ndoo

Kikuyu: ndoo


mnyama

Originally a reassignment of nyama (“meat”) to an animate class.


mgongo

uti wa mgongo


subiri

-subiri (canonical)
kusubiri (infinitive)
kusubiri (infinitive)
kutosubiri (infinitive negative)
subiri (imperative singular)
subirini (imperative plural)
husubiri (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisubiri (past)
negative subject concord + -kusubiri (negative past)
ninasubiri (first-person present singular)
nasubiri (first-person present singular)
tunasubiri (first-person plural present)
unasubiri (present second-person singular)
mnasubiri (plural present second-person)
anasubiri (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasubiri (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasubiri (present third-person)
sisubiri (first-person negative present singular)
hatusubiri (first-person negative plural present)
husubiri (negative present second-person singular)
hamsubiri (negative plural present second-person)
hasubiri (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasubiri (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -subiri (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasubiri (future)
negative subject concord + -tasubiri (future negative)
nisubiri (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusubiri (first-person plural subjunctive)
usubiri (second-person singular subjunctive)
msubiri (plural second-person subjunctive)
asubiri (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wasubiri (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -subiri (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisubiri (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesubiri (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singesubiri (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalisubiri (irrealis past)
nasubiri (first-person gnomic singular)
twasubiri (first-person gnomic plural)
wasubiri (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasubiri (gnomic plural second-person)
asubiri (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasubiri (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasubiri (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasubiri (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasubiri (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasubiri (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasubiri (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasubiri (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasubiri (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasubiri (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasubiri (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasubiri (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasubiri (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasubiri (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesubiri (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshasubiri (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jasubiri (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisubiri (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposubiri (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kasubiri (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisubiri (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusubiri (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusubiri (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasubiri (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusubirini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasubirini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msubiri (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasubiri (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usubiri (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isubiri (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisubiri (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasubiri (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisubiri (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visubiri (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isubiri (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisubiri (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usubiri (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusubiri (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasubiri (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musubiri (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisubiri (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-subiriye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-subirio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-subirio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-subiriyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-subirilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-subiriyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-subiricho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-subirivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-subiriyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-subirizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-subirio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-subiriko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-subiripo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-subirimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesubiri (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osubiri (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osubiri (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosubiri (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losubiri (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosubiri (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosubiri (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosubiri (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosubiri (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosubiri (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osubiri (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosubiri (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posubiri (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosubiri (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


ukurasa

Borrowed from Arabic كُرَّاسَة (kurrāsa).


nuia

-nuia (canonical)
kunuia (infinitive)
kunuia (infinitive)
kutonuia (infinitive negative)
nuia (imperative singular)
nuieni (imperative plural)
hunuia (habitual)
positive subject concord + -linuia (past)
negative subject concord + -kunuia (negative past)
ninanuia (first-person present singular)
nanuia (first-person present singular)
tunanuia (first-person plural present)
unanuia (present second-person singular)
mnanuia (plural present second-person)
ananuia (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wananuia (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nanuia (present third-person)
sinuii (first-person negative present singular)
hatunuii (first-person negative plural present)
hunuii (negative present second-person singular)
hamnuii (negative plural present second-person)
hanuii (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawanuii (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -nuii (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tanuia (future)
negative subject concord + -tanuia (future negative)
ninuie (first-person singular subjunctive)
tunuie (first-person plural subjunctive)
unuie (second-person singular subjunctive)
mnuie (plural second-person subjunctive)
anuie (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wanuie (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -nuie (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sinuie (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngenuia (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singenuia (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalinuia (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalinuia (irrealis negative past)
nanuia (first-person gnomic singular)
twanuia (first-person gnomic plural)
wanuia (gnomic second-person singular)
mwanuia (gnomic plural second-person)
anuia (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wanuia (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wanuia (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yanuia (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lanuia (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yanuia (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chanuia (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyanuia (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yanuia (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zanuia (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wanuia (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwanuia (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
panuia (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwanuia (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -menuia (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshanuia (already-form)
negative subject concord + -januia (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kinuia (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siponuia (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kanuie (consecutive subjunctive)
-ninuia (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tunuia (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kunuia (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wanuia (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kunuieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wanuieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mnuia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wanuia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-unuia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-inuia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-linuia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yanuia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kinuia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vinuia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-inuia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zinuia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-unuia (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kunuia (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-panuia (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-munuia (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jinuia (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-nuiaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-nuiao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-nuiao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-nuiayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-nuialo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-nuiayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-nuiacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-nuiavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-nuiayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-nuiazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-nuiao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-nuiako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-nuiapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-nuiamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yenuia (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-onuia (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-onuia (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yonuia (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lonuia (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yonuia (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chonuia (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyonuia (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yonuia (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zonuia (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-onuia (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-konuia (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-ponuia (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-monuia (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


jani

From Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Compare Zulu utshani.


