gawa

-gawa (canonical)
kugawa (infinitive)
kugawa (infinitive)
kutogawa (infinitive negative)
gawa (imperative singular)
gaweni (imperative plural)
hugawa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -ligawa (past)
negative subject concord + -kugawa (negative past)
ninagawa (first-person present singular)
nagawa (first-person present singular)
tunagawa (first-person plural present)
unagawa (present second-person singular)
mnagawa (plural present second-person)
anagawa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanagawa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nagawa (present third-person)
sigawi (first-person negative present singular)
hatugawi (first-person negative plural present)
hugawi (negative present second-person singular)
hamgawi (negative plural present second-person)
hagawi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawagawi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -gawi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tagawa (future)
negative subject concord + -tagawa (future negative)
nigawe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tugawe (first-person plural subjunctive)
ugawe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mgawe (plural second-person subjunctive)
agawe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wagawe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -gawe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sigawe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngegawa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singegawa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaligawa (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaligawa (irrealis negative past)
nagawa (first-person gnomic singular)
twagawa (first-person gnomic plural)
wagawa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwagawa (gnomic plural second-person)
agawa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wagawa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wagawa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yagawa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lagawa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yagawa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chagawa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyagawa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yagawa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zagawa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wagawa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwagawa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pagawa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwagawa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -megawa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshagawa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jagawa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kigawa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipogawa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kagawe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nigawa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tugawa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kugawa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wagawa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kugaweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wagaweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mgawa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wagawa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ugawa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-igawa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ligawa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yagawa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kigawa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vigawa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-igawa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zigawa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ugawa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kugawa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pagawa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mugawa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jigawa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-gawaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-gawao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-gawao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-gawayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-gawalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-gawayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-gawacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-gawavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-gawayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-gawazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-gawao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-gawako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-gawapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-gawamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yegawa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ogawa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ogawa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yogawa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-logawa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yogawa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chogawa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyogawa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yogawa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zogawa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ogawa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kogawa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pogawa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mogawa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

to divide (split or separate into two or more parts)


neno

neno class V (canonical)
maneno class VI (plural)


ilio

m-mi class subject inflected plural m-wa class relative object inflected plural general relative

m-mi class subject inflected plural m-mi class relative object inflected singular general relative

m-mi class subject inflected plural u class relative object inflected general relative

n class subject inflected singular m-wa class relative object inflected plural general relative

n class subject inflected singular m-mi class relative object inflected singular general relative

n class subject inflected singular u class relative object inflected general relative


alhaji

Borrowed from Arabic حَجِّي (ḥajjī) (with the definite article).

(Islam) hajji (one who has been a pilgrim to Mecca, usually used as a title)


kielezi

sw-noun

kielezi class VII (plural vielezi class VIII)

kielezi class VII (canonical)
vielezi class VIII (plural)


biashara

biashara class IX (plural biashara class X)

biashara class IX (canonical)
biashara class X (plural)

From Arabic بَاعَ (bāʕa, “sell”) + Arabic شَرَى (šarā, “buy”).


ubongo

ubongo class XI (canonical)
bongo class X (plural)


karatasi

karatasi class IX (plural karatasi class X)

karatasi class IX (canonical)
karatasi class X (plural)


gazeti

gazeti class V (plural magazeti class VI)

gazeti class V (canonical)
magazeti class VI (plural)


simi

first-person singular object of si-; it is not me


Zakaria

From Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (zəḵaryā, “the Lord has remembered”).

der

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Zachariah or Zechariah


tokwa

-tokwa (canonical)
kutokwa (infinitive)
kutokwa (infinitive)
kutotokwa (infinitive negative)
tokwa (imperative singular)
tokweni (imperative plural)
hutokwa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -litokwa (past)
negative subject concord + -kutokwa (negative past)
ninatokwa (first-person present singular)
natokwa (first-person present singular)
tunatokwa (first-person plural present)
unatokwa (present second-person singular)
mnatokwa (plural present second-person)
anatokwa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanatokwa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -natokwa (present third-person)
sitokwi (first-person negative present singular)
hatutokwi (first-person negative plural present)
hutokwi (negative present second-person singular)
hamtokwi (negative plural present second-person)
hatokwi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawatokwi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -tokwi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tatokwa (future)
negative subject concord + -tatokwa (future negative)
nitokwe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tutokwe (first-person plural subjunctive)
utokwe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mtokwe (plural second-person subjunctive)
atokwe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
watokwe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -tokwe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sitokwe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngetokwa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singetokwa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalitokwa (irrealis past)
natokwa (first-person gnomic singular)
twatokwa (first-person gnomic plural)
watokwa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwatokwa (gnomic plural second-person)
atokwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
watokwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
watokwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yatokwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
latokwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yatokwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chatokwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyatokwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yatokwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zatokwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
watokwa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwatokwa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
patokwa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwatokwa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -metokwa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshatokwa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jatokwa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kitokwa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipotokwa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -katokwe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nitokwa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tutokwa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kutokwa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-watokwa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kutokweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-watokweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mtokwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-watokwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utokwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-itokwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-litokwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yatokwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kitokwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vitokwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-itokwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zitokwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utokwa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kutokwa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-patokwa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mutokwa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jitokwa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-tokwaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-tokwao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-tokwalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-tokwacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-tokwayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-tokwao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yetokwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-otokwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-otokwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yotokwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lotokwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yotokwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chotokwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyotokwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yotokwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zotokwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-otokwa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kotokwa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-potokwa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-motokwa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


karne

karne class IX (canonical)
karne class X (plural)

