bunia

-bunia (canonical)
kubunia (infinitive)
kubunia (infinitive)
kutobunia (infinitive negative)
bunia (imperative singular)
bunieni (imperative plural)
hubunia (habitual)
positive subject concord + -libunia (past)
negative subject concord + -kubunia (negative past)
ninabunia (first-person present singular)
nabunia (first-person present singular)
tunabunia (first-person plural present)
unabunia (present second-person singular)
mnabunia (plural present second-person)
anabunia (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanabunia (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nabunia (present third-person)
sibunii (first-person negative present singular)
hatubunii (first-person negative plural present)
hubunii (negative present second-person singular)
hambunii (negative plural present second-person)
habunii (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawabunii (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -bunii (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tabunia (future)
negative subject concord + -tabunia (future negative)
nibunie (first-person singular subjunctive)
tubunie (first-person plural subjunctive)
ubunie (second-person singular subjunctive)
mbunie (plural second-person subjunctive)
abunie (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wabunie (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -bunie (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sibunie (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngebunia (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singebunia (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalibunia (irrealis past)
nabunia (first-person gnomic singular)
twabunia (first-person gnomic plural)
wabunia (gnomic second-person singular)
mwabunia (gnomic plural second-person)
abunia (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wabunia (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wabunia (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yabunia (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
labunia (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yabunia (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chabunia (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyabunia (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yabunia (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zabunia (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wabunia (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwabunia (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pabunia (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwabunia (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mebunia (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshabunia (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jabunia (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kibunia (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipobunia (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kabunie (consecutive subjunctive)
-nibunia (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tubunia (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kubunia (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wabunia (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kubunieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wabunieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mbunia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wabunia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ubunia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ibunia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-libunia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yabunia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kibunia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vibunia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ibunia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zibunia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ubunia (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kubunia (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pabunia (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mubunia (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jibunia (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-buniaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-buniao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-buniao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-buniayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-bunialo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-buniayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-buniacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-buniavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-buniayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-buniazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-buniao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-buniako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-buniapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-buniamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yebunia (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-obunia (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-obunia (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yobunia (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lobunia (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yobunia (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chobunia (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyobunia (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yobunia (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zobunia (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-obunia (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kobunia (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pobunia (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mobunia (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kachumbari

sw-noun

kachumbari class IX (plural kachumbari class X)

kachumbari class IX (canonical)
kachumbari class X (plural)

Borrowed from Gujarati કચુંબર (kacumbar, “kachumber”).


pindia

-pindia (canonical)
kupindia (infinitive)
kupindia (infinitive)
kutopindia (infinitive negative)
pindia (imperative singular)
pindieni (imperative plural)
hupindia (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lipindia (past)
negative subject concord + -kupindia (negative past)
ninapindia (first-person present singular)
napindia (first-person present singular)
tunapindia (first-person plural present)
unapindia (present second-person singular)
mnapindia (plural present second-person)
anapindia (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanapindia (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -napindia (present third-person)
sipindii (first-person negative present singular)
hatupindii (first-person negative plural present)
hupindii (negative present second-person singular)
hampindii (negative plural present second-person)
hapindii (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawapindii (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -pindii (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tapindia (future)
negative subject concord + -tapindia (future negative)
nipindie (first-person singular subjunctive)
tupindie (first-person plural subjunctive)
upindie (second-person singular subjunctive)
mpindie (plural second-person subjunctive)
apindie (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wapindie (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -pindie (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sipindie (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngepindia (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singepindia (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalipindia (irrealis past)
napindia (first-person gnomic singular)
twapindia (first-person gnomic plural)
wapindia (gnomic second-person singular)
mwapindia (gnomic plural second-person)
apindia (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wapindia (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wapindia (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yapindia (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lapindia (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yapindia (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chapindia (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyapindia (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yapindia (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zapindia (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wapindia (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwapindia (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
papindia (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwapindia (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mepindia (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshapindia (already-form)
negative subject concord + -japindia (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kipindia (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipopindia (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kapindie (consecutive subjunctive)
-nipindia (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tupindia (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kupindia (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wapindia (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kupindieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wapindieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mpindia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wapindia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upindia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ipindia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lipindia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yapindia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kipindia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vipindia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ipindia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zipindia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upindia (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kupindia (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-papindia (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mupindia (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jipindia (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-pindiaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-pindiao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-pindiao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-pindiayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-pindialo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-pindiayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-pindiacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-pindiavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-pindiayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-pindiazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-pindiao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-pindiako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pindiapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-pindiamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yepindia (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-opindia (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-opindia (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yopindia (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lopindia (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yopindia (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chopindia (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyopindia (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yopindia (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zopindia (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-opindia (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kopindia (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-popindia (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mopindia (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


nunda

nunda class IX (canonical)
nunda class X (plural)

(by extension) a person who is cruel or harsh


eropleni

sw-noun

eropleni class IX (plural eropleni class X)

eropleni class IX (canonical)
eropleni class X (plural)


Mjerumani

Mjerumani class I (plural Wajerumani class II)

Mjerumani class I (canonical)
Wajerumani class II (plural)

German (native or inhabitant of Germany)


Mjapani

Mjapani class I (plural Wajapani class II)

Mjapani class I (canonical)
Wajapani class II (plural)


mfaume

mfaume class I (plural wafaume class II)

mfaume class I (canonical)
wafaume class II (plural)


kivumishi

kivumishi class VII (plural vivumishi class VIII)

kivumishi class VII (canonical)
vivumishi class VIII (plural)


afisa wa polisi

afisa wa polisi class V (plural maafisa wa polisi class VI)

afisa wa polisi class V (canonical)
maafisa wa polisi class VI (plural)


maafisa wa usalama

afisa wa usalama
afisa wa usalama#Swahili


baraza

baraza class V or IX (plural mabaraza class VI or baraza class X)

baraza class V (canonical)
IX (canonical)
mabaraza class VI (plural)
baraza class X (plural)

Seemingly from Omani Arabic برزة (barza, “sitting room”).