spika

spika wa bunge

(politics) speaker (presiding member in a legislative body)


duka

Kikuyu: nduka

Borrowed from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān), from Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, “dais”), from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 (/takkannu, dakkannu, dukkannu/, “dais, platform, bench; niche, bedroom, private chambers or quarters”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/daggan/, “chamber, doorway or its frame, niche in a wall”).


chuma

Kikuyu: cuma


chuma

-chuma (canonical)
kuchuma (infinitive)
kuchuma (infinitive)
kutochuma (infinitive negative)
chuma (imperative singular)
chumeni (imperative plural)
huchuma (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lichuma (past)
negative subject concord + -kuchuma (negative past)
ninachuma (first-person present singular)
nachuma (first-person present singular)
tunachuma (first-person plural present)
unachuma (present second-person singular)
mnachuma (plural present second-person)
anachuma (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanachuma (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nachuma (present third-person)
sichumi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuchumi (first-person negative plural present)
huchumi (negative present second-person singular)
hamchumi (negative plural present second-person)
hachumi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawachumi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -chumi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tachuma (future)
negative subject concord + -tachuma (future negative)
nichume (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuchume (first-person plural subjunctive)
uchume (second-person singular subjunctive)
mchume (plural second-person subjunctive)
achume (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wachume (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -chume (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sichume (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngechuma (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singechuma (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalichuma (irrealis past)
nachuma (first-person gnomic singular)
twachuma (first-person gnomic plural)
wachuma (gnomic second-person singular)
mwachuma (gnomic plural second-person)
achuma (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wachuma (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wachuma (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yachuma (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lachuma (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yachuma (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chachuma (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyachuma (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yachuma (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zachuma (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wachuma (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwachuma (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pachuma (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwachuma (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mechuma (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshachuma (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jachuma (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kichuma (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipochuma (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kachume (consecutive subjunctive)
-nichuma (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuchuma (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuchuma (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wachuma (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuchumeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wachumeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mchuma (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wachuma (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchuma (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ichuma (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lichuma (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yachuma (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kichuma (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vichuma (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ichuma (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zichuma (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchuma (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuchuma (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pachuma (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muchuma (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jichuma (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-chumaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-chumao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-chumao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-chumayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-chumalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-chumayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chumacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-chumavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-chumayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-chumazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-chumao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-chumako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-chumapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-chumamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yechuma (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ochuma (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ochuma (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yochuma (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lochuma (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yochuma (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chochuma (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyochuma (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yochuma (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zochuma (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ochuma (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kochuma (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pochuma (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mochuma (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


hisabati

Borrowed from Arabic حِسَابَة (ḥisāba, “calculating”).


teka

-teka (canonical)
kuteka (infinitive)
kuteka (infinitive)
kutoteka (infinitive negative)
teka (imperative singular)
tekeni (imperative plural)
huteka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liteka (past)
negative subject concord + -kuteka (negative past)
ninateka (first-person present singular)
nateka (first-person present singular)
tunateka (first-person plural present)
unateka (present second-person singular)
mnateka (plural present second-person)
anateka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanateka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nateka (present third-person)
siteki (first-person negative present singular)
hatuteki (first-person negative plural present)
huteki (negative present second-person singular)
hamteki (negative plural present second-person)
hateki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawateki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -teki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tateka (future)
negative subject concord + -tateka (future negative)
niteke (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuteke (first-person plural subjunctive)
uteke (second-person singular subjunctive)
mteke (plural second-person subjunctive)
ateke (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wateke (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -teke (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siteke (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeteka (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeteka (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliteka (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaliteka (irrealis negative past)
nateka (first-person gnomic singular)
twateka (first-person gnomic plural)
wateka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwateka (gnomic plural second-person)
ateka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wateka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wateka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yateka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lateka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yateka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chateka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyateka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yateka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zateka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wateka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwateka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pateka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwateka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meteka (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshateka (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jateka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiteka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoteka (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kateke (consecutive subjunctive)
-niteka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuteka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuteka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wateka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kutekeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-watekeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mteka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wateka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uteka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iteka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liteka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yateka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiteka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viteka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iteka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziteka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uteka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuteka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pateka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muteka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiteka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-tekaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-tekao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-tekao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-tekayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-tekalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-tekayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-tekacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-tekavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-tekayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-tekazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-tekao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-tekako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-tekapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-tekamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeteka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oteka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oteka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoteka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loteka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoteka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choteka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoteka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoteka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoteka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oteka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koteka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poteka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moteka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


Bahari ya Shamu

Red Sea (sea located between Africa and Arabia)


buzi

From mbuzi (“goat”), placed in the class used for augmentatives. The sense "sugar daddy" comes from the phrase kuchuna buzi (“skin the goat”), used as slang for extracting money from a wealthy man.

