiri (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wajasiri (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wajasiri (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yajasiri (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lajasiri (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yajasiri (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chajasiri (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyajasiri (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yajasiri (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zajasiri (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wajasiri (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwajasiri (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pajasiri (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwajasiri (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mejasiri (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshajasiri (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jajasiri (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kijasiri (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipojasiri (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kajasiri (consecutive subjunctive)
-nijasiri (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tujasiri (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kujasiri (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wajasiri (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kujasirini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wajasirini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mjasiri (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wajasiri (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ujasiri (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ijasiri (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lijasiri (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yajasiri (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kijasiri (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vijasiri (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ijasiri (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zijasiri (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ujasiri (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kujasiri (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pajasiri (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mujasiri (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jijasiri (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-jasiriye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-jasirio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-jasirio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-jasiriyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-jasirilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-jasiriyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-jasiricho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-jasirivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-jasiriyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-jasirizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-jasirio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-jasiriko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-jasiripo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-jasirimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yejasiri (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ojasiri (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ojasiri (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yojasiri (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lojasiri (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yojasiri (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chojasiri (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyojasiri (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yojasiri (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zojasiri (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ojasiri (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kojasiri (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pojasiri (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mojasiri (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kufundisha

head

kufundisha (verbal noun of the ku class)


jenga

-jenga (canonical)
kujenga (infinitive)
kujenga (infinitive)
kutojenga (infinitive negative)
jenga (imperative singular)
jengeni (imperative plural)
hujenga (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lijenga (past)
negative subject concord + -kujenga (negative past)
ninajenga (first-person present singular)
najenga (first-person present singular)
tunajenga (first-person plural present)
unajenga (present second-person singular)
mnajenga (plural present second-person)
anajenga (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanajenga (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -najenga (present third-person)
sijengi (first-person negative present singular)
hatujengi (first-person negative plural present)
hujengi (negative present second-person singular)
hamjengi (negative plural present second-person)
hajengi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawajengi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -jengi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tajenga (future)
negative subject concord + -tajenga (future negative)
nijenge (first-person singular subjunctive)
tujenge (first-person plural subjunctive)
ujenge (second-person singular subjunctive)
mjenge (plural second-person subjunctive)
ajenge (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wajenge (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -jenge (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sijenge (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngejenga (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singejenga (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalijenga (irrealis past)
najenga (first-person gnomic singular)
twajenga (first-person gnomic plural)
wajenga (gnomic second-person singular)
mwajenga (gnomic plural second-person)
ajenga (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wajenga (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wajenga (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yajenga (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lajenga (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yajenga (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chajenga (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyajenga (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yajenga (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zajenga (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wajenga (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwajenga (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pajenga (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwajenga (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mejenga (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshajenga (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jajenga (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kijenga (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipojenga (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kajenge (consecutive subjunctive)
-nijenga (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tujenga (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kujenga (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wajenga (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kujengeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wajengeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mjenga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wajenga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ujenga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ijenga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lijenga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yajenga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kijenga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vijenga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ijenga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zijenga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ujenga (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kujenga (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pajenga (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mujenga (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jijenga (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-jengaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-jengao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-jengao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-jengayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-jengalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-jengayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-jengacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-jengavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-jengayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-jengazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-jengao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-jengako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-jengapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-jengamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yejenga (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ojenga (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ojenga (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yojenga (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lojenga (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yojenga (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chojenga (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyojenga (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yojenga (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zojenga (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ojenga (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kojenga (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pojenga (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mojenga (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

