konda

-konda (canonical)
kukonda (infinitive)
kukonda (infinitive)
kutokonda (infinitive negative)
konda (imperative singular)
kondeni (imperative plural)
hukonda (habitual)
positive subject concord + -likonda (past)
negative subject concord + -kukonda (negative past)
ninakonda (first-person present singular)
nakonda (first-person present singular)
tunakonda (first-person plural present)
unakonda (present second-person singular)
mnakonda (plural present second-person)
anakonda (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanakonda (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nakonda (present third-person)
sikondi (first-person negative present singular)
hatukondi (first-person negative plural present)
hukondi (negative present second-person singular)
hamkondi (negative plural present second-person)
hakondi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawakondi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -kondi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -takonda (future)
negative subject concord + -takonda (future negative)
nikonde (first-person singular subjunctive)
tukonde (first-person plural subjunctive)
ukonde (second-person singular subjunctive)
mkonde (plural second-person subjunctive)
akonde (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wakonde (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -konde (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sikonde (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngekonda (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singekonda (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalikonda (irrealis past)
nakonda (first-person gnomic singular)
twakonda (first-person gnomic plural)
wakonda (gnomic second-person singular)
mwakonda (gnomic plural second-person)
akonda (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wakonda (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wakonda (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yakonda (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lakonda (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yakonda (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chakonda (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyakonda (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yakonda (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zakonda (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wakonda (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwakonda (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pakonda (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwakonda (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mekonda (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshakonda (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jakonda (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kikonda (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipokonda (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kakonde (consecutive subjunctive)
-nikonda (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tukonda (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kukonda (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wakonda (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kukondeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wakondeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mkonda (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wakonda (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ukonda (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ikonda (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-likonda (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yakonda (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kikonda (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vikonda (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ikonda (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zikonda (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ukonda (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kukonda (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pakonda (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mukonda (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jikonda (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-kondaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-kondao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-kondao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-kondayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-kondalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-kondayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-kondacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-kondavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-kondayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-kondazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-kondao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kondako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-kondapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-kondamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yekonda (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-okonda (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-okonda (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yokonda (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lokonda (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yokonda (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chokonda (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyokonda (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yokonda (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zokonda (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-okonda (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kokonda (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pokonda (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mokonda (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


konda

2017 January 28, “Kipigo chadaiwa kusababisha kifo cha konda wa daladala”, in Mwananchi:

(Sheng) conductor (person who takes tickets on public transportation)


aibu

-aibisha

to humiliate, embarrass, disgrace, put to shame


pumu

asthma, (or more generally) difficulty breathing


karo

tuition fee (monetary payment charged for education)


tamu

-tamu (canonical)
mtamu (singular)
watamu (plural)
mitamu (plural)
tamu (singular)
matamu (plural)
kitamu (singular)
vitamu (plural)
tamu (plural)
patamu (singular)
kutamu (singular)
mutamu (singular)

Found only in the Sabaki languages, likely a very early borrowing from Arabic طَعْم (ṭaʕm, “taste”).


kanda

-kanda (canonical)
kukanda (infinitive)
kukanda (infinitive)
kutokanda (infinitive negative)
kanda (imperative singular)
kandeni (imperative plural)
hukanda (habitual)
positive subject concord + -likanda (past)
negative subject concord + -kukanda (negative past)
ninakanda (first-person present singular)
nakanda (first-person present singular)
tunakanda (first-person plural present)
unakanda (present second-person singular)
mnakanda (plural present second-person)
anakanda (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanakanda (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nakanda (present third-person)
sikandi (first-person negative present singular)
hatukandi (first-person negative plural present)
hukandi (negative present second-person singular)
hamkandi (negative plural present second-person)
hakandi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawakandi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -kandi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -takanda (future)
negative subject concord + -takanda (future negative)
nikande (first-person singular subjunctive)
tukande (first-person plural subjunctive)
ukande (second-person singular subjunctive)
mkande (plural second-person subjunctive)
akande (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wakande (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -kande (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sikande (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngekanda (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singekanda (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalikanda (irrealis past)
nakanda (first-person gnomic singular)
twakanda (first-person gnomic plural)
wakanda (gnomic second-person singular)
mwakanda (gnomic plural second-person)
akanda (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wakanda (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wakanda (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yakanda (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lakanda (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yakanda (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chakanda (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyakanda (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yakanda (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zakanda (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wakanda (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwakanda (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pakanda (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwakanda (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mekanda (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshakanda (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jakanda (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kikanda (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipokanda (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kakande (consecutive subjunctive)
-nikanda (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tukanda (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kukanda (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wakanda (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kukandeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wakandeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mkanda (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wakanda (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ukanda (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ikanda (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-likanda (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yakanda (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kikanda (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vikanda (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ikanda (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zikanda (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ukanda (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kukanda (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pakanda (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mukanda (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jikanda (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-kandaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-kandao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-kandao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-kandayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-kandalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-kandayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-kandacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-kandavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-kandayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-kandazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-kandao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kandako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-kandapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-kandamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yekanda (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-okanda (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-okanda (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yokanda (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lokanda (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yokanda (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chokanda (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyokanda (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yokanda (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zokanda (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-okanda (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kokanda (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pokanda (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mokanda (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