karne ya 20


nuka

-nuka (canonical)
kunuka (infinitive)
kunuka (infinitive)
kutonuka (infinitive negative)
nuka (imperative singular)
nukeni (imperative plural)
hunuka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -linuka (past)
negative subject concord + -kunuka (negative past)
ninanuka (first-person present singular)
nanuka (first-person present singular)
tunanuka (first-person plural present)
unanuka (present second-person singular)
mnanuka (plural present second-person)
ananuka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wananuka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nanuka (present third-person)
sinuki (first-person negative present singular)
hatunuki (first-person negative plural present)
hunuki (negative present second-person singular)
hamnuki (negative plural present second-person)
hanuki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawanuki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -nuki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tanuka (future)
negative subject concord + -tanuka (future negative)
ninuke (first-person singular subjunctive)
tunuke (first-person plural subjunctive)
unuke (second-person singular subjunctive)
mnuke (plural second-person subjunctive)
anuke (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wanuke (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -nuke (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sinuke (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngenuka (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singenuka (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalinuka (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalinuka (irrealis negative past)
nanuka (first-person gnomic singular)
twanuka (first-person gnomic plural)
wanuka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwanuka (gnomic plural second-person)
anuka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wanuka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wanuka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yanuka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lanuka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yanuka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chanuka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyanuka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yanuka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zanuka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wanuka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwanuka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
panuka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwanuka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -menuka (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshanuka (already-form)
negative subject concord + -januka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kinuka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siponuka (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kanuke (consecutive subjunctive)
-ninuka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tunuka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kunuka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wanuka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kunukeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wanukeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mnuka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wanuka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-unuka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-inuka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-linuka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yanuka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kinuka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vinuka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-inuka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zinuka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-unuka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kunuka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-panuka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-munuka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jinuka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-nukaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-nukao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-nukao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-nukayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-nukalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-nukayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-nukacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-nukavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-nukayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-nukazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-nukao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-nukako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-nukapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-nukamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yenuka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-onuka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-onuka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yonuka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lonuka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yonuka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chonuka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyonuka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yonuka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zonuka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-onuka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-konuka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-ponuka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-monuka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


ovu

jicho ovu

mduara ovu

Neno lo lote lililo ovu lisitoke vinywani mwenu,[…]

1952, Biblio [Swahili Union Version Bible], United Bible Societies, Waefeso 4:29:

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, […]


kande

kande class IX (canonical)
kande class X (plural)

githeri (traditional Kenyan meal of maize and beans mixed and boiled together)


Tauri

Borrowed from Arabic اَلثَّوْر (aṯ-ṯawr).


abudu

-abudu (canonical)
kuabudu (infinitive)
kuabudu (infinitive)
kutoabudu (infinitive negative)
abudu (imperative singular)
abuduni (imperative plural)
huabudu (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liabudu (past)
negative subject concord + -kuabudu (negative past)
ninaabudu (first-person present singular)
naabudu (first-person present singular)
tunaabudu (first-person plural present)
unaabudu (present second-person singular)
mnaabudu (plural present second-person)
anaabudu (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaabudu (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naabudu (present third-person)
siabudu (first-person negative present singular)
hatuabudu (first-person negative plural present)
huabudu (negative present second-person singular)
hamwabudu (negative plural present second-person)
haabudu (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaabudu (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -abudu (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taabudu (future)
negative subject concord + -taabudu (future negative)
niabudu (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuabudu (first-person plural subjunctive)
uabudu (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwabudu (plural second-person subjunctive)
aabudu (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waabudu (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -abudu (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siabudu (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeabudu (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeabudu (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliabudu (irrealis past)
naabudu (first-person gnomic singular)
twaabudu (first-person gnomic plural)
waabudu (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaabudu (gnomic plural second-person)
aabudu (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waabudu (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waabudu (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaabudu (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laabudu (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaabudu (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaabudu (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaabudu (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaabudu (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaabudu (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waabudu (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaabudu (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paabudu (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaabudu (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meabudu (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaabudu (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaabudu (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiabudu (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoabudu (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaabudu (consecutive subjunctive)
-niabudu (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuabudu (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuabudu (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waabudu (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuabuduni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waabuduni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwabudu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waabudu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uabudu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iabudu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liabudu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaabudu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiabudu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viabudu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iabudu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziabudu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uabudu (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuabudu (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paabudu (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muabudu (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiabudu (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-abuduye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-abuduo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-abuduo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-abuduyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-abudulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-abuduyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-abuducho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-abuduvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-abuduyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-abuduzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-abuduo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-abuduko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-abudupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-abudumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeabudu (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oabudu (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oabudu (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoabudu (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loabudu (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoabudu (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choabudu (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoabudu (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoabudu (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoabudu (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oabudu (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koabudu (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poabudu (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moabudu (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


adhuhuri

sw-noun

adhuhuri class IX (plural adhuhuri class X)

adhuhuri class IX (canonical)
adhuhuri class X (plural)


adili

adili class V (canonical)
maadili class VI (plural)

(commonly plural) ethics, morals, good conduct


dhakari

dhakari class IX (plural dhakari class X)

dhakari class IX (canonical)
dhakari class X (plural)


mzungu

mzungu class I (plural wazungu class II)

mzungu class I (canonical)
wazungu class II (plural)

der

*mʊ̀díʊ́ngʊ̀

(sometimes derogatory) rich person (who is not white)


nyoka

nyoka class IX (canonical)
nyoka class X (plural)


sifuri

sifuri class IX (canonical)
sifuri class X (plural)
sufuri (alternative)

Borrowed from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr), itself a calque of Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).


jambo

jambo class V (canonical)
mambo class VI (plural)

From -amba (“to say”), ultimately from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Compare with a similar derivation in Zulu into.


asubuhi

sw-noun

asubuhi class IX (plural asubuhi class X)

asubuhi class IX (canonical)
asubuhi class X (plural)

From Arabic الصُبْح (aṣ-ṣubḥ, “the morning”).


habari

habari class IX (canonical)
habari class X (plural)


mafuta

→ Lingala: mafúta


kweli

kweli class IX (canonical)
kweli class X (plural)


kazi

kazi class IX (canonical)
kazi class X (plural)


mfuko

mfuko class III (plural mifuko class IV)

mfuko class III (canonical)
mifuko class IV (plural)

From Proto-Bantu *puko. Cognate with Bemba mufuko, Kikuyu muhuko.