English: Jenga


fundisha

-fundisha (canonical)
kufundisha (infinitive)
kufundisha (infinitive)
kutofundisha (infinitive negative)
fundisha (imperative singular)
fundisheni (imperative plural)
hufundisha (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifundisha (past)
negative subject concord + -kufundisha (negative past)
ninafundisha (first-person present singular)
nafundisha (first-person present singular)
tunafundisha (first-person plural present)
unafundisha (present second-person singular)
mnafundisha (plural present second-person)
anafundisha (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafundisha (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafundisha (present third-person)
sifundishi (first-person negative present singular)
hatufundishi (first-person negative plural present)
hufundishi (negative present second-person singular)
hamfundishi (negative plural present second-person)
hafundishi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafundishi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -fundishi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafundisha (future)
negative subject concord + -tafundisha (future negative)
nifundishe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufundishe (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufundishe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfundishe (plural second-person subjunctive)
afundishe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafundishe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -fundishe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifundishe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefundisha (irrealis present)
nafundisha (first-person gnomic singular)
twafundisha (first-person gnomic plural)
wafundisha (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafundisha (gnomic plural second-person)
afundisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafundisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafundisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafundisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafundisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafundisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafundisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafundisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafundisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafundisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafundisha (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafundisha (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafundisha (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafundisha (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefundisha (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jafundisha (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifundisha (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -kafundishe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifundisha (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufundisha (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufundisha (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafundisha (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufundisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafundisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfundisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafundisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufundisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifundisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifundisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafundisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifundisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifundisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifundisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifundisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufundisha (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufundisha (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafundisha (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufundisha (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifundisha (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-fundishaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-fundishao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-fundishao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-fundishayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-fundishalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-fundishayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-fundishacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-fundishavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-fundishayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-fundishazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-fundishao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-fundishako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-fundishapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-fundishamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefundisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofundisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofundisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofundisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofundisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofundisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofundisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofundisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofundisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofundisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofundisha (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofundisha (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofundisha (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofundisha (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

From -funda (“learn”) + isha (causative affix).


-ngeli-

Seemingly built from -nge- (“present conditional”) and -li- (“past”); compare -ngali-.

(colloquial) subjunctive or conditional marker, contrary to fact


ndi-

ndimi (first-person singular)
ndiye (first-person singular)
ndisi (first-person plural)
ndio (first-person plural)
ndiwe (second-person singular)
ndiye (second-person singular)
ndinyi (plural second-person)
ndio (plural second-person)
ndiye (class-1 class-2 singular third-person)
ndio (class-1 class-2 plural third-person)
ndio (class-3 class-4 singular third-person)
ndiyo (class-3 class-4 plural third-person)
ndilo (class-5 class-6 singular third-person)
ndiyo (class-5 class-6 plural third-person)
ndicho (class-7 class-8 singular third-person)
ndivyo (class-7 class-8 plural third-person)
ndiyo (class-10 class-9 singular third-person)
ndizo (class-10 class-9 plural third-person)
ndio (class-11 singular third-person)
ndiko (class-15 class-17 singular third-person)
ndipo (class-16 singular third-person)
ndimo (class-18 singular third-person)
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the emphatic copula or focusing copula: expresses "it is" with an inflected object


uungwana

the status of being freeborn or patrician

being civilized or cultured, being well-bred


mwungwana

sw-noun

mwungwana (m-wa class, plural waungwana)


muungwana

muungwana (m-wa class, plural waungwana)


kadhalika

Borrowed from Arabic كَذٰلِكَ (kaḏālika).


daftari

daftari (canonical)
madaftari (plural)
daftari (plural)


karafuu

Borrowed from Arabic قَرَنْفُل (qaranful).


urembo

From u- + -remba (“to beautify, decorate”).