pigwa

-pigwa (canonical)
kupigwa (infinitive)
kupigwa (infinitive)
kutopigwa (infinitive negative)
pigwa (imperative singular)
pigweni (imperative plural)
hupigwa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lipigwa (past)
negative subject concord + -kupigwa (negative past)
ninapigwa (first-person present singular)
napigwa (first-person present singular)
tunapigwa (first-person plural present)
unapigwa (present second-person singular)
mnapigwa (plural present second-person)
anapigwa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanapigwa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -napigwa (present third-person)
sipigwi (first-person negative present singular)
hatupigwi (first-person negative plural present)
hupigwi (negative present second-person singular)
hampigwi (negative plural present second-person)
hapigwi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawapigwi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -pigwi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tapigwa (future)
negative subject concord + -tapigwa (future negative)
nipigwe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tupigwe (first-person plural subjunctive)
upigwe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mpigwe (plural second-person subjunctive)
apigwe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wapigwe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -pigwe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sipigwe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngepigwa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singepigwa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalipigwa (irrealis past)
napigwa (first-person gnomic singular)
twapigwa (first-person gnomic plural)
wapigwa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwapigwa (gnomic plural second-person)
apigwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wapigwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wapigwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yapigwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lapigwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yapigwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chapigwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyapigwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yapigwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zapigwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wapigwa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwapigwa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
papigwa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwapigwa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mepigwa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshapigwa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -japigwa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kipigwa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipopigwa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kapigwe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nipigwa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tupigwa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kupigwa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wapigwa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kupigweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wapigweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mpigwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wapigwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upigwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ipigwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lipigwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yapigwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kipigwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vipigwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ipigwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zipigwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upigwa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kupigwa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-papigwa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mupigwa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jipigwa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-pigwaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-pigwao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-pigwao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-pigwayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-pigwalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-pigwayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-pigwacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-pigwavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-pigwayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-pigwazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-pigwao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-pigwako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pigwapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-pigwamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yepigwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-opigwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-opigwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yopigwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lopigwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yopigwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chopigwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyopigwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yopigwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zopigwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-opigwa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kopigwa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-popigwa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mopigwa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


agwa

-agwa (canonical)
kuagwa (infinitive)
kuagwa (infinitive)
kutoagwa (infinitive negative)
agwa (imperative singular)
agweni (imperative plural)
huagwa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liagwa (past)
negative subject concord + -kuagwa (negative past)
ninaagwa (first-person present singular)
naagwa (first-person present singular)
tunaagwa (first-person plural present)
unaagwa (present second-person singular)
mnaagwa (plural present second-person)
anaagwa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaagwa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naagwa (present third-person)
siagwi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuagwi (first-person negative plural present)
huagwi (negative present second-person singular)
hamwagwi (negative plural present second-person)
haagwi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaagwi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -agwi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taagwa (future)
negative subject concord + -taagwa (future negative)
niagwe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuagwe (first-person plural subjunctive)
uagwe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwagwe (plural second-person subjunctive)
aagwe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waagwe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -agwe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siagwe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeagwa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeagwa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliagwa (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaliagwa (irrealis negative past)
naagwa (first-person gnomic singular)
twaagwa (first-person gnomic plural)
waagwa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaagwa (gnomic plural second-person)
aagwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waagwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waagwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaagwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laagwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaagwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaagwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaagwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaagwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaagwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waagwa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaagwa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paagwa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaagwa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meagwa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaagwa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaagwa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiagwa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoagwa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaagwe (consecutive subjunctive)
-niagwa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuagwa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuagwa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waagwa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuagweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waagweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwagwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waagwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uagwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iagwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liagwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaagwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiagwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viagwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iagwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziagwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uagwa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuagwa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paagwa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muagwa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiagwa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-agwaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-agwao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-agwao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-agwayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-agwalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-agwayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-agwacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-agwavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-agwayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-agwazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-agwao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-agwako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-agwapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-agwamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeagwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oagwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oagwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoagwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loagwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoagwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choagwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoagwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoagwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoagwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oagwa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koagwa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poagwa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moagwa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


babaye

Contraction of baba yake: his/her father.