mfuko wa plastiki


ngozi

ngozi class IX (canonical)
ngozi class X (plural)


nyuki

nyuki class IX (canonical)
nyuki class X (plural)


kiboko

kiboko class VII (plural viboko class VIII)

kiboko class VII (canonical)
viboko class VIII (plural)

→ Kikuyu: kĩboko (“sjambok”)


kinembe

kinembe class VII (plural vinembe class VIII)

kinembe class VII (canonical)
vinembe class VIII (plural)


kuyu

kuyu class V (canonical)
makuyu class VI (plural)


ofisi

ofisi class IX (canonical)
ofisi class X (plural)


Petro

(biblical) Peter (either of the two books in the New Testament)


aheri

aheri class IX (canonical)
aheri class X (plural)


shamba

shamba class V (plural mashamba class VI)

shamba class V (canonical)
mashamba class VI (plural)

garden, farm (any land that is cultivated), field, plantation


zama

zama class IX (canonical)
zama class X (plural)


zama

-zama (canonical)
kuzama (infinitive)
kuzama (infinitive)
kutozama (infinitive negative)
zama (imperative singular)
zameni (imperative plural)
huzama (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lizama (past)
negative subject concord + -kuzama (negative past)
ninazama (first-person present singular)
nazama (first-person present singular)
tunazama (first-person plural present)
unazama (present second-person singular)
mnazama (plural present second-person)
anazama (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanazama (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nazama (present third-person)
sizami (first-person negative present singular)
hatuzami (first-person negative plural present)
huzami (negative present second-person singular)
hamzami (negative plural present second-person)
hazami (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawazami (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -zami (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tazama (future)
negative subject concord + -tazama (future negative)
nizame (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuzame (first-person plural subjunctive)
uzame (second-person singular subjunctive)
mzame (plural second-person subjunctive)
azame (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wazame (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -zame (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sizame (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngezama (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singezama (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalizama (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalizama (irrealis negative past)
nazama (first-person gnomic singular)
twazama (first-person gnomic plural)
wazama (gnomic second-person singular)
mwazama (gnomic plural second-person)
azama (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wazama (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wazama (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yazama (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lazama (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yazama (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chazama (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyazama (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yazama (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zazama (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wazama (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwazama (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pazama (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwazama (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mezama (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshazama (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jazama (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kizama (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipozama (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kazame (consecutive subjunctive)
-nizama (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuzama (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuzama (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wazama (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuzameni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wazameni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mzama (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wazama (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uzama (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-izama (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lizama (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yazama (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kizama (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vizama (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-izama (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zizama (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uzama (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuzama (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pazama (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muzama (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jizama (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-zamaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-zamao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-zamao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-zamayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-zamalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-zamayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-zamacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-zamavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-zamayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zamazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-zamao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-zamako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-zamapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-zamamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yezama (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ozama (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ozama (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yozama (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lozama (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yozama (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chozama (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyozama (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yozama (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zozama (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ozama (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kozama (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pozama (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mozama (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


zana

zana class IX (canonical)
zana class X (plural)


zana

zana class V (canonical)
mazana class VI (plural)


husiano

husiano class V (plural mahusiano class VI)

husiano class V (canonical)
mahusiano class VI (plural)


Mkenya

Mkenya class I (plural Wakenya class II)

Mkenya class I (canonical)
Wakenya class II (plural)


Mganda

Mganda class I (plural Waganda class II)

Mganda class I (canonical)
Waganda class II (plural)


wiski

wiski class IX (canonical)
wiski class X (plural)


tuko

first-person plural positive degree present of -wako (“we are (around there)”)


jazo

jazo class V (canonical)
majazo class VI (plural)


dokta

dokta class IX (canonical)
dokta class X (plural)

Alternative form of daktari (“medical doctor”)


tisa

tisa class IX (canonical)
tisa class X (plural)


kamusi

kamusi class IX (canonical)
kamusi class X (plural)

dictionary (publication that explains the meanings of an ordered list of words)


machi

machi class IX (canonical)
machi class X (plural)


kisawe

kisawe class VII (plural visawe class VIII)

kisawe class VII (canonical)
visawe class VIII (plural)

Possibly from Arabic مُسَاوٍ (musāwin, “equalling”).

synonym (word with same meaning as another)


sinonimu

sinonimu class IX (plural sinonimu class X)

sinonimu class IX (canonical)
sinonimu class X (plural)

Katika mifano hii maneno doo na ganji ni sinonimu.

2016, LYDIAH NYAMBEKI MEKONGE, “ATHARI ZA SHENG KATIKA UFUNDISHAJI WA KISWAHILI MJINI KISII”, in University of Nairobi, archived from the original on 2019-03-19, page 49:

In these examples the words doo and ganji are synonyms.


tashbihi

tashbihi class IX (plural tashbihi class X)

tashbihi class IX (canonical)
tashbihi class X (plural)
tashbiha (alternative)


malenge

malenge class IX (plural malenge class X)

malenge class IX (canonical)
malenge class X (plural)

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

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

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


uwezo

uwezo class XI (canonical)
uweza (alternative)


chemsha bongo

chemsha bongo class IX (plural chemsha bongo class X)

chemsha bongo class IX (canonical)
chemsha bongo class X (plural)

From -chemsha (“to boil”) + bongo (“brain”).

Shabaha ya chemsha bongo ni kukuza msamiati wa mwanafunzi na kumpa fursa ya kufurahia Kiswahili.

The objective of the quiz is to enlarge the student's vocabulary and give them the opportunity to enjoy Swahili.

