Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-ingia (infinitive kuingia)
- to enter
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ingia
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| Positive present
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-naingia
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| Subjunctive
|
-ingie
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| Negative
|
-ingii
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| Imperative singular
|
ingia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuingia
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| Negative
|
kutoingia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
ingia
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| Plural
|
ingieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huingia
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liingia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuingia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naingia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaingia/naingia
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tunaingia
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| 2nd person
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unaingia
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mnaingia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaingia
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wanaingia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naingia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ingii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siingii
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hatuingii
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| 2nd person
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huingii
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hamwingii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haingii
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hawaingii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ingii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taingia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taingia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ingie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niingie
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tuingie
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| 2nd person
|
uingie
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mwingie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aingie
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waingie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ingie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siingie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeingia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeingia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliingia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliingia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aingia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naingia
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twaingia
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| 2nd person
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waingia
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mwaingia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aingia
|
waingia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waingia
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yaingia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laingia
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yaingia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaingia
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vyaingia
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaingia
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zaingia
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| u(XI)
|
waingia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaingia
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| pa(XVI)
|
paingia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaingia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meingia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaingia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaingia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiingia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoingia
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| Consecutive
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kaingia / positive subject concord + -kaingia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaingie
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-niingia
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-tuingia
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| 2nd person
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-kuingia
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-waingia/-kuingieni/-waingieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwingia
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-waingia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uingia
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-iingia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liingia
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-yaingia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiingia
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-viingia
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| n(IX/X)
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-iingia
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-ziingia
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| u(XI)
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-uingia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuingia
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| pa(XVI)
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-paingia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muingia
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| Reflexive
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-jiingia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ingia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ingiaye
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-ingiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ingiao
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-ingiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ingialo
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-ingiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ingiacho
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-ingiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ingiayo
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-ingiazo
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| u(XI)
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-ingiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ingiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ingiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ingiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ingia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeingia
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-oingia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oingia
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-yoingia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loingia
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-yoingia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choingia
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-vyoingia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoingia
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-zoingia
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| u(XI)
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-oingia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koingia
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| pa(XVI)
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-poingia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moingia
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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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Derived terms