abiri

-abiri (canonical)
kuabiri (infinitive)
kuabiri (infinitive)
kutoabiri (infinitive negative)
abiri (imperative singular)
abirini (imperative plural)
huabiri (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liabiri (past)
negative subject concord + -kuabiri (negative past)
ninaabiri (first-person present singular)
naabiri (first-person present singular)
tunaabiri (first-person plural present)
unaabiri (present second-person singular)
mnaabiri (plural present second-person)
anaabiri (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaabiri (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naabiri (present third-person)
siabiri (first-person negative present singular)
hatuabiri (first-person negative plural present)
huabiri (negative present second-person singular)
hamwabiri (negative plural present second-person)
haabiri (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaabiri (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -abiri (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taabiri (future)
negative subject concord + -taabiri (future negative)
niabiri (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuabiri (first-person plural subjunctive)
uabiri (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwabiri (plural second-person subjunctive)
aabiri (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waabiri (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -abiri (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siabiri (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeabiri (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeabiri (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliabiri (irrealis past)
naabiri (first-person gnomic singular)
twaabiri (first-person gnomic plural)
waabiri (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaabiri (gnomic plural second-person)
aabiri (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waabiri (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waabiri (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaabiri (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laabiri (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaabiri (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaabiri (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaabiri (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaabiri (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaabiri (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waabiri (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaabiri (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paabiri (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaabiri (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meabiri (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaabiri (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaabiri (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiabiri (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoabiri (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaabiri (consecutive subjunctive)
-niabiri (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuabiri (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuabiri (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waabiri (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuabirini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waabirini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwabiri (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waabiri (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uabiri (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iabiri (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liabiri (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaabiri (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiabiri (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viabiri (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iabiri (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziabiri (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uabiri (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuabiri (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paabiri (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muabiri (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiabiri (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-abiriye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-abirio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-abirio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-abiriyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-abirilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-abiriyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-abiricho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-abirivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-abiriyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-abirizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-abirio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-abiriko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-abiripo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-abirimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeabiri (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oabiri (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oabiri (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoabiri (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loabiri (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoabiri (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choabiri (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoabiri (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoabiri (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoabiri (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oabiri (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koabiri (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poabiri (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moabiri (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


amba

amba- (canonical)
ambaye (class-1 class-2 singular)
ambao (class-1 class-2 plural)
ambao (class-3 class-4 singular)
ambayo (class-3 class-4 plural)
ambalo (class-5 class-6 singular)
ambayo (class-5 class-6 plural)
ambacho (class-7 class-8 singular)
ambavyo (class-7 class-8 plural)
ambayo (class-10 class-9 singular)
ambazo (class-10 class-9 plural)
ambao (class-11 class-12 singular)
ambazo (class-11 class-12 plural)
ambapo (class-16 singular)
ambapo (class-16 plural)
ambako (class-15 singular)
ambako (class-15 plural)
ambamo (class-18 singular)
ambamo (class-18 plural)

From Proto-Bantu *-gàmba (“to speak, to answer”).

inh

نِيَضِهِرِشِ يَغُ مَقَالِ ، اَبَيُ مُيُوْنِ نِقُصُدِيِ

R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249

Let me set forth the plan which I have in my heart.

Niyaḍihirishe yangu maqali, ambayo moyoni niquṣudiye.


amba

-amba (canonical)
kwamba (infinitive)
kwamba (infinitive)
kuamba (infinitive)
kutoamba (infinitive negative)
amba (imperative singular)
ambeni (imperative plural)
huamba (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liamba (past)
negative subject concord + -kuamba (negative past)
ninaamba (first-person present singular)
naamba (first-person present singular)
tunaamba (first-person plural present)
unaamba (present second-person singular)
mnaamba (plural present second-person)
anaamba (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaamba (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naamba (present third-person)
siambi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuambi (first-person negative plural present)
huambi (negative present second-person singular)
hamwambi (negative plural present second-person)
haambi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaambi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -ambi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taamba (future)
negative subject concord + -taamba (future negative)
niambe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuambe (first-person plural subjunctive)
uambe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwambe (plural second-person subjunctive)
aambe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waambe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -ambe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siambe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeamba (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeamba (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliamba (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaliamba (irrealis negative past)
naamba (first-person gnomic singular)
twaamba (first-person gnomic plural)
waamba (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaamba (gnomic plural second-person)
aamba (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waamba (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waamba (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaamba (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laamba (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaamba (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaamba (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaamba (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaamba (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaamba (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waamba (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaamba (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paamba (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaamba (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meamba (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaamba (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaamba (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiamba (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoamba (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaambe (consecutive subjunctive)
-niamba (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuamba (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuamba (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waamba (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuambeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waambeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwamba (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waamba (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uamba (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iamba (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liamba (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaamba (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiamba (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viamba (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iamba (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziamba (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uamba (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuamba (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paamba (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muamba (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiamba (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-ambaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ambao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ambao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-ambayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-ambalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-ambayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-ambacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-ambavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-ambayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-ambazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ambao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-ambako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-ambapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-ambamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeamba (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oamba (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oamba (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoamba (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loamba (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoamba (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choamba (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoamba (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoamba (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoamba (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oamba (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koamba (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poamba (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moamba (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