Mkikuyu

sw-noun

Mkikuyu class I (plural Wakikuyu class II)

Mkikuyu class I (canonical)
Wakikuyu class II (plural)
Mgikuyu (alternative)


Mgikuyu

Mgikuyu class I (plural Wagikuyu class II)

Mgikuyu class I (canonical)
Wagikuyu class II (plural)


mwenyekiti

mwenyekiti class I (plural wenyekiti class II)

mwenyekiti class I (canonical)
wenyekiti class II (plural)


serikalini

head

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

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


tiketi

tiketi class IX (canonical)
tiketi class X (plural)
tikiti (alternative)


kihusishi

sw-noun

kihusishi class VII (plural vihusishi class VIII)

kihusishi class VII (canonical)
vihusishi class VIII (plural)


johari

johari class IX (canonical)
johari class X (plural)

From Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar), from Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar).


barabarani

head

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


ghasia

ghasia class IX (canonical)
ghasia class X (plural)

From Arabic غَشْية (ḡašya, “being overwhelmed, swoon, fainting”).


umaskini

umaskini class XI (canonical)
umasikini (alternative)


alizeti

sw-noun

alizeti class IX (plural alizeti class X)

alizeti class IX (canonical)
alizeti class X (plural)


msamiati

msamiati class III (plural misamiati class IV)

msamiati class III (canonical)
misamiati class IV (plural)


achilia

-achilia (canonical)
kuachilia (infinitive)
kuachilia (infinitive)
kutoachilia (infinitive negative)
achilia (imperative singular)
achilieni (imperative plural)
huachilia (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liachilia (past)
negative subject concord + -kuachilia (negative past)
ninaachilia (first-person present singular)
naachilia (first-person present singular)
tunaachilia (first-person plural present)
unaachilia (present second-person singular)
mnaachilia (plural present second-person)
anaachilia (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaachilia (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naachilia (present third-person)
siachilii (first-person negative present singular)
hatuachilii (first-person negative plural present)
huachilii (negative present second-person singular)
hamwachilii (negative plural present second-person)
haachilii (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaachilii (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -achilii (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taachilia (future)
negative subject concord + -taachilia (future negative)
niachilie (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuachilie (first-person plural subjunctive)
uachilie (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwachilie (plural second-person subjunctive)
aachilie (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waachilie (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -achilie (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siachilie (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeachilia (irrealis present)
naachilia (first-person gnomic singular)
twaachilia (first-person gnomic plural)
waachilia (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaachilia (gnomic plural second-person)
aachilia (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waachilia (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waachilia (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaachilia (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laachilia (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaachilia (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaachilia (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaachilia (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaachilia (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaachilia (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waachilia (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaachilia (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paachilia (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaachilia (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meachilia (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jaachilia (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiachilia (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoachilia (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaachilie (consecutive subjunctive)
-niachilia (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuachilia (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuachilia (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waachilia (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuachilieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waachilieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwachilia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waachilia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uachilia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iachilia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liachilia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaachilia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiachilia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viachilia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iachilia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziachilia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uachilia (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuachilia (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paachilia (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muachilia (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiachilia (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-achiliaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-achiliao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-achiliao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-achiliayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-achilialo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-achiliayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-achiliacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-achiliavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-achiliayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-achiliazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-achiliao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-achiliako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-achiliapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-achiliamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeachilia (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oachilia (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oachilia (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoachilia (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loachilia (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoachilia (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choachilia (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoachilia (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoachilia (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoachilia (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oachilia (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koachilia (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poachilia (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moachilia (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

From -acha (“to leave; to allow”) + -ilia.


wifi

wifi class V (canonical)
mawifi class VI (plural)


mkahawa

mkahawa class III (plural mikahawa class IV)

mkahawa class III (canonical)
mikahawa class IV (plural)
mgahawa (alternative)


mikubwa

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|mi class_((IV))]] inflected form of -kubwa


kikubwa

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


makubwa

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]] inflected form of -kubwa


bangili

bangili class IX (plural bangili class X)

bangili class IX (canonical)
bangili class X (plural)
bangiri (alternative)

From an Indian language, perhaps Hindi बंग्ली (baṅglī); compare Omani Arabic بنجري (bangri), which is likely from Gujarati બંગડી (baṅgḍī).


hereni

hereni class IX (canonical)
hereni class X (plural)


funza

-funza (canonical)
kufunza (infinitive)
kufunza (infinitive)
kutofunza (infinitive negative)
funza (imperative singular)
funzeni (imperative plural)
hufunza (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifunza (past)
negative subject concord + -kufunza (negative past)
ninafunza (first-person present singular)
nafunza (first-person present singular)
tunafunza (first-person plural present)
unafunza (present second-person singular)
mnafunza (plural present second-person)
anafunza (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafunza (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafunza (present third-person)
sifunzi (first-person negative present singular)
hatufunzi (first-person negative plural present)
hufunzi (negative present second-person singular)
hamfunzi (negative plural present second-person)
hafunzi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafunzi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -funzi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafunza (future)
negative subject concord + -tafunza (future negative)
nifunze (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufunze (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufunze (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfunze (plural second-person subjunctive)
afunze (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafunze (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -funze (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifunze (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefunza (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singefunza (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalifunza (irrealis past)
nafunza (first-person gnomic singular)
twafunza (first-person gnomic plural)
wafunza (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafunza (gnomic plural second-person)
afunza (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafunza (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafunza (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafunza (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafunza (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafunza (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafunza (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafunza (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafunza (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafunza (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafunza (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafunza (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafunza (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafunza (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefunza (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshafunza (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jafunza (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifunza (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipofunza (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kafunze (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifunza (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufunza (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufunza (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafunza (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufunzeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafunzeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfunza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafunza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufunza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifunza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifunza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafunza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifunza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifunza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifunza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifunza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufunza (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufunza (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafunza (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufunza (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifunza (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-funzaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-funzao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-funzao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-funzayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-funzalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-funzayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-funzacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-funzavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-funzayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-funzazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-funzao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-funzako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-funzapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-funzamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefunza (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofunza (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofunza (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofunza (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofunza (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofunza (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofunza (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofunza (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofunza (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofunza (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofunza (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofunza (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofunza (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofunza (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


funza

funza class V (canonical)
mafunza class VI (plural)


uboga

uboga class XI (canonical)
maboga class VI (plural)


ugozi

ugozi class XI (canonical)
ngozi class X (plural)


udago

udago class XI (canonical)
ndago class X (plural)


transfoma

transfoma class IX (plural transfoma class X)

transfoma class IX (canonical)
transfoma class X (plural)


trekta

trekta class V (plural matrekta class VI)

trekta class V (canonical)
matrekta class VI (plural)


trela

trela class V (canonical)
matrela class VI (plural)


kipofu

kipofu class I (canonical)
vipofu class II (plural)


kiziwi

kiziwi class VII (plural viziwi class VIII)

kiziwi class VII (canonical)
viziwi class VIII (plural)


ukucha

ukucha class XI (plural kucha class X or makucha class VI)

ukucha class XI (canonical)
kucha class X (plural)
makucha class VI (plural)
kucha (alternative)


mgongoni

head

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

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


michanga

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|mi class_((IV))]] inflected form of -changa


wachanga

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


ukungu

ukungu class XI (canonical)
kungu class X (plural)


kungu

kungu class V (canonical)
makungu class VI (plural)

