alpaka

alpaka class IX (canonical)
alpaka class X (plural)


kuti

kuti class V (canonical)
makuti class VI (plural)

frond of the coconut palm, used for thatch


simo

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Mu locative class|mu class_((XVIII))]] object of si-; it is not inside there


kuita

-ku- (second-person singular object concord) with indicative of -ita (“to call you”)


fidi

-fidi (canonical)
kufidi (infinitive)
kufidi (infinitive)
kutofidi (infinitive negative)
fidi (imperative singular)
fidini (imperative plural)
hufidi (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifidi (past)
negative subject concord + -kufidi (negative past)
ninafidi (first-person present singular)
nafidi (first-person present singular)
tunafidi (first-person plural present)
unafidi (present second-person singular)
mnafidi (plural present second-person)
anafidi (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafidi (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafidi (present third-person)
sifidi (first-person negative present singular)
hatufidi (first-person negative plural present)
hufidi (negative present second-person singular)
hamfidi (negative plural present second-person)
hafidi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafidi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -fidi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafidi (future)
negative subject concord + -tafidi (future negative)
nifidi (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufidi (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufidi (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfidi (plural second-person subjunctive)
afidi (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafidi (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -fidi (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifidi (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefidi (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singefidi (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalifidi (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalifidi (irrealis negative past)
nafidi (first-person gnomic singular)
twafidi (first-person gnomic plural)
wafidi (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafidi (gnomic plural second-person)
afidi (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafidi (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafidi (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafidi (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafidi (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafidi (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafidi (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafidi (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafidi (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafidi (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafidi (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafidi (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafidi (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafidi (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefidi (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshafidi (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jafidi (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifidi (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipofidi (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kafidi (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifidi (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufidi (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufidi (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafidi (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufidini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafidini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfidi (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafidi (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufidi (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifidi (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifidi (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafidi (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifidi (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifidi (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifidi (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifidi (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufidi (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufidi (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafidi (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufidi (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifidi (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-fidiye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-fidio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-fidio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-fidiyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-fidilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-fidiyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-fidicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-fidivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-fidiyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-fidizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-fidio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-fidiko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-fidipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-fidimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefidi (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofidi (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofidi (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofidi (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofidi (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofidi (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofidi (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofidi (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofidi (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofidi (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofidi (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofidi (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofidi (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofidi (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


dioksidi

sw-noun

dioksidi class IX (plural dioksidi class X)

dioksidi class IX (canonical)
dioksidi class X (plural)


Komori

Union of the Comoros
Union of the Comoros

Comoros (A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa)

Comoros (an archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte)

Guinea Bisau Komori Guinea-Bisau Komori Ginebisau


Kongo-Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)

Guinea Bisau Kongo-Kinshasa Guinea-Bisau Kongo-Kinshasa Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Kongo-Kinshasa Ginekweta

Guinea Kongo-Kinshasa Gine Kongo-Kinshasa Gini

Kamerun Kongo-Kinshasa Cameroon Kongo-Kinshasa Kameruni

Nigeria Kongo-Kinshasa Nijeria Kongo-Kinshasa Naijeria


Mozambik

Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

Guinea Bisau Mozambik Guinea-Bisau Mozambik Ginebisau

Kamerun Mozambik Cameroon Mozambik Kameruni

Nigeria Mozambik Nijeria Mozambik Naijeria


futi

futi class IX (canonical)
futi class X (plural)


kauli

kauli class IX (canonical)
kauli class X (plural)


Maldivi

Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)


-ia

-lipa (“to pay”) + -ia → -lipia (“to pay for”)

-jibu (“to answer”) + -ia → -jibia (“to answer to/for”)

-soma (“to read”) + -ea → -somea (“to read to/for”)

for (directed at, intended to belong to), applicative suffix


kada

kada class V (canonical)
makada class VI (plural)


hobi

hobi class IX (canonical)
hobi class X (plural)


kupe

kupe class IX (canonical)
kupe class X (plural)