paza

-paza (canonical)
kupaza (infinitive)
kupaza (infinitive)
kutopaza (infinitive negative)
paza (imperative singular)
pazeni (imperative plural)
hupaza (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lipaza (past)
negative subject concord + -kupaza (negative past)
ninapaza (first-person present singular)
napaza (first-person present singular)
tunapaza (first-person plural present)
unapaza (present second-person singular)
mnapaza (plural present second-person)
anapaza (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanapaza (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -napaza (present third-person)
sipazi (first-person negative present singular)
hatupazi (first-person negative plural present)
hupazi (negative present second-person singular)
hampazi (negative plural present second-person)
hapazi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawapazi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -pazi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tapaza (future)
negative subject concord + -tapaza (future negative)
nipaze (first-person singular subjunctive)
tupaze (first-person plural subjunctive)
upaze (second-person singular subjunctive)
mpaze (plural second-person subjunctive)
apaze (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wapaze (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -paze (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sipaze (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngepaza (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singepaza (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalipaza (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalipaza (irrealis negative past)
napaza (first-person gnomic singular)
twapaza (first-person gnomic plural)
wapaza (gnomic second-person singular)
mwapaza (gnomic plural second-person)
apaza (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wapaza (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wapaza (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yapaza (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lapaza (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yapaza (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chapaza (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyapaza (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yapaza (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zapaza (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wapaza (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwapaza (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
papaza (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwapaza (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mepaza (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshapaza (already-form)
negative subject concord + -japaza (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kipaza (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipopaza (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kapaze (consecutive subjunctive)
-nipaza (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tupaza (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kupaza (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wapaza (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kupazeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wapazeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mpaza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wapaza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upaza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ipaza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lipaza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yapaza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kipaza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vipaza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ipaza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zipaza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upaza (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kupaza (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-papaza (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mupaza (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jipaza (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-pazaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-pazao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-pazao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-pazayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-pazalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-pazayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-pazacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-pazavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-pazayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-pazazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-pazao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-pazako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pazapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-pazamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yepaza (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-opaza (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-opaza (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yopaza (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lopaza (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yopaza (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chopaza (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyopaza (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yopaza (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zopaza (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-opaza (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kopaza (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-popaza (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mopaza (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

kupaza sauti

to shout (literally, “to raise one's voice”)

Causative form of -paa: to raise (one's voice)


bibi

Borrowed from Omani Arabic بيبي (bībi), from Persian بیبی (bi-bi).

lady; mistress (female master or the female equivalent of a gentleman)


Marekani

United States of America
United States of America#English

United States of America (a country in North America)


salio

From -salia (“to remain, to be left over”).


jadi

From Arabic جَدّ (jadd, literally “grandfather”).


buti

a traditional dance in which the dancers are in a circle with one in the middle


jinga

-jinga (canonical)
mjinga (singular)
wajinga (plural)
mijinga (plural)
jinga (singular)
majinga (plural)
kijinga (singular)
vijinga (plural)
njinga (singular)
njinga (plural)
pajinga (singular)
kujinga (singular)
mujinga (singular)


kiongozi

Wabariki viongozi wake

Mungu ibariki Afrika (national anthem of Tanzania)


zina

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((X))]] present affirmative of -wa na


sisi

For a full table including other classes


meza

→ Kamba: mesa

→ Kikuyu: metha

→ Lingala: mésá

→ Luganda: emmeeza

→ Luhya: emesa

→ Luo: mesa

→ Rwanda-Rundi: ameza

→ Tooro: emeeza

Borrowed from Omani Arabic ميز (mēz, “table”), from Persian میز (mêz), although widely claimed to be from Portuguese mesa.


meza

-meza (canonical)
kumeza (infinitive)
kumeza (infinitive)
kutomeza (infinitive negative)
meza (imperative singular)
mezeni (imperative plural)
humeza (habitual)
positive subject concord + -limeza (past)
negative subject concord + -kumeza (negative past)
ninameza (first-person present singular)
nameza (first-person present singular)
tunameza (first-person plural present)
unameza (present second-person singular)
mnameza (plural present second-person)
anameza (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanameza (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nameza (present third-person)
simezi (first-person negative present singular)
hatumezi (first-person negative plural present)
humezi (negative present second-person singular)
hammezi (negative plural present second-person)
hamezi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawamezi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -mezi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tameza (future)
negative subject concord + -tameza (future negative)
nimeze (first-person singular subjunctive)
tumeze (first-person plural subjunctive)
umeze (second-person singular subjunctive)
mmeze (plural second-person subjunctive)
ameze (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wameze (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -meze (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -simeze (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngemeza (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singemeza (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalimeza (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalimeza (irrealis negative past)
nameza (first-person gnomic singular)
twameza (first-person gnomic plural)
wameza (gnomic second-person singular)
mwameza (gnomic plural second-person)
ameza (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wameza (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wameza (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yameza (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lameza (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yameza (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chameza (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyameza (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yameza (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zameza (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wameza (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwameza (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pameza (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwameza (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -memeza (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshameza (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jameza (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kimeza (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipomeza (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kameze (consecutive subjunctive)
-nimeza (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tumeza (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kumeza (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wameza (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kumezeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wamezeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mmeza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wameza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-umeza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-imeza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-limeza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yameza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kimeza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vimeza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-imeza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zimeza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-umeza (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kumeza (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pameza (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mumeza (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jimeza (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-mezaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-mezao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-mezao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-mezayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-mezalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-mezayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-mezacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-mezavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-mezayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-mezazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-mezao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-mezako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-mezapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mezamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yemeza (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-omeza (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-omeza (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yomeza (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lomeza (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yomeza (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chomeza (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyomeza (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yomeza (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zomeza (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-omeza (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-komeza (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pomeza (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-momeza (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

to swallow (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach)


zako

N class inflected form of -ako (plural only).


pilo

Ndani ya sanduku ni spears, akiandamana na chakula cha makopo , tochi , blanketi na pilo na pia chupa mbili za plastiki moja ya maji ya kunywa na nyingine ya kujisaidia haja ndogo, sanduku liliingizwa ndege ya shirika la ndege la India kwenda Perth magharibi mwa Australia.

