vi-

vitu vizuri

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix, denoting plurals of [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|ki class_((VII))]]

Ni vigumu kuwasahau.

vi- + -baya (“bad”) → vibaya (“badly”)

Walitukemea vikali.

Forms adverbs of manner from declinable adjectives.


vi-

For a full table including first and second person

they, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] subject concord

Elimu na dini vilitumika sana kuua utamaduni wa Mwafrika kwa viwango vinavyotofautiana.

2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:

Education and religion were widely used to kill African culture to varying degrees.

subject concord with subject containing more than one noun

verb-initial form of -vi- (“them, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] object concord”)


tafsiri

From Arabic تَفْسِير (tafsīr, “explanation, commentary”).


tafsiri

-tafsiri (canonical)
kutafsiri (infinitive)
kutafsiri (infinitive)
kutotafsiri (infinitive negative)
tafsiri (imperative singular)
tafsirini (imperative plural)
hutafsiri (habitual)
positive subject concord + -litafsiri (past)
negative subject concord + -kutafsiri (negative past)
ninatafsiri (first-person present singular)
natafsiri (first-person present singular)
tunatafsiri (first-person plural present)
unatafsiri (present second-person singular)
mnatafsiri (plural present second-person)
anatafsiri (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanatafsiri (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -natafsiri (present third-person)
sitafsiri (first-person negative present singular)
hatutafsiri (first-person negative plural present)
hutafsiri (negative present second-person singular)
hamtafsiri (negative plural present second-person)
hatafsiri (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawatafsiri (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -tafsiri (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tatafsiri (future)
negative subject concord + -tatafsiri (future negative)
nitafsiri (first-person singular subjunctive)
tutafsiri (first-person plural subjunctive)
utafsiri (second-person singular subjunctive)
mtafsiri (plural second-person subjunctive)
atafsiri (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
watafsiri (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafsiri (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sitafsiri (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngetafsiri (irrealis present)
natafsiri (first-person gnomic singular)
twatafsiri (first-person gnomic plural)
watafsiri (gnomic second-person singular)
mwatafsiri (gnomic plural second-person)
atafsiri (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
watafsiri (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
watafsiri (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yatafsiri (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
latafsiri (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yatafsiri (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chatafsiri (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyatafsiri (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yatafsiri (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zatafsiri (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
watafsiri (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwatafsiri (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
patafsiri (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwatafsiri (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -metafsiri (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jatafsiri (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kitafsiri (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipotafsiri (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -katafsiri (consecutive subjunctive)
-nitafsiri (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tutafsiri (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kutafsiri (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-watafsiri (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kutafsirini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-watafsirini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mtafsiri (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-watafsiri (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utafsiri (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-itafsiri (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-litafsiri (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yatafsiri (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kitafsiri (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vitafsiri (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-itafsiri (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zitafsiri (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utafsiri (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kutafsiri (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-patafsiri (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mutafsiri (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jitafsiri (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-tafsiriye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-tafsirio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-tafsirio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-tafsiriyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-tafsirilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-tafsiriyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-tafsiricho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-tafsirivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-tafsiriyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-tafsirizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-tafsirio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-tafsiriko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-tafsiripo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-tafsirimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yetafsiri (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-otafsiri (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-otafsiri (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yotafsiri (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lotafsiri (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yotafsiri (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chotafsiri (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyotafsiri (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yotafsiri (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zotafsiri (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-otafsiri (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kotafsiri (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-potafsiri (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-motafsiri (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


w-

wakati mwingine

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] noun prefix used before vowels


mw-

mwizi mwingine

mw- + Uislamu (“Islam”) → Mwislamu (“Muslim”)

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix used before vowels


mw-

mwaka mwingine

mw- + embe (“mango”) → mwembe (“mango tree”)

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix used before vowels

ulimi mwingine

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] adjective agreement prefix used before vowels


mw-

you, 2nd person plural subject concord used before vowels

verb-initial form of -mw- (“her, him; 3rd person singular ([[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]]) object concord used before vowels”)

For a full table including other classes


mw-

therein, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Mu locative class|mu class_((XVIII))]] subject concord used before vowels


muhindi

From Arabic هِنْدِيّ (hindiyy, “Indian”).


mtende

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀téndé. By surface analysis, m- + tende.


mswaki

chewstick, miswak (a twig used as a toothbrush)


muhogo

→ Gujarati: મોગો (mogo)

Borrowed from Omani Arabic مْهوجه (mhōgo), probably ultimately from Portuguese mandioca.


dafu

→ Malagasy: dafo

An old borrowing from an Indo-Aryan language; compare Hindi डाब (ḍāb) and Bengali ডাব (ḍbo).

young coconut, a coconut with water in it


wenyewe

Class III / M class inflected form of -enyewe.


mtama

Alianza kilimo cha malenge, mtama, tomato na sukuma wiki - na sasa anauza bidhaa zake katika soko la nyumbani.

2021 December 16, “Wakenya wapata faraja mashambani baada ya corona kuwatimua mjini”, in BBC News Swahili:

He started cultivating pumpkin, millet, tomato and sukuma wiki - and now he sells his products in the domestic market.


Mvita

From mvita, in reference to the many wars fought over control of the city.