an ornamentation or decoration, especially on the body


-nge-

ninge- (first-person singular)
tunge- (first-person plural)
unge- (second-person singular)
mnge- (plural second-person)
ange- (class-1 class-2 singular third-person)
wange- (class-1 class-2 plural third-person)
unge- (class-3 class-4 singular third-person)
inge- (class-3 class-4 plural third-person)
linge- (class-5 class-6 singular third-person)
yange- (class-5 class-6 plural third-person)
kinge- (class-7 class-8 singular third-person)
vinge- (class-7 class-8 plural third-person)
inge- (class-10 class-9 singular third-person)
zinge- (class-10 class-9 plural third-person)
unge- (class-11 singular third-person)
kunge- (class-15 class-17 singular third-person)
pange- (class-16 singular third-person)
mnge- (class-18 singular third-person)
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singe- (first-person negative singular)
hatunge- (first-person negative plural)
hunge- (negative second-person singular)
hamnge- (negative plural second-person)
hange- (class-1 class-2 negative singular third-person)
hawange- (class-1 class-2 negative plural third-person)
haunge- (class-3 class-4 negative singular third-person)
hainge- (class-3 class-4 negative plural third-person)
halinge- (class-5 class-6 negative singular third-person)
hayange- (class-5 class-6 negative plural third-person)
hakinge- (class-7 class-8 negative singular third-person)
havinge- (class-7 class-8 negative plural third-person)
hainge- (class-10 class-9 negative singular third-person)
hazinge- (class-10 class-9 negative plural third-person)
haunge- (class-11 negative singular third-person)
hakunge- (class-15 class-17 negative singular third-person)
hapange- (class-16 negative singular third-person)
hamnge- (class-18 negative singular third-person)
For more information (negative)

Ningefanya tofauti.

Maana kama ningetaka kujisifu singekuwa mpumbavu, kwa sababu nitasema kweli.

1952, Biblio [Swahili Union Version Bible], United Bible Societies, 2 Wakorintho 12:6:

Because if I wanted to brag, I would not be a fool, because I would tell the truth.

1 Can take stress and therefore does not require -ku-


kadhi

der

Arabic قَاضِي (qāḍī)


-ngali-

ningali- (first-person singular)
tungali- (first-person plural)
ungali- (second-person singular)
mngali- (plural second-person)
angali- (class-1 class-2 singular third-person)
wangali- (class-1 class-2 plural third-person)
ungali- (class-3 class-4 singular third-person)
ingali- (class-3 class-4 plural third-person)
lingali- (class-5 class-6 singular third-person)
yangali- (class-5 class-6 plural third-person)
kingali- (class-7 class-8 singular third-person)
vingali- (class-7 class-8 plural third-person)
ingali- (class-10 class-9 singular third-person)
zingali- (class-10 class-9 plural third-person)
ungali- (class-11 singular third-person)
kungali- (class-15 class-17 singular third-person)
pangali- (class-16 singular third-person)
mngali- (class-18 singular third-person)
For more information
singali- (first-person negative singular)
hatungali- (first-person negative plural)
hungali- (negative second-person singular)
hamngali- (negative plural second-person)
hangali- (class-1 class-2 negative singular third-person)
hawangali- (class-1 class-2 negative plural third-person)
haungali- (class-3 class-4 negative singular third-person)
haingali- (class-3 class-4 negative plural third-person)
halingali- (class-5 class-6 negative singular third-person)
hayangali- (class-5 class-6 negative plural third-person)
hakingali- (class-7 class-8 negative singular third-person)
havingali- (class-7 class-8 negative plural third-person)
haingali- (class-10 class-9 negative singular third-person)
hazingali- (class-10 class-9 negative plural third-person)
haungali- (class-11 negative singular third-person)
hakungali- (class-15 class-17 negative singular third-person)
hapangali- (class-16 negative singular third-person)
hamngali- (class-18 negative singular third-person)
For more information (negative)

wangalikwenda zao


sambusa

From Classical Persian سنبوسه (sambūsa).

