Chichewa
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njáì, placed in a locative class with ku-.
Pronunciation
Noun
kunjá class 17
- outside
- abroad (outside of the country in question)
Gothic
Romanization
kunja
- romanization of 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰
Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-kunja (infinitive kukunja)
- to bend, to fold
- kukunja nguo ― to fold clothes
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kunja
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| Positive present
|
-nakunja
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| Subjunctive
|
-kunje
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| Negative
|
-kunji
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| Imperative singular
|
kunja
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kukunja
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| Negative
|
kutokunja
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
kunja
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| Plural
|
kunjeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hukunja
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -likunja
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kukunja
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakunja)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninakunja/nakunja
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tunakunja
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| 2nd person
|
unakunja
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mnakunja
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anakunja
|
wanakunja
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nakunja
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kunji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sikunji
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hatukunji
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| 2nd person
|
hukunji
|
hamkunji
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hakunji
|
hawakunji
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -kunji
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -takunja
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -takunja
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kunje)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nikunje
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tukunje
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| 2nd person
|
ukunje
|
mkunje
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
akunje
|
wakunje
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -kunje
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sikunje
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngekunja
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singekunja
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalikunja
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalikunja
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akunja)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nakunja
|
twakunja
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| 2nd person
|
wakunja
|
mwakunja
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
akunja
|
wakunja
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wakunja
|
yakunja
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lakunja
|
yakunja
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chakunja
|
vyakunja
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| n(IX/X)
|
yakunja
|
zakunja
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| u(XI)
|
wakunja
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwakunja
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| pa(XVI)
|
pakunja
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwakunja
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mekunja
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakunja
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakunja
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikunja
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokunja
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| Consecutive
|
kakunja / positive subject concord + -kakunja
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kakunje
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nikunja
|
-tukunja
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| 2nd person
|
-kukunja
|
-wakunja/-kukunjeni/-wakunjeni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mkunja
|
-wakunja
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ukunja
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-ikunja
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-likunja
|
-yakunja
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kikunja
|
-vikunja
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ikunja
|
-zikunja
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| u(XI)
|
-ukunja
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kukunja
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pakunja
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mukunja
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| Reflexive
|
-jikunja
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kunja- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-kunjaye
|
-kunjao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-kunjao
|
-kunjayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-kunjalo
|
-kunjayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kunjacho
|
-kunjavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-kunjayo
|
-kunjazo
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| u(XI)
|
-kunjao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kunjako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-kunjapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-kunjamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kunja)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yekunja
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-okunja
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-okunja
|
-yokunja
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lokunja
|
-yokunja
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chokunja
|
-vyokunja
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yokunja
|
-zokunja
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| u(XI)
|
-okunja
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kokunja
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pokunja
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mokunja
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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