Nakuambia ulie tu / Huwezi kuchuna buzi

"Mtie Kamba Muneo" [date unknown], Tanzania One Theatre, sung by Khadija Kopa

I tell you, keep crying / You cannot get a sugar daddy (literally, "skin the goat")


patika

-patika (canonical)
kupatika (infinitive)
kupatika (infinitive)
kutopatika (infinitive negative)
patika (imperative singular)
patikeni (imperative plural)
hupatika (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lipatika (past)
negative subject concord + -kupatika (negative past)
ninapatika (first-person present singular)
napatika (first-person present singular)
tunapatika (first-person plural present)
unapatika (present second-person singular)
mnapatika (plural present second-person)
anapatika (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanapatika (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -napatika (present third-person)
sipatiki (first-person negative present singular)
hatupatiki (first-person negative plural present)
hupatiki (negative present second-person singular)
hampatiki (negative plural present second-person)
hapatiki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawapatiki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -patiki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tapatika (future)
negative subject concord + -tapatika (future negative)
nipatike (first-person singular subjunctive)
tupatike (first-person plural subjunctive)
upatike (second-person singular subjunctive)
mpatike (plural second-person subjunctive)
apatike (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wapatike (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -patike (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sipatike (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngepatika (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singepatika (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalipatika (irrealis past)
napatika (first-person gnomic singular)
twapatika (first-person gnomic plural)
wapatika (gnomic second-person singular)
mwapatika (gnomic plural second-person)
apatika (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wapatika (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wapatika (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yapatika (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lapatika (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yapatika (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chapatika (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyapatika (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yapatika (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zapatika (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wapatika (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwapatika (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
papatika (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwapatika (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mepatika (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshapatika (already-form)
negative subject concord + -japatika (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kipatika (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipopatika (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kapatike (consecutive subjunctive)
-nipatika (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tupatika (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kupatika (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wapatika (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kupatikeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wapatikeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mpatika (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wapatika (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upatika (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ipatika (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lipatika (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yapatika (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kipatika (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vipatika (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ipatika (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zipatika (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upatika (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kupatika (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-papatika (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mupatika (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jipatika (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-patikaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-patikao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-patikao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-patikayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-patikalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-patikayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-patikacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-patikavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-patikayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-patikazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-patikao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-patikako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-patikapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-patikamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yepatika (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-opatika (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-opatika (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yopatika (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lopatika (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yopatika (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chopatika (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyopatika (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yopatika (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zopatika (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-opatika (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kopatika (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-popatika (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mopatika (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


boriti

(nautical) beam (transverse member of a ship's frame)


pepa

-pepa (canonical)
kupepa (infinitive)
kupepa (infinitive)
kutopepa (infinitive negative)
pepa (imperative singular)
pepeni (imperative plural)
hupepa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lipepa (past)
negative subject concord + -kupepa (negative past)
ninapepa (first-person present singular)
napepa (first-person present singular)
tunapepa (first-person plural present)
unapepa (present second-person singular)
mnapepa (plural present second-person)
anapepa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanapepa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -napepa (present third-person)
sipepi (first-person negative present singular)
hatupepi (first-person negative plural present)
hupepi (negative present second-person singular)
hampepi (negative plural present second-person)
hapepi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawapepi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -pepi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tapepa (future)
negative subject concord + -tapepa (future negative)
nipepe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tupepe (first-person plural subjunctive)
upepe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mpepe (plural second-person subjunctive)
apepe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wapepe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -pepe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sipepe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngepepa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singepepa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalipepa (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalipepa (irrealis negative past)
napepa (first-person gnomic singular)
twapepa (first-person gnomic plural)
wapepa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwapepa (gnomic plural second-person)
apepa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wapepa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wapepa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yapepa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lapepa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yapepa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chapepa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyapepa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yapepa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zapepa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wapepa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwapepa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
papepa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwapepa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mepepa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshapepa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -japepa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kipepa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipopepa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kapepe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nipepa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tupepa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kupepa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wapepa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kupepeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wapepeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mpepa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wapepa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upepa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ipepa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lipepa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yapepa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kipepa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vipepa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ipepa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zipepa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upepa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kupepa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-papepa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mupepa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jipepa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-pepaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-pepao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-pepao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-pepayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-pepalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-pepayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-pepacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-pepavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-pepayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-pepazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-pepao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-pepako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pepapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-pepamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yepepa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-opepa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-opepa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yopepa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lopepa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yopepa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chopepa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyopepa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yopepa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zopepa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-opepa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kopepa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-popepa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mopepa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


Mwingereza

sw-noun

Mwingereza (m-wa class, plural Waingereza)

An English person; a Briton (any person hailing from the British Isles)


za-

Contraction of zi- + -a- (“[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((X))]] gnomic”).


