Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
koroma class V (plural makoroma class VI)
- coconut (still ripening; between unripe (dafu) and ripe (nazi))
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-koroma (infinitive kukoroma)
- to snore
- to croak
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -koroma
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| Positive present
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-nakoroma
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| Subjunctive
|
-korome
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| Negative
|
-koromi
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| Imperative singular
|
koroma
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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koroma
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| Plural
|
koromeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hukoroma
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -likoroma
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukoroma
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakoroma)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakoroma/nakoroma
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tunakoroma
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| 2nd person
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unakoroma
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mnakoroma
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anakoroma
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wanakoroma
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakoroma
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -koromi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikoromi
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hatukoromi
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| 2nd person
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hukoromi
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hamkoromi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakoromi
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hawakoromi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -koromi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -takoroma
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takoroma
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -korome)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikorome
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tukorome
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| 2nd person
|
ukorome
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mkorome
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akorome
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wakorome
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -korome
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikorome
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekoroma
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekoroma
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikoroma
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikoroma
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akoroma)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakoroma
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twakoroma
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| 2nd person
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wakoroma
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mwakoroma
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akoroma
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wakoroma
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wakoroma
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yakoroma
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakoroma
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yakoroma
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chakoroma
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vyakoroma
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| n(IX/X)
|
yakoroma
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zakoroma
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| u(XI)
|
wakoroma
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwakoroma
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| pa(XVI)
|
pakoroma
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwakoroma
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekoroma
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakoroma
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakoroma
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikoroma
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokoroma
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| Consecutive
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kakoroma / positive subject concord + -kakoroma
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakorome
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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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-nikoroma
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-tukoroma
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| 2nd person
|
-kukoroma
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-wakoroma/-kukoromeni/-wakoromeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkoroma
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-wakoroma
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukoroma
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-ikoroma
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likoroma
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-yakoroma
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kikoroma
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-vikoroma
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikoroma
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-zikoroma
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| u(XI)
|
-ukoroma
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kukoroma
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pakoroma
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mukoroma
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| Reflexive
|
-jikoroma
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -koroma- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-koromaye
|
-koromao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-koromao
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-koromayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-koromalo
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-koromayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-koromacho
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-koromavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-koromayo
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-koromazo
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| u(XI)
|
-koromao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koromako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-koromapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-koromamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -koroma)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yekoroma
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-okoroma
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okoroma
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-yokoroma
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokoroma
|
-yokoroma
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chokoroma
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-vyokoroma
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yokoroma
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-zokoroma
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| u(XI)
|
-okoroma
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kokoroma
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pokoroma
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mokoroma
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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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