Terminalia catappa
Terminalia catappa#Translingual

The fruit of the Indian almond tree, Terminalia catappa.


mwekundu

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


wekundu

From u- (abstract prefix) + ekundu (“red”).


wekundu

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


myekundu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|mi class_((IV))]] inflected form of -ekundu


chekundu

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


vyekundu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form of -ekundu


jekundu

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


mekundu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]] inflected form of -ekundu


nyeupe

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


kelele

sw-noun

kelele class V (plural makelele class VI)

kelele class V (canonical)
makelele class VI (plural)


mtaka

mtaka class I (canonical)
wataka class II (plural)


mvungu

mvungu class III (plural mivungu class IV)

mvungu class III (canonical)
mivungu class IV (plural)

the space under something (especially under a bed)


mvunguni

head

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


walakini

sw-noun

walakini class IX (plural walakini class X)

walakini class IX (canonical)
walakini class X (plural)


walakini

Borrowed from Arabic وَلٰكِنْ (walākin).


mojawapo

-mojawapo (canonical)
mmojawapo (singular)
mojawapo (singular)
kimojawapo (singular)
pamojawapo (singular)
kumojawapo (singular)
mumojawapo (singular)

kifaru mmojawapo

one of the rhinoceroses -- animate meaning of "kifaru" takes class 1 declination

kifaru kimojawapo

one of the tanks -- inanimate meaning of "kifaru" takes class 7 declination


kimojawapo

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


mmojawapo

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


mpira wa kikapu

Literally, “ball of basket”, a calque of English basketball.


mshairi

mshairi class I (plural washairi class II)

mshairi class I (canonical)
washairi class II (plural)


katuni

katuni class IX (canonical)
katuni class X (plural)


Habeshi

Alternative form of Uhabeshi: Ethiopia (a country in East Africa)

Guinea Bisau Habeshi Guinea-Bisau Habeshi Ginebisau

Kamerun Habeshi Cameroon Habeshi Kameruni

Nigeria Habeshi Nijeria Habeshi Naijeria


Mhabeshi

Mhabeshi class I (plural Wahabeshi class II)

Mhabeshi class I (canonical)
Wahabeshi class II (plural)


Mwethiopia

Mwethiopia class I (plural Wethiopia class II)

Mwethiopia class I (canonical)
Wethiopia class II (plural)


Umisri

Guinea Bisau Umisri Guinea-Bisau Umisri Ginebisau


hotelini

head

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


Mrusi

Mrusi class I (canonical)
Warusi class II (plural)


Mgiriki

sw-noun

Mgiriki class I (plural Wagiriki class II)

Mgiriki class I (canonical)
Wagiriki class II (plural)


Mholanzi

Mholanzi class I (plural Waholanzi class II)

Mholanzi class I (canonical)
Waholanzi class II (plural)


Mkanada

Mkanada class I (plural Wakanada class II)

Mkanada class I (canonical)
Wakanada class II (plural)


Mmarekani

Mmarekani class I (plural Wamarekani class II)

Mmarekani class I (canonical)
Wamarekani class II (plural)


Mfaransa

Mfaransa class I (plural Wafaransa class II)

Mfaransa class I (canonical)
Wafaransa class II (plural)


Msomali

Msomali class I (plural Wasomali class II)

Msomali class I (canonical)
Wasomali class II (plural)


Mariamu

a female given name, equivalent to English Miriam


Yusufu

a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph


yeye

he/she/it/they (singular) (third-person singular pronoun)

For a full table including other classes


wao

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

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


sokoni

head

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

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


kibuzi

sw-noun

kibuzi class VII (plural vibuzi class VIII)

kibuzi class VII (canonical)
vibuzi class VIII (plural)


jizi

jizi class V (canonical)
majizi class VI (plural)

Augmentative of mwizi: an especially habitual or clever thief


kijitabu

kijitabu class VII (plural vijitabu class VIII)

kijitabu class VII (canonical)
vijitabu class VIII (plural)

diminutive of kitabu: booklet, little book


kijito

kijito class VII (plural vijito class VIII)

kijito class VII (canonical)
vijito class VIII (plural)


siafu

siafu class IX (canonical)
siafu class X (plural)


skauti

skauti class V (plural maskauti class VI)

skauti class V (canonical)
maskauti class VI (plural)


BAKITA

Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa
w:Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa

Acronym of Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa (National Swahili Council)

Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa
sw:Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa


CHAKITA

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa
w:Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa

Acronym of Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa.


mchai

mchai class III (plural michai class IV)

mchai class III (canonical)
michai class IV (plural)


vibaya

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form and adverbial form of -baya


wangu

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

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


wenu

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

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


langu

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


letu

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


changu

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


changu

changu class IX (canonical)
changu class X (plural)

snapper, emperor (various fish, mainly in the genera Lutjanus and Lethrinus)


chake

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


chetu

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


vyako

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form of -ako


vyangu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form of -angu


vyake

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form of -ake


vyetu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form of -etu


vyenu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form of -enu


vyao

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form of -ao


yangu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]] inflected form of -angu

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

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|mi class_((IV))]] inflected form of -angu


yake

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]] inflected form of -ake

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|mi class_((IV))]] inflected form of -ake

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


yenu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|mi class_((IV))]] inflected form of -enu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]] inflected form of -enu