Kireno

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


usiku

night, nighttime (period between sunset and sunrise)


mfalme

king (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation)


mkono

cubit, ell (a traditional unit of measurement, approximately 50 cm)


patana

-patana (canonical)
kupatana (infinitive)
kupatana (infinitive)
kutopatana (infinitive negative)
patana (imperative singular)
pataneni (imperative plural)
hupatana (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lipatana (past)
negative subject concord + -kupatana (negative past)
ninapatana (first-person present singular)
napatana (first-person present singular)
tunapatana (first-person plural present)
unapatana (present second-person singular)
mnapatana (plural present second-person)
anapatana (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanapatana (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -napatana (present third-person)
sipatani (first-person negative present singular)
hatupatani (first-person negative plural present)
hupatani (negative present second-person singular)
hampatani (negative plural present second-person)
hapatani (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawapatani (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -patani (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tapatana (future)
negative subject concord + -tapatana (future negative)
nipatane (first-person singular subjunctive)
tupatane (first-person plural subjunctive)
upatane (second-person singular subjunctive)
mpatane (plural second-person subjunctive)
apatane (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wapatane (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -patane (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sipatane (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngepatana (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singepatana (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalipatana (irrealis past)
napatana (first-person gnomic singular)
twapatana (first-person gnomic plural)
wapatana (gnomic second-person singular)
mwapatana (gnomic plural second-person)
apatana (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wapatana (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wapatana (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yapatana (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lapatana (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yapatana (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chapatana (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyapatana (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yapatana (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zapatana (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wapatana (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwapatana (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
papatana (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwapatana (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mepatana (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshapatana (already-form)
negative subject concord + -japatana (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kipatana (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipopatana (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kapatane (consecutive subjunctive)
-patanaye (class-1 class-2 general-mood object-concord relative singular)
-patanao (class-1 class-2 general-mood object-concord plural relative)
-patanao (class-3 class-4 general-mood object-concord relative singular)
-patanayo (class-3 class-4 general-mood object-concord plural relative)
-patanalo (class-5 class-6 general-mood object-concord relative singular)
-patanayo (class-5 class-6 general-mood object-concord plural relative)
-patanacho (class-7 class-8 general-mood object-concord relative singular)
-patanavyo (class-7 class-8 general-mood object-concord plural relative)
-patanayo (class-10 class-9 general-mood object-concord relative singular)
-patanazo (class-10 class-9 general-mood object-concord plural relative)
-patanao (class-11 general-mood object-concord relative singular)
-patanako (class-15 class-17 general-mood object-concord relative singular)
-patanapo (class-16 general-mood object-concord relative singular)
-patanamo (class-18 general-mood object-concord relative singular)
-yepatana (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-opatana (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-opatana (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yopatana (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lopatana (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yopatana (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chopatana (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyopatana (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yopatana (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zopatana (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-opatana (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kopatana (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-popatana (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mopatana (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Reciprocal form of -pata: to agree, reconcile


sungura

trickster (somebody who displays the characteristics of the rabbit in African folklore)


msaada

help (action given to provide assistance)


mwizi

From mw- + iba + -i. Compare Rwanda-Rundi umwibyi.


mbegu

(wikis) a stub (a page providing only minimal information and intended for later development)

species (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)


jiografia

geography (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth)


mwalimu

From Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”).

mwalimu mwandamizi


mwanafunzi

sw-noun

mwanafunzi (m-wa class, plural wanafunzi)


sabuni

→ Gusii: esabuni

→ Kikuyu: thabuni

→ Kongo: sabuni

→ Lingala: sabúni

→ Luganda: sabbuuni

→ Luhya: esabuni

→ Sukuma: sabuni

→ Maore Comorian: sabuni

→ Ngazidja Comorian: saɓuni

→ Rwanda-Rundi: isabune

From Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn), from Latin sāpō.

der

Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn)


pwani

head

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

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


samaki

Kikuyu: thamaki


doa

blemish (small flaw which spoils the appearance of something)


wakia

Borrowed from Arabic وِقِيَّة (wiqiyya).

(obsolete) An old measure of weight, tied to the weight of a silver coin.