(idiomatic) a difficult question or puzzle, a brain-teaser, a quiz


mwongo

mwongo class I (canonical)
waongo class II (plural)
muongo (alternative)
mlongo (alternative)


mwongo

mwongo class III (plural miongo class IV)

mwongo class III (canonical)
miongo class IV (plural)
muongo (alternative)
mlongo (alternative)


mfupa

mfupa class III (plural mifupa class IV)

mfupa class III (canonical)
mifupa class IV (plural)


sanifu

-sanifu (canonical)
kusanifu (infinitive)
kusanifu (infinitive)
kutosanifu (infinitive negative)
sanifu (imperative singular)
sanifuni (imperative plural)
husanifu (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisanifu (past)
negative subject concord + -kusanifu (negative past)
ninasanifu (first-person present singular)
nasanifu (first-person present singular)
tunasanifu (first-person plural present)
unasanifu (present second-person singular)
mnasanifu (plural present second-person)
anasanifu (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasanifu (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasanifu (present third-person)
sisanifu (first-person negative present singular)
hatusanifu (first-person negative plural present)
husanifu (negative present second-person singular)
hamsanifu (negative plural present second-person)
hasanifu (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasanifu (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -sanifu (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasanifu (future)
negative subject concord + -tasanifu (future negative)
nisanifu (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusanifu (first-person plural subjunctive)
usanifu (second-person singular subjunctive)
msanifu (plural second-person subjunctive)
asanifu (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wasanifu (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sanifu (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisanifu (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesanifu (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singesanifu (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalisanifu (irrealis past)
nasanifu (first-person gnomic singular)
twasanifu (first-person gnomic plural)
wasanifu (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasanifu (gnomic plural second-person)
asanifu (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasanifu (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasanifu (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasanifu (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasanifu (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasanifu (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasanifu (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasanifu (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasanifu (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasanifu (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasanifu (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasanifu (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasanifu (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasanifu (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesanifu (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshasanifu (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jasanifu (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisanifu (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposanifu (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kasanifu (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisanifu (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusanifu (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusanifu (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasanifu (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusanifuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasanifuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msanifu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasanifu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usanifu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isanifu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisanifu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasanifu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisanifu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visanifu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isanifu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisanifu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usanifu (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusanifu (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasanifu (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musanifu (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisanifu (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-sanifuye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifuo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-sanifuo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifuyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-sanifulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifuyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-sanifucho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifuvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-sanifuyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifuzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-sanifuo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifuko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesanifu (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osanifu (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osanifu (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosanifu (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losanifu (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosanifu (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosanifu (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosanifu (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosanifu (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosanifu (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osanifu (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosanifu (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posanifu (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosanifu (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


sanifu

Kiswahili sanifu


akthari

akthari class IX (plural akthari class X)

akthari class IX (canonical)
akthari class X (plural)


msimu

msimu class III (plural misimu class IV)

msimu class III (canonical)
misimu class IV (plural)


chungwa

chungwa class V (plural machungwa class VI)

chungwa class V (canonical)
machungwa class VI (plural)

→ Gujarati: મચુંગો (macuṅgo) (from the plural machungwa)

→ Rwanda-Rundi: icunga (Rwanda), umucungwa (Rundi)


zaa

-zaa (canonical)
kuzaa (infinitive)
kuzaa (infinitive)
kutozaa (infinitive negative)
zaa (imperative singular)
zaeni (imperative plural)
huzaa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lizaa (past)
negative subject concord + -kuzaa (negative past)
ninazaa (first-person present singular)
nazaa (first-person present singular)
tunazaa (first-person plural present)
unazaa (present second-person singular)
mnazaa (plural present second-person)
anazaa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanazaa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nazaa (present third-person)
sizai (first-person negative present singular)
hatuzai (first-person negative plural present)
huzai (negative present second-person singular)
hamzai (negative plural present second-person)
hazai (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawazai (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -zai (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tazaa (future)
negative subject concord + -tazaa (future negative)
nizae (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuzae (first-person plural subjunctive)
uzae (second-person singular subjunctive)
mzae (plural second-person subjunctive)
azae (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wazae (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -zae (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sizae (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngezaa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singezaa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalizaa (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalizaa (irrealis negative past)
nazaa (first-person gnomic singular)
twazaa (first-person gnomic plural)
wazaa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwazaa (gnomic plural second-person)
azaa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wazaa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wazaa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yazaa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lazaa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yazaa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chazaa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyazaa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yazaa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zazaa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wazaa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwazaa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pazaa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwazaa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mezaa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshazaa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jazaa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kizaa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipozaa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kazae (consecutive subjunctive)
-nizaa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuzaa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuzaa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wazaa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuzaeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wazaeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mzaa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wazaa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uzaa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-izaa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lizaa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yazaa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kizaa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vizaa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-izaa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zizaa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uzaa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuzaa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pazaa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muzaa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jizaa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-zaaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-zaao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-zaao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-zaayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-zaalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-zaayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-zaacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-zaavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-zaayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zaazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-zaao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-zaako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-zaapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-zaamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yezaa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ozaa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ozaa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yozaa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lozaa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yozaa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chozaa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyozaa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yozaa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zozaa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ozaa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kozaa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pozaa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mozaa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


zaliwa

-zaliwa (canonical)
kuzaliwa (infinitive)
kuzaliwa (infinitive)
kutozaliwa (infinitive negative)
zaliwa (imperative singular)
zaliweni (imperative plural)
huzaliwa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lizaliwa (past)
negative subject concord + -kuzaliwa (negative past)
ninazaliwa (first-person present singular)
nazaliwa (first-person present singular)
tunazaliwa (first-person plural present)
unazaliwa (present second-person singular)
mnazaliwa (plural present second-person)
anazaliwa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanazaliwa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nazaliwa (present third-person)
sizaliwi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuzaliwi (first-person negative plural present)
huzaliwi (negative present second-person singular)
hamzaliwi (negative plural present second-person)
hazaliwi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawazaliwi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -zaliwi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tazaliwa (future)
negative subject concord + -tazaliwa (future negative)
nizaliwe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuzaliwe (first-person plural subjunctive)
uzaliwe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mzaliwe (plural second-person subjunctive)
azaliwe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wazaliwe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -zaliwe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sizaliwe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngezaliwa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singezaliwa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalizaliwa (irrealis past)
nazaliwa (first-person gnomic singular)
twazaliwa (first-person gnomic plural)
wazaliwa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwazaliwa (gnomic plural second-person)
azaliwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wazaliwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wazaliwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yazaliwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lazaliwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yazaliwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chazaliwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyazaliwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yazaliwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zazaliwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wazaliwa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwazaliwa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pazaliwa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwazaliwa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mezaliwa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshazaliwa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jazaliwa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kizaliwa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipozaliwa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kazaliwe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nizaliwa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuzaliwa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuzaliwa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wazaliwa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuzaliweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wazaliweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mzaliwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wazaliwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uzaliwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-izaliwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lizaliwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yazaliwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kizaliwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vizaliwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-izaliwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zizaliwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uzaliwa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuzaliwa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pazaliwa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muzaliwa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jizaliwa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-zaliwaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-zaliwao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-zaliwao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-zaliwayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-zaliwalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-zaliwayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-zaliwacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-zaliwavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-zaliwayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zaliwazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-zaliwao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-zaliwako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-zaliwapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-zaliwamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yezaliwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ozaliwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ozaliwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yozaliwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lozaliwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yozaliwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chozaliwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyozaliwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yozaliwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zozaliwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ozaliwa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kozaliwa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pozaliwa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mozaliwa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


