English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 棋譜 (kifu), from Chinese 棋譜／棋谱 (qípǔ).
Pronunciation
Noun
kifu (plural kifu or kifus)
- (board games) A record of an abstract strategy game, especially Go or shogi.
Japanese
Romanization
kifu
- Rōmaji transcription of きふ
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Verb
-kifu (infinitive kukifu)
- to suffice
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kifu
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| Positive present
|
-nakifu
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| Subjunctive
|
-kifu
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| Negative
|
-kifu
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| Imperative singular
|
kifu
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kukifu
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| Negative
|
kutokifu
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
kifu
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| Plural
|
kifuni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hukifu
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -likifu
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukifu
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakifu/nakifu
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tunakifu
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| 2nd person
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unakifu
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mnakifu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakifu
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wanakifu
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakifu
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikifu
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hatukifu
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| 2nd person
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hukifu
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hamkifu
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hakifu
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hawakifu
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kifu
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -takifu
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -takifu
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikifu
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tukifu
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| 2nd person
|
ukifu
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mkifu
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
akifu
|
wakifu
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -kifu
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sikifu
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngekifu
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekifu
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalikifu
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalikifu
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakifu
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twakifu
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| 2nd person
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wakifu
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mwakifu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akifu
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wakifu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wakifu
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yakifu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lakifu
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yakifu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakifu
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vyakifu
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| n(IX/X)
|
yakifu
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zakifu
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| u(XI)
|
wakifu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwakifu
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| pa(XVI)
|
pakifu
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwakifu
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekifu
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakifu
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakifu
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikifu
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokifu
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| Consecutive
|
kakifu / positive subject concord + -kakifu
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakifu
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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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-nikifu
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-tukifu
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| 2nd person
|
-kukifu
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-wakifu/-kukifuni/-wakifuni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mkifu
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-wakifu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ukifu
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-ikifu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likifu
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-yakifu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kikifu
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-vikifu
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikifu
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-zikifu
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| u(XI)
|
-ukifu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kukifu
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pakifu
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mukifu
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| Reflexive
|
-jikifu
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kifu- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-kifuye
|
-kifuo
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-kifuo
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-kifuyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kifulo
|
-kifuyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kifucho
|
-kifuvyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-kifuyo
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-kifuzo
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| u(XI)
|
-kifuo
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kifuko
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| pa(XVI)
|
-kifupo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-kifumo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekifu
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-okifu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okifu
|
-yokifu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokifu
|
-yokifu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chokifu
|
-vyokifu
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yokifu
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-zokifu
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| u(XI)
|
-okifu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kokifu
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pokifu
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mokifu
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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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Noun
kifu class VII (plural vifu class VIII)
- abundance, sufficiency
Etymology 2
From ki- + -fu (“dead”).
Noun
kifu class VII (plural vifu class VIII)
- something dead