-ta-

nita- (first-person singular)
tuta- (first-person plural)
uta- (second-person singular)
mta- (plural second-person)
ata- (class-1 class-2 singular third-person)
wata- (class-1 class-2 plural third-person)
uta- (class-3 class-4 singular third-person)
ita- (class-3 class-4 plural third-person)
lita- (class-5 class-6 singular third-person)
yata- (class-5 class-6 plural third-person)
kita- (class-7 class-8 singular third-person)
vita- (class-7 class-8 plural third-person)
ita- (class-10 class-9 singular third-person)
zita- (class-10 class-9 plural third-person)
uta- (class-11 singular third-person)
kuta- (class-15 class-17 singular third-person)
pata- (class-16 singular third-person)
mta- (class-18 singular third-person)
For more information
sita- (first-person negative singular)
hatuta- (first-person negative plural)
huta- (negative second-person singular)
hamta- (negative plural second-person)
hata- (class-1 class-2 negative singular third-person)
hawata- (class-1 class-2 negative plural third-person)
hauta- (class-3 class-4 negative singular third-person)
haita- (class-3 class-4 negative plural third-person)
halita- (class-5 class-6 negative singular third-person)
hayata- (class-5 class-6 negative plural third-person)
hakita- (class-7 class-8 negative singular third-person)
havita- (class-7 class-8 negative plural third-person)
haita- (class-10 class-9 negative singular third-person)
hazita- (class-10 class-9 negative plural third-person)
hauta- (class-11 negative singular third-person)
hakuta- (class-15 class-17 negative singular third-person)
hapata- (class-16 negative singular third-person)
hamta- (class-18 negative singular third-person)
For more information (negative)

From -taka (“to want”). Doublet of -taka-.

Near-synonym: -taka- (“relative positive future tense marker”)

watakwenda

sitakisoma

will, positive and negative future tense marker

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


Kiamu

The Lamu (Kenyan coast) dialect of Swahili


-na-

nina- (first-person singular)
na- (first-person singular)
tuna- (first-person plural)
una- (second-person singular)
mna- (plural second-person)
ana- (class-1 class-2 singular third-person)
wana- (class-1 class-2 plural third-person)
una- (class-3 class-4 singular third-person)
ina- (class-3 class-4 plural third-person)
lina- (class-5 class-6 singular third-person)
yana- (class-5 class-6 plural third-person)
kina- (class-7 class-8 singular third-person)
vina- (class-7 class-8 plural third-person)
ina- (class-10 class-9 singular third-person)
zina- (class-10 class-9 plural third-person)
una- (class-11 singular third-person)
kuna- (class-15 class-17 singular third-person)
pana- (class-16 singular third-person)
mna- (class-18 singular third-person)
For more information

wanakula

wanalala

Inakuwa baridi.

(in stative verbs) inceptive aspect marker

Near-synonym: -ki-

(in second verb in a series) marker of simultaneity

nilikuwa ninaandika

marker of simultaneity
continuous aspect marker


kw-

kwenda

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV))]] noun prefix; used before verb stem of -anza, -enda, -isha

mchana kweupe

nyumbani kwangu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku locative class|ku class_((XVII))]] adjective agreement prefix before vowels


kw-

it, there; [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku locative class|ku class_((XVII))]] subject concord used before gnomic marker (-a-); Only used in kwa-


msimamizi

sw-noun

msimamizi (m-wa class, plural wasimamizi)

Agent form of -simamia (“oversee, manage”), applicative form of -simama (“stand”).


mgonjwa

M class inflected form of -gonjwa.
U class inflected form of -gonjwa.


mganga

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà. Compare Kongo nganga (“doctor”).

native doctor; a person who uses African medicinal traditions


mvi

Alikuwa na ndevu nyingi zilizojaa mvi za singa.

1989, Saidi Amri, Sauti ya kaburi, page 8:

He had a large beard filled with straight grey hairs.


gonjwa

-gonjwa (canonical)
mgonjwa (singular)
wagonjwa (plural)
migonjwa (plural)
gonjwa (singular)
magonjwa (plural)
kigonjwa (singular)
vigonjwa (plural)
ngonjwa (singular)
ngonjwa (plural)
pagonjwa (singular)
kugonjwa (singular)
mugonjwa (singular)


nanasi

Borrowed from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi nanas.


yetu

N class inflected form of -etu (singular only).


shauri

From Arabic شَوْر (šawr, “advice, counsel”).


shauri

-shauri (canonical)
kushauri (infinitive)
kushauri (infinitive)
kutoshauri (infinitive negative)
shauri (imperative singular)
shaurini (imperative plural)
hushauri (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lishauri (past)
negative subject concord + -kushauri (negative past)
ninashauri (first-person present singular)
nashauri (first-person present singular)
tunashauri (first-person plural present)
unashauri (present second-person singular)
mnashauri (plural present second-person)
anashauri (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanashauri (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nashauri (present third-person)
sishauri (first-person negative present singular)
hatushauri (first-person negative plural present)
hushauri (negative present second-person singular)
hamshauri (negative plural present second-person)
hashauri (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawashauri (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -shauri (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tashauri (future)
negative subject concord + -tashauri (future negative)
nishauri (first-person singular subjunctive)
tushauri (first-person plural subjunctive)
ushauri (second-person singular subjunctive)
mshauri (plural second-person subjunctive)
ashauri (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
washauri (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -shauri (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sishauri (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeshauri (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeshauri (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalishauri (irrealis past)
nashauri (first-person gnomic singular)
twashauri (first-person gnomic plural)
washauri (gnomic second-person singular)
mwashauri (gnomic plural second-person)
ashauri (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
washauri (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
washauri (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yashauri (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lashauri (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yashauri (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chashauri (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyashauri (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yashauri (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zashauri (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
washauri (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwashauri (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pashauri (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwashauri (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meshauri (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshashauri (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jashauri (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kishauri (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposhauri (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kashauri (consecutive subjunctive)
-nishauri (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tushauri (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kushauri (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-washauri (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kushaurini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-washaurini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mshauri (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-washauri (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushauri (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ishauri (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lishauri (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yashauri (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kishauri (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vishauri (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ishauri (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zishauri (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushauri (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kushauri (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pashauri (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mushauri (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jishauri (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-shauriye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-shaurio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-shaurio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-shauriyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-shaurilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-shauriyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-shauricho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-shaurivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-shauriyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-shaurizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-shaurio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-shauriko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-shauripo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-shaurimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeshauri (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oshauri (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oshauri (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshauri (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loshauri (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshauri (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choshauri (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoshauri (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoshauri (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoshauri (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oshauri (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koshauri (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poshauri (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moshauri (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kilango

diminutive of mlango: little door, small entrance


uzee

old age (the quality or state of being elderly)


sanduku

→ Kikuyu: ithandũkũ

→ Lingala: sandúku


mvinyo

mvinyo (canonical)
mvinyo (plural)
mivinyo (plural)