sayari

sayari class IX (canonical)
sayari class X (plural)

planet (each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky)


nambari

nambari class IX (plural nambari class X)

nambari class IX (canonical)
nambari class X (plural)
namba (alternative)


muungo

muungo class III (plural miungo class IV)

muungo class III (canonical)
miungo class IV (plural)

a fastening (hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together)


nyasi

nyasi class V (canonical)
manyasi class VI (plural)


unyasi

unyasi class XI (canonical)
nyasi class X (plural)
unyansi (alternative)


dawa

dawa class IX (plural dawa class X or madawa class VI)

dawa class IX (canonical)
dawa class X (plural)
madawa class VI (plural)


pombe

pombe class IX (canonical)
pombe class X (plural)

Translingual: Schizosaccharomyces pombe


mwavuli

mwavuli class III (plural miavuli class IV)

mwavuli class III (canonical)
miavuli class IV (plural)
mwamvuli (alternative)

umbrella (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun)

umbrella (anything that provides protection)


charaza

-charaza (canonical)
kucharaza (infinitive)
kucharaza (infinitive)
kutocharaza (infinitive negative)
charaza (imperative singular)
charazeni (imperative plural)
hucharaza (habitual)
positive subject concord + -licharaza (past)
negative subject concord + -kucharaza (negative past)
ninacharaza (first-person present singular)
nacharaza (first-person present singular)
tunacharaza (first-person plural present)
unacharaza (present second-person singular)
mnacharaza (plural present second-person)
anacharaza (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanacharaza (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nacharaza (present third-person)
sicharazi (first-person negative present singular)
hatucharazi (first-person negative plural present)
hucharazi (negative present second-person singular)
hamcharazi (negative plural present second-person)
hacharazi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawacharazi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -charazi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tacharaza (future)
negative subject concord + -tacharaza (future negative)
nicharaze (first-person singular subjunctive)
tucharaze (first-person plural subjunctive)
ucharaze (second-person singular subjunctive)
mcharaze (plural second-person subjunctive)
acharaze (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wacharaze (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -charaze (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sicharaze (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngecharaza (irrealis present)
nacharaza (first-person gnomic singular)
twacharaza (first-person gnomic plural)
wacharaza (gnomic second-person singular)
mwacharaza (gnomic plural second-person)
acharaza (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wacharaza (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wacharaza (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yacharaza (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lacharaza (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yacharaza (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chacharaza (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyacharaza (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yacharaza (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zacharaza (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wacharaza (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwacharaza (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pacharaza (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwacharaza (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mecharaza (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jacharaza (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kicharaza (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipocharaza (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kacharaze (consecutive subjunctive)
-nicharaza (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tucharaza (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kucharaza (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wacharaza (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kucharazeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wacharazeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mcharaza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wacharaza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ucharaza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-icharaza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-licharaza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yacharaza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kicharaza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vicharaza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-icharaza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zicharaza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ucharaza (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kucharaza (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pacharaza (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mucharaza (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jicharaza (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-charazaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-charazao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-charazao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-charazayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-charazalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-charazayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-charazacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-charazavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-charazayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-charazazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-charazao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-charazako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-charazapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-charazamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yecharaza (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ocharaza (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ocharaza (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yocharaza (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-locharaza (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yocharaza (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chocharaza (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyocharaza (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yocharaza (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zocharaza (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ocharaza (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kocharaza (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pocharaza (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mocharaza (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


pointi

pointi class IX (canonical)
pointi class X (plural)

point (location or place, unit of scoring in a game or competition)


maadili

maadili (canonical)
maadili class VI (canonical)
adili (plural-of)


digali

digali class IX (canonical)
digali class X (plural)

From Arabic دَقَل (daqal, literally “mast”), bearing also the meaning of a pipe-tube in South Arabia.


mwimbaji

mwimbaji class I (plural wimbaji class II)

mwimbaji class I (canonical)
wimbaji class II (plural)
muimbaji (alternative)


Misri

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Guinea Bisau Misri Guinea-Bisau Misri Ginebisau


Afrika Kusini

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)

Guinea Bisau Afrika Kusini Guinea-Bisau Afrika Kusini Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Afrika Kusini Ginekweta