A kind of samosa: a savoury pastry, often stuffed with meat.


rakaa

(Islam) A unit of Muslim prayer involving prostration.


mja

(dated) servant, slave (especially a male one)


mkasi

→ Kikuyu: magathĩ

→ Lingala: makási

→ Luganda: màkânsi


tyubu

tube (especially in technical or mechanical contexts)


terafini

An early borrowing from a European language, probably Portuguese terebintina.


msiri

confidant, accomplice (one with whom one shares secrets)


mnajimu

From Arabic مُنَجِّم (munajjim, “astrologer”), with reinterpretation of m(u)- as the suffix m- (perhaps m- + Arabic نَجْم (najm, “star”)).


popobawa

A shetani, or evil spirit, believed by many to appear periodically in Tanzania.


habusu

(rare) singular of mahabusu (“prisoner”)


fatiha

(Islam) prelude (to the Qur'an or as an opening prayer)


bizari

Borrowed from Omani Arabic بزار (bzār, “spices”), from Arabic أَبْزَار (ʔabzār).


ishara

der

Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra)


halaiki

From Arabic خَلائِق (ḵalāʔiq), plural of خَلِيقة (ḵalīqa, “creature, creation”).


hamira

From Arabic خَمِير (ḵamīr) or خَمِيرَة (ḵamīra).


roshani

Borrowed from Omani Arabic روشن (rōšen, “veranda”), from Persian روشن (rowšan).


hayawani

Borrowed from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).

idiot, brute (a person who behaves animalistically)


talasimu

From Arabic طَلَاسِم (ṭalāsim), plural of طِلَسْم (ṭilasm).


sharifu

a noble, especially a person descended from Muhammad


sharifu

-sharifu (canonical)
kusharifu (infinitive)
kusharifu (infinitive)
kutosharifu (infinitive negative)
sharifu (imperative singular)
sharifuni (imperative plural)
husharifu (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisharifu (past)
negative subject concord + -kusharifu (negative past)
ninasharifu (first-person present singular)
nasharifu (first-person present singular)
tunasharifu (first-person plural present)
unasharifu (present second-person singular)
mnasharifu (plural present second-person)
anasharifu (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasharifu (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasharifu (present third-person)
sisharifu (first-person negative present singular)
hatusharifu (first-person negative plural present)
husharifu (negative present second-person singular)
hamsharifu (negative plural present second-person)
hasharifu (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasharifu (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -sharifu (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasharifu (future)
negative subject concord + -tasharifu (future negative)
nisharifu (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusharifu (first-person plural subjunctive)
usharifu (second-person singular subjunctive)
msharifu (plural second-person subjunctive)
asharifu (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
washarifu (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sharifu (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisharifu (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesharifu (irrealis present)
nasharifu (first-person gnomic singular)
twasharifu (first-person gnomic plural)
washarifu (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasharifu (gnomic plural second-person)
asharifu (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
washarifu (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
washarifu (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasharifu (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasharifu (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasharifu (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasharifu (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasharifu (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasharifu (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasharifu (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
washarifu (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasharifu (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasharifu (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasharifu (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesharifu (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jasharifu (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisharifu (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposharifu (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kasharifu (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisharifu (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusharifu (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusharifu (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-washarifu (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusharifuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-washarifuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msharifu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-washarifu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usharifu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isharifu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisharifu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasharifu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisharifu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visharifu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isharifu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisharifu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usharifu (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusharifu (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasharifu (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musharifu (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisharifu (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-sharifuye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-sharifuo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-sharifuo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-sharifuyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-sharifulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-sharifuyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-sharifucho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-sharifuvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-sharifuyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-sharifuzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-sharifuo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-sharifuko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-sharifupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-sharifumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesharifu (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osharifu (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osharifu (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosharifu (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losharifu (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosharifu (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosharifu (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosharifu (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosharifu (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosharifu (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osharifu (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosharifu (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posharifu (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosharifu (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

to honor, treat with respect and dignity


jora

jora (canonical)
jora (plural)
majora (plural)

Possibly from Arabic جُرْزَة (jurza, “bundle of hay”).