Borrowed from Portuguese vinho. The m- is in fact originally an n-, which was prefixed to the stem as a result of the term's placement in the n class.


nyati

buffalo (Old World savannah-dwelling bovid)


karani

→ Kikuyu: karani

→ Malagasy:

Borrowed from Arabic كَرَّانِيّ (karrāniyy).


tosha

-tosha (canonical)
kutosha (infinitive)
kutosha (infinitive)
kutotosha (infinitive negative)
tosha (imperative singular)
tosheni (imperative plural)
hutosha (habitual)
positive subject concord + -litosha (past)
negative subject concord + -kutosha (negative past)
ninatosha (first-person present singular)
natosha (first-person present singular)
tunatosha (first-person plural present)
unatosha (present second-person singular)
mnatosha (plural present second-person)
anatosha (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanatosha (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -natosha (present third-person)
sitoshi (first-person negative present singular)
hatutoshi (first-person negative plural present)
hutoshi (negative present second-person singular)
hamtoshi (negative plural present second-person)
hatoshi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawatoshi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -toshi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tatosha (future)
negative subject concord + -tatosha (future negative)
nitoshe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tutoshe (first-person plural subjunctive)
utoshe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mtoshe (plural second-person subjunctive)
atoshe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
watoshe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -toshe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sitoshe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngetosha (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singetosha (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalitosha (irrealis past)
natosha (first-person gnomic singular)
twatosha (first-person gnomic plural)
watosha (gnomic second-person singular)
mwatosha (gnomic plural second-person)
atosha (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
watosha (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
watosha (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yatosha (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
latosha (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yatosha (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chatosha (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyatosha (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yatosha (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zatosha (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
watosha (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwatosha (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
patosha (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwatosha (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -metosha (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshatosha (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jatosha (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kitosha (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipotosha (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -katoshe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nitosha (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tutosha (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kutosha (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-watosha (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kutosheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-watosheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mtosha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-watosha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utosha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-itosha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-litosha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yatosha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kitosha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vitosha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-itosha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zitosha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utosha (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kutosha (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-patosha (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mutosha (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jitosha (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-toshaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-toshao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-toshao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-toshayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-toshalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-toshayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-toshacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-toshavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-toshayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-toshazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-toshao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-toshako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-toshapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-toshamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yetosha (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-otosha (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-otosha (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yotosha (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lotosha (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yotosha (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chotosha (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyotosha (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yotosha (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zotosha (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-otosha (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kotosha (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-potosha (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-motosha (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

to suffice, to be adequate, to be enough


vizuri

Vi class inflected form and adverbial form of -zuri.


hospitalini

head

hospitalini (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)

in the (adverbial class-16 locative noun)
ku (adverbial locative noun)


mlangoni

mlangoni (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)


nyumbani

nyumbani (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)


mezani

mezani (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)


ubavu

kulala ubavu


kisanduku

sw-noun

kisanduku (ki-vi class, plural visanduku)


kifuko

From ki- (“diminutive”) + mfuko (“bag”).


kidege

diminutive of ndege: little bird; birdie


ubao

ubao (canonical)
mbao (plural)
bao (plural)


ubawa

ubawa (canonical)
mabawa (plural)
mbawa (plural)


nyuzi

degree (unit of measurement of latitude and longitude)

degree (unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference)


nyuzi

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


ulimwengu

هُنُ اُلِمِغُ بَحَرِ تِيْسِ ، اُنَ مَتُبَوِ نَمَغِ مَاسِ،

18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi, stanza 13:

This world is a troubled sea, it has corals and much wickedness;

Hunu ulimwengu baḥari tesi, una matumbawe na-mangi masi,


Ureno

From U- + Portuguese reino (“the kingdom [of Portugal]”).


Mreno

From M- + Portuguese reino (“the kingdom [of Portugal]”).


udevu

Udevu upi uliokatwa kwa wembe?

Which beard hair was cut off with a razor?


mmoja

M class inflected form of -moja.
U class inflected form of -moja.


mwema

M class inflected form of -ema.
U class inflected form of -ema.


njema

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


kibaba

A unit of measure approximately equal to a pint.


marahaba

The correct response of a superior after his/her inferior says shikamoo.


shikamoo

A shortening of -shika miguu ya ("to fall at one's feet").

Used by an inferior to greet a superior.


frasila

Borrowed from Omani Arabic فراسلة (farāsila), of uncertain origin, but possibly Portuguese parcela (“portion”).


ratili

(obsolete) A rottol, an old measure of weight, tied to the weight of a silver coin and equal to 16 wakia.


kilometa

Originally probably from German Kilometer, but later influenced by English kilometre (hence the form kilomita).