(derogatory) a white-collar worker who depends on the work of others to survive


lote

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ji class_((V))]] inflected form of -ote


bua

bua class V (canonical)
mabua class VI (plural)


eneo

eneo class V (canonical)
maeneo class VI (plural)


enea

-enea (canonical)
kuenea (infinitive)
kuenea (infinitive)
kutoenea (infinitive negative)
enea (imperative singular)
eneeni (imperative plural)
huenea (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lienea (past)
negative subject concord + -kuenea (negative past)
ninaenea (first-person present singular)
naenea (first-person present singular)
tunaenea (first-person plural present)
unaenea (present second-person singular)
mnaenea (plural present second-person)
anaenea (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaenea (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naenea (present third-person)
sienei (first-person negative present singular)
hatuenei (first-person negative plural present)
huenei (negative present second-person singular)
hamwenei (negative plural present second-person)
haenei (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaenei (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -enei (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taenea (future)
negative subject concord + -taenea (future negative)
nienee (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuenee (first-person plural subjunctive)
uenee (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwenee (plural second-person subjunctive)
aenee (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waenee (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -enee (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sienee (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeenea (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeenea (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalienea (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalienea (irrealis negative past)
naenea (first-person gnomic singular)
twaenea (first-person gnomic plural)
waenea (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaenea (gnomic plural second-person)
aenea (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waenea (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waenea (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaenea (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laenea (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaenea (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaenea (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaenea (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaenea (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaenea (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waenea (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaenea (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paenea (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaenea (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meenea (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaenea (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaenea (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kienea (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoenea (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaenee (consecutive subjunctive)
-nienea (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuenea (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuenea (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waenea (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kueneeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waeneeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwenea (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waenea (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uenea (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ienea (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lienea (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaenea (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kienea (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vienea (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ienea (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zienea (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uenea (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuenea (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paenea (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muenea (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jienea (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-eneaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-eneao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-eneao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-eneayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-enealo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-eneayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-eneacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-eneavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-eneayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-eneazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-eneao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-eneako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-eneapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-eneamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeenea (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oenea (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oenea (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoenea (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loenea (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoenea (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choenea (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoenea (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoenea (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoenea (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oenea (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koenea (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poenea (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moenea (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


gaia

-gaia (canonical)
kugaia (infinitive)
kugaia (infinitive)
kutogaia (infinitive negative)
gaia (imperative singular)
gaieni (imperative plural)
hugaia (habitual)
positive subject concord + -ligaia (past)
negative subject concord + -kugaia (negative past)
ninagaia (first-person present singular)
nagaia (first-person present singular)
tunagaia (first-person plural present)
unagaia (present second-person singular)
mnagaia (plural present second-person)
anagaia (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanagaia (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nagaia (present third-person)
sigaii (first-person negative present singular)
hatugaii (first-person negative plural present)
hugaii (negative present second-person singular)
hamgaii (negative plural present second-person)
hagaii (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawagaii (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -gaii (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tagaia (future)
negative subject concord + -tagaia (future negative)
nigaie (first-person singular subjunctive)
tugaie (first-person plural subjunctive)
ugaie (second-person singular subjunctive)
mgaie (plural second-person subjunctive)
agaie (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wagaie (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -gaie (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sigaie (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngegaia (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singegaia (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaligaia (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaligaia (irrealis negative past)
nagaia (first-person gnomic singular)
twagaia (first-person gnomic plural)
wagaia (gnomic second-person singular)
mwagaia (gnomic plural second-person)
agaia (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wagaia (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wagaia (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yagaia (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lagaia (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yagaia (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chagaia (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyagaia (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yagaia (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zagaia (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wagaia (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwagaia (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pagaia (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwagaia (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -megaia (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshagaia (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jagaia (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kigaia (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipogaia (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kagaie (consecutive subjunctive)
-nigaia (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tugaia (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kugaia (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wagaia (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kugaieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wagaieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mgaia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wagaia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ugaia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-igaia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ligaia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yagaia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kigaia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vigaia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-igaia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zigaia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ugaia (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kugaia (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pagaia (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mugaia (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jigaia (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-gaiaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-gaiao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-gaialo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-gaiacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-gaiayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-gaiao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-gaiamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yegaia (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ogaia (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ogaia (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yogaia (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-logaia (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yogaia (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chogaia (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyogaia (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yogaia (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zogaia (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ogaia (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kogaia (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pogaia (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mogaia (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


maksi

maksi class IX (canonical)
maksi class X (plural)


lithi

lithi class IX (canonical)
lithi class X (plural)

Alternative form of lithiamu (“lithium”)


morali

morali class IX (canonical)
morali class X (plural)


-ika

-lika/-leka (alternative)
-ka (alternative)

-nywa (“to drink”) + -eka → -nyweka (“to be drinkable”)

-maliza (“to finish”) + -ika → -malizika (“to be finished”)

-haribu (“to damage”) + -ika → -haribika (“to be damaged”)

(after a verb) to have undergone the action

stative suffix
to have undergone the action

imara (“strong”) + -ika → -imarika (“to be strong”)

(after an adjective or noun) to be or have a characteristic of

stative suffix
to be or have a characteristic of


-lo

مُيُ وَاغُ نِنِ هُزُدُكَانِ ، لِكُغُرِيِلُ هِيْلَ نِنْنِ ،

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

Soul, why not awake? Hi! what is it that cheats you?