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


zangu

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


zake

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


zetu

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


zenu

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


kwako

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV/XVII))]] inflected form of -ako


kwangu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV/XVII))]] inflected form of -angu


kwetu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV/XVII))]] inflected form of -etu


kwenu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV/XVII))]] inflected form of -enu


mwako

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Mu locative class|mu class_((XVIII))]] inflected form of -ako


mwangu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Mu locative class|mu class_((XVIII))]] inflected form of -angu


mwake

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Mu locative class|mu class_((XVIII))]] inflected form of -ake


mwetu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Mu locative class|mu class_((XVIII))]] inflected form of -etu


mwenu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Mu locative class|mu class_((XVIII))]] inflected form of -enu


mwao

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Mu locative class|mu class_((XVIII))]] inflected form of -ao


mwenzangu

mwenzangu class I (plural wenzangu class II)

mwenzangu class I (canonical)
wenzangu class II (plural)


mpagani

mpagani class I (plural wapagani class II)

mpagani class I (canonical)
wapagani class II (plural)


ambata

-ambata (canonical)
kuambata (infinitive)
kuambata (infinitive)
kutoambata (infinitive negative)
ambata (imperative singular)
ambateni (imperative plural)
huambata (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liambata (past)
negative subject concord + -kuambata (negative past)
ninaambata (first-person present singular)
naambata (first-person present singular)
tunaambata (first-person plural present)
unaambata (present second-person singular)
mnaambata (plural present second-person)
anaambata (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaambata (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naambata (present third-person)
siambati (first-person negative present singular)
hatuambati (first-person negative plural present)
huambati (negative present second-person singular)
hamwambati (negative plural present second-person)
haambati (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaambati (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -ambati (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taambata (future)
negative subject concord + -taambata (future negative)
niambate (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuambate (first-person plural subjunctive)
uambate (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwambate (plural second-person subjunctive)
aambate (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waambate (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -ambate (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siambate (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeambata (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeambata (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliambata (irrealis past)
naambata (first-person gnomic singular)
twaambata (first-person gnomic plural)
waambata (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaambata (gnomic plural second-person)
aambata (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waambata (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waambata (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaambata (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laambata (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaambata (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaambata (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaambata (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaambata (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaambata (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waambata (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaambata (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paambata (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaambata (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meambata (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaambata (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaambata (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiambata (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoambata (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaambate (consecutive subjunctive)
-niambata (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuambata (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuambata (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waambata (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuambateni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waambateni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwambata (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waambata (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uambata (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iambata (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liambata (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaambata (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiambata (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viambata (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iambata (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziambata (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uambata (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuambata (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paambata (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muambata (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiambata (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-ambataye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ambatao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ambatao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-ambatayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-ambatalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-ambatayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-ambatacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-ambatavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-ambatayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-ambatazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ambatao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-ambatako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-ambatapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-ambatamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeambata (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oambata (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oambata (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoambata (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loambata (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoambata (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choambata (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoambata (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoambata (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoambata (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oambata (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koambata (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poambata (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moambata (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

to adhere; clasp, join, stick, cling; connect


shukrani

shukurani (alternative)
shukran (alternative)

Shukrani kwako bwana!


shukrani

shukrani class IX (plural shukrani class X)

shukrani class IX (canonical)
shukrani class X (plural)
shukurani (alternative)
shukran (alternative)


nyegere

nyegere class IX (plural nyegere class X)

nyegere class IX (canonical)
nyegere class X (plural)


kimeza

kimeza class VII (plural vimeza class VIII)

kimeza class VII (canonical)
vimeza class VIII (plural)


nzio

nzio class IX (canonical)
nzio class X (plural)


mbinu

mbinu class IX (canonical)
mbinu class X (plural)


waraka

waraka class XI (plural nyaraka class X)

waraka class XI (canonical)
nyaraka class X (plural)


guu

guu class V (canonical)
maguu class VI (plural)


nyumbu

nyumbu class IX (canonical)
nyumbu class X (plural)


lozi

lozi class V (canonical)
malozi class VI (plural)


mkulima

mkulima class I (plural wakulima class II)

mkulima class I (canonical)
wakulima class II (plural)


mpagazi

mpagazi class I (plural wapagazi class II)

mpagazi class I (canonical)
wapagazi class II (plural)


hedhi

hedhi class IX (canonical)
hedhi class X (plural)

maumivu ya hedhi


huyu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]] inflected form of hii


kadi kazi

kadi kazi class IX (plural kadi kazi class X)

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


hiyo

huyo (singular)
hao (plural)
huo (singular)
hiyo (plural)
hilo (singular)
hayo (plural)
hicho (singular)
hivyo (plural)
hiyo (singular)
hizo (plural)
hapo (singular)
huko (singular)
humo (singular)

[…] juu ya hilo linalompeleka darini kwa baba yake wakati ule.

1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 3:

[…] about that which had him going to his father's attic at that time.

that (which we were just speaking of before)


huu

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


hayo

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]] inflected form of hiyo


hicho

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


hivi

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form and adverbial form of hii


hivyo

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form and adverbial form of hiyo


hizi

-hizi (canonical)
kuhizi (infinitive)
kuhizi (infinitive)
kutohizi (infinitive negative)
hizi (imperative singular)
hizini (imperative plural)
huhizi (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lihizi (past)
negative subject concord + -kuhizi (negative past)
ninahizi (first-person present singular)
nahizi (first-person present singular)
tunahizi (first-person plural present)
unahizi (present second-person singular)
mnahizi (plural present second-person)
anahizi (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanahizi (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nahizi (present third-person)
sihizi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuhizi (first-person negative plural present)
huhizi (negative present second-person singular)
hamhizi (negative plural present second-person)
hahizi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawahizi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -hizi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tahizi (future)
negative subject concord + -tahizi (future negative)
nihizi (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuhizi (first-person plural subjunctive)
uhizi (second-person singular subjunctive)
mhizi (plural second-person subjunctive)
ahizi (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wahizi (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -hizi (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sihizi (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngehizi (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singehizi (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalihizi (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalihizi (irrealis negative past)
nahizi (first-person gnomic singular)
twahizi (first-person gnomic plural)
wahizi (gnomic second-person singular)
mwahizi (gnomic plural second-person)
ahizi (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wahizi (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wahizi (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yahizi (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lahizi (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yahizi (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chahizi (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyahizi (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yahizi (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zahizi (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wahizi (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwahizi (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pahizi (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwahizi (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mehizi (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshahizi (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jahizi (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kihizi (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipohizi (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kahizi (consecutive subjunctive)
-nihizi (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuhizi (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuhizi (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wahizi (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuhizini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wahizini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mhizi (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wahizi (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uhizi (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ihizi (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lihizi (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yahizi (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kihizi (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vihizi (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ihizi (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zihizi (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uhizi (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuhizi (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pahizi (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muhizi (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jihizi (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-hiziye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-hizio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-hizio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-hiziyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-hizilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-hiziyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-hizicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-hizivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-hiziyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-hizizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-hizio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-hiziko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-hizipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-hizimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yehizi (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ohizi (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ohizi (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yohizi (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lohizi (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yohizi (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chohizi (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyohizi (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yohizi (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zohizi (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ohizi (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kohizi (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pohizi (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mohizi (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