thumuni

(obsolete) a coin worth sixpence; half a shilling

(obsolete) a coin worth an eighth of a silver coin


kubali

-kubali (canonical)
kukubali (infinitive)
kukubali (infinitive)
kutokubali (infinitive negative)
kubali (imperative singular)
kubalini (imperative plural)
hukubali (habitual)
positive subject concord + -likubali (past)
negative subject concord + -kukubali (negative past)
ninakubali (first-person present singular)
nakubali (first-person present singular)
tunakubali (first-person plural present)
unakubali (present second-person singular)
mnakubali (plural present second-person)
anakubali (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanakubali (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nakubali (present third-person)
sikubali (first-person negative present singular)
hatukubali (first-person negative plural present)
hukubali (negative present second-person singular)
hamkubali (negative plural present second-person)
hakubali (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawakubali (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -kubali (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -takubali (future)
negative subject concord + -takubali (future negative)
nikubali (first-person singular subjunctive)
tukubali (first-person plural subjunctive)
ukubali (second-person singular subjunctive)
mkubali (plural second-person subjunctive)
akubali (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wakubali (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -kubali (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sikubali (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngekubali (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singekubali (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalikubali (irrealis past)
nakubali (first-person gnomic singular)
twakubali (first-person gnomic plural)
wakubali (gnomic second-person singular)
mwakubali (gnomic plural second-person)
akubali (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wakubali (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wakubali (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yakubali (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lakubali (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yakubali (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chakubali (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyakubali (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yakubali (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zakubali (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wakubali (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwakubali (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pakubali (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwakubali (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mekubali (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshakubali (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jakubali (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kikubali (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipokubali (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kakubali (consecutive subjunctive)
-nikubali (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tukubali (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kukubali (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wakubali (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kukubalini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wakubalini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mkubali (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wakubali (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ukubali (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ikubali (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-likubali (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yakubali (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kikubali (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vikubali (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ikubali (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zikubali (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ukubali (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kukubali (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pakubali (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mukubali (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jikubali (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-kubaliye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-kubalio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-kubalio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-kubaliyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-kubalilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-kubaliyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-kubalicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-kubalivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-kubaliyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-kubalizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-kubalio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kubaliko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-kubalipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-kubalimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yekubali (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-okubali (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-okubali (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yokubali (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lokubali (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yokubali (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chokubali (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyokubali (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yokubali (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zokubali (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-okubali (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kokubali (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pokubali (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mokubali (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


epesi

-epesi (canonical)
mwepesi (singular)
wepesi (plural)
myepesi (plural)
jepesi (singular)
mepesi (plural)
chepesi (singular)
vyepesi (plural)
nyepesi (singular)
nyepesi (plural)
pepesi (singular)
kwepesi (singular)


mpya

M class inflected form of -pya.
U class inflected form of -pya.


embamba

-embamba (canonical)
mwembamba (singular)
wembamba (plural)
myembamba (plural)
jembamba (singular)
membamba (plural)
chembamba (singular)
vyembamba (plural)
nyembamba (singular)
nyembamba (plural)
pembamba (singular)
kwembamba (singular)


bivu

-bivu (canonical)
mbivu (singular)
wabivu (plural)
mibivu (plural)
bivu (singular)
mabivu (plural)
kibivu (singular)
vibivu (plural)
mbivu (plural)
pabivu (singular)
kubivu (singular)
mubivu (singular)


gumu

-gumu (canonical)
mgumu (singular)
wagumu (plural)
migumu (plural)
gumu (singular)
magumu (plural)
kigumu (singular)
vigumu (plural)
ngumu (singular)
ngumu (plural)
pagumu (singular)
kugumu (singular)
mugumu (singular)


kavu

-kavu (canonical)
mkavu (singular)
wakavu (plural)
mikavu (plural)
kavu (singular)
makavu (plural)
kikavu (singular)
vikavu (plural)
kavu (plural)
pakavu (singular)
kukavu (singular)
mukavu (singular)


zito

-zito (canonical)
mzito (singular)
wazito (plural)
mizito (plural)
zito (singular)
mazito (plural)
kizito (singular)
vizito (plural)
nzito (singular)
nzito (plural)
pazito (singular)
kuzito (singular)
muzito (singular)


bovu

-bovu (canonical)
mbovu (singular)
wabovu (plural)
mibovu (plural)
bovu (singular)
mabovu (plural)
kibovu (singular)
vibovu (plural)
mbovu (plural)
pabovu (singular)
kubovu (singular)
mubovu (singular)


ingi

-ingi (canonical)
mwingi (singular)
wengi (plural)
mingi (plural)
jingi (singular)
mengi (plural)
kingi (singular)
vingi (plural)
nyingi (singular)
nyingi (plural)
pengi (singular)
kwingi (singular)


Mosi

a unisex given name (traditionally used for the eldest child)


sabini

Borrowed from Arabic سَبْعِينَ (sabʕīna).


thelathini

Borrowed from Arabic ثَلَاثِينَ (ṯalāṯīna).


edashara

Borrowed from Arabic أَحَدَ عَشَرَ (ʔaḥada ʕašara).

أَحَدَ عَشَرَ


tisini

Borrowed from Arabic تِسْعِينَ (tisʕīna).


thenashara

Borrowed from Arabic اِثْنَا عَشَرَ (iṯnā ʕašara).

اِثْنَا عَشَرَ


ishirini

Borrowed from Arabic عِشْرِينَ (ʕišrīna).


sitini

Borrowed from Arabic سِتِّينَ (sittīna).


arobaini

Borrowed from Arabic أَرْبَعِينَ (ʔarbaʕīna).


themanini

Borrowed from Arabic ثَمَانِينَ (ṯamānīna).