iba

-iba (canonical)
kuiba (infinitive)
kuiba (infinitive)
kutoiba (infinitive negative)
iba (imperative singular)
ibeni (imperative plural)
huiba (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liiba (past)
negative subject concord + -kuiba (negative past)
ninaiba (first-person present singular)
naiba (first-person present singular)
tunaiba (first-person plural present)
unaiba (present second-person singular)
mnaiba (plural present second-person)
anaiba (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaiba (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naiba (present third-person)
siibi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuibi (first-person negative plural present)
huibi (negative present second-person singular)
hamwibi (negative plural present second-person)
haibi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaibi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -ibi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taiba (future)
negative subject concord + -taiba (future negative)
niibe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuibe (first-person plural subjunctive)
uibe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwibe (plural second-person subjunctive)
aibe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waibe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -ibe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siibe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeiba (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeiba (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliiba (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaliiba (irrealis negative past)
naiba (first-person gnomic singular)
twaiba (first-person gnomic plural)
waiba (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaiba (gnomic plural second-person)
aiba (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waiba (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waiba (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaiba (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laiba (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaiba (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaiba (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaiba (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaiba (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaiba (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waiba (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaiba (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paiba (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaiba (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meiba (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaiba (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaiba (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiiba (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoiba (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaibe (consecutive subjunctive)
-niiba (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuiba (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuiba (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waiba (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuibeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waibeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwiba (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waiba (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uiba (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iiba (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liiba (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaiba (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiiba (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viiba (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iiba (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziiba (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uiba (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuiba (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paiba (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muiba (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiiba (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-ibaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ibao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ibao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-ibayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-ibalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-ibayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-ibacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-ibavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-ibayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-ibazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ibao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-ibako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-ibapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-ibamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeiba (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oiba (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oiba (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoiba (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loiba (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoiba (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choiba (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoiba (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoiba (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoiba (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oiba (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koiba (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poiba (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moiba (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


nyumba

From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá. Cognate to Luganda ennyumba.


Dominika

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


mbwa

→ Malagasy: amboa


kaza

-kaza (canonical)
kukaza (infinitive)
kukaza (infinitive)
kutokaza (infinitive negative)
kaza (imperative singular)
kazeni (imperative plural)
hukaza (habitual)
positive subject concord + -likaza (past)
negative subject concord + -kukaza (negative past)
ninakaza (first-person present singular)
nakaza (first-person present singular)
tunakaza (first-person plural present)
unakaza (present second-person singular)
mnakaza (plural present second-person)
anakaza (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanakaza (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nakaza (present third-person)
sikazi (first-person negative present singular)
hatukazi (first-person negative plural present)
hukazi (negative present second-person singular)
hamkazi (negative plural present second-person)
hakazi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawakazi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -kazi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -takaza (future)
negative subject concord + -takaza (future negative)
nikaze (first-person singular subjunctive)
tukaze (first-person plural subjunctive)
ukaze (second-person singular subjunctive)
mkaze (plural second-person subjunctive)
akaze (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wakaze (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -kaze (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sikaze (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngekaza (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singekaza (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalikaza (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalikaza (irrealis negative past)
nakaza (first-person gnomic singular)
twakaza (first-person gnomic plural)
wakaza (gnomic second-person singular)
mwakaza (gnomic plural second-person)
akaza (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wakaza (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wakaza (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yakaza (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lakaza (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yakaza (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chakaza (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyakaza (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yakaza (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zakaza (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wakaza (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwakaza (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pakaza (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwakaza (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mekaza (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshakaza (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jakaza (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kikaza (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipokaza (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kakaze (consecutive subjunctive)
-nikaza (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tukaza (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kukaza (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wakaza (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kukazeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wakazeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mkaza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wakaza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ukaza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ikaza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-likaza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yakaza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kikaza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vikaza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ikaza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zikaza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ukaza (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kukaza (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pakaza (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mukaza (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jikaza (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-kazaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-kazao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-kazao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-kazayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-kazalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-kazayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-kazacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-kazavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-kazayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-kazazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-kazao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kazako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-kazapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-kazamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yekaza (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-okaza (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-okaza (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yokaza (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lokaza (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yokaza (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chokaza (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyokaza (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yokaza (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zokaza (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-okaza (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kokaza (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pokaza (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mokaza (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Causative form of -kaa: to persist, intensify


n-

nguo nzuri

ulimi (“tongue”) → ndimi (“tongues”)

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((IX/X))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix, denoting animals and miscellaneous nouns as well as their plurals, and plurals of some [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] nouns


wana

inflection of -wa na:
third-person plural present affirmative

m-wa class subject inflected plural present affirmative


soko

→ Kikuyu: thoko

→ Ma'di: soko

→ Portuguese: soco (Mozambique)

→ Rwanda-Rundi: isoko

market (spacious site where trading takes place)


adia

Borrowed from Arabic هَدِيَّة (hadiyya).