A measure of length of cloth, approximately equal to thirty yards.


hofu

-hofu (canonical)
kuhofu (infinitive)
kuhofu (infinitive)
kutohofu (infinitive negative)
hofu (imperative singular)
hofuni (imperative plural)
huhofu (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lihofu (past)
negative subject concord + -kuhofu (negative past)
ninahofu (first-person present singular)
nahofu (first-person present singular)
tunahofu (first-person plural present)
unahofu (present second-person singular)
mnahofu (plural present second-person)
anahofu (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanahofu (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nahofu (present third-person)
sihofu (first-person negative present singular)
hatuhofu (first-person negative plural present)
huhofu (negative present second-person singular)
hamhofu (negative plural present second-person)
hahofu (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawahofu (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -hofu (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tahofu (future)
negative subject concord + -tahofu (future negative)
nihofu (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuhofu (first-person plural subjunctive)
uhofu (second-person singular subjunctive)
mhofu (plural second-person subjunctive)
ahofu (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wahofu (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -hofu (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sihofu (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngehofu (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singehofu (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalihofu (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalihofu (irrealis negative past)
nahofu (first-person gnomic singular)
twahofu (first-person gnomic plural)
wahofu (gnomic second-person singular)
mwahofu (gnomic plural second-person)
ahofu (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wahofu (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wahofu (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yahofu (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lahofu (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yahofu (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chahofu (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyahofu (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yahofu (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zahofu (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wahofu (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwahofu (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pahofu (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwahofu (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mehofu (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshahofu (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jahofu (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kihofu (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipohofu (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kahofu (consecutive subjunctive)
-nihofu (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuhofu (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuhofu (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wahofu (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuhofuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wahofuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mhofu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wahofu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uhofu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ihofu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lihofu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yahofu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kihofu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vihofu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ihofu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zihofu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uhofu (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuhofu (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pahofu (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muhofu (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jihofu (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-hofuye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-hofuo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-hofuo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-hofuyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-hofulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-hofuyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-hofucho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-hofuvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-hofuyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-hofuzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-hofuo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-hofuko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-hofupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-hofumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yehofu (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ohofu (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ohofu (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yohofu (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lohofu (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yohofu (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chohofu (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyohofu (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yohofu (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zohofu (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ohofu (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kohofu (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pohofu (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mohofu (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


busu

Ultimately from Classical Persian بوسه (bōsa), through an Arabic intermediate; compare Omani Arabic بوس (būs) and Arabic بَاسَ (bāsa, verb), the imperative of which would regularly yield the Swahili verb.


busu

-busu (canonical)
kubusu (infinitive)
kubusu (infinitive)
kutobusu (infinitive negative)
busu (imperative singular)
busuni (imperative plural)
hubusu (habitual)
positive subject concord + -libusu (past)
negative subject concord + -kubusu (negative past)
ninabusu (first-person present singular)
nabusu (first-person present singular)
tunabusu (first-person plural present)
unabusu (present second-person singular)
mnabusu (plural present second-person)
anabusu (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanabusu (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nabusu (present third-person)
sibusu (first-person negative present singular)
hatubusu (first-person negative plural present)
hubusu (negative present second-person singular)
hambusu (negative plural present second-person)
habusu (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawabusu (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -busu (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tabusu (future)
negative subject concord + -tabusu (future negative)
nibusu (first-person singular subjunctive)
tubusu (first-person plural subjunctive)
ubusu (second-person singular subjunctive)
mbusu (plural second-person subjunctive)
abusu (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wabusu (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -busu (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sibusu (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngebusu (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singebusu (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalibusu (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalibusu (irrealis negative past)
nabusu (first-person gnomic singular)
twabusu (first-person gnomic plural)
wabusu (gnomic second-person singular)
mwabusu (gnomic plural second-person)
abusu (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wabusu (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wabusu (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yabusu (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
labusu (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yabusu (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chabusu (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyabusu (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yabusu (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zabusu (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wabusu (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwabusu (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pabusu (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwabusu (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mebusu (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshabusu (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jabusu (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kibusu (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipobusu (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kabusu (consecutive subjunctive)
-nibusu (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tubusu (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kubusu (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wabusu (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kubusuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wabusuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mbusu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wabusu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ubusu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ibusu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-libusu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yabusu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kibusu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vibusu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ibusu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zibusu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ubusu (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kubusu (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pabusu (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mubusu (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jibusu (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-busuye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-busuo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-busuo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-busuyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-busulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-busuyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-busucho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-busuvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-busuyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-busuzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-busuo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-busuko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-busupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-busumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yebusu (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-obusu (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-obusu (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yobusu (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lobusu (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yobusu (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chobusu (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyobusu (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yobusu (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zobusu (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-obusu (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kobusu (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pobusu (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mobusu (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kiwida