2021 December 12, “Simulizi ya baba aliyesafiri ndani ya sanduku kutoka London mpaka Australia”, in BBC Swahili:


acha

-acha (canonical)
kuacha (infinitive)
kuacha (infinitive)
kutoacha (infinitive negative)
acha (imperative singular)
wacha (imperative singular)
acheni (imperative plural)
wacheni (imperative plural)
huacha (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liacha (past)
negative subject concord + -kuacha (negative past)
ninaacha (first-person present singular)
naacha (first-person present singular)
tunaacha (first-person plural present)
unaacha (present second-person singular)
mnaacha (plural present second-person)
anaacha (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaacha (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naacha (present third-person)
siachi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuachi (first-person negative plural present)
huachi (negative present second-person singular)
hamwachi (negative plural present second-person)
haachi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaachi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -achi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taacha (future)
negative subject concord + -taacha (future negative)
niache (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuache (first-person plural subjunctive)
uache (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwache (plural second-person subjunctive)
aache (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waache (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -ache (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siache (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeacha (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeacha (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliacha (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaliacha (irrealis negative past)
naacha (first-person gnomic singular)
twaacha (first-person gnomic plural)
waacha (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaacha (gnomic plural second-person)
aacha (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waacha (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waacha (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaacha (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laacha (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaacha (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaacha (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaacha (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaacha (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaacha (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waacha (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaacha (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paacha (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaacha (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meacha (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaacha (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaacha (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiacha (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoacha (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaache (consecutive subjunctive)
-niacha (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuacha (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuacha (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waacha (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuacheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waacheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwacha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waacha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uacha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iacha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liacha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaacha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiacha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viacha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iacha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziacha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uacha (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuacha (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paacha (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muacha (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiacha (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-achaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-achao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-achao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-achayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-achalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-achayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-achacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-achavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-achayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-achazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-achao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-achako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-achapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-achamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeacha (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oacha (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oacha (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoacha (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loacha (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoacha (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choacha (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoacha (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoacha (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoacha (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oacha (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koacha (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poacha (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moacha (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Aliacha milango ya chumba chake imefungwa kwa kufuli lililo madhubuti.

1975, Taarifa ya mwaka ya Tume ya Kudumu ya Uchunguzi, page 37:

He left the door to his room closed with a secure padlock.


panzi

panzi (canonical)
mapanzi (plural)
panzi (plural)

grasshopper (an insect of the order Orthoptera)


tuza

-tuza (canonical)
kutuza (infinitive)
kutuza (infinitive)
kutotuza (infinitive negative)
tuza (imperative singular)
tuzeni (imperative plural)
hutuza (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lituza (past)
negative subject concord + -kutuza (negative past)
ninatuza (first-person present singular)
natuza (first-person present singular)
tunatuza (first-person plural present)
unatuza (present second-person singular)
mnatuza (plural present second-person)
anatuza (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanatuza (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -natuza (present third-person)
situzi (first-person negative present singular)
hatutuzi (first-person negative plural present)
hutuzi (negative present second-person singular)
hamtuzi (negative plural present second-person)
hatuzi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawatuzi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -tuzi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tatuza (future)
negative subject concord + -tatuza (future negative)
nituze (first-person singular subjunctive)
tutuze (first-person plural subjunctive)
utuze (second-person singular subjunctive)
mtuze (plural second-person subjunctive)
atuze (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
watuze (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -tuze (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -situze (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngetuza (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singetuza (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalituza (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalituza (irrealis negative past)
natuza (first-person gnomic singular)
twatuza (first-person gnomic plural)
watuza (gnomic second-person singular)
mwatuza (gnomic plural second-person)
atuza (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
watuza (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
watuza (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yatuza (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
latuza (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yatuza (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chatuza (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyatuza (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yatuza (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zatuza (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
watuza (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwatuza (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
patuza (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwatuza (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -metuza (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshatuza (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jatuza (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kituza (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipotuza (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -katuze (consecutive subjunctive)
-nituza (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tutuza (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kutuza (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-watuza (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kutuzeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-watuzeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mtuza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-watuza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utuza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ituza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lituza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yatuza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kituza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vituza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ituza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zituza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utuza (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kutuza (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-patuza (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mutuza (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jituza (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-tuzaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-tuzao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-tuzao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-tuzayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-tuzalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-tuzayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-tuzacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-tuzavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-tuzayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-tuzazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-tuzao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-tuzako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-tuzapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-tuzamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yetuza (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-otuza (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-otuza (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yotuza (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lotuza (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yotuza (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chotuza (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyotuza (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yotuza (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zotuza (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-otuza (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kotuza (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-potuza (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-motuza (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


-iza

Near-synonyms: -ya, -isha/-esha

-lipa (“to pay”) + -iza → -lipiza (“to settle an account”)

-penda (“to love”) + -eza → -pendeza (“to be pleasing”)

(nonproductive) suffix used to construct a causative verb with slightly different meaning


ndere

a face powder used as a love charm or for hypnotism


Bama

Askari wamewabamba wale maharamia waliowaua raia hapa Bama.

