English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori huia.
Pronunciation
Noun
huia (plural huias or huia)
- A wattlebird (†Heteralocha acutirostris), endemic to New Zealand's North Island but extinct since the early twentieth century.
2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 185:Other birds, such as the emblematically distinctive huia and the laughing owl, followed soon after.
Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English huia, from Maori huia.
Noun
huia m (plural huia's)
- the huia, †Heteralocha acutirostris
Further reading
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fuia, from Proto-Oceanic *pusiRa (“bird species, starling”).
Pronunciation
Noun
huia
- huia
Further reading
- “huia” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Swahili
Verb
-huia (infinitive kuhuia)
- Applicative form of -hui
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -huia
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| Positive present
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-nahuia
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| Subjunctive
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-huie
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| Negative
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-huii
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| Imperative singular
|
huia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuhuia
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| Negative
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kutohuia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
huia
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| Plural
|
huieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhuia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihuia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhuia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahuia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahuia/nahuia
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tunahuia
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| 2nd person
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unahuia
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mnahuia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahuia
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wanahuia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahuia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -huii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihuii
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hatuhuii
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| 2nd person
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huhuii
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hamhuii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahuii
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hawahuii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -huii
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tahuia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahuia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -huie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihuie
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tuhuie
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| 2nd person
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uhuie
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mhuie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahuie
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wahuie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -huie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihuie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehuia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehuia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihuia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihuia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahuia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahuia
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twahuia
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| 2nd person
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wahuia
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mwahuia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ahuia
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wahuia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wahuia
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yahuia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahuia
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yahuia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chahuia
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vyahuia
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| n(IX/X)
|
yahuia
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zahuia
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| u(XI)
|
wahuia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwahuia
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| pa(XVI)
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pahuia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahuia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehuia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahuia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahuia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihuia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohuia
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| Consecutive
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kahuia / positive subject concord + -kahuia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahuie
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nihuia
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-tuhuia
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| 2nd person
|
-kuhuia
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-wahuia/-kuhuieni/-wahuieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mhuia
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-wahuia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhuia
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-ihuia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihuia
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-yahuia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kihuia
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-vihuia
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ihuia
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-zihuia
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| u(XI)
|
-uhuia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuhuia
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pahuia
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muhuia
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| Reflexive
|
-jihuia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -huia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-huiaye
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-huiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-huiao
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-huiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-huialo
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-huiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-huiacho
|
-huiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-huiayo
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-huiazo
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| u(XI)
|
-huiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-huiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-huiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-huiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -huia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehuia
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-ohuia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohuia
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-yohuia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohuia
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-yohuia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohuia
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-vyohuia
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yohuia
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-zohuia
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| u(XI)
|
-ohuia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kohuia
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pohuia
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mohuia
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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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