hizi

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

non-lemma

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((X))]] inflected form of hii


hapo

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


huko

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV/XVII))]] inflected form of hiyo


huko

second-person singular negative present of -wako (“you are not (around there)”)


zamani

zamani class IX (canonical)
zamani class X (plural)

→? Malagasy: zamany

Borrowed from Arabic زَمَن (zaman) or زَمَان (zamān).


tayari

Borrowed from Classical Persian تَیَّار (tayyār), from Arabic طَيَّار (ṭayyār, “ready to fly”).


mbele

mbele class IX (canonical)
mbele class X (plural)


bilingani

sw-noun

bilingani class V (plural mabilingani class VI)

bilingani class V (canonical)
mabilingani class VI (plural)
biringani (alternative)

Borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), ultimately from Sanskrit भण्टाकी (bhaṇṭākī).


mbilingani

sw-noun

mbilingani class III (plural mibilingani class IV)

mbilingani class III (canonical)
mibilingani class IV (plural)
mbiringani (alternative)


kamwe

From the fossilized class 12 prefix and an older form of "one" related to moja, from Proto-Bantu *-mòì.

(in a negative sentence or question) at all


ovyo

ovyoovyo (alternative)
ovyo ovyo (alternative)


kwani

kwa nini (alternative)
kwanini (alternative)


ikiwa

form of -wa (“to be”): i- ([[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|mi class_((IV))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((IX))]] subject concord) + -ki- (“if, while”) + -wa


ncha

ncha class IX (canonical)
ncha class X (plural)


mashine ya barafu

mashine ya barafu class IX (plural mashine za barafu class X)

mashine ya barafu class IX (canonical)
mashine za barafu class X (plural)


mashine za barafu

mashine ya barafu
mashine ya barafu#Swahili


mkoma

mkoma class III (plural mikoma class IV)

mkoma class III (canonical)
mikoma class IV (plural)


kiguzo

kiguzo class VII (plural viguzo class VIII)

kiguzo class VII (canonical)
viguzo class VIII (plural)

diminutive of nguzo: little pillar, little support


tangu

Formed from Proto-Bantu *-tánga (“begin”), whence the verb -tangulia.


chote

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


vyote

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form of -ote


zote

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


kwote

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV/XVII))]] inflected form of -ote


mwote

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Mu locative class|mu class_((XVIII))]] inflected form of -ote


mchungaji

mchungaji class I (plural wachungaji class II)

mchungaji class I (canonical)
wachungaji class II (plural)

From m- + -chunga (“to herd, to take care of”) + -aji. The second sense is an extension of the first, as a calque of Latin pastor.


msemaji

sw-noun

msemaji class I (plural wasemaji class II)

msemaji class I (canonical)
wasemaji class II (plural)


mlezi

mlezi class I (canonical)
walezi class II (plural)

From m- + -lea (“to raise a child, to care for someone”) + -zi.


mlezi

sw-noun

mlezi class III (plural milezi class IV)

mlezi class III (canonical)
milezi class IV (plural)


kikia

kikia class VII (plural vikia class VIII)

kikia class VII (canonical)
vikia class VIII (plural)


Arusha

Arusha (the capital city of the Arusha Region, in northeastern Tanzania)


Madagaska

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

Guinea Bisau Madagaska Guinea-Bisau Madagaska Ginebisau

Kamerun Madagaska Cameroon Madagaska Kameruni

Nigeria Madagaska Nijeria Madagaska Naijeria


Uswisi

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


waziri mkuu

waziri mkuu class V (plural mawaziri wakuu class VI)

waziri mkuu class V (canonical)
mawaziri wakuu class VI (plural)

naibu waziri mkuu


wakuu

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


mikuu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|mi class_((IV))]] inflected form of -kuu


kikuu

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


vikuu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form of -kuu


mkuu

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


mkuu

mkuu class I (canonical)
wakuu class II (plural)


pakuu

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


kukuu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV/XVII))]] inflected form of -kuu


mukuu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Mu locative class|mu class_((XVIII))]] inflected form of -kuu


sikukuu

sikukuu class IX (plural sikukuu class X)

sikukuu class IX (canonical)
sikukuu class X (plural)


daladala

daladala class IX (plural daladala class X)

daladala class IX (canonical)
daladala class X (plural)

Reduplication of dala, from English dollar. The word dala is slang for 5 shillings, which was the daladala fare in the 1980s. Conductors would call dala, dala.


bweni

bweni class V (canonical)
mabweni class VI (plural)


Mchina

Mchina class I (plural Wachina class II)

Mchina class I (canonical)
Wachina class II (plural)


samahani

From Arabic سامِحْنِي (sāmiḥnī, “excuse me”), from سامَحَ (sāmaḥa).

excuse me, sorry (said as a request for an apology)


Mwitalia

Mwitalia class I (plural Waitalia class II)

Mwitalia class I (canonical)
Waitalia class II (plural)


mchumba

mchumba class I (plural wachumba class II)

mchumba class I (canonical)
wachumba class II (plural)


mwengine

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


mjomba

mjomba class I (plural wajomba class II)

mjomba class I (canonical)
wajomba class II (plural)


dadangu

dadangu class IX (plural dadangu class X)

dadangu class IX (canonical)
dadangu class X (plural)


mwanangu

mwanangu class I (plural wanangu class II)

mwanangu class I (canonical)
wanangu class II (plural)


mwenzako

mwenzako class I (plural wenzako class II)

mwenzako class I (canonical)
wenzako class II (plural)


mwenzio

mwenzio class I (plural wenzio class II)

mwenzio class I (canonical)
wenzio class II (plural)


mwenzake

mwenzake class I (plural wenzake class II)

mwenzake class I (canonical)
wenzake class II (plural)