pona

-pona (canonical)
kupona (infinitive)
kupona (infinitive)
kutopona (infinitive negative)
pona (imperative singular)
poneni (imperative plural)
hupona (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lipona (past)
negative subject concord + -kupona (negative past)
ninapona (first-person present singular)
napona (first-person present singular)
tunapona (first-person plural present)
unapona (present second-person singular)
mnapona (plural present second-person)
anapona (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanapona (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -napona (present third-person)
siponi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuponi (first-person negative plural present)
huponi (negative present second-person singular)
hamponi (negative plural present second-person)
haponi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaponi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -poni (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tapona (future)
negative subject concord + -tapona (future negative)
nipone (first-person singular subjunctive)
tupone (first-person plural subjunctive)
upone (second-person singular subjunctive)
mpone (plural second-person subjunctive)
apone (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wapone (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -pone (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sipone (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngepona (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singepona (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalipona (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalipona (irrealis negative past)
napona (first-person gnomic singular)
twapona (first-person gnomic plural)
wapona (gnomic second-person singular)
mwapona (gnomic plural second-person)
apona (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wapona (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wapona (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yapona (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lapona (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yapona (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chapona (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyapona (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yapona (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zapona (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wapona (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwapona (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
papona (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwapona (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mepona (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshapona (already-form)
negative subject concord + -japona (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kipona (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipopona (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kapone (consecutive subjunctive)
-nipona (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tupona (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kupona (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wapona (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuponeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waponeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mpona (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wapona (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upona (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ipona (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lipona (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yapona (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kipona (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vipona (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ipona (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zipona (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upona (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kupona (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-papona (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mupona (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jipona (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-ponaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ponao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ponao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-ponayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-ponalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-ponayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-ponacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-ponavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-ponayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-ponazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ponao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-ponako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-ponapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-ponamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yepona (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-opona (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-opona (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yopona (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lopona (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yopona (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chopona (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyopona (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yopona (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zopona (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-opona (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kopona (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-popona (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mopona (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


tano

-tano (canonical)
watano (plural)
mitano (plural)
matano (plural)
vitano (plural)
tano (plural)
patano (singular)
kutano (singular)
mutano (singular)


me-

From Proto-Bantu *mà-, after contraction with a following vowel.

meno mengine

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix used with some stems starting with e or i


hemoglobini

sw-noun

hemoglobini (n class, plural hemoglobini)


vyema

Vi class inflected form and adverbial form of -ema.


kasa robo

Literally, “one quarter less”. The first element is from Arabic قَصَّ (qaṣṣa, “cut”) or a related form.


Mfunguo

A non-fasting month in the Islamic calendar.


subu

-subu (canonical)
kusubu (infinitive)
kusubu (infinitive)
kutosubu (infinitive negative)
subu (imperative singular)
subuni (imperative plural)
husubu (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisubu (past)
negative subject concord + -kusubu (negative past)
ninasubu (first-person present singular)
nasubu (first-person present singular)
tunasubu (first-person plural present)
unasubu (present second-person singular)
mnasubu (plural present second-person)
anasubu (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasubu (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasubu (present third-person)
sisubu (first-person negative present singular)
hatusubu (first-person negative plural present)
husubu (negative present second-person singular)
hamsubu (negative plural present second-person)
hasubu (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasubu (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -subu (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasubu (future)
negative subject concord + -tasubu (future negative)
nisubu (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusubu (first-person plural subjunctive)
usubu (second-person singular subjunctive)
msubu (plural second-person subjunctive)
asubu (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wasubu (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -subu (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisubu (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesubu (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singesubu (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalisubu (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalisubu (irrealis negative past)
nasubu (first-person gnomic singular)
twasubu (first-person gnomic plural)
wasubu (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasubu (gnomic plural second-person)
asubu (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasubu (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasubu (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasubu (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasubu (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasubu (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasubu (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasubu (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasubu (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasubu (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasubu (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasubu (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasubu (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasubu (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesubu (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshasubu (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jasubu (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisubu (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposubu (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kasubu (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisubu (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusubu (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusubu (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasubu (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusubuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasubuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msubu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasubu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usubu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isubu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisubu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasubu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisubu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visubu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isubu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisubu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usubu (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusubu (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasubu (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musubu (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisubu (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-subuye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-subuo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-subuo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-subuyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-subulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-subuyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-subucho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-subuvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-subuyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-subuzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-subuo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-subuko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-subupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-subumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesubu (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osubu (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osubu (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosubu (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losubu (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosubu (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosubu (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosubu (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosubu (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosubu (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osubu (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosubu (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posubu (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosubu (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


jamhuri

der

جُمْهُورِيَّة


riksho

Borrowed from Japanese 力車 (rikisha), probably via English rickshaw.


Uholanzi

Holland (a traditional region in the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)

Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)


oza

-oza (canonical)
kuoza (infinitive)
kuoza (infinitive)
kutooza (infinitive negative)
oza (imperative singular)
ozeni (imperative plural)
huoza (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lioza (past)
negative subject concord + -kuoza (negative past)
ninaoza (first-person present singular)
naoza (first-person present singular)
tunaoza (first-person plural present)
unaoza (present second-person singular)
mnaoza (plural present second-person)
anaoza (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaoza (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naoza (present third-person)
siozi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuozi (first-person negative plural present)
huozi (negative present second-person singular)
hamwozi (negative plural present second-person)
haozi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaozi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -ozi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taoza (future)
negative subject concord + -taoza (future negative)
nioze (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuoze (first-person plural subjunctive)
uoze (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwoze (plural second-person subjunctive)
aoze (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waoze (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -oze (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sioze (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeoza (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeoza (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalioza (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalioza (irrealis negative past)
naoza (first-person gnomic singular)
twaoza (first-person gnomic plural)
waoza (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaoza (gnomic plural second-person)
aoza (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waoza (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waoza (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaoza (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laoza (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaoza (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaoza (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaoza (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaoza (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaoza (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waoza (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaoza (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paoza (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaoza (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meoza (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaoza (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaoza (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kioza (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipooza (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaoze (consecutive subjunctive)
-nioza (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuoza (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuoza (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waoza (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuozeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waozeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwoza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waoza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uoza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ioza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lioza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaoza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kioza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vioza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ioza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zioza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uoza (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuoza (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paoza (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muoza (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jioza (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-ozaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ozao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ozao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-ozayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-ozalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-ozayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-ozacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-ozavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-ozayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-ozazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ozao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-ozako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-ozapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-ozamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeoza (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ooza (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ooza (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yooza (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-looza (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yooza (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chooza (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyooza (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yooza (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zooza (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ooza (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kooza (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pooza (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mooza (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Causative form of -oa: to marry off, to give in marriage