Moyo wangu nini huzundukani, likughuriyelo hela ni-n'ni?

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ji class_((V))]] relative marker


bamba

-bamba (canonical)
kubamba (infinitive)
kubamba (infinitive)
kutobamba (infinitive negative)
bamba (imperative singular)
bambeni (imperative plural)
hubamba (habitual)
positive subject concord + -libamba (past)
negative subject concord + -kubamba (negative past)
ninabamba (first-person present singular)
nabamba (first-person present singular)
tunabamba (first-person plural present)
unabamba (present second-person singular)
mnabamba (plural present second-person)
anabamba (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanabamba (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nabamba (present third-person)
sibambi (first-person negative present singular)
hatubambi (first-person negative plural present)
hubambi (negative present second-person singular)
hambambi (negative plural present second-person)
habambi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawabambi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -bambi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tabamba (future)
negative subject concord + -tabamba (future negative)
nibambe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tubambe (first-person plural subjunctive)
ubambe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mbambe (plural second-person subjunctive)
abambe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wabambe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -bambe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sibambe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngebamba (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singebamba (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalibamba (irrealis past)
nabamba (first-person gnomic singular)
twabamba (first-person gnomic plural)
wabamba (gnomic second-person singular)
mwabamba (gnomic plural second-person)
abamba (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wabamba (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wabamba (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yabamba (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
labamba (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yabamba (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chabamba (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyabamba (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yabamba (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zabamba (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wabamba (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwabamba (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pabamba (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwabamba (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mebamba (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshabamba (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jabamba (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kibamba (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipobamba (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kabambe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nibamba (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tubamba (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kubamba (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wabamba (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kubambeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wabambeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mbamba (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wabamba (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ubamba (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ibamba (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-libamba (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yabamba (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kibamba (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vibamba (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ibamba (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zibamba (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ubamba (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kubamba (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pabamba (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mubamba (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jibamba (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-bambaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-bambao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-bambao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-bambayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-bambalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-bambayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-bambacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-bambavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-bambayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-bambazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-bambao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-bambako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-bambapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-bambamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yebamba (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-obamba (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-obamba (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yobamba (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lobamba (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yobamba (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chobamba (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyobamba (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yobamba (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zobamba (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-obamba (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kobamba (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pobamba (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mobamba (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


saba

saba class IX (canonical)
saba class X (plural)


Jumamosi

days of the week: siku za juma: Jumatatu · Jumanne · Jumatano · Alhamisi · Ijumaa · Jumamosi · Jumapili [edit]


tini

tini class V (canonical)
matini class VI (plural)


herufi

herufi class IX (canonical)
herufi class X (plural)


barua

barua class IX (canonical)
barua class X (plural)

Borrowed from Omani Arabic بروة (barwa).


noma

noma class IX (canonical)
noma class X (plural)


bata mzinga

bata mzinga class V (plural mabata mzinga class VI)

bata mzinga class V (canonical)
mabata mzinga class VI (plural)
batamzinga (alternative)


Kongo-Brazzaville

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Congo-Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)

Guinea Bisau Kongo-Brazzaville Guinea-Bisau Kongo-Brazzaville Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Kongo-Brazzaville Ginekweta

Guinea Kongo-Brazzaville Gine Kongo-Brazzaville Gini

Kamerun Kongo-Brazzaville Cameroon Kongo-Brazzaville Kameruni

Nigeria Kongo-Brazzaville Nijeria Kongo-Brazzaville Naijeria


ninyi

For a full table including other classes


kipanya

kipanya class VII (plural vipanya class VIII)

kipanya class VII (canonical)
vipanya class VIII (plural)

From ki- + panya. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.


maji

→ English: Maji Maji Rebellion

njia ya maji


mnyama

mnyama class I (plural wanyama class II)

mnyama class I (canonical)
wanyama class II (plural)