Guinea Afrika Kusini Gine Afrika Kusini Gini

Kamerun Afrika Kusini Cameroon Afrika Kusini Kameruni

Nigeria Afrika Kusini Nijeria Afrika Kusini Naijeria


mfumuko wa bei

mfumuko wa bei class III (plural mifumuko ya bei class IV)

mfumuko wa bei class III (canonical)
mifumuko ya bei class IV (plural)


benki

benki class V or IX (plural mabenki class VI or benki class X)

benki class V (canonical)
IX (canonical)
mabenki class VI (plural)
benki class X (plural)


fungua

-fungua (canonical)
kufungua (infinitive)
kufungua (infinitive)
kutofungua (infinitive negative)
fungua (imperative singular)
fungueni (imperative plural)
hufungua (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifungua (past)
negative subject concord + -kufungua (negative past)
ninafungua (first-person present singular)
nafungua (first-person present singular)
tunafungua (first-person plural present)
unafungua (present second-person singular)
mnafungua (plural present second-person)
anafungua (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafungua (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafungua (present third-person)
sifungui (first-person negative present singular)
hatufungui (first-person negative plural present)
hufungui (negative present second-person singular)
hamfungui (negative plural present second-person)
hafungui (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafungui (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -fungui (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafungua (future)
negative subject concord + -tafungua (future negative)
nifungue (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufungue (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufungue (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfungue (plural second-person subjunctive)
afungue (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafungue (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -fungue (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifungue (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefungua (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singefungua (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalifungua (irrealis past)
nafungua (first-person gnomic singular)
twafungua (first-person gnomic plural)
wafungua (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafungua (gnomic plural second-person)
afungua (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafungua (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafungua (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafungua (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafungua (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafungua (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafungua (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafungua (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafungua (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafungua (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafungua (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafungua (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafungua (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafungua (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefungua (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshafungua (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jafungua (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifungua (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipofungua (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kafungue (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifungua (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufungua (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufungua (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafungua (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufungueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafungueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfungua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafungua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufungua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifungua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifungua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafungua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifungua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifungua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifungua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifungua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufungua (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufungua (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafungua (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufungua (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifungua (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-funguaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-funguao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-funguao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-funguayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-fungualo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-funguayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-funguacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-funguavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-funguayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-funguazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-funguao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-funguako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-funguapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-funguamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefungua (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofungua (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofungua (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofungua (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofungua (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofungua (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofungua (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofungua (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofungua (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofungua (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofungua (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofungua (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofungua (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofungua (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Conversive form of -funga: to open, to unfasten

(in reflexive forms, euphemistic) to give birth


serikali

serikali class IX (plural serikali class X)

serikali class IX (canonical)
serikali class X (plural)
serkali (alternative)
serekali (alternative)

→ Kamba: silikali

→ Kikuyu: thirikari

→ Luhya: eserikali

Borrowed from Omani Arabic سُركار (sörkār), from Persian سرکار (sarkâr).


mkubwa

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] inflected form of -kubwa


mkubwa

sw-noun

mkubwa class I (plural wakubwa class II)

mkubwa class I (canonical)
wakubwa class II (plural)


kiambaza

kiambaza class VII (plural viambaza class VIII)

kiambaza class VII (canonical)
viambaza class VIII (plural)

a wall of a house (structure built for defense, specifically surrounding a house)


ukuta

ukuta class XI (canonical)
kuta class X (plural)

Uncertain
A number of different suggestions have been made:
* From Bantu *kuta (Andras Rajki)
* Borrowed from Malay kota (“city, fort”).
* From Arabic kūt ‘walled town’

wall (structure built for defense surrounding or separating an area)


mkutano

mkutano class III (plural mikutano class IV)

mkutano class III (canonical)
mikutano class IV (plural)

From m- + -kutana (“to meet each other”) + -o.

af

meeting, conference (gathering for a purpose)


uwekezaji

investment (a placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use)


kampuni

sw-noun

kampuni class IX (plural kampuni class X)

kampuni class IX (canonical)
kampuni class X (plural)

company (in legal context, a corporation)


mtandao

mtandao class III (plural mitandao class IV)

mtandao class III (canonical)
mitandao class IV (plural)

network (interconnected group or system)


rununu

rununu class IX (canonical)
rununu class X (plural)

mobile phone (a portable telephone, a cellphone)


redio

redio class IX (canonical)
redio class X (plural)
radio (alternative)


alama ya mkato

alama ya mkato class IX (plural alama za mkato class X)

alama ya mkato class IX (canonical)
alama za mkato class X (plural)


mapema

early (at a time in advance of the usual)


kipya

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|ki class_((VII))]] inflected form of -pya


Nijeria

Alternative form of Nigeria: Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Nigeria

Guinea Bisau Nijeria Guinea-Bisau Nijeria Ginebisau

Kamerun Nijeria Cameroon Nijeria Kameruni

Nigeria Nijeria Nijeria Nijeria Naijeria


fasiri

fasiri class IX (canonical)
fasiri class X (plural)


fasiri

-fasiri (canonical)
kufasiri (infinitive)
kufasiri (infinitive)
kutofasiri (infinitive negative)
fasiri (imperative singular)
fasirini (imperative plural)
hufasiri (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifasiri (past)
negative subject concord + -kufasiri (negative past)
ninafasiri (first-person present singular)
nafasiri (first-person present singular)
tunafasiri (first-person plural present)
unafasiri (present second-person singular)
mnafasiri (plural present second-person)
anafasiri (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafasiri (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafasiri (present third-person)
sifasiri (first-person negative present singular)
hatufasiri (first-person negative plural present)
hufasiri (negative present second-person singular)
hamfasiri (negative plural present second-person)
hafasiri (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafasiri (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -fasiri (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafasiri (future)
negative subject concord + -tafasiri (future negative)
nifasiri (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufasiri (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufasiri (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfasiri (plural second-person subjunctive)
afasiri (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafasiri (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -fasiri (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifasiri (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefasiri (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singefasiri (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalifasiri (irrealis past)
nafasiri (first-person gnomic singular)
twafasiri (first-person gnomic plural)
wafasiri (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafasiri (gnomic plural second-person)
afasiri (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafasiri (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafasiri (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafasiri (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafasiri (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafasiri (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafasiri (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafasiri (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafasiri (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafasiri (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafasiri (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafasiri (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafasiri (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafasiri (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefasiri (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshafasiri (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jafasiri (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifasiri (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipofasiri (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kafasiri (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifasiri (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufasiri (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufasiri (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafasiri (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufasirini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafasirini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfasiri (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafasiri (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufasiri (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifasiri (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifasiri (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafasiri (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifasiri (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifasiri (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifasiri (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifasiri (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufasiri (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufasiri (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafasiri (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufasiri (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifasiri (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-fasiriye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-fasirio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-fasirio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-fasiriyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-fasirilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-fasiriyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-fasiricho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-fasirivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-fasiriyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-fasirizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-fasirio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-fasiriko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-fasiripo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-fasirimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefasiri (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofasiri (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofasiri (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofasiri (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofasiri (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofasiri (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofasiri (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofasiri (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofasiri (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofasiri (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofasiri (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofasiri (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofasiri (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofasiri (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


upendo

upendo class XI (plural mapendo class VI)

upendo class XI (canonical)
mapendo class VI (plural)
pendo (alternative)
upendi (alternative)
upenzi (alternative)


kisasa

From ki- (adverbial prefix) + sasa (“now”).