Contraction of mwenzi wake: his/her friend


mwenziwe

mwenziwe class I (plural wenziwe class II)

mwenziwe class I (canonical)
wenziwe class II (plural)


mwenzetu

mwenzetu class I (plural wenzetu class II)

mwenzetu class I (canonical)
wenzetu class II (plural)


mwenzenu

mwenzenu class I (plural wenzenu class II)

mwenzenu class I (canonical)
wenzenu class II (plural)


wenzako

Contraction of wenzi wako: your friends.


wenzake

Contraction of wenzi wake: his/her friends.


wenzenu

Contraction of wenzi wenu: your friends.


mamangu

mamangu class IX (plural mamangu class X)

mamangu class IX (canonical)
mamangu class X (plural)


mamako

mamako class IX (canonical)
mamako class X (plural)


mamake

mamake class IX (canonical)
mamake class X (plural)

Contraction of mama yake: his/her mother.


mamaye

mamaye class IX (canonical)
mamaye class X (plural)


mamaetu

mamaetu class IX (plural mamaetu class X)

mamaetu class IX (canonical)
mamaetu class X (plural)


mamaenu

mamaenu class IX (plural mamaenu class X)

mamaenu class IX (canonical)
mamaenu class X (plural)


babangu

babangu class IX (plural babangu class X)

babangu class IX (canonical)
babangu class X (plural)


babako

babako class IX (canonical)
babako class X (plural)


babake

babake class IX (canonical)
babake class X (plural)

Contraction of baba yake: his/her father.


babaetu

babaetu class IX (plural babaetu class X)

babaetu class IX (canonical)
babaetu class X (plural)


babaenu

babaenu class IX (plural babaenu class X)

babaenu class IX (canonical)
babaenu class X (plural)


nduguyo

nduguyo class IX (plural nduguzo class X)

nduguyo class IX (canonical)
nduguzo class X (plural)

Contraction of ndugu yako: your sibling.


nduguye

nduguye class IX (plural nduguze class X)

nduguye class IX (canonical)
nduguze class X (plural)

Contraction of ndugu yake: his/her sibling.


nduguzo

Contraction of ndugu zako: your siblings.


nduguze

Contraction of ndugu zake: his/her siblings.


rafikiyo

rafikiyo class IX (plural rafikizo class X)

rafikiyo class IX (canonical)
rafikizo class X (plural)

Contraction of rafiki yako: your friend.


rafikiye

rafikiye class IX (plural rafikize class X)

rafikiye class IX (canonical)
rafikize class X (plural)

Contraction of rafiki yake: his/her friend.


rafikizo

Contraction of rafiki zako: your friends.


rafikize

Contraction of rafiki zake: his/her friends.


jumbe

jumbe class V (canonical)
majumbe class VI (plural)

An augmentative formed from -umba; compare kiumbe (“creature”).


kizibo

kizibo class VII (plural vizibo class VIII)

kizibo class VII (canonical)
vizibo class VIII (plural)


mwendeshaji

mwendeshaji class I (plural wendeshaji class II)

mwendeshaji class I (canonical)
wendeshaji class II (plural)


maisha

der

Arabic مَعِيشَة (maʕīša)


lazima

lazima class IX (canonical)
lazima class X (plural)

Lazima ufanye kazi.

(literally, “[It is] a necessity that you work.”)

Kwa hivyo, ni lazima mimi nione uchungu kuona mali yangu yanachezewa tu,[…]

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

As such, I can't but feel pained to see my money used for playing, […]


mwingi

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

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Mu locative class|mu class_((XVIII))]] inflected form of -ingi


jingi

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


kwingi

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV/XVII))]] inflected form of -ingi


kingi

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


vingi

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form of -ingi


nyingi

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


enyewe

-enyewe (canonical)
mwenyewe (singular)
wenyewe (plural)
wenyewe (singular)
yenyewe (plural)
lenyewe (singular)
chenyewe (singular)
vyenyewe (plural)
yenyewe (singular)
zenyewe (plural)
penyewe (singular)
kwenyewe (singular)

Wana wenyewe hawajui.

-self (forms intensive forms of pronouns when following a noun)


kwenyewe

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV/XVII))]] inflected form of -enyewe


penyewe

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


yenyewe

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|mi class_((IV))]] inflected form of -enyewe

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]] inflected form of -enyewe

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


zenyewe

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


lenyewe

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


chenyewe

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


vyenyewe

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form of -enyewe


ambayo

Class IX / N class (singular only) form of amba-


ambazo

Class X / N class (plural only) form of amba-


ambako

[…] msalani ambako kulikuwa ni faragha ya mambo yote yanayohusu kujikosha, kujisafisha, kujinadhifisha, kujitoharisha na kusali.

[…] the bathroom, where there was privacy for all things related to washing oneself, cleaning oneself, tidying oneself, purifying oneself, and praying.


maskani

sw-noun

maskani class IX (plural maskani class X)

maskani class IX (canonical)
maskani class X (plural)

residence, home, abode, dwelling, dwelling-place


msomaji

msomaji class I (plural wasomaji class II)

msomaji class I (canonical)
wasomaji class II (plural)


alfajiri

alfajiri class IX (plural alfajiri class X)

alfajiri class IX (canonical)
alfajiri class X (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic الْفَجْر (al-fajr).


alasiri

alasiri class IX (plural alasiri class X)

alasiri class IX (canonical)
alasiri class X (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic الْعَصْر (al-ʕaṣr).


behewa

behewa class V (plural mabehewa class VI)

behewa class V (canonical)
mabehewa class VI (plural)


Mkatoliki

Mkatoliki class I (plural Wakatoliki class II)

Mkatoliki class I (canonical)
Wakatoliki class II (plural)


Mprotestanti

Mprotestanti class I (plural Waprotestanti class II)

Mprotestanti class I (canonical)
Waprotestanti class II (plural)


Mkapuchini

Mkapuchini class I (plural Wakapuchini class II)