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


-ya

-chemka (“to boil”) + -ya → -chemsha (“to bring to a boil”)

(often with spirantization of the preceding consonant) causative suffix

used after verbs stems ending -k- (but not in -ek- or -ik-) with spirantization of the -k- to -sh-

-ogopa (“to fear”) + -ya → -ogofya (“to frighten”)

used in some verbs interchangeably with -isha/-esha

-ona (“to see”) + -ya → -onya (“to warn”)

-lala (“to sleep”) + -ya → -laza (“to put to bed”)

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

Near-synonyms: -isha/-esha, -iza/-eza


hewa

hewa class IX (canonical)
hewa class X (plural)


tobo

tobo class V (canonical)
matobo class VI (plural)


ndoo

ndoo class IX (canonical)
ndoo class X (plural)

Kikuyu: ndoo


teka

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


mgongo

mgongo class III (plural migongo class IV)

mgongo class III (canonical)
migongo class IV (plural)

uti wa mgongo


duka

duka class V (canonical)
maduka class VI (plural)

→ Kikuyu: nduka

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


subiri

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


nuia

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


chuma

sw-noun

chuma class VII (plural vyuma class VIII)

chuma class VII (canonical)
vyuma class VIII (plural)

Kikuyu: cuma


chuma

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


patika

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


spika

spika class IX (canonical)
spika class X (plural)


spika

spika class V (canonical)
maspika class VI (plural)

spika wa bunge

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


jani

jani class V (canonical)
majani class VI (plural)

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


ukurasa

ukurasa class XI (plural kurasa class X)

ukurasa class XI (canonical)
kurasa class X (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic كُرَّاسَة (kurrāsa).


mzizi

sw-noun

mzizi class III (plural mizizi class IV)

mzizi class III (canonical)
mizizi class IV (plural)


buzi

buzi class V (canonical)
mabuzi class VI (plural)

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

Nakuambia ulie tu / Huwezi kuchuna buzi

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

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


hisabati

hisabati class IX (plural hisabati class X)

hisabati class IX (canonical)
hisabati class X (plural)

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


pepa

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


boriti

sw-noun

boriti class V (plural maboriti class VI)

boriti class V (canonical)
maboriti class VI (plural)

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


Bahari ya Shamu

Red Sea (sea located between Africa and Arabia)


za-

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


Mwingereza

Mwingereza class I (plural Waingereza class II)

Mwingereza class I (canonical)
Waingereza class II (plural)
Muingereza (alternative)

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


mume

mume class I (canonical)
waume class II (plural)


patana

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

Reciprocal form of -pata: to agree, reconcile


kitana

kitana class VII (plural vitana class VIII)

kitana class VII (canonical)
vitana class VIII (plural)


Kireno

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


usiku

night, nighttime (period between sunset and sunrise)


mfalme

sw-noun

mfalme class I (plural wafalme class II)

mfalme class I (canonical)
wafalme class II (plural)
mfaume (alternative)

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


mkono

mkono class III (plural mikono class IV)

mkono class III (canonical)
mikono class IV (plural)

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


mti

mti class III (canonical)
miti class IV (plural)


kitanda

kitanda class VII (plural vitanda class VIII)

kitanda class VII (canonical)
vitanda class VIII (plural)


kipande

kipande class VII (plural vipande class VIII)

kipande class VII (canonical)
vipande class VIII (plural)


mguu

mguu class III (canonical)
miguu class IV (plural)
guu (alternative)


kipepeo

kipepeo class VII (plural vipepeo class VIII)

kipepeo class VII (canonical)
vipepeo class VIII (plural)


sungura

sungura class IX (plural sungura class X)

sungura class IX (canonical)
sungura class X (plural)
sungara (alternative)

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


kifo

kifo class VII (canonical)
vifo class VIII (plural)


msaada

msaada class III (plural misaada class IV)

msaada class III (canonical)
misaada class IV (plural)

help (action given to provide assistance)


msitu

msitu class III (plural misitu class IV)

msitu class III (canonical)
misitu class IV (plural)


tumbili

tumbili class IX (plural tumbili class X)

tumbili class IX (canonical)
tumbili class X (plural)


mwizi

mwizi class I (canonical)
wezi class II (plural)
mwivi (alternative)

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


mbegu

mbegu class IX (canonical)
mbegu class X (plural)

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

species (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)


gome

gome class V (canonical)
magome class VI (plural)


jiografia

jiografia class IX (canonical)
jografia (alternative)