kiambishi

kiambishi class VII (plural viambishi class VIII)

kiambishi class VII (canonical)
viambishi class VIII (plural)


kwaya

kwaya class IX (canonical)
kwaya class X (plural)


ramani

ramani class IX (canonical)
ramani class X (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic رَمَانِيّ (ramāniyy), رَحْمَانِيّ (raḥmāniyy), رَهْمَانِيّ (rahmāniyy), رَهْمَانَج (rahmānaj), رَهْنَامَج (rahnāmaj), رَاهْنَامَج (rāhnāmaj, “pilot guide, handbook showing the sailing way, periplus”), from Middle Persian [Term?] (/rāhnāmag/, literally “way-book”) whence Persian رهنامه (rahnâme), راهنامه (râhnâme).


dhoruba

sw-noun

dhoruba class IX (plural dhoruba class X)

dhoruba class IX (canonical)
dhoruba class X (plural)

From Arabic ضَرْبَة (ḍarba, “storm”, literally “hit, blow”).


jeshi

jeshi class V (canonical)
majeshi class VI (plural)

army (large, highly organised military force concerned mainly with ground operations)


mwanajeshi

sw-noun

mwanajeshi class I (plural wanajeshi class II)

mwanajeshi class I (canonical)
wanajeshi class II (plural)


ng'ombe

ng'ombe class IX (plural ng'ombe class X)

ng'ombe class IX (canonical)
ng'ombe class X (plural)

→ Malagasy: omby


ndiyo

From ndi- + -yo, literally "it is (it/those)".


ndiyo

[[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))]] object of ndi-; that is it, those are it


msimamo

msimamo class III (plural misimamo class IV)

msimamo class III (canonical)
misimamo class IV (plural)


nunua

-nunua (canonical)
kununua (infinitive)
kununua (infinitive)
kutonunua (infinitive negative)
nunua (imperative singular)
nunueni (imperative plural)
hununua (habitual)
positive subject concord + -linunua (past)
negative subject concord + -kununua (negative past)
ninanunua (first-person present singular)
nanunua (first-person present singular)
tunanunua (first-person plural present)
unanunua (present second-person singular)
mnanunua (plural present second-person)
ananunua (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wananunua (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nanunua (present third-person)
sinunui (first-person negative present singular)
hatununui (first-person negative plural present)
hununui (negative present second-person singular)
hamnunui (negative plural present second-person)
hanunui (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawanunui (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -nunui (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tanunua (future)
negative subject concord + -tanunua (future negative)
ninunue (first-person singular subjunctive)
tununue (first-person plural subjunctive)
ununue (second-person singular subjunctive)
mnunue (plural second-person subjunctive)
anunue (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wanunue (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -nunue (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sinunue (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngenunua (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singenunua (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalinunua (irrealis past)
nanunua (first-person gnomic singular)
twanunua (first-person gnomic plural)
wanunua (gnomic second-person singular)
mwanunua (gnomic plural second-person)
anunua (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wanunua (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wanunua (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yanunua (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lanunua (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yanunua (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chanunua (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyanunua (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yanunua (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zanunua (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wanunua (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwanunua (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
panunua (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwanunua (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -menunua (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshanunua (already-form)
negative subject concord + -janunua (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kinunua (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siponunua (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kanunue (consecutive subjunctive)
-ninunua (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tununua (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kununua (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wanunua (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kununueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wanunueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mnunua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wanunua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ununua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-inunua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-linunua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yanunua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kinunua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vinunua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-inunua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zinunua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ununua (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kununua (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-panunua (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mununua (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jinunua (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-nunuaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-nunuao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-nunuao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-nunuayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-nunualo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-nunuayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-nunuacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-nunuavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-nunuayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-nunuazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-nunuao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-nunuako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-nunuapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-nunuamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yenunua (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-onunua (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-onunua (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yonunua (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lonunua (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yonunua (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chonunua (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyonunua (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yonunua (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zonunua (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-onunua (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-konunua (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-ponunua (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-monunua (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


baada

baada kusoma

(usually followed by infinitive) after (later than)


kando

kando class IX (canonical)
kando class X (plural)


mmea

mmea class III (canonical)
mimea class IV (plural)

plant (organism capable of photosynthesis)


ndizi

ndizi class IX (canonical)
ndizi class X (plural)

→ Gujarati: ડીઝી (ḍījhī)


bomu

bomu class V (canonical)
mabomu class VI (plural)


kanisa

kanisa class V (plural makanisa class VI)

kanisa class V (canonical)
makanisa class VI (plural)