2015, Ahmed E. Ndalu, “Kamusi Teule ya Kiswahili”, in BBC Swahili, page 38:

The soldiers have captured the pirates who killed civilians in Burma.


rais

Gazeti la Mail on Sunday linaripoti kuwa Sir Kim alimwandikia Bw Johnson akimuelezea kuwa rais Trump kutoka chama cha Republican anavunja mkataba huo kwa sababu za "utashi binafsi" - kwa sababu makubaliano hayo yalifikiwa na mtangulizi wake kutoka chama cha Democrat, Barack Obama.

2019 July 14, “Barua mpya iliyovuja yadai Trump amevunja mkataba wa nyukilia 'ili kumkera Obama'”, in BBC News Swahili:

Mail on Sunday reports that Sir Kim wrote to Mr Johnson explaining that President Trump from the Republican Party was breaking the agreement for "personality reasons" - because the agreement was reached by his predecessor from the Democratic Party, Barack Obama.

president (the head of state of a republic)


epa

-epa (canonical)
kuepa (infinitive)
kuepa (infinitive)
kutoepa (infinitive negative)
epa (imperative singular)
epeni (imperative plural)
huepa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liepa (past)
negative subject concord + -kuepa (negative past)
ninaepa (first-person present singular)
naepa (first-person present singular)
tunaepa (first-person plural present)
unaepa (present second-person singular)
mnaepa (plural present second-person)
anaepa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaepa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naepa (present third-person)
siepi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuepi (first-person negative plural present)
huepi (negative present second-person singular)
hamwepi (negative plural present second-person)
haepi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaepi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -epi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taepa (future)
negative subject concord + -taepa (future negative)
niepe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuepe (first-person plural subjunctive)
uepe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwepe (plural second-person subjunctive)
aepe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waepe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -epe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siepe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeepa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeepa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliepa (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaliepa (irrealis negative past)
naepa (first-person gnomic singular)
twaepa (first-person gnomic plural)
waepa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaepa (gnomic plural second-person)
aepa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waepa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waepa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaepa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laepa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaepa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaepa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaepa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaepa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaepa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waepa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaepa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paepa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaepa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meepa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaepa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaepa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiepa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoepa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaepe (consecutive subjunctive)
-niepa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuepa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuepa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waepa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuepeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waepeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwepa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waepa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uepa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iepa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liepa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaepa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiepa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viepa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iepa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziepa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uepa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuepa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paepa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muepa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiepa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-epaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-epao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-epao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-epayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-epalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-epayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-epacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-epavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-epayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-epazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-epao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-epako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-epapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-epamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeepa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oepa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oepa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoepa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loepa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoepa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choepa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoepa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoepa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoepa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oepa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koepa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poepa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moepa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


magnesi

Alternative form of magnesiamu (“magnesium”)


goti

(anatomy) knee (joint in the middle of the leg and area around it)


mchanga

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


falka

Possibly from Arabic فُلْك (fulk, “ship”).


pewa

-pewa (canonical)
kupewa (infinitive)
kupewa (infinitive)
kutopewa (infinitive negative)
pewa (imperative singular)
peweni (imperative plural)
hupewa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lipewa (past)
negative subject concord + -kupewa (negative past)
ninapewa (first-person present singular)
napewa (first-person present singular)
tunapewa (first-person plural present)
unapewa (present second-person singular)
mnapewa (plural present second-person)
anapewa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanapewa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -napewa (present third-person)
sipewi (first-person negative present singular)
hatupewi (first-person negative plural present)
hupewi (negative present second-person singular)
hampewi (negative plural present second-person)
hapewi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawapewi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -pewi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tapewa (future)
negative subject concord + -tapewa (future negative)
nipewe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tupewe (first-person plural subjunctive)
upewe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mpewe (plural second-person subjunctive)
apewe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wapewe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -pewe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sipewe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngepewa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singepewa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalipewa (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalipewa (irrealis negative past)
napewa (first-person gnomic singular)
twapewa (first-person gnomic plural)
wapewa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwapewa (gnomic plural second-person)
apewa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wapewa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wapewa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yapewa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lapewa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yapewa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chapewa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyapewa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yapewa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zapewa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wapewa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwapewa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
papewa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwapewa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mepewa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshapewa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -japewa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kipewa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipopewa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kapewe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nipewa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tupewa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kupewa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wapewa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kupeweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wapeweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mpewa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wapewa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upewa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ipewa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lipewa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yapewa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kipewa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vipewa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ipewa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zipewa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upewa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kupewa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-papewa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mupewa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jipewa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-pewaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-pewao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-pewao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-pewayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-pewalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-pewayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-pewacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-pewavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-pewayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-pewazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-pewao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-pewako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pewapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-pewamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yepewa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-opewa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-opewa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yopewa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lopewa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yopewa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chopewa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyopewa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yopewa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zopewa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-opewa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kopewa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-popewa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mopewa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


tamasha

tamasha (canonical)
tamasha (plural)
matamasha (plural)

Borrowed from Classical Persian تماشا (tamāšā).


nilikwenda

Jana, mimi nilikwenda sokoni nikanunua chakula.