paka

-paka (canonical)
kupaka (infinitive)
kupaka (infinitive)
kutopaka (infinitive negative)
paka (imperative singular)
pakeni (imperative plural)
hupaka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lipaka (past)
negative subject concord + -kupaka (negative past)
ninapaka (first-person present singular)
napaka (first-person present singular)
tunapaka (first-person plural present)
unapaka (present second-person singular)
mnapaka (plural present second-person)
anapaka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanapaka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -napaka (present third-person)
sipaki (first-person negative present singular)
hatupaki (first-person negative plural present)
hupaki (negative present second-person singular)
hampaki (negative plural present second-person)
hapaki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawapaki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -paki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tapaka (future)
negative subject concord + -tapaka (future negative)
nipake (first-person singular subjunctive)
tupake (first-person plural subjunctive)
upake (second-person singular subjunctive)
mpake (plural second-person subjunctive)
apake (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wapake (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -pake (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sipake (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngepaka (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singepaka (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalipaka (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalipaka (irrealis negative past)
napaka (first-person gnomic singular)
twapaka (first-person gnomic plural)
wapaka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwapaka (gnomic plural second-person)
apaka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wapaka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wapaka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yapaka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lapaka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yapaka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chapaka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyapaka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yapaka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zapaka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wapaka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwapaka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
papaka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwapaka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mepaka (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshapaka (already-form)
negative subject concord + -japaka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kipaka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipopaka (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kapake (consecutive subjunctive)
-nipaka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tupaka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kupaka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wapaka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kupakeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wapakeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mpaka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wapaka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upaka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ipaka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lipaka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yapaka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kipaka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vipaka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ipaka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zipaka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upaka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kupaka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-papaka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mupaka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jipaka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-pakaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-pakao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-pakao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-pakayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-pakalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-pakayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-pakacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-pakavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-pakayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-pakazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-pakao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-pakako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pakapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-pakamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yepaka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-opaka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-opaka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yopaka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lopaka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yopaka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chopaka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyopaka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yopaka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zopaka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-opaka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kopaka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-popaka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mopaka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

to spread or apply (e.g. an ointment or lipstick)


farasi

→ Kikuyu: mbarathi

→ Lingala: farása

→ Luganda: mbalaàsi

→ Tooro: embaraasi

kuendesha farasi


nayo

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|mi class_((IV))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((IX))]] inflected form of na; with it, with them, and it, and them


shoka

Baada ya kukabidhi uta, mshale na shoka lake kwa mwindaji mwenzake wa Hadzabe, Zigwadzee alishika fimbo fupi iliyochongoka na akaingia shimoni.

2017 August 18, “Chakula cha Wahadzabe cha matunda na nungunungu Tanzania”, in BBC News Swahili:

After handing over his bow, arrow and ax to his fellow Hadzabe hunter, Zigwadzee grabbed a short pointed stick and entered the pit.


barafu

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


iza

-iza (canonical)
kuiza (infinitive)
kuiza (infinitive)
kutoiza (infinitive negative)
iza (imperative singular)
izeni (imperative plural)
huiza (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liiza (past)
negative subject concord + -kuiza (negative past)
ninaiza (first-person present singular)
naiza (first-person present singular)
tunaiza (first-person plural present)
unaiza (present second-person singular)
mnaiza (plural present second-person)
anaiza (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaiza (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naiza (present third-person)
siizi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuizi (first-person negative plural present)
huizi (negative present second-person singular)
hamwizi (negative plural present second-person)
haizi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaizi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -izi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taiza (future)
negative subject concord + -taiza (future negative)
niize (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuize (first-person plural subjunctive)
uize (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwize (plural second-person subjunctive)
aize (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waize (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -ize (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siize (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeiza (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeiza (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliiza (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaliiza (irrealis negative past)
naiza (first-person gnomic singular)
twaiza (first-person gnomic plural)
waiza (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaiza (gnomic plural second-person)
aiza (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waiza (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waiza (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaiza (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laiza (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaiza (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaiza (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaiza (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaiza (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaiza (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waiza (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaiza (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paiza (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaiza (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meiza (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaiza (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaiza (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiiza (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoiza (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaize (consecutive subjunctive)
-niiza (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuiza (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuiza (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waiza (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuizeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waizeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwiza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waiza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uiza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iiza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liiza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaiza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiiza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viiza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iiza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziiza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uiza (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuiza (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paiza (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muiza (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiiza (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-izaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-izao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-izao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-izayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-izalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-izayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-izacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-izavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-izayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-izazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-izao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-izako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-izapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-izamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeiza (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oiza (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oiza (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoiza (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loiza (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoiza (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choiza (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoiza (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoiza (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoiza (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oiza (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koiza (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poiza (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moiza (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