→ Kikuyu: kanitha

→ Luganda: ekkanisa


mdogo

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] inflected form of -dogo


mdogo

mdogo class I (canonical)
wadogo class II (plural)


nyekundu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((IX/X))]] inflected form of -ekundu


weupe

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|wa class_((II))]] inflected form of -eupe


fimbo

fimbo class IX (canonical)
fimbo class X (plural)

cane (slender flexible stem of plants such as bamboo)


wako

-wako (canonical)
kuwako (infinitive)
kuwako (infinitive)
kutokuwako (infinitive negative)
huwako (habitual)
huwa (habitual)
niko (first-person present singular)
tuko (first-person plural present)
uko (present second-person singular)
mko (plural present second-person)
yuko (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wako (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -ko (present third-person)
siko (first-person negative present singular)
hatuko (first-person negative plural present)
huko (negative present second-person singular)
hamko (negative plural present second-person)
hayuko (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawako (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -ko (negative present third-person)
niweko (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuweko (first-person plural subjunctive)
uweko (second-person singular subjunctive)
muweko (plural second-person subjunctive)
aweko (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waweko (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -weko (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siweko (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -kaweko (consecutive subjunctive)
-liyeko (class-1 class-2 general-mood object-concord relative singular)
-lioko (class-1 class-2 general-mood object-concord plural relative)
-lioko (class-3 class-4 general-mood object-concord relative singular)
-liyoko (class-3 class-4 general-mood object-concord plural relative)
-liloko (class-5 class-6 general-mood object-concord relative singular)
-liyoko (class-5 class-6 general-mood object-concord plural relative)
-lichoko (class-7 class-8 general-mood object-concord relative singular)
-livyoko (class-7 class-8 general-mood object-concord plural relative)
-liyoko (class-10 class-9 general-mood object-concord relative singular)
-lizoko (class-10 class-9 general-mood object-concord plural relative)
-lioko (class-11 general-mood object-concord relative singular)
-siyeko (class-1 class-2 general-mood negative object-concord relative singular)
-sioko (class-1 class-2 general-mood negative object-concord plural relative)
-sioko (class-3 class-4 general-mood negative object-concord relative singular)
-siyoko (class-3 class-4 general-mood negative object-concord plural relative)
-siloko (class-5 class-6 general-mood negative object-concord relative singular)
-siyoko (class-5 class-6 general-mood negative object-concord plural relative)
-sichoko (class-7 class-8 general-mood negative object-concord relative singular)
-sivyoko (class-7 class-8 general-mood negative object-concord plural relative)
-siyoko (class-10 class-9 general-mood negative object-concord relative singular)
-sizoko (class-10 class-9 general-mood negative object-concord plural relative)
-sioko (class-11 general-mood negative object-concord relative singular)
-yekuwako (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-yekuwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-okuwako (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-okuwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-okuwako (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-okuwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yokuwako (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-yokuwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lokuwako (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-lokuwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yokuwako (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-yokuwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chokuwako (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-chokuwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyokuwako (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-vyokuwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yokuwako (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-yokuwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zokuwako (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-zokuwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-okuwako (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-okuwa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)

Eliud yuko Kenya.
Eliud is in Kenya.

to be (at an indefinite/nonspecific place)


wako

third-person plural of -wako (“they are (around there)”)


wako

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

non-lemma

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] inflected form of -ako

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|wa class_((II))]] inflected form of -ako


wako

third-person plural ([[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|wa class_((II))]]) positive degree present of -wako (“they are (around there)”)


changa

-changa (canonical)
mchanga (singular)
wachanga (plural)
michanga (plural)
changa (singular)
machanga (plural)
kichanga (singular)
vichanga (plural)
changa (plural)
pachanga (singular)
kuchanga (singular)
muchanga (singular)

young (in the early part of life or growth)


changa

-changa (canonical)
kuchanga (infinitive)
kuchanga (infinitive)
kutochanga (infinitive negative)
changa (imperative singular)
changeni (imperative plural)
huchanga (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lichanga (past)
negative subject concord + -kuchanga (negative past)
ninachanga (first-person present singular)
nachanga (first-person present singular)
tunachanga (first-person plural present)
unachanga (present second-person singular)
mnachanga (plural present second-person)
anachanga (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanachanga (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nachanga (present third-person)
sichangi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuchangi (first-person negative plural present)
huchangi (negative present second-person singular)
hamchangi (negative plural present second-person)
hachangi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawachangi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -changi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tachanga (future)
negative subject concord + -tachanga (future negative)
nichange (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuchange (first-person plural subjunctive)
uchange (second-person singular subjunctive)
mchange (plural second-person subjunctive)
achange (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wachange (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -change (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sichange (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngechanga (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singechanga (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalichanga (irrealis past)
nachanga (first-person gnomic singular)
twachanga (first-person gnomic plural)
wachanga (gnomic second-person singular)
mwachanga (gnomic plural second-person)
achanga (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wachanga (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wachanga (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yachanga (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lachanga (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yachanga (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chachanga (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyachanga (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yachanga (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zachanga (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wachanga (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwachanga (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pachanga (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwachanga (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mechanga (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshachanga (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jachanga (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kichanga (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipochanga (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kachange (consecutive subjunctive)
-nichanga (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuchanga (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuchanga (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wachanga (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuchangeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wachangeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mchanga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wachanga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchanga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ichanga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lichanga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yachanga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kichanga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vichanga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ichanga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zichanga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchanga (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuchanga (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pachanga (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muchanga (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jichanga (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-changaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-changao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-changao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-changayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-changalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-changayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-changacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-changavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-changayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-changazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-changao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-changako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-changapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-changamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yechanga (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ochanga (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ochanga (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yochanga (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lochanga (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yochanga (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chochanga (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyochanga (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yochanga (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zochanga (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ochanga (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kochanga (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pochanga (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mochanga (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


vimbe

vimbe class IX (canonical)
vimbe class X (plural)

Wataalamu wa vimbe katika jimbo hilo wanasema hawajawahi kuona ulemavu wa aina hiyo awali.

2016 January 12, “Simba wa kushangaza aliyeuawa Marekani”, in BBC Swahili:


mwanamke

sw-noun

mwanamke class I (plural wanawake class II)

mwanamke class I (canonical)
wanawake class II (plural)


malkia

malkia class IX (canonical)
malkia class X (plural)

queen (female monarch or wife of a king)


wikendi

wikendi class IX (plural wikendi class X)

wikendi class IX (canonical)
wikendi class X (plural)
wikiendi (alternative)


bandia

dawa bandia

counterfeit (intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine)


bandia

bandia class IX (canonical)
bandia class X (plural)


mtu

mtu class I (canonical)
watu class II (plural)