(nautical) hole in the beam of a boat where the mast is attached


korija

Borrowed from Hindi कोड़ी (koṛī), probably from Austroasiatic.

a group of twenty, used when counting certain wares


imla

dictation (an activity done in schools to practise spelling skills)


baruti

Borrowed from Omani Arabic باروت (bārūt), ultimately from Arabic بَارُود (bārūd).


vyengine

(dialectal) Vi class inflected form of -ingine.


chengine

(dialectal) Ki class inflected form of -ingine.


kuhani

The sense is likely from Hebrew כוהן / כֹּהֵן, but the form is likely from Arabic كُهَّان (kuhhān).

he-l

כוהן / כֹּהֵן


mwovu

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


freshi

(slang) I'm fine (response to "how are you?")


hafla

banquet, feast, celebratory party, reception


uhusiano

From -husiana (“relate”), reciprocal form of -husu (“affect, concern”).


tahajia

Borrowed from Arabic تَهْجِئَة (tahjiʔa).


mchoraji

engraver (one who makes things by carving into them)


tarbushi

tarboosh, fez (a kind of red cap with a tassel)


wendapo

Alternative form of endapo (can be used in plural contexts)


endapo

From -enda, with the literal meaning "when [it] goes".

Endapo msichana alipata mimba kabla ya kuingia tohara au jando, aliitwa Ribengo, yaani mtu aliyeasi mila za kabila lake.

2003, Jan Bendler Shetler, editor, Telling Our Own Stories: Local Histories from South Mara, Tanzania:

If it should happen that a girl gets pregnant before her ritual purification or initiation, called Ribengo, she is one who disobeyed the traditions of her tribe.

if it should happen, supposing it happens


shukuru

-shukuru (canonical)
kushukuru (infinitive)
kushukuru (infinitive)
kutoshukuru (infinitive negative)
shukuru (imperative singular)
shukuruni (imperative plural)
hushukuru (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lishukuru (past)
negative subject concord + -kushukuru (negative past)
ninashukuru (first-person present singular)
nashukuru (first-person present singular)
tunashukuru (first-person plural present)
unashukuru (present second-person singular)
mnashukuru (plural present second-person)
anashukuru (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanashukuru (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nashukuru (present third-person)
sishukuru (first-person negative present singular)
hatushukuru (first-person negative plural present)
hushukuru (negative present second-person singular)
hamshukuru (negative plural present second-person)
hashukuru (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawashukuru (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -shukuru (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tashukuru (future)
negative subject concord + -tashukuru (future negative)
nishukuru (first-person singular subjunctive)
tushukuru (first-person plural subjunctive)
ushukuru (second-person singular subjunctive)
mshukuru (plural second-person subjunctive)
ashukuru (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
washukuru (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -shukuru (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sishukuru (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeshukuru (irrealis present)
nashukuru (first-person gnomic singular)
twashukuru (first-person gnomic plural)
washukuru (gnomic second-person singular)
mwashukuru (gnomic plural second-person)
ashukuru (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
washukuru (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
washukuru (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yashukuru (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lashukuru (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yashukuru (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chashukuru (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyashukuru (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yashukuru (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zashukuru (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
washukuru (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwashukuru (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pashukuru (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwashukuru (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meshukuru (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jashukuru (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kishukuru (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposhukuru (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kashukuru (consecutive subjunctive)
-nishukuru (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tushukuru (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kushukuru (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-washukuru (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kushukuruni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-washukuruni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mshukuru (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-washukuru (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushukuru (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ishukuru (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lishukuru (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yashukuru (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kishukuru (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vishukuru (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ishukuru (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zishukuru (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushukuru (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kushukuru (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pashukuru (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mushukuru (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jishukuru (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-shukuruye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-shukuruo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-shukuruo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-shukuruyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-shukurulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-shukuruyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-shukurucho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-shukuruvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-shukuruyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-shukuruzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-shukuruo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-shukuruko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-shukurupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-shukurumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeshukuru (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oshukuru (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oshukuru (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshukuru (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loshukuru (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshukuru (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choshukuru (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoshukuru (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoshukuru (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoshukuru (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oshukuru (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koshukuru (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poshukuru (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moshukuru (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