sumbua

-sumbua (canonical)
kusumbua (infinitive)
kusumbua (infinitive)
kutosumbua (infinitive negative)
sumbua (imperative singular)
sumbueni (imperative plural)
husumbua (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisumbua (past)
negative subject concord + -kusumbua (negative past)
ninasumbua (first-person present singular)
nasumbua (first-person present singular)
tunasumbua (first-person plural present)
unasumbua (present second-person singular)
mnasumbua (plural present second-person)
anasumbua (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasumbua (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasumbua (present third-person)
sisumbui (first-person negative present singular)
hatusumbui (first-person negative plural present)
husumbui (negative present second-person singular)
hamsumbui (negative plural present second-person)
hasumbui (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasumbui (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -sumbui (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasumbua (future)
negative subject concord + -tasumbua (future negative)
nisumbue (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusumbue (first-person plural subjunctive)
usumbue (second-person singular subjunctive)
msumbue (plural second-person subjunctive)
asumbue (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wasumbue (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sumbue (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisumbue (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesumbua (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singesumbua (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalisumbua (irrealis past)
nasumbua (first-person gnomic singular)
twasumbua (first-person gnomic plural)
wasumbua (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasumbua (gnomic plural second-person)
asumbua (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasumbua (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasumbua (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasumbua (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasumbua (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasumbua (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasumbua (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasumbua (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasumbua (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasumbua (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasumbua (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasumbua (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasumbua (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasumbua (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesumbua (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshasumbua (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jasumbua (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisumbua (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposumbua (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kasumbue (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisumbua (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusumbua (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusumbua (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasumbua (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusumbueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasumbueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msumbua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasumbua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usumbua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isumbua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisumbua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasumbua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisumbua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visumbua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isumbua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisumbua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usumbua (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusumbua (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasumbua (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musumbua (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisumbua (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-sumbuaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-sumbuao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-sumbuao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-sumbuayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-sumbualo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-sumbuayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-sumbuacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-sumbuavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-sumbuayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-sumbuazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-sumbuao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-sumbuako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-sumbuapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-sumbuamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesumbua (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osumbua (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osumbua (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosumbua (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losumbua (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosumbua (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosumbua (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosumbua (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosumbua (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosumbua (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osumbua (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosumbua (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posumbua (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosumbua (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


mlima

mount (descriptor preceding mountain names)


nuru

كِطَّمْسِكِزَ گَوُجُهَّالِ ، نُرُ نَمِيَاغَ اِتَظَلَالِ

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

Brightness and lights will overcome the shadow and darkness of ignorance

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


dunia

هُيُوِ دُنِيَ اِيْنَ غُرُرِ ، دِيَ زَتَتَسِ هُزَدَمَيِْ،

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

This world is deceitful, why follow its ways?

Huyui dunia ina ghururi? ndia za-tatasi huzandamaye?


koo

koo la kuku

koo la mbuzi


koo

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


nyota

Cognate with Kikuyu njata, Kamba ndata, Kabwa enjota.


nyota

2020 August 29, “Chadwick Boseman: Nyota wa filamu ya Black Panther Chadwick Boseman aaga dunia kwa saratani”, in BBC News Swahili:

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer

Donald Trump anadai kuwa atakamatwa Jumanne kwa mashtaka yanayotokana na uchunguzi wa malipo ya dola 130,000 kwa nyota wa ponografia Stormy Daniels mnamo 2016.

2023 March 21, “Nini kitatokea iwapo Trump atakamatwa wiki hii?”, in BBC News Swahili:

Donald Trump claims he will be arrested Tuesday on charges stemming from an investigation into a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016.

star, celebrity (talented or famous person)


tuwe

first-person plural subjunctive affirmative of -wa


leta

-leta (canonical)
kuleta (infinitive)
kuleta (infinitive)
kutoleta (infinitive negative)
lete (imperative singular)
leteni (imperative plural)
huleta (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lileta (past)
negative subject concord + -kuleta (negative past)
ninaleta (first-person present singular)
naleta (first-person present singular)
tunaleta (first-person plural present)
unaleta (present second-person singular)
mnaleta (plural present second-person)
analeta (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaleta (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naleta (present third-person)
sileti (first-person negative present singular)
hatuleti (first-person negative plural present)
huleti (negative present second-person singular)
hamleti (negative plural present second-person)
haleti (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaleti (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -leti (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taleta (future)
negative subject concord + -taleta (future negative)
nilete (first-person singular subjunctive)
tulete (first-person plural subjunctive)
ulete (second-person singular subjunctive)
mlete (plural second-person subjunctive)
alete (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
walete (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -lete (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -silete (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeleta (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeleta (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalileta (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalileta (irrealis negative past)
naleta (first-person gnomic singular)
twaleta (first-person gnomic plural)
waleta (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaleta (gnomic plural second-person)
aleta (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waleta (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waleta (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaleta (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laleta (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaleta (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaleta (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaleta (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaleta (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaleta (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waleta (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaleta (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paleta (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaleta (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meleta (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaleta (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaleta (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kileta (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoleta (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kalete (consecutive subjunctive)
-nileta (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuleta (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuleta (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waleta (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuleteni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waleteni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mleta (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waleta (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uleta (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ileta (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lileta (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaleta (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kileta (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vileta (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ileta (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zileta (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uleta (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuleta (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paleta (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muleta (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jileta (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-letaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-letao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-letao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-letayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-letalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-letayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-letacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-letavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-letayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-letazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-letao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-letako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-letapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-letamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeleta (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oleta (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oleta (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoleta (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loleta (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoleta (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choleta (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoleta (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoleta (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoleta (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oleta (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koleta (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poleta (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moleta (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


zozote

N class inflected form of -o-ote (plural only).


