Digo
Verb
amwa
- to suck, to suckle
References
Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Verb
-amwa (infinitive kuamwa)
- to suck
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -amwa
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| Positive present
|
-naamwa
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| Subjunctive
|
-amwe
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| Negative
|
-amwi
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| Imperative singular
|
amwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuamwa
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| Negative
|
kutoamwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
amwa
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| Plural
|
amweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huamwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liamwa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuamwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaamwa/naamwa
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tunaamwa
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| 2nd person
|
unaamwa
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mnaamwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaamwa
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wanaamwa
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naamwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -amwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siamwi
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hatuamwi
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| 2nd person
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huamwi
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hamwamwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
haamwi
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hawaamwi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -amwi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taamwa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taamwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niamwe
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tuamwe
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| 2nd person
|
uamwe
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mwamwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aamwe
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waamwe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -amwe
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -siamwe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeamwa
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singeamwa
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngaliamwa
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singaliamwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naamwa
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twaamwa
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| 2nd person
|
waamwa
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mwaamwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aamwa
|
waamwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waamwa
|
yaamwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laamwa
|
yaamwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaamwa
|
vyaamwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaamwa
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zaamwa
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| u(XI)
|
waamwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaamwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
paamwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaamwa
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -meamwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaamwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaamwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiamwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoamwa
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| Consecutive
|
kaamwa / positive subject concord + -kaamwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaamwe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-niamwa
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-tuamwa
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| 2nd person
|
-kuamwa
|
-waamwa/-kuamweni/-waamweni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwamwa
|
-waamwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uamwa
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-iamwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-liamwa
|
-yaamwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiamwa
|
-viamwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-iamwa
|
-ziamwa
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| u(XI)
|
-uamwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuamwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-paamwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muamwa
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| Reflexive
|
-jiamwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-amwaye
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-amwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-amwao
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-amwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-amwalo
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-amwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-amwacho
|
-amwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-amwayo
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-amwazo
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| u(XI)
|
-amwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-amwako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-amwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-amwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeamwa
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-oamwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oamwa
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-yoamwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loamwa
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-yoamwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choamwa
|
-vyoamwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yoamwa
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-zoamwa
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| u(XI)
|
-oamwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koamwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poamwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moamwa
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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