sahihi

-sahihi (canonical)
kusahihi (infinitive)
kusahihi (infinitive)
kutosahihi (infinitive negative)
sahihi (imperative singular)
sahihini (imperative plural)
husahihi (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisahihi (past)
negative subject concord + -kusahihi (negative past)
ninasahihi (first-person present singular)
nasahihi (first-person present singular)
tunasahihi (first-person plural present)
unasahihi (present second-person singular)
mnasahihi (plural present second-person)
anasahihi (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasahihi (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasahihi (present third-person)
sisahihi (first-person negative present singular)
hatusahihi (first-person negative plural present)
husahihi (negative present second-person singular)
hamsahihi (negative plural present second-person)
hasahihi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasahihi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -sahihi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasahihi (future)
negative subject concord + -tasahihi (future negative)
nisahihi (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusahihi (first-person plural subjunctive)
usahihi (second-person singular subjunctive)
msahihi (plural second-person subjunctive)
asahihi (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wasahihi (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sahihi (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisahihi (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesahihi (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singesahihi (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalisahihi (irrealis past)
nasahihi (first-person gnomic singular)
twasahihi (first-person gnomic plural)
wasahihi (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasahihi (gnomic plural second-person)
asahihi (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasahihi (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasahihi (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasahihi (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasahihi (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasahihi (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasahihi (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasahihi (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasahihi (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasahihi (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasahihi (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasahihi (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasahihi (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasahihi (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesahihi (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshasahihi (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jasahihi (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisahihi (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposahihi (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kasahihi (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisahihi (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusahihi (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusahihi (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasahihi (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusahihini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasahihini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msahihi (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasahihi (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usahihi (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isahihi (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisahihi (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasahihi (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisahihi (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visahihi (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isahihi (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisahihi (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usahihi (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusahihi (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasahihi (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musahihi (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisahihi (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-sahihiye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-sahihio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-sahihio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-sahihiyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-sahihilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-sahihiyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-sahihicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-sahihivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-sahihiyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-sahihizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-sahihio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-sahihiko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-sahihipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-sahihimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesahihi (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osahihi (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osahihi (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosahihi (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losahihi (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosahihi (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosahihi (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosahihi (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosahihi (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosahihi (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osahihi (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosahihi (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posahihi (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosahihi (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


fasili

-fasili (canonical)
kufasili (infinitive)
kufasili (infinitive)
kutofasili (infinitive negative)
fasili (imperative singular)
fasilini (imperative plural)
hufasili (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifasili (past)
negative subject concord + -kufasili (negative past)
ninafasili (first-person present singular)
nafasili (first-person present singular)
tunafasili (first-person plural present)
unafasili (present second-person singular)
mnafasili (plural present second-person)
anafasili (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafasili (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafasili (present third-person)
sifasili (first-person negative present singular)
hatufasili (first-person negative plural present)
hufasili (negative present second-person singular)
hamfasili (negative plural present second-person)
hafasili (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafasili (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -fasili (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafasili (future)
negative subject concord + -tafasili (future negative)
nifasili (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufasili (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufasili (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfasili (plural second-person subjunctive)
afasili (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafasili (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -fasili (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifasili (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefasili (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singefasili (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalifasili (irrealis past)
nafasili (first-person gnomic singular)
twafasili (first-person gnomic plural)
wafasili (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafasili (gnomic plural second-person)
afasili (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafasili (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafasili (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafasili (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafasili (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafasili (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafasili (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafasili (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafasili (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafasili (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafasili (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafasili (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafasili (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafasili (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefasili (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshafasili (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jafasili (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifasili (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipofasili (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kafasili (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifasili (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufasili (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufasili (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafasili (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufasilini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafasilini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfasili (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafasili (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufasili (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifasili (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifasili (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafasili (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifasili (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifasili (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifasili (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifasili (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufasili (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufasili (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafasili (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufasili (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifasili (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-fasiliye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-fasilio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-fasilio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-fasiliyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-fasililo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-fasiliyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-fasilicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-fasilivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-fasiliyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-fasilizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-fasilio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-fasiliko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-fasilipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-fasilimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefasili (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofasili (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofasili (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofasili (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofasili (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofasili (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofasili (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofasili (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofasili (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofasili (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofasili (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofasili (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofasili (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofasili (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

From Arabic فَصَّلَ (faṣṣala), or another formation from the same root.

to explain the meaning of something, to define


katika

From kati fused with the inflected form of the particle -a used when it was in class 12.


katika

-katika (canonical)
kukatika (infinitive)
kukatika (infinitive)
kutokatika (infinitive negative)
katika (imperative singular)
katikeni (imperative plural)
hukatika (habitual)
positive subject concord + -likatika (past)
negative subject concord + -kukatika (negative past)
ninakatika (first-person present singular)
nakatika (first-person present singular)
tunakatika (first-person plural present)
unakatika (present second-person singular)
mnakatika (plural present second-person)
anakatika (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanakatika (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nakatika (present third-person)
sikatiki (first-person negative present singular)
hatukatiki (first-person negative plural present)
hukatiki (negative present second-person singular)
hamkatiki (negative plural present second-person)
hakatiki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawakatiki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -katiki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -takatika (future)
negative subject concord + -takatika (future negative)
nikatike (first-person singular subjunctive)
tukatike (first-person plural subjunctive)
ukatike (second-person singular subjunctive)
mkatike (plural second-person subjunctive)
akatike (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wakatike (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -katike (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sikatike (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngekatika (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singekatika (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalikatika (irrealis past)
nakatika (first-person gnomic singular)
twakatika (first-person gnomic plural)
wakatika (gnomic second-person singular)
mwakatika (gnomic plural second-person)
akatika (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wakatika (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wakatika (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yakatika (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lakatika (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yakatika (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chakatika (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyakatika (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yakatika (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zakatika (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wakatika (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwakatika (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pakatika (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwakatika (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mekatika (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshakatika (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jakatika (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kikatika (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipokatika (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kakatike (consecutive subjunctive)
-nikatika (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tukatika (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kukatika (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wakatika (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kukatikeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wakatikeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mkatika (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wakatika (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ukatika (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ikatika (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-likatika (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yakatika (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kikatika (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vikatika (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ikatika (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zikatika (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ukatika (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kukatika (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pakatika (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mukatika (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jikatika (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-katikaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-katikao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-katikao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-katikayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-katikalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-katikayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-katikacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-katikavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-katikayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-katikazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-katikao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-katikako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-katikapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-katikamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yekatika (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-okatika (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-okatika (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yokatika (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lokatika (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yokatika (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chokatika (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyokatika (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yokatika (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zokatika (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-okatika (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kokatika (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pokatika (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mokatika (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