From Arabic شُكْر (šukr, “thankfulness, gratitude”).


chwa

-chwa (canonical)
kuchwa (infinitive)
kuchwa (infinitive)
kutokuchwa (infinitive negative)
kuchwa (imperative singular)
kuchweni (imperative plural)
huchwa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -likuchwa (past)
negative subject concord + -kuchwa (negative past)
ninakuchwa (first-person present singular)
nakuchwa (first-person present singular)
tunakuchwa (first-person plural present)
unakuchwa (present second-person singular)
mnakuchwa (plural present second-person)
anakuchwa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanakuchwa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nakuchwa (present third-person)
sichwi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuchwi (first-person negative plural present)
huchwi (negative present second-person singular)
hamchwi (negative plural present second-person)
hachwi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawachwi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -chwi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -takuchwa (future)
negative subject concord + -takuchwa (future negative)
nichwe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuchwe (first-person plural subjunctive)
uchwe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mchwe (plural second-person subjunctive)
achwe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wachwe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -chwe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sichwe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngekuchwa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singekuchwa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalikuchwa (irrealis past)
nachwa (first-person gnomic singular)
twachwa (first-person gnomic plural)
wachwa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwachwa (gnomic plural second-person)
achwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wachwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wachwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yachwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lachwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yachwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chachwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyachwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yachwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zachwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wachwa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwachwa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pachwa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwachwa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mekuchwa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshakuchwa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jachwa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kichwa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipokuchwa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kachwe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nichwa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuchwa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuchwa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wachwa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuchweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wachweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mchwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wachwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ichwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lichwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yachwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kichwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vichwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ichwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zichwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchwa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuchwa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pachwa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muchwa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jichwa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-chwaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-chwao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-chwao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-chwayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-chwalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-chwayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chwacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-chwavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-chwayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-chwazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-chwao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-chwako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-chwapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-chwamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yekuchwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-okuchwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-okuchwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yokuchwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lokuchwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yokuchwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chokuchwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyokuchwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yokuchwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zokuchwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-okuchwa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kokuchwa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pokuchwa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mokuchwa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


nukta mbili

Literally, “two dots”, after its appearance.


jenereta

jenereta (canonical)
majenereta (plural)
jenereta (plural)


mgodi

Not present in the early dictionaries (Krapf and Madan). Ultimately a 20th-century borrowing from a Southern Bantu language; compare Zulu umgodi (“hole, mine”).