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


mwanafunzi

mwanafunzi class I (plural wanafunzi class II)

mwanafunzi class I (canonical)
wanafunzi class II (plural)


mwalimu

mwalimu class I (plural walimu class II)

mwalimu class I (canonical)
walimu class II (plural)
Mwl. (alternative)

From Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”).

mwalimu mwandamizi


sabuni

sabuni class IX (canonical)
sabuni class X (plural)

→ Gusii: esabuni

→ Kikuyu: thabuni

→ Kongo: sabuni

→ Lingala: sabúni

→ Luganda: ssabbuuni

→ Luhya: esabuni

→ Sukuma: sabuni

→ Maore Comorian: sabuni

→ Ngazidja Comorian: saɓuni

→ Rwanda-Rundi: isabune

From Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn), from Latin sāpō.

der

Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn)


pwani

head

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

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


pwani

pwani class XVI (canonical)
puani (alternative)


dragoni

sw-noun

dragoni class IX (plural dragoni class X)

dragoni class IX (canonical)
dragoni class X (plural)


opereta

opereta class V (plural maopereta class VI)

opereta class V (canonical)
maopereta class VI (plural)


baptisti

baptisti class ? (plural [please provide])


samaki

samaki class IX (canonical)
samaki class X (plural)

Kikuyu: thamaki


zege

zege class IX (canonical)
zege class X (plural)


doa

doa class V (canonical)
madoa class VI (plural)

blemish (small flaw which spoils the appearance of something)


pake

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Pa locative class|pa class_((XVI))]] inflected form of -ake


wakia

wakia class IX (canonical)
wakia class X (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic وِقِيَّة (wiqiyya).

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


iba

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


limau

limau class V (canonical)
malimau class VI (plural)


nyumba

nyumba class IX (canonical)
nyumba class X (plural)

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


Dominika

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


heli

heli class IX (canonical)
heli class X (plural)


kaza

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

Causative form of -kaa: to persist, intensify


n-

n- (plural)
ny- (alternative)
m- (alternative)

nguo nzuri

ulimi (“tongue”) → ndimi (“tongues”)

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


n-

"Na kwa nini n'sirejee," aliuliza mzee.

1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:

"And why wouldn't I go back [to it]?" the old man asked.

Kuna siku nlikua na drive huu wimbo ukaenda hewani nkajikuta natokwa machozi 🥲na nsijue wanachoimba .

2022, Timothy Theodosy Chelula, Instagram:

One day I was driving, this song went on air, and I found myself in tears 🥲 and I didn't know what they were singing.


chura

chura class VII (plural vyura class VIII)

chura class VII (canonical)
vyura class VIII (plural)


mbwa

mbwa class I/IX (plural mbwa class II/X)

mbwa class I (canonical)
IX (canonical)
mbwa class II (plural)
X (plural)

→ Malagasy: amboa

canids: mbwa na jamaa: mbwa · mbwa mwitu · mbweha~bweha [edit]


paka

paka class IX (canonical)
paka class X (plural)


paka

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

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


nguruwe

nguruwe class IX (plural nguruwe class X)

nguruwe class IX (canonical)
nguruwe class X (plural)


sikio

sikio class V (canonical)
masikio class VI (plural)


savana

savana class IX (canonical)
savana class X (plural)


wana

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

m-wa class subject inflected plural present affirmative


lepe

lepe class V (canonical)
malepe class VI (plural)


adia

adia class IX (canonical)
adia class X (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic هَدِيَّة (hadiyya).


soko

soko class V (canonical)
masoko class VI (plural)

→ Kikuyu: thoko

→ Ma'di: soko

→ Portuguese: soco (Mozambique)

→ Rwanda-Rundi: isoko

market (spacious site where trading takes place)


shule

shule class IX (canonical)
shule class X (plural)
skule (alternative)
skuli (alternative)


farasi

farasi class IX (canonical)
farasi class X (plural)

→ Kikuyu: mbarathi

→ Lingala: farása

→ Luganda: mbalaàsi

→ Tooro: embaraasi

kuendesha farasi


bromi

bromi class IX (canonical)
bromi class X (plural)


raba

raba class IX (canonical)
raba class X (plural)

running shoe, sneaker (shoe with rubber soles)


nayo

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


shoka

shoka class V (canonical)
mashoka class VI (plural)

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

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

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


barafu

barafu class IX (canonical)
barafu class X (plural)

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