gonga

-gonga (canonical)
kugonga (infinitive)
kugonga (infinitive)
kutogonga (infinitive negative)
gonga (imperative singular)
gongeni (imperative plural)
hugonga (habitual)
positive subject concord + -ligonga (past)
negative subject concord + -kugonga (negative past)
ninagonga (first-person present singular)
nagonga (first-person present singular)
tunagonga (first-person plural present)
unagonga (present second-person singular)
mnagonga (plural present second-person)
anagonga (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanagonga (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nagonga (present third-person)
sigongi (first-person negative present singular)
hatugongi (first-person negative plural present)
hugongi (negative present second-person singular)
hamgongi (negative plural present second-person)
hagongi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawagongi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -gongi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tagonga (future)
negative subject concord + -tagonga (future negative)
nigonge (first-person singular subjunctive)
tugonge (first-person plural subjunctive)
ugonge (second-person singular subjunctive)
mgonge (plural second-person subjunctive)
agonge (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wagonge (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -gonge (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sigonge (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngegonga (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singegonga (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaligonga (irrealis past)
nagonga (first-person gnomic singular)
twagonga (first-person gnomic plural)
wagonga (gnomic second-person singular)
mwagonga (gnomic plural second-person)
agonga (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wagonga (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wagonga (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yagonga (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lagonga (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yagonga (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chagonga (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyagonga (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yagonga (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zagonga (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wagonga (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwagonga (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pagonga (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwagonga (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -megonga (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshagonga (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jagonga (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kigonga (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipogonga (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kagonge (consecutive subjunctive)
-nigonga (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tugonga (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kugonga (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wagonga (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kugongeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wagongeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mgonga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wagonga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ugonga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-igonga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ligonga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yagonga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kigonga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vigonga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-igonga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zigonga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ugonga (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kugonga (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pagonga (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mugonga (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jigonga (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-gongaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-gongao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-gongao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-gongayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-gongalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-gongayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-gongacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-gongavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-gongayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-gongazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-gongao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-gongako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-gongapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-gongamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yegonga (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ogonga (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ogonga (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yogonga (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-logonga (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yogonga (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chogonga (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyogonga (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yogonga (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zogonga (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ogonga (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kogonga (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pogonga (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mogonga (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


sema

-sema (canonical)
kusema (infinitive)
kusema (infinitive)
kutosema (infinitive negative)
sema (imperative singular)
semeni (imperative plural)
husema (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisema (past)
negative subject concord + -kusema (negative past)
ninasema (first-person present singular)
nasema (first-person present singular)
tunasema (first-person plural present)
unasema (present second-person singular)
mnasema (plural present second-person)
anasema (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasema (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasema (present third-person)
sisemi (first-person negative present singular)
hatusemi (first-person negative plural present)
husemi (negative present second-person singular)
hamsemi (negative plural present second-person)
hasemi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasemi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -semi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasema (future)
negative subject concord + -tasema (future negative)
niseme (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuseme (first-person plural subjunctive)
useme (second-person singular subjunctive)
mseme (plural second-person subjunctive)
aseme (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waseme (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -seme (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siseme (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesema (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singesema (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalisema (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalisema (irrealis negative past)
nasema (first-person gnomic singular)
twasema (first-person gnomic plural)
wasema (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasema (gnomic plural second-person)
asema (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasema (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasema (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasema (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasema (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasema (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasema (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasema (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasema (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasema (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasema (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasema (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasema (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasema (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesema (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshasema (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jasema (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisema (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposema (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaseme (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisema (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusema (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusema (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasema (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusemeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasemeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msema (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasema (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usema (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isema (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisema (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasema (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisema (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visema (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isema (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisema (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usema (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusema (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasema (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musema (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisema (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-semaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-semao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-semao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-semayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-semalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-semayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-semacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-semavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-semayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-semazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-semao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-semako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-semapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-semamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesema (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osema (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osema (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosema (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losema (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosema (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosema (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosema (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosema (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosema (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osema (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosema (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posema (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosema (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


sema

informal greeting; also used to continue a conversation


baya

-baya (canonical)
mbaya (singular)
wabaya (plural)
mibaya (plural)
baya (singular)
mabaya (plural)
kibaya (singular)
vibaya (plural)
mbaya (plural)
pabaya (singular)
kubaya (singular)
mubaya (singular)


kawaida

From Arabic قَوَاعِد (qawāʕid), plural of قَاعِدَة (qāʕida).