bimbashi

From Ottoman Turkish بیڭباشی (biñbaşı, “lieutenant colonel”), from بیڭ (biñ, “thousand”) + باش (baş, “head”) – ”one who is the head of a group of thousand”.


peke

peke yangu

singular N class
Appendix:Swahili noun classes#N class

Followed by a possessive adjective in the singular N class (class IX) to mean that entity by itself.


taarab

From Arabic طَرَب (ṭarab, “entertainment with music”).


chenza

Likely from Chinese 橙子 (chéngzi, “orange”).


muhuri

Borrowed from Arabic مُهْر (muhr, “stamp, seal”).

bor+

seal (something that secures or authenticates)


pakwa

-pakwa (canonical)
kupakwa (infinitive)
kupakwa (infinitive)
kutopakwa (infinitive negative)
pakwa (imperative singular)
pakweni (imperative plural)
hupakwa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lipakwa (past)
negative subject concord + -kupakwa (negative past)
ninapakwa (first-person present singular)
napakwa (first-person present singular)
tunapakwa (first-person plural present)
unapakwa (present second-person singular)
mnapakwa (plural present second-person)
anapakwa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanapakwa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -napakwa (present third-person)
sipakwi (first-person negative present singular)
hatupakwi (first-person negative plural present)
hupakwi (negative present second-person singular)
hampakwi (negative plural present second-person)
hapakwi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawapakwi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -pakwi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tapakwa (future)
negative subject concord + -tapakwa (future negative)
nipakwe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tupakwe (first-person plural subjunctive)
upakwe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mpakwe (plural second-person subjunctive)
apakwe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wapakwe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -pakwe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sipakwe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngepakwa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singepakwa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalipakwa (irrealis past)
napakwa (first-person gnomic singular)
twapakwa (first-person gnomic plural)
wapakwa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwapakwa (gnomic plural second-person)
apakwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wapakwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wapakwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yapakwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lapakwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yapakwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chapakwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyapakwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yapakwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zapakwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wapakwa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwapakwa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
papakwa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwapakwa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mepakwa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshapakwa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -japakwa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kipakwa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipopakwa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kapakwe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nipakwa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tupakwa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kupakwa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wapakwa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kupakweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wapakweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mpakwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wapakwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upakwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ipakwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lipakwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yapakwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kipakwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vipakwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ipakwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zipakwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upakwa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kupakwa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-papakwa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mupakwa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jipakwa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-pakwaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-pakwao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-pakwao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-pakwayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-pakwalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-pakwayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-pakwacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-pakwavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-pakwayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-pakwazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-pakwao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-pakwako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pakwapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-pakwamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yepakwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-opakwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-opakwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yopakwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lopakwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yopakwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chopakwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyopakwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yopakwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zopakwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-opakwa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kopakwa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-popakwa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mopakwa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Passive form of -paka: to be spread or applied


lebo

lebo ya muziki

(music) label (company that sells records)

label (small ticket or sign giving information)


Jamila

Borrowed from Arabic جَمِيلَة (jamīla, “beautiful”).


khanga

Alternative form of kanga (African garment)


gaiwa

-gaiwa (canonical)
kugaiwa (infinitive)
kugaiwa (infinitive)
kutogaiwa (infinitive negative)
gaiwa (imperative singular)
gaiweni (imperative plural)
hugaiwa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -ligaiwa (past)
negative subject concord + -kugaiwa (negative past)
ninagaiwa (first-person present singular)
nagaiwa (first-person present singular)
tunagaiwa (first-person plural present)
unagaiwa (present second-person singular)
mnagaiwa (plural present second-person)
anagaiwa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanagaiwa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nagaiwa (present third-person)
sigaiwi (first-person negative present singular)
hatugaiwi (first-person negative plural present)
hugaiwi (negative present second-person singular)
hamgaiwi (negative plural present second-person)
hagaiwi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawagaiwi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -gaiwi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tagaiwa (future)
negative subject concord + -tagaiwa (future negative)
nigaiwe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tugaiwe (first-person plural subjunctive)
ugaiwe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mgaiwe (plural second-person subjunctive)
agaiwe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wagaiwe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -gaiwe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sigaiwe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngegaiwa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singegaiwa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaligaiwa (irrealis past)
nagaiwa (first-person gnomic singular)
twagaiwa (first-person gnomic plural)
wagaiwa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwagaiwa (gnomic plural second-person)
agaiwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wagaiwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wagaiwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yagaiwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lagaiwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yagaiwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chagaiwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyagaiwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yagaiwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zagaiwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wagaiwa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwagaiwa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pagaiwa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwagaiwa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -megaiwa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshagaiwa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jagaiwa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kigaiwa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipogaiwa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kagaiwe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nigaiwa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tugaiwa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kugaiwa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wagaiwa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kugaiweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wagaiweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mgaiwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wagaiwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ugaiwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-igaiwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ligaiwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yagaiwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kigaiwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vigaiwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-igaiwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zigaiwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ugaiwa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kugaiwa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pagaiwa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mugaiwa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jigaiwa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-gaiwaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiwao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-gaiwao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiwayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-gaiwalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiwayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-gaiwacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiwavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-gaiwayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiwazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-gaiwao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiwako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiwapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiwamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yegaiwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ogaiwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ogaiwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yogaiwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-logaiwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yogaiwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chogaiwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyogaiwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yogaiwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zogaiwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ogaiwa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kogaiwa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pogaiwa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mogaiwa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