Yesterday, I went to the market and then I bought food.


nikanunua

first-person singular past subsecutive of -nunua


shaka

shaka (canonical)
shaka (plural)
mashaka (plural)


niko

first-person singular positive degree present of -wako (“I am (around there)”)


vy-

vyumba

vitu vyema

form of vi- used before a vowel in certain words

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix

Ni vyema kuwashukuru.

vy- + -ema (“nice”) → vyema (“nicely”)

Forms adverbs of manner from declinable adjectives.


tishu

Mtu huyo alilazimika kulishwa kwa kutumia paipu kwa siku saba mfululilizo ili kutoa fursa kwa tishu hizo kupona.

2018 January 17, “Apasuka koo kwa kujaribu kuzuia kupiga chafya”, in BBC News Swahili:

The man had to be fed through a tube for seven days in a row to give the tissue a chance to heal.


u-

From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀- and Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-.

u- + -chafu (“dirty”) → uchafu (“dirtiness”)

u- + mtoto (“child”) → utoto (“childhood”)

u- + binafsi (“self”) → ubinafsi (“individualism”)

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] noun prefix, denoting natural objects, extensions, abstract qualities, or collections of small things.

u- + French France (“France”) → Ufaransa (“France”)

ulimi mrefu


u-

you, 2nd person singular subject concord


u-

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́- and Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-.

For a full table including first and second person

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,

it, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] subject concord

verb-initial form of -u- (“it, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] object concord”)


adui

adui (canonical)
maadui (plural)
adui (plural)


katalogi

catalogue (a systematic list of names, books, pictures etc.)


ku-

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

Kufanya kazi ni muhimu ili kupata pesa.

Working is important in order to earn money.

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV))]] noun prefix; used before verb stem with eventual object concord to form infinitive

Nataka kukisoma.

Ilisababisha watu kujifunza zaidi.

Watu wasiopungua kumi wanadaiwa kuuawa na wengine zaidi ya thelathini kujeruhiwa vibaya.

2023, “Waasi wa ADF wadaiwa kuwaua raia”, in DW:

At least ten people are claimed to have been killed and more than thirty others to have been seriously injured.

used after auxiliary verbs that do not require subject agreement and tense/aspect marking on the dependent verb

kitabu cha kufundishia

baada ya kipindi kupita

used after -a (including in the presense of a subject)

Nilisoma na kuandika.

used after na to replace elided subject agreement and tense/aspect marking

Kusafiri ni kuzuri sana.

mahali kuzuri

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

verb-initial form of -ku- (“you, 2st person singular (or, if with suffix -ni, plural) object concord”)


ku-

Kutoa kunatokana na moyo.

Kuna watu wengi nchini wanaotaka amani.

There are many people in the country who want peace.

it, there; [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku locative class|ku class_((XVII))]] subject concord

verb-initial form of -ku- (“there, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku locative class|ku class_((XVII))]] object concord”)


afya

health (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction)

afya ya jamii

afya ya jinsia

afya ya jinsia na uzazi


afya

bless you (said to somebody who has sneezed)


fukara

Borrowed from Arabic فُقَرَاء (fuqarāʔ), plural form of فَقِير (faqīr, “poor man, pauper”).


jemu

jam (sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar)


duka la vitabu

sw-noun

duka la vitabu (ma class, plural maduka ya vitabu)


kifaa

device (a piece of equipment made for a particular purpose)


moyo

heart (feelings and emotions, seat of the affections or sensibilities)


wili

-wili (canonical)
wawili (plural)
miwili (plural)
mawili (plural)
viwili (plural)
mbili (plural)
pawili (singular)
kuwili (singular)
muwili (singular)


kanga

→ English: kanga

→ Malagasy: akanga

Huyu kanga nitamla peke yangu.

2005, Masomo ya Msingi 8, →ISBN, page 21:


droni

2022 April 18, “Vita vya Ukraine: Je, droni ndiyo itakayoamua mshindi wa vita siku zijazo?”, in BBC News Swahili:

Will the drone decide the winner of future wars?


ramia

(firearms) cartridge, round of ammunition


jike

a female animal (belonging to the sex with larger, fertilizable gametes)


emoji

Borrowed from Japanese 絵文字(えもじ) (emoji), from 絵(え) (e, “picture”) + 文字(もじ) (moji, “character”).

emoji (“digital graphic icon used to represent a concept or object”).