Mkapuchini class I (canonical)
Wakapuchini class II (plural)


mmisionari

mmisionari class I (plural wamisionari class II)

mmisionari class I (canonical)
wamisionari class II (plural)
mmishionari (alternative)
mmishenari (alternative)


padiri

padiri class V (plural mapadiri class VI)

padiri class V (canonical)
mapadiri class VI (plural)


Mghana

Mghana class I (plural Waghana class II)

Mghana class I (canonical)
Waghana class II (plural)


Mzambia

Mzambia class I (plural Wazambia class II)

Mzambia class I (canonical)
Wazambia class II (plural)


mhudumu

mhudumu class I (plural wahudumu class II)

mhudumu class I (canonical)
wahudumu class II (plural)

From m- + -hudumu (“to serve, wait on”).


tangawizi

tangawizi class IX (plural tangawizi class X)

tangawizi class IX (canonical)
tangawizi class X (plural)

Borrowed from Omani Arabic تَنْجْوِيل (tangwīl), from Arabic زَنْجَبِيل (zanjabīl).


mtangawizi

sw-noun

mtangawizi class III (plural mitangawizi class IV)

mtangawizi class III (canonical)
mitangawizi class IV (plural)


kamati

kamati class V or IX (plural makamati class VI or kamati class X)

kamati class V (canonical)
IX (canonical)
makamati class VI (plural)
kamati class X (plural)


kamati

non-lemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


myema

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|mi class_((IV))]] inflected form of -ema


jema

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


pema

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


kwema

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV/XVII))]] inflected form of -ema


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Sw-ke-Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo.flac

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

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

Algeria Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Aljeria

Chad Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Chadi

Cote d'Ivoire Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Kodivaa

Uhabeshi Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Habeshi

Guinea Bisau Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Guinea-Bisau Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Ginekweta

Guinea Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Gine Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Gini

Jibuti Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Djibouti

Kamerun Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Cameroon Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Kameruni

Moroko Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Maroko

Niger Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Nijeri

Nigeria Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Nijeria Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Naijeria

Rwanda Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Ruanda

Senegal Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Senegali


batamzinga

sw-noun

batamzinga class V (plural mabatamzinga class VI)

batamzinga class V (canonical)
mabatamzinga class VI (plural)


riziki

riziki class IX (canonical)
riziki class X (plural)


msaidizi

msaidizi class I (plural wasaidizi class II)

msaidizi class I (canonical)
wasaidizi class II (plural)


kuliko

Ku locative-class object inflected ku locative-class subject inflected general relative affirmative form of -wa, literally "where there is."


mkoloni

mkoloni class I (plural wakoloni class II)

mkoloni class I (canonical)
wakoloni class II (plural)


ankra

ankra class IX (canonical)
ankra class X (plural)


shona

-shona (canonical)
kushona (infinitive)
kushona (infinitive)
kutoshona (infinitive negative)
shona (imperative singular)
shoneni (imperative plural)
hushona (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lishona (past)
negative subject concord + -kushona (negative past)
ninashona (first-person present singular)
nashona (first-person present singular)
tunashona (first-person plural present)
unashona (present second-person singular)
mnashona (plural present second-person)
anashona (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanashona (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nashona (present third-person)
sishoni (first-person negative present singular)
hatushoni (first-person negative plural present)
hushoni (negative present second-person singular)
hamshoni (negative plural present second-person)
hashoni (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawashoni (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -shoni (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tashona (future)
negative subject concord + -tashona (future negative)
nishone (first-person singular subjunctive)
tushone (first-person plural subjunctive)
ushone (second-person singular subjunctive)
mshone (plural second-person subjunctive)
ashone (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
washone (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -shone (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sishone (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeshona (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeshona (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalishona (irrealis past)
nashona (first-person gnomic singular)
twashona (first-person gnomic plural)
washona (gnomic second-person singular)
mwashona (gnomic plural second-person)
ashona (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
washona (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
washona (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yashona (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lashona (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yashona (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chashona (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyashona (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yashona (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zashona (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
washona (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwashona (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pashona (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwashona (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meshona (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshashona (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jashona (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kishona (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposhona (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kashone (consecutive subjunctive)
-nishona (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tushona (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kushona (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-washona (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kushoneni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-washoneni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mshona (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-washona (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushona (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ishona (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lishona (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yashona (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kishona (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vishona (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ishona (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zishona (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushona (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kushona (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pashona (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mushona (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jishona (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-shonaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-shonao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-shonao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-shonayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-shonalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-shonayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-shonacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-shonavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-shonayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-shonazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-shonao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-shonako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-shonapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-shonamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeshona (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oshona (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oshona (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshona (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loshona (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshona (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choshona (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoshona (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoshona (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoshona (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oshona (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koshona (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poshona (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moshona (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


muji

muji class III (canonical)
miji class IV (plural)


kuzuri

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV/XVII))]] inflected form of -zuri


spoti

spoti class IX (canonical)
spoti class X (plural)


skrubu

skrubu class IX (canonical)
skrubu class X (plural)
skurubu (alternative)
sukurubu (alternative)


nekta

nekta class IX (canonical)
nekta class X (plural)

Kwa kutengeza dawa hiyo wanasayansi hao walitumia harufu ya maua na mimea mingine inayotoa nekta .

2017 August 24, “Dawa "tamu" ya mbu iliofanikiwa Tanzania”, in BBC News Swahili:

By making the drug, the scientists used the scent of flowers and other plants that produce nectar.