mine (place from which ore is extracted)


vuka

-vuka (canonical)
kuvuka (infinitive)
kuvuka (infinitive)
kutovuka (infinitive negative)
vuka (imperative singular)
vukeni (imperative plural)
huvuka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -livuka (past)
negative subject concord + -kuvuka (negative past)
ninavuka (first-person present singular)
navuka (first-person present singular)
tunavuka (first-person plural present)
unavuka (present second-person singular)
mnavuka (plural present second-person)
anavuka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanavuka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -navuka (present third-person)
sivuki (first-person negative present singular)
hatuvuki (first-person negative plural present)
huvuki (negative present second-person singular)
hamvuki (negative plural present second-person)
havuki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawavuki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -vuki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tavuka (future)
negative subject concord + -tavuka (future negative)
nivuke (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuvuke (first-person plural subjunctive)
uvuke (second-person singular subjunctive)
mvuke (plural second-person subjunctive)
avuke (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wavuke (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -vuke (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sivuke (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngevuka (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singevuka (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalivuka (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalivuka (irrealis negative past)
navuka (first-person gnomic singular)
twavuka (first-person gnomic plural)
wavuka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwavuka (gnomic plural second-person)
avuka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wavuka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wavuka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yavuka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lavuka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yavuka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chavuka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyavuka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yavuka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zavuka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wavuka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwavuka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pavuka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwavuka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mevuka (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshavuka (already-form)
negative subject concord + -javuka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kivuka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipovuka (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kavuke (consecutive subjunctive)
-nivuka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuvuka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuvuka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wavuka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuvukeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wavukeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mvuka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wavuka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uvuka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ivuka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-livuka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yavuka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kivuka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vivuka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ivuka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zivuka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uvuka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuvuka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pavuka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muvuka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jivuka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-vukaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-vukao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-vukao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-vukayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-vukalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-vukayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-vukacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vukavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-vukayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-vukazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-vukao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-vukako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-vukapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-vukamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yevuka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ovuka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ovuka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yovuka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lovuka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yovuka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chovuka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyovuka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yovuka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zovuka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ovuka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kovuka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-povuka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-movuka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


tiwa

-tiwa (canonical)
kutiwa (infinitive)
kutiwa (infinitive)
kutotiwa (infinitive negative)
tiwa (imperative singular)
tiweni (imperative plural)
hutiwa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -litiwa (past)
negative subject concord + -kutiwa (negative past)
ninatiwa (first-person present singular)
natiwa (first-person present singular)
tunatiwa (first-person plural present)
unatiwa (present second-person singular)
mnatiwa (plural present second-person)
anatiwa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanatiwa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -natiwa (present third-person)
sitiwi (first-person negative present singular)
hatutiwi (first-person negative plural present)
hutiwi (negative present second-person singular)
hamtiwi (negative plural present second-person)
hatiwi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawatiwi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -tiwi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tatiwa (future)
negative subject concord + -tatiwa (future negative)
nitiwe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tutiwe (first-person plural subjunctive)
utiwe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mtiwe (plural second-person subjunctive)
atiwe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
watiwe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -tiwe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sitiwe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngetiwa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singetiwa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalitiwa (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalitiwa (irrealis negative past)
natiwa (first-person gnomic singular)
twatiwa (first-person gnomic plural)
watiwa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwatiwa (gnomic plural second-person)
atiwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
watiwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
watiwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yatiwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
latiwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yatiwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chatiwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyatiwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yatiwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zatiwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
watiwa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwatiwa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
patiwa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwatiwa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -metiwa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshatiwa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jatiwa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kitiwa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipotiwa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -katiwe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nitiwa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tutiwa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kutiwa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-watiwa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kutiweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-watiweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mtiwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-watiwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utiwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-itiwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-litiwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yatiwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kitiwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vitiwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-itiwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zitiwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utiwa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kutiwa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-patiwa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mutiwa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jitiwa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-tiwaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-tiwao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-tiwao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-tiwayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-tiwalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-tiwayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-tiwacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-tiwavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-tiwayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-tiwazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-tiwao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-tiwako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-tiwapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-tiwamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yetiwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-otiwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-otiwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yotiwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lotiwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yotiwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chotiwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyotiwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yotiwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zotiwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-otiwa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kotiwa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-potiwa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-motiwa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Passive form of -tia: to be put or placed