wika

-wika (canonical)
kuwika (infinitive)
kuwika (infinitive)
kutowika (infinitive negative)
wika (imperative singular)
wikeni (imperative plural)
huwika (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liwika (past)
negative subject concord + -kuwika (negative past)
ninawika (first-person present singular)
nawika (first-person present singular)
tunawika (first-person plural present)
unawika (present second-person singular)
mnawika (plural present second-person)
anawika (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanawika (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nawika (present third-person)
siwiki (first-person negative present singular)
hatuwiki (first-person negative plural present)
huwiki (negative present second-person singular)
hamuwiki (negative plural present second-person)
hawiki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawawiki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -wiki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tawika (future)
negative subject concord + -tawika (future negative)
niwike (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuwike (first-person plural subjunctive)
uwike (second-person singular subjunctive)
muwike (plural second-person subjunctive)
awike (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wawike (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -wike (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siwike (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngewika (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singewika (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliwika (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaliwika (irrealis negative past)
nawika (first-person gnomic singular)
twawika (first-person gnomic plural)
wawika (gnomic second-person singular)
mwawika (gnomic plural second-person)
awika (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wawika (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wawika (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yawika (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lawika (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yawika (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chawika (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyawika (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yawika (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zawika (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wawika (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwawika (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pawika (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwawika (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mewika (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshawika (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jawika (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiwika (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipowika (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kawike (consecutive subjunctive)
-niwika (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuwika (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuwika (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wawika (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuwikeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wawikeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-muwika (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wawika (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uwika (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iwika (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liwika (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yawika (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiwika (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viwika (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iwika (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziwika (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uwika (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuwika (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pawika (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muwika (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiwika (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-wikaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-wikao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-wikao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-wikayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-wikalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-wikayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-wikacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-wikavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-wikayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-wikazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-wikao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-wikako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-wikapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-wikamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yewika (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-owika (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-owika (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yowika (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lowika (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yowika (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chowika (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyowika (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yowika (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zowika (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-owika (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kowika (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-powika (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mowika (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


sapatu

From Arabic سَبَّاط (sabbāṭ), compare Spanish zapato


pa-

The prefix for noun class 16 denoting locatives (position at a place).


pa-

there, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Pa locative class|pa class_((XVI))]] subject concord

verb-initial form of -pa- (“there, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Pa locative class|pa class_((XVI))]] object concord”)


pa-

Contraction of pa- + -a- (“[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Pa locative class|pa class_((XVI))]] gnomic”).


pumba

Kuwa mapumba

(also bumba) lump; rolled-up piece; clod of earth; packet.


pumbaa

-pumbaa (canonical)
kupumbaa (infinitive)
kupumbaa (infinitive)
kutopumbaa (infinitive negative)
pumbaa (imperative singular)
pumbaeni (imperative plural)
hupumbaa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lipumbaa (past)
negative subject concord + -kupumbaa (negative past)
ninapumbaa (first-person present singular)
napumbaa (first-person present singular)
tunapumbaa (first-person plural present)
unapumbaa (present second-person singular)
mnapumbaa (plural present second-person)
anapumbaa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanapumbaa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -napumbaa (present third-person)
sipumbai (first-person negative present singular)
hatupumbai (first-person negative plural present)
hupumbai (negative present second-person singular)
hampumbai (negative plural present second-person)
hapumbai (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawapumbai (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -pumbai (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tapumbaa (future)
negative subject concord + -tapumbaa (future negative)
nipumbae (first-person singular subjunctive)
tupumbae (first-person plural subjunctive)
upumbae (second-person singular subjunctive)
mpumbae (plural second-person subjunctive)
apumbae (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wapumbae (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -pumbae (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sipumbae (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngepumbaa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singepumbaa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalipumbaa (irrealis past)
napumbaa (first-person gnomic singular)
twapumbaa (first-person gnomic plural)
wapumbaa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwapumbaa (gnomic plural second-person)
apumbaa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wapumbaa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wapumbaa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yapumbaa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lapumbaa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yapumbaa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chapumbaa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyapumbaa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yapumbaa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zapumbaa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wapumbaa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwapumbaa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
papumbaa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwapumbaa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mepumbaa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshapumbaa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -japumbaa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kipumbaa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipopumbaa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kapumbae (consecutive subjunctive)
-nipumbaa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tupumbaa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kupumbaa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wapumbaa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kupumbaeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wapumbaeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mpumbaa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wapumbaa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upumbaa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ipumbaa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lipumbaa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yapumbaa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kipumbaa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vipumbaa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ipumbaa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zipumbaa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upumbaa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kupumbaa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-papumbaa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mupumbaa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jipumbaa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-pumbaaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbaao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-pumbaao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbaayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-pumbaalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbaayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-pumbaacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbaavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-pumbaayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbaazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-pumbaao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbaako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbaapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbaamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yepumbaa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-opumbaa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-opumbaa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yopumbaa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lopumbaa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yopumbaa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chopumbaa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyopumbaa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yopumbaa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zopumbaa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-opumbaa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kopumbaa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-popumbaa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mopumbaa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Probably connected with pumba (“lump; clod of earth”), following a sense of “be lumpish, heavy”.

pumbaa kazi

take no pains about a job, do it carelessly, be idle

to be foolish, silly, weak-minded, careless, negligent.