nectar (syrup made by flowers and collected by bees to make honey)


asprini

asprini class IX (plural asprini class X)

asprini class IX (canonical)
asprini class X (plural)


staili

staili class IX (canonical)
staili class X (plural)


zuru

-zuru (canonical)
kuzuru (infinitive)
kuzuru (infinitive)
kutozuru (infinitive negative)
zuru (imperative singular)
zuruni (imperative plural)
huzuru (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lizuru (past)
negative subject concord + -kuzuru (negative past)
ninazuru (first-person present singular)
nazuru (first-person present singular)
tunazuru (first-person plural present)
unazuru (present second-person singular)
mnazuru (plural present second-person)
anazuru (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanazuru (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nazuru (present third-person)
sizuru (first-person negative present singular)
hatuzuru (first-person negative plural present)
huzuru (negative present second-person singular)
hamzuru (negative plural present second-person)
hazuru (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawazuru (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -zuru (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tazuru (future)
negative subject concord + -tazuru (future negative)
nizuru (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuzuru (first-person plural subjunctive)
uzuru (second-person singular subjunctive)
mzuru (plural second-person subjunctive)
azuru (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wazuru (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -zuru (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sizuru (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngezuru (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singezuru (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalizuru (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalizuru (irrealis negative past)
nazuru (first-person gnomic singular)
twazuru (first-person gnomic plural)
wazuru (gnomic second-person singular)
mwazuru (gnomic plural second-person)
azuru (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wazuru (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wazuru (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yazuru (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lazuru (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yazuru (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chazuru (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyazuru (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yazuru (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zazuru (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wazuru (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwazuru (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pazuru (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwazuru (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mezuru (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshazuru (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jazuru (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kizuru (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipozuru (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kazuru (consecutive subjunctive)
-nizuru (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuzuru (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuzuru (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wazuru (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuzuruni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wazuruni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mzuru (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wazuru (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uzuru (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-izuru (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lizuru (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yazuru (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kizuru (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vizuru (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-izuru (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zizuru (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uzuru (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuzuru (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pazuru (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muzuru (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jizuru (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-zuruye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-zuruo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-zuruo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-zuruyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-zurulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-zuruyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-zurucho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-zuruvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-zuruyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zuruzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-zuruo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-zuruko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-zurupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-zurumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yezuru (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ozuru (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ozuru (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yozuru (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lozuru (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yozuru (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chozuru (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyozuru (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yozuru (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zozuru (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ozuru (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kozuru (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pozuru (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mozuru (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


tija

tija class IX (canonical)
tija class X (plural)


nimo

first-person singular positive degree present of -wamo (“I am (inside there)”)


inuka

-inuka (canonical)
kuinuka (infinitive)
kuinuka (infinitive)
kutoinuka (infinitive negative)
inuka (imperative singular)
inukeni (imperative plural)
huinuka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liinuka (past)
negative subject concord + -kuinuka (negative past)
ninainuka (first-person present singular)
nainuka (first-person present singular)
tunainuka (first-person plural present)
unainuka (present second-person singular)
mnainuka (plural present second-person)
anainuka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanainuka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nainuka (present third-person)
siinuki (first-person negative present singular)
hatuinuki (first-person negative plural present)
huinuki (negative present second-person singular)
hamwinuki (negative plural present second-person)
hainuki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawainuki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -inuki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tainuka (future)
negative subject concord + -tainuka (future negative)
niinuke (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuinuke (first-person plural subjunctive)
uinuke (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwinuke (plural second-person subjunctive)
ainuke (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wainuke (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -inuke (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siinuke (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeinuka (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeinuka (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliinuka (irrealis past)
nainuka (first-person gnomic singular)
twainuka (first-person gnomic plural)
wainuka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwainuka (gnomic plural second-person)
ainuka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wainuka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wainuka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yainuka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lainuka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yainuka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chainuka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyainuka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yainuka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zainuka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wainuka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwainuka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
painuka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwainuka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meinuka (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshainuka (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jainuka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiinuka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoinuka (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kainuke (consecutive subjunctive)
-niinuka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuinuka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuinuka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wainuka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuinukeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wainukeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwinuka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wainuka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uinuka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iinuka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liinuka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yainuka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiinuka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viinuka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iinuka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziinuka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uinuka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuinuka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-painuka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muinuka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiinuka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-inukaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-inukao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-inukao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-inukayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-inukalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-inukayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-inukacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-inukavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-inukayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-inukazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-inukao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-inukako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-inukapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-inukamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeinuka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oinuka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oinuka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoinuka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loinuka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoinuka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choinuka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoinuka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoinuka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoinuka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oinuka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koinuka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poinuka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moinuka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


mnanasi

mnanasi class III (plural minanasi class IV)

mnanasi class III (canonical)
minanasi class IV (plural)


tufaa

tufaa class V (canonical)
matufaa class VI (plural)


mhuni

mhuni class I (canonical)
wahuni class II (plural)


iwe

m-mi class subject inflected plural subjunctive affirmative

n class subject inflected singular subjunctive affirmative


vinane

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form of -nane


ondoka

-ondoka (canonical)
kuondoka (infinitive)
kuondoka (infinitive)
kutoondoka (infinitive negative)
ondoka (imperative singular)
ondokeni (imperative plural)
huondoka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liondoka (past)
negative subject concord + -kuondoka (negative past)
ninaondoka (first-person present singular)
naondoka (first-person present singular)
tunaondoka (first-person plural present)
unaondoka (present second-person singular)
mnaondoka (plural present second-person)
anaondoka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaondoka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naondoka (present third-person)
siondoki (first-person negative present singular)
hatuondoki (first-person negative plural present)
huondoki (negative present second-person singular)
hamwondoki (negative plural present second-person)
haondoki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaondoki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -ondoki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taondoka (future)
negative subject concord + -taondoka (future negative)
niondoke (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuondoke (first-person plural subjunctive)
uondoke (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwondoke (plural second-person subjunctive)
aondoke (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waondoke (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -ondoke (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siondoke (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeondoka (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeondoka (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliondoka (irrealis past)
naondoka (first-person gnomic singular)
twaondoka (first-person gnomic plural)
waondoka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaondoka (gnomic plural second-person)
aondoka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waondoka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waondoka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaondoka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laondoka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaondoka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaondoka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaondoka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaondoka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaondoka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waondoka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaondoka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paondoka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaondoka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meondoka (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaondoka (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaondoka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiondoka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoondoka (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaondoke (consecutive subjunctive)
-niondoka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuondoka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuondoka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waondoka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuondokeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waondokeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwondoka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waondoka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uondoka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iondoka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liondoka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaondoka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiondoka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viondoka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iondoka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziondoka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uondoka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuondoka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paondoka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muondoka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiondoka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-ondokaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ondokao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ondokao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-ondokayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-ondokalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-ondokayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-ondokacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-ondokavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-ondokayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-ondokazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ondokao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-ondokako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-ondokapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-ondokamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeondoka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oondoka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oondoka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoondoka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loondoka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoondoka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choondoka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoondoka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoondoka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoondoka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oondoka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koondoka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poondoka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moondoka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)