Mtanzania

sw-noun

Mtanzania (m-wa class, plural Watanzania)


sukasuka

-sukasuka (canonical)
kusukasuka (infinitive)
kusukasuka (infinitive)
kutosukasuka (infinitive negative)
sukasuka (imperative singular)
sukasukeni (imperative plural)
husukasuka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisukasuka (past)
negative subject concord + -kusukasuka (negative past)
ninasukasuka (first-person present singular)
nasukasuka (first-person present singular)
tunasukasuka (first-person plural present)
unasukasuka (present second-person singular)
mnasukasuka (plural present second-person)
anasukasuka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasukasuka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasukasuka (present third-person)
sisukasuki (first-person negative present singular)
hatusukasuki (first-person negative plural present)
husukasuki (negative present second-person singular)
hamsukasuki (negative plural present second-person)
hasukasuki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasukasuki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -sukasuki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasukasuka (future)
negative subject concord + -tasukasuka (future negative)
nisukasuke (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusukasuke (first-person plural subjunctive)
usukasuke (second-person singular subjunctive)
msukasuke (plural second-person subjunctive)
asukasuke (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wasukasuke (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sukasuke (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisukasuke (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesukasuka (irrealis present)
nasukasuka (first-person gnomic singular)
twasukasuka (first-person gnomic plural)
wasukasuka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasukasuka (gnomic plural second-person)
asukasuka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasukasuka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasukasuka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasukasuka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasukasuka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasukasuka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasukasuka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasukasuka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasukasuka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasukasuka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasukasuka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasukasuka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasukasuka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasukasuka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesukasuka (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jasukasuka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisukasuka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -kasukasuke (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisukasuka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusukasuka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusukasuka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasukasuka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusukasukeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasukasukeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msukasuka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasukasuka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usukasuka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isukasuka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisukasuka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasukasuka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisukasuka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visukasuka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isukasuka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisukasuka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usukasuka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusukasuka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasukasuka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musukasuka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisukasuka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-sukasukaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-sukasukao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-sukasukao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-sukasukayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-sukasukalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-sukasukayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-sukasukacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-sukasukavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-sukasukayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-sukasukazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-sukasukao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-sukasukako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-sukasukapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-sukasukamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesukasuka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osukasuka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osukasuka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosukasuka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losukasuka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosukasuka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosukasuka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosukasuka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosukasuka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosukasuka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osukasuka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosukasuka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posukasuka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosukasuka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Reduplicative form of -suka: to disturb, worry


kipungu

From ki- + pungu, which is cognate to Luganda empungu.


mlio

From m- + -lia (“to make a sound”) + -o.


chenji

change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination)


chenji

-chenji (canonical)
kuchenji (infinitive)
kuchenji (infinitive)
kutochenji (infinitive negative)
chenji (imperative singular)
chenjini (imperative plural)
huchenji (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lichenji (past)
negative subject concord + -kuchenji (negative past)
ninachenji (first-person present singular)
nachenji (first-person present singular)
tunachenji (first-person plural present)
unachenji (present second-person singular)
mnachenji (plural present second-person)
anachenji (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanachenji (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nachenji (present third-person)
sichenji (first-person negative present singular)
hatuchenji (first-person negative plural present)
huchenji (negative present second-person singular)
hamchenji (negative plural present second-person)
hachenji (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawachenji (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -chenji (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tachenji (future)
negative subject concord + -tachenji (future negative)
nichenji (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuchenji (first-person plural subjunctive)
uchenji (second-person singular subjunctive)
mchenji (plural second-person subjunctive)
achenji (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wachenji (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -chenji (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sichenji (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngechenji (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singechenji (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalichenji (irrealis past)
nachenji (first-person gnomic singular)
twachenji (first-person gnomic plural)
wachenji (gnomic second-person singular)
mwachenji (gnomic plural second-person)
achenji (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wachenji (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wachenji (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yachenji (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lachenji (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yachenji (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chachenji (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyachenji (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yachenji (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zachenji (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wachenji (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwachenji (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pachenji (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwachenji (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mechenji (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshachenji (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jachenji (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kichenji (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipochenji (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kachenji (consecutive subjunctive)
-nichenji (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuchenji (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuchenji (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wachenji (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuchenjini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wachenjini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mchenji (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wachenji (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchenji (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ichenji (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lichenji (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yachenji (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kichenji (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vichenji (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ichenji (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zichenji (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchenji (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuchenji (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pachenji (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muchenji (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jichenji (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-chenjiye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-chenjio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-chenjio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-chenjiyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-chenjilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-chenjiyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chenjicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-chenjivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-chenjiyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-chenjizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-chenjio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-chenjiko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-chenjipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-chenjimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yechenji (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ochenji (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ochenji (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yochenji (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lochenji (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yochenji (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chochenji (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyochenji (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yochenji (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zochenji (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ochenji (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kochenji (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pochenji (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mochenji (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


mpingo

English: mpingo

Kikuyu: mũbĩngũ

The ebony tree (any of various trees in the genera Dalbergia and Diospyros)


kinara

Borrowed from Hindi किनारा (kinārā, “edge”).


dania

Alternative